Just finished playoff player draft with some friends, looks like I'm banking on STL vs NYR/BOS.

Okay guys since I have to go to bed if you want to start posting your picks just make them and i will organize it in a table asap.

I want to include each winner of round one, how many games, It will take to win, and which team from the East and West will fight for the cup. Also pick the ultimate winner.

Prediction time!

Round 1:

East

New York vs Ottawa -> New York is going to massacre Ottawa, I predict NYR win in 4 or at worst 5 games

Boston vs Washington -> Boston is going to struggle, but pull through and beat Washington in 6 or 7 games. Tim Thomas will find his game partway through the series and be the hero

Florida vs New Jersey -> Florida is going to get murdered. They don't belong in the playoffs, only made it by being in a soft division. New Jersey in 4 or 5

Shittsburgh vs Philly -> Philly in 6 or 7 because Crosby isn't back to 100%. Bryzgalov will be the wild card though, if he struggles then Pitt will win, but if he plays well Philly will win. Either way I predict Philly wins.


West

Riotcouver vs LA -> UPSET! LA wins in 6 games. Jon Quick is gonna be too damn fast, and Luongo is gonna choke as always. The Sedin sisters are going to be kept as a non-factor because they don't have what it takes to win in the big games.

Saint Louis vs San Chokese -> Saint Louis proves they aren't just a fluke. STL wins in 5 or 6. Elliott stays rock solid.

The Mighty Coyotes of Phoenix vs Shitcago (sorry Amp) -> Phoenix wins thanks to the might of Mike Smith and the scoring touch of Radim Vrbata. Phoenix wins in 6. Pat Kane is too busy punching cab drivers and getting drunk between games to practice so he is held as a non-factor.

Nochanceville vs Detroit -> Detroit wins in 6. Nashville is a good team, but Detroit proves they don't have to be at the Joe to win.

Round 1:

New York vs Ottawa: NY in five. I was going to say four, but I think that Ottawa has to come away with one game.

Boston vs Washington: Boston in six. The Caps will give them some trouble, but the Bruins are a better team.

Florida vs New Jersey: New Jersey in five. Brodeur is playing well. Wait. He always plays well. At least for the last 20 years.

Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia: Pittsburgh in six. I don't care for the Pens or Crosby, but they are the better team.


West:

Vancouver vs Los Angeles: Vancouver in six: Quick will keep LA close, but it won't be enough.

St. Louis vs San Jose: San Jose in 7. Yes, the Sharks choke all of the time, but they do well int the series that they're supposed to lose. Also, I don't think that the Blues are all that great.

Chicago vs Phoenix: Chicago in six. The Hawks are obviously the superior team.

Nashville vs Detroit: Nashville in six. Like I said, Detroit is going down in the first round. Also, I think that Nashville is a dark horse to win the whole thing. Good defense and great goaltending will take you a long way.

Come on, Marks. I was born in Chicago. Shitcago? Really? *cries in corner*

#1 Vancouver Canucks VS # 8 Los Angeles Kings

I consider the kings to be lucky to have even made the playoffs this year. I say they finished strong, but they can also thank Colorado, Calgary, and most of all Dallas for collapsing and allowing them to be eaten alive by the killer whales. Their offense is one of the worst in the league with averaging only 2.29 goals per game and ranking fairly low on the power play at 17^th in the league at %17.5. Even though the power play has been proven to be less important this year with all teams taking less of them, it still is a large factor come crunch time when many of the games will be close. As most who pay attention know, Jonathon Quick is LA’s reason for being here, but he is the shining jewel of an otherwise dull team. I expect the games to be close as that is the way the teams played each other most of the season with Vancouver edging out the kings going 2-1-1. Vancouver just has all the swagger going in and the only way I see them losing is by not playing to their full potential due to arrogance. They have one of the best offenses, solid defenses and two goalies that could steal games for them between Roberto Loungo and Corey Shneider.  I predict the orcas will will easily defeat the Kings in five games.  

#1 New York Rangers VS #8 Ottawa Senators

Looking at the regular season and you will be shocked to see that Ottawa Senators mostly owned the NY Rangers. Seems the talk of fantasy when you look at the youth of the team and the fact that NY was one of the best in the league. The winning factor comes out in that the Senators are fairly high scoring team averaging 3.04 goal per game making for many exciting games. They got several decent offensive players that can score goals in Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek, and Daniel Alfredson. It also helps to have the league’s highest scoring defensemen in Erik Carlson who gives these guys a lot of assists with a total of 59. But this is the playoffs and I do not think they can continue their success. Their goalie Craig Anderson has one of the worst goals against average (2.84gpg) in the league as well as one of the most terrible save percentages in the league. He can save games, as I saw in Colorado, but he is a very hot then cold goalie and he seems to be cold right now with the Senatorsbeing completely frozenthemselves. New York may not have the offensive stars to compare to Ottawa, but they have balanced scoring around their roster and are backed up by one of the best goalies this year in Henry Lundqvist. Quite simply, I think that Lundqvist and their defense will find a way to smack down these young upstarts in Ottawa. And soon the only Canadian team left will be the Vancouver rioters! The rangers should have this in six games!

I hope Vancouver wins against LA. Can't wait until Wednesday!

Very possible for a Chicago / Vancouver 2nd round showdown. Man that will be a series.

First Round

East

NY Rangers Vs Ottawa: Rangers in 7

Boston Vs Washington: Bruins in 6

Florida Vs New Jersey: Devils in 6

Pittsburgh Vs Philadelphia: Penguins in 7

West

Vancouver Vs Los Angeles: Canucks in 6

St. Louis Vs San Jose: Blues in 7

Phoenix Vs Chicago: Black hawks in 6

Nashville Vs. Detroit: Red Wings in 7

#4 Pittsburgh Penguins VS #5 Philadelphia Flyers

Get ready for the biggest rivalry match this round has to offer as Pennsylvania’s two clubs hopefully continue to bloody and blue each other the way they have done for many years. This series will be almost all about who can score the most goals in the most spectacular fashion.  The Penguins have the most goals in the league making 282 (3.43g/game). Pittsburgh has some of the most famous names in Hockey via Sidney no beard and soon to be injured Crosby,  this years Art Ross trophy (most points scored) winner Evengi Malkin, 40 goal scorer James Neal and several 20 goal scorers. It is safe to say the red light will be flashing for this team all the time. The winner is hard to predict when Philly has the 3^rd most goals in the league 264 (3.22g/game). Philly has countless guys that can score, with the biggest name adding to the rivalry being the ageless Jagr. The long time Penguin who returned this year for more money to join his old team’s bitter nemeses. Clearly the winner of this round we be the better defensive club as there will be goals and punches aplenty. Philly managed to win the regular season 4-2-0 in all fairly high scoring games. For my pick, I am going to go with the team that has won the last two times the teams meet in the playoffs since 2008 and that is the Penguins. They seem to have the slightly better goaltender in Marc-Andre Fluery and have a defense that allowed fewer goals. Rock-em-sock-em time people because this might be ugly and beautiful. Hoping for 7 games and I have no reason not to expect that many.

Any money involved or just good times? Those matches seems boring to me, but very plausible. I am shooting for a Chicago-Pittsburgh high scoring final if I could choose.