NHL Playoffs Pool 2015

[meow]

Here's this year's NHL playoffs pool!

 

Last year we had 5 people participating. Let's get more!!

 

Here's how it works:

 

We give a rank to each teams from 1 to 16

16 = the team you think has the best chance to win the Stanley Cup

15 = the team you think has the 2nd best chance to win the Stanley Cup

...

1 = the team you think has no chance to win the first round

 

After each round, you are awarded points using the rank you gave to the winning teams

1st round = rank * 1pts

2nd round = rank * 2pts

3rd round = rank * 4pts

final round = rank * 8pts

 

Example:

I give Chicago a rank of 14 and they lose in the 3rd round.

1st round = 14 x 1 = 14 pts

2nd round = 14 x 2 = 28 pts

3rd round = 0 pts

final round = 0 pts

So Chicago gave me 42pts.

 

We do this with every team and add up all the points.

 

You can post your picks here or send them to me by PM if you don't want everyone to copy you before playoffs starts.

I will post everyone's picks together when the playoffs begins.

 

You have until Wednesday April 15 (until the first game starts) to send me your picks or make changes to them.

 

Let's try to get every hockey fan in this pool. The more the merrier!

 

Here is the NHL playoffs tree to help you with your choices.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/stanleycup.htm

 

Good luck to everyone!!

[Thundercats]

16. Chicago Blackhawks

15. New York Rangers

14. Montreal

13. Tampa Bay

12. St Louis

11. Nashville

10. Anaheim

9. Calgary

8. Detroit

7. NYI

6. WPG

5. Vancouver

4. Ott

3. Pitt

2. Washington

1. Minnesota

[meow]

1. Minnesota

 

LOL, can't wait for Ron xD

 

 

Thanks you're the first. I hope people are just slow :x

[++Sl@yer]

16. Calgary

15. Montreal

14. New York Rangers

13. Tampa Bay

12. Anaheim

11. St Louis

10. Nashville

9. Minnesota

8. Detroit

7. Winnipeg

6. Pittsburgh

5. Washington

4. Ottawa

3. New York Islanders

2. Chicago Blackhawks

1. Vancouver

[von Rantala]

LOL, can't wait for Ron xD

 

 

Thanks you're the first. I hope people are just slow :x

Only what i can say is LoL, boys will show how good we are in this season playoffs, ofcourse we got hard opponed and hardest division, but there is no easy games in playoffs. Here come my list! I believe that cup go to West this time too!

 

16. Minnesota Wild

15. St. Louis

14. Chicago

13. Montreal

12. New York Rangers

11. Anaheim

10. Nashville

9. Tampa Bay

8. Washington

7. Calgary

6. Winnipeg

5. Ottawa

4. Vancouver

3. Detroit

2. Pittsburgh

1. New York Islanders

 

I made this list different style than last year list, lets see how it work.

[L3ftY.]

goaltending is everything in playoffs and price will be priceless...

 

16. Montreal

15. Nashville

14. Washington

13. Anaheim

12. NY Rangers   

11. Detroit

10. Calgary 

9. St.Louis

8. NY Islanders

7. Pittsburgh

6. Tampa Bay  

5. Ottawa

4. Vancouver

3. Wimpineg

2. Chicago

1. Minnesota

[LA_Kings_Fan]

 

16. St.Louis

15. Montreal

14. Anaheim  ... sorry to ME, ugh I hate to say they have THIS good a chance, but ...

13. Chicago ... sorry TC, but like my Kings your Boys have played just too much hockey these last few years, and will lose in a physical series against St. Louis.

12. NY Rangers   

11. Tampa Bay

10. NY Islanders

9. Nashville

8. Vancouver 

7. Washington

6. Detroit  

5. Ottawa

4. Calgary   ... sorry DAK 

3. Winnipeg

2. Pittsburgh

1. Minnesota  ... sorry von Rantala

 

Edited April 14, 2015 by LA_Kings_Fan

[meow]

Don't ask why. My hands decided this!!!

 

16. NY, Islanders

15. Minnesota

14. Tampa Bay

13. NY, Rangers

12. Winnipeg  

11. Chicago

10. Ottawa

9. Calgary

8. St. Louis

7. Washington

6. Anaheim 

5. Montreal

4. Vancouver

3. Nashville

2. Pittsburgh

1. Detroit

[Rattlem]

16 Montreal

15 chicago

14 NY rangers

13 St louis

12 nashville

11 NY islanders

10 pittsburg

9   vancouver

8  Anahiem

7  winnipeg

6  Tampa Bay

5  Minnesota

4  Ottawa

3  Washington

2  Detroit

1  Calgary

[hobbit]

16. Chicago Blackhawks 

15. Tampa Bay Lightning

14. NY Rangers

13. Anaheim Ducks

12. Ottawa Senators

11. NY Islanders

10. STL Blues

9. Calgary Flames

8. Montreal Habs

7. Minnesota Wild

6. Winnipeg Jets

5. Washington Caps

4. Pittsburgh Pens

3. Vancouver Canucks

2. Nashville Preds

1. Detroit Redwings

 

 

[von Rantala]

@LAK Fan you are agree with me that Wild have hardest opponed, but i was disappointed u put Wild in last place.

