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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT| "The Cup is our destiny this year."

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pringles

Member
Plinko said:
Predators over Red Wings in 5
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O ye of little faith.

Just gotta split the first 2 games in Nashville and the series is ours. Their best players are Weber, Suter and Rinne, and Datsyuk has embarressed all three of them multiple times this season. They're a good team but they're a little bit like Phoenix, we match up pretty well against them.

Wings in 6.
 
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ShaneB

Member
rellix said:
It's in the first post but i'll throw it down here too:

I made a pick 'em/bracket system for the playoffs.

http://goaliestatus.com/gafplayoffs

1 point for each team correctly picked to the second round
2 pts for the third
3 pts for the finals
4 pts for cup winner

tiebreaker is total number correct.

try to keep it to 1 entry per user and your username is preferable.
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This is great, but a slight nitpick. The playoff progression format isn't correct. Say when the Canucks and Blues win, they won't play each other in the second round. They'd play the appropriate lower seeded teams that advance.

edit: nevermind! I guess it does that calculation AFTER it's all picked. Silly me :p
 
C

Cake Boss

Banned
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LETS DO THIS!!!

GWHAGASDHDASGDASHDAHDQWHJAWDHAHJDWAQHJAWDGA
 
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brucewaynegretzky

Member
I would like to take this as my first, and last, opportunity to gloat as a Gaf-Fantasy Champion!

WOOT!

Moving onto playoffs....

West

VAN vs LAK - Canucks in 7
STL vs SJS - Blues in 6
PHX vs CHI - Hawks in 5
NSH vs DET - Predators in 7

East

NYR vs OTT - Rangers in 6
BOS vs WSH - Caps in 7
FLA vs NJD - Devils in 6
PIT vs PHI - Not gonna touch this

Can't wait for those Tabris meltdowns.....
 
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ShaneB

Member
Made my picks using the bracket site, but I'll make round by round prediction because I'm sure there'll be plenty of upsets and changes. Feels like I'm picking the upsets in the East, and the West is a crapshoot really, all 8 teams feel dangerous.

West

VAN vs LAK - Canucks in 6
STL vs SJS - Blues in 7
PHX vs CHI - Hawks in 6
NSH vs DET - Predators in 7

East

NYR vs OTT - Senators in 7
BOS vs WSH - Caps in 7
FLA vs NJD - Devils in 6
PIT vs PHI - Penguins in 6
 
C

Cactus

Banned
VAN beats LA in 6
PHX beats CHI in 6
NSH beats DET in 6
SJ beats STL in 7 (upset #1)

NYR beats OTT in 5
PIT beats PHI in 7 (definitely the best matchup of the first round - I wish these two teams could have met in the ECF)
NJD beats FLA in 5
WSH beats BOS in 7 (upset #2)
 
Q

q_q

Member
Oh yeah, it's the best time of year yet again. Got my playoff avy all ready to go. Go Wings!
 
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The Internet

Member
Quick said:
2012 NHL Draft Lottery
- Tuesday, April 10, results coming soon (but you can probably figure out what team goes where)
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That will be my Stanley Cup.



Anyways :

West

VAN vs LAK - Canucks in 5
STL vs SJS - Sharks in 7
PHX vs CHI - Hawks in 6
NSH vs DET - Predators in 6

East

NYR vs OTT - Senators in 7
BOS vs WSH - Bruins in 5
FLA vs NJD - Devils in 6
PIT vs PHI - Flyers in 6
 
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El Tigre

Member
NYR VS OTT - Rangers in 6

BOS VS WASH -Caps in 7 (Wishful thinking)

FLOR VS NJD - Devils in 6

PITT VS PHI - Penguins in 6

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VAN VS LA - Kings in 7

STL VS SJ - Blues in 6

PHX VS CHI - Chicago in 6

NASH VS DET - Nashville in 6
 
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CrazedArabMan

Member
lazybones18 said:
If the Red Wings make the Stanley Cup Finals, I'm going to the games.
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I like how we are kinda the underdog for this round. With that said, if you want to go to a Wings playoff game this year, might as well make it to game 3 and 4 cause I have a feeling the others might not happen. :(

However, for some reason I'm feeling somewhat positive today (I know, crazy right?) so here we go:

West is best!

Tabris vs Queens - Queens in 7
St. Louis vs Deadshark.jpg - St. Louis in 6
Quebec vs Chicago - Quebec in 7
Sef vs Detroit - Detroit in 7

East sucks!

