2010 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions

[AdmiralGarak]

The first round match-ups are:

WESTERN CONFERENCE:
#1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Colorado Avalanche
#2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #7 Nashville Predators
#3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 L.A. Kings
#4 Phoenix Coyotes vs. #5 Detroit Red Wings

EASTERN CONFERENCE:
#1 Washington Capitals vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens
#2 New Jersey Devils vs. #7 Philadelphia Flyers
#3 Buffalo Sabres vs. #6 Boston Bruins
#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Ottawa Senators

My predictions:

• Sharks in 4 games
• Blackhawks in 6 games (A Preds upset wouldn't surprise me, though.)
• Canucks in 5 games
• Coyotes in 7 games (Is it still an upset when the higher ranked team wins? )

• Capitals in 6 games
• Flyers in 6 games (Devils have struggled against Philly all season, even after adding Kovalchuk.)
• Sabres in 5 games
• Penguins in 6 games

 

[tomalak301]

I might as well give predictions to every series except for the Sharks. Hate to cause bad mojo, and if you paid attention to the last five years, you'd understand exactly what that means.

East:

Capitals in 5 games
Devils in 6 games (Flyers have some good momentum going)
Sabres in 6 games
Penguins in 5 games

West:

Blackhawks in 4 games (They are just too good)
Coyotes in 7 games (It's a good story that I hope continues)
Canucks in 6 games

 

[AdmiralGarak]

I might as well give predictions to every series except for the Sharks. Hate to cause bad mojo, and if you paid attention to the last five years, you'd understand exactly what that means.

'Fraid to say, but Nabokov's already got quite the head start choking in elimination games this year.

 

[tomalak301]

I might as well give predictions to every series except for the Sharks. Hate to cause bad mojo, and if you paid attention to the last five years, you'd understand exactly what that means.

'Fraid to say, but Nabokov's already got quite the head start choking in elimination games this year.

You just had to bring that up didn't you.

 

[The Habs Fan]

Canadiens in 6
Devils in 5
Bruins in 7
Penguins in 6

Sharks in 6
Blackhawks in 5
Canucks in 6
Coyotes in 7

 

[Garak]

San Jose in 6
Chicago in 5
Vancouver in 6
Detroit in 7

Washington in 5
New Jersey in 6
Buffalo in 4
Penguins in 6

Come on you Canucks!!!!!!!!

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

Give me:

Colorado in 6
Chicago in 6
Vancouver in 6
Phoenix in 7

Washington in 4
Philadelphia in 7
Buffalo in 6
Pittsburgh in 5

 

[BigFoot]

I didn't really give this any thought.

Sharks in 5
Blackhawks in 6
Canucks in 5
Red Wings in 6

Capitals in 5
Devils in 6
Sabres in 6
Penguins in 5

 

[TheSeeker]

Woohoo! Ottawa takes game 1 by a score of 5-4!

 

[Chaos Descending]

Coyotes 1 - Red Wings 0

'Yotes win Game One with a 3-2 score.

 

[BigFoot]

Wow, check this out... I'm 0/4 after the first four games.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

Coyotes 1 - Red Wings 0

'Yotes win Game One with a 3-2 score.

Long way to go, but I loved seeing a packed arena in Glendale waving the towels.

 

[tomalak301]

That was the only thing that salvaged a bad Hockey night for me. Sharks lost, again, but seeing the Wings go down in Arizona was quite nice.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

Capitals in 6
Devils in 6
Bruins in 7
Penguins in 6

Sharks in 6
Blackhawks in 5
Canucks in 6
Coyotes in 7

 

[AdmiralGarak]

--QUARTERFINAL RESULTS--

AdmiralGarak
winners: 5 (Sharks, Hawks, Canucks, Flyers, Pens)
Winner + correct # of games: 2 (Hawks, Pens)

tomalak301
winners: 3 (Pens, Hawks, Canucks)
Winner + correct # of games: 1 (Canucks)

The Habs Fan
winners: 6 (Habs, Bruins, Pens, Sharks, Hawks, Canucks)
Winner + correct # of games: 3 (Pens, Sharks, Canucks)

Hot Footy
winners: 5 (Sharks, Canucks, Hawks, Wings, Pens)
Winner + correct # of games: 4 (Sharks, Canucks, Wings, Pens)

the 4th Hanson Bro
winners: 4 (Hawks, Canucks, Flyers, Pens)
Winner + correct # of games: 2 (Hawks, Canucks)

BigFoot
winners: 5 (Sharks, Hawks, Canucks, Wings, Pens)
Winner + correct # of games: 1 (Hawks)

Johnnyracefan
winners: 5 (Bruins, Pens, Sharks, Hawks, Canucks)
Winner + correct # of games: 3 (Pens, Sharks, Canucks)

---After one round---
Most correct winners: The Habs Fan (6)
Most correct series length/winners: Hot Footy (4)

Everyone correctly predicted Hawks, Canucks, and Pens.
Only The Habs Fan correctly predicted Montreal's amazing upset.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

Semifinals

WESTERN CONFERENCE

#1 Sharks vs. #5 Red Wings
#2 Blackhawks vs. #3 Canucks

EASTERN CONFERENCE

#4 Penguins vs. #8 Canadiens
#6 Bruins vs. #7 Flyers

My predictions:
Wings in 5
Canucks in 7
Pens in 6
Flyers in 6

 

[BigFoot]

I'm only gonna predict the Sharks vs. Red Wings series at the moment because it starts tonight. So let's say Red Wings in 6. I need to think about the other match-ups. So I'll do those tomorrow.

 

[tomalak301]

My predictions:

Wings in 6 (Maybe reverse Jinx might be in order)
Hawks in 7
Habs in 6 (Halak is mighty good)
Bruins in 5

 

[Gil T.Azell]

My predictions:
Sharks in 6
Canucks in 7
Pens in 6
Bruins in 6

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

Give me:

Wings in 6
Hawks in 7
Pens in 7
Flyers in 6