04-06-2019, 10:42 PM
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ECQF: Tampa Bay Lightning (A1) v Columbus Blue Jackets (WC2) — JACKETS WIN SERIES 4-0
My prediction: Tampa in 3. Honestly.
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https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...-blue-jackets/
All times Mountain
Wednesday, April 10 at Tampa Bay on SN360, USA, and TVA Sports 1700h/5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at Tampa Bay on SN360, CNBC, and TVA Sports 1700h/5:00 pm
Sunday, April 14 at Columbus on SN360, NBCSN, and TVA Sports 1700h/5:00 pm
Tuesday, April 16 at Columbus on SN360, CNBC, and TVA Sports 1700h/5:00 pm
Friday, April 19 at Tampa Bay on TBA
Sunday, April 21 at Columbus on TBA
Tuesday, April 23 at Tampa Bay on TBA
Blue Jackets: 47-31-4, 98 points (fifth in the Metropolitan Division and eighth in the eastern conference)
Lightning: 62-16-4, 128 points (first in the Atlantic Division and eastern conference)
Regular-season series: Lightning won 3-0-0 (BJs 0-3-0) Games were on October 13, January 8, and February 18.
This is the first time these two teams have met in the playoffs.
Last edited by Mathgod; 04-16-2019 at 07:39 PM.
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04-06-2019, 10:51 PM
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It’s the playoffs. You never know.
Look at Kings from 2013 I believe, Panthers of 96, Oilers of 06, etc. Sometimes teams catch lightning in a bottle or ride a hot goalie. Bobo has the pedigree.
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04-06-2019, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Columbus in 7!
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04-06-2019, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
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BJ in 7
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04-06-2019, 11:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
It’s the playoffs. You never know.
Look at Kings from 2013 I believe, Panthers of 96, Oilers of 06, etc. Sometimes teams catch lightning in a bottle or ride a hot goalie. Bobo has the pedigree.
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An upset is possible here, but Bobo will have to stand on his head at '04 Kipper levels, AND the entire Columbus roster will have to take its game to a level beyond anything we've seen from it this year. I don't see it happening.
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04-06-2019, 11:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Tampa in 5.
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04-06-2019, 11:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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This is my one sweep. Blue Jackets in 4.
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04-07-2019, 01:10 AM
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Sweep.
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04-07-2019, 01:12 AM
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Tampa in 1
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04-07-2019, 01:13 AM
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Bolts in 5. Only way they are derailed this year is injuries, otherwise they will be lifting the cup in 2 months
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04-07-2019, 01:15 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Tampa in 5. I have a feeling they'll be knocked out in the second round though.
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04-07-2019, 02:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH (Grew up in Calgary)
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Tampa sweep
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04-07-2019, 03:25 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Captaincanada80
Bolts in 5. Only way they are derailed this year is The Calgary Flames, otherwise they will be lifting the cup in 2 months
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Fyp. But seriously Bolts in 4.
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04-07-2019, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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Cbj in 6
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04-07-2019, 06:37 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Tampa in 4.
I can't believe that anyone is giving Columbus a chance in this series.
Yeah, yeah, "It's the playoffs, anything can happen!"
B.S. Tampa is a runaway favorite to go to the cup final. In a league full of parity, they established throughout the year that they were operating on another plane of existence.
Tampa Bay in 4, and it will be 4 very decisive wins. ZERO chance for the inconsistent Blue Jackets.
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04-07-2019, 07:03 AM
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TB in 5
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04-07-2019, 07:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
B.S. Tampa is a runaway favorite to go to the cup final.
Tampa Bay in 4, and it will be 4 very decisive wins. ZERO chance for the inconsistent Blue Jackets.
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This is not a realistic take. I'm picking Tampa in five, myself, but you're overestimating the extent that any outcome in this sport is predictable. Even the absolute best team has no better than a 75% chance to win a given playoff series. Hell, 75% is generous. Hockey is simply a sport where there is a great deal of randomness and a lot of variance in outcomes owing to things like hot goaltenders, injuries, special teams and other factors.
Let's say Tampa has a 75% chance to win this series. They have, at best, a 60% chance to win round two, which will be against a very good team. Then given them a 60% chance to win round 3. That would give them about a 27% chance to make the cup final. This lines up roughly with Dom Lucyszyn's calculation ( he has them at a 29% chance here).
Similarly, it is very rare you see a hockey team with an 80% chance to win an individual game. It basically requires a really good team against a bad team with injuries starting its backup. It will more or less never happen in the playoffs. But even if you thought Tampa had an 80% chance to win every game against Columbus, they would still only have a 41% chance of a sweep.
Tampa is easily, without a doubt, the best team in the league this year. And they're probably not going make the final. Just as the 95-96 Red Wings didn't make the final, despite being a better hockey team than this year's Lightning.
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04-07-2019, 08:33 AM
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I'll go with Tampa in 5.
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04-07-2019, 08:34 AM
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I'm gonna say Tampa Bay in six, but I think Columbus can pull off the sweep if their defense plays well and Bobrovsky does his thing.
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04-07-2019, 09:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I'm gonna say Tampa Bay in six, but I think Columbus can pull off the sweep if their defense plays well and Bobrovsky does his thing.
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You think that Columbus can pull off a sweep?!
I'll be surprised if they win 2.
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