New York vs Ottawa - New York in 6
Boston vs Washington - Washington in 6
Florida vs New Jersey - Florida in 7
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia - Philadelphia in 7 (or which ever team had the most remaining eligible players left or who which ever team has the most players still alive)

Trey said:
So is March Madness, NBA Playoffs, NFL Playoffs, etc...

People say this all the time.
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:lol
 
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rellix

Junior Member
btw, the location for each user on the bracket page is a guess. it's probably less accurate than those porno ads for girls in your area.

it says a friend of mine in Dallas is in Seattle.
 
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Tawpgun

Member
Its repeat time.

bruins-stanley-cup.jpg


EZ mode caps first round.

Rangers scare me though. Boston losing to a New York team again would sting :(
 
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rellix

Junior Member
pringles said:
Sweet, will be able to see atleast the first 3 games. But I wish I could take a vacation from work during the playoffs, always sucks to miss big games, both Wings and otherwise.
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A friend of mine always insists we go on a week long vacation late may/early june every year (ugh). This year I said no, mostly for money reasons but also because I'm tired of it.

I'd just rather be able to watch hockey.
 
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vatstep

This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I'm still in awe that every game will be broadcast nationally in the States.
 
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Montresor

Member
Here are my picks: http://goaliestatus.com/gafplayoffs/view/34

1st Round:

Vancouver over Kings
St. Louis over the Sharks
Chicago over Phoenix
Nashville over Detroit

Rangers over Ottawa
Boston over Washington
New Jersey over Florida
Philadelphia over Pittsburgh

2nd Round:

Vancouver over Chicago
Nashville over St. Louis

Rangers over New Jersey
Philadelphia over Boston

3rd Round:

Vancouver over Nashville

Rangers over Philadelphia

Stanley Cup Finals:

Vancouver over Rangers
 
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Slurmer

Banned
There's a really good chance Philly will have to beat Pitt, Boston, and New York just to make the finals. Feels bad.

I don't hate their chances against the pens, but it just seems like a total toss-up...either team could win in any number of games.
 
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wsoxfan1214

Banned
Aight, let's do this.

First Round:

Kings over Nucks in 7.
Sharks over Blues in 7.
Hawks over Yotes in 6 if Toews is healthy to start, 7 if not.
Preds over Detroit in 7.

Rangers over the Sens in 5.
Caps over the Bruins in 7.
Jersey (ugh) over the Panthers in 5.
Pens over the Flyers in 7.

Second Round:
Preds over the Kings in 6.
Hawks over the Sharks in 6. If Toews still isn't playing, they'll lose in 5.

Rangers over the Caps in 7.
Pens over New Jersey in 6.

Third Round:
Preds over the Hawks in 5.
Pens over the Rangers in 7.

Finals:
Pens over the Preds in 6.

Not even going to try to play it safe this year. Just going off gut feelings.
 
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Snaku

Banned
Put my bracket in, but as far as the first round goes...

van X lak | CANUCKS in 5
stl X sjs | BLUES in 6
phx X chi | BLACKHAWKS in 7
nsh X det | PREDATORS in 5

nyr X ott | RANGERS in 5
bos X wsh | BRUINS in 4
fla X njd | PANTHERS in 7
pit X phi | PENGUINS in 6
 
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Montresor

Member
So what's the etiquette for eliminated teams? If I want to discuss a piece of Leafs or Habs or Blue Jackets news, does it go here, or in the off-season thread?
 
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Slurmer

Banned
Montresor said:
So what's the etiquette for eliminated teams? If I want to discuss a piece of Leafs or Habs or Blue Jackets news, does it go here, or in the off-season thread?
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nobody will care either way, but I'd keep it to the offseason thread unless it's huge news.
 
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Socreges

Banned
Does Shaw carry NBC Sports Network?

And apparently NHL Network is carrying a lot of the games, whereas TSN2 has zero?? Looks like I'll be switching theme packs again.
 
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purg3

slept with Malkin
Rangers over Senators in 6
Bruins over Capitals in 5
Devils over Panthers in 5
Penguins over Flyers in 7

Canucks over Kings in 5
Blues over Sharks in 6
Blackhawks over Coyotes in 7
Predators over Red Wings in 7
 
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Slurmer

Banned
I like the Coyotes chances against Chicago. That said, I picked PHX to finally win a playoff series the last 2 years and got burned both times.

Also, I just want it to happen because of Marvie.
 
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