 

@Meow Thanks you for believing my team, u saw any Wild game lately?

 

I know why ppls not believe our team, we get very hard opponed in first round, but we was best in NHL after playoff break, so i mean half of season we was best in NHL, but Wild play in place where they not get all media visibility as some teams get. I have waiting that playoffs start already, sametime im sad that regular season is over already, i enjoy so much NHL hockey and Hockey that i started watch old Niittymäki games from 2003-2004. If Wild lose it will hurt a lot, because now we play so great hockey, i so so hope that we can go to long, i love our team, and i think its best team what i never see (what i had watched Wild). I know that we have couple weak links too, but players can take next step in playoffs and then those are not weak links anymore, example Koivu is great second line center, but Granlund is not so great in first line center, he should be winger, plus if we lose Koivu we lose all changes to go long in playoffs, because he is our best center and no one cant take his spot, example if Parise who played better season injure, we have couple players who can take his spot, like Zucker and Vanek. Ofcourse we are one goalie team, so we have to hope that everyone can stay healthy. Let see i believe our chances! Go Wild Go!

Edited April 15, 2015 by von Rantala

[Aft3rmath]

I would get excited for the playoffs, but I'm a Capitals fan...

[Letdown]

I don't know much about hockey. It's time for beginner's luck

 

16- NY Rangers

15- Saint Louis

14- Tampa Bay

13- Anaheim

12- Montreal

11- Chicago

10- Washington

9- Vancouver

8- Pittsburgh

7- NY Islanders

6- Winnipeg

5- Detroit

4- Nashville

3- Minnesota

2- Calgary

1- Ottawa

 

 

[von Rantala]

 

 

16. St.Louis

15. Montreal

14. Anaheim  ... sorry to ME, ugh I hate to say they have THIS good a chance, but ...

13. Chicago ... sorry TC, but like my Kings your Boys have played just too much hockey these last few years, and will lose in a physical series against St. Louis.

12. NY Rangers   

11. Tampa Bay

10. NY Islanders

9. Nashville

8. Vancouver 

7. Washington

6. Detroit  

5. Ottawa

4. Calgary   ... sorry DAK 

3. Winnipeg

2. Pittsburgh

1. Minnesota  ... sorry von Rantala

 

 

 

 

EA Sports' simulation predicts repeat by LA KINGS    Woo Hoo !   

 

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=732441

 

 

In its annual NHL season simulation released Wednesday, EA Sports predicts the defending-champion Los Angeles Kings will defeat the Boston Bruins in six games in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final for their second straight championship and third in the past four seasons, giving the NHL its first bona fide dynasty in more than a decade. The Conn Smythe Trophy will go to Kings forward Anze Kopitar, who is also predicted to win the Selke Trophy for his regular-season play in the simulation.

 

To reach the Stanley Cup Final, the Kings again will have to go through the Chicago Blackhawks, whom the simulation expects to face Los Angeles in the Western Conference Final for the third consecutive spring. The Bruins are predicted to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, who despite losing in the Eastern Conference Final would still have their most successful season to date. The defending Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers are predicted to lose to the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games in the first round.

 

Though the Pittsburgh Penguins are also expected to be eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by Columbus, it will once again be a banner year for Penguins center Sidney Crosby. The simulation predicts Crosby to win the Hart Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy, the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award, which would be the first time he has taken home all four awards in the same season.

 

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price wins the Vezina Trophy as the League's top goaltender. The Norris Trophy for the NHL's best defenseman is won by the Arizona Coyotes' Oliver Ekman-Larsson, while Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane takes home the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin wins the Calder Trophy as top rookie.

 

The Calgary Flames are predicted to finish last in the 2014-15 regular-season standings.

 

 

 

Not bad at all in that prediction there was 4 wrong team in west side so only 50 % and in east 4 wrong team too and Cup Final is totally wrong when both are outside of playoffs. So that again show that EA know nothing on NHL. I havent check how my first prediction show, i will be happy if i get 70% rigth

 

Playoff pool is a lot harder to quess than regular season

 

 

EDIT

 

This prediction not show good either when only 50% right from west, but East looking a lot better

 

 

Sportsnet’s 2014-15 NHL predictions

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sportsnets-2014-15-nhl-predictions/

 

 

 

Oh lookie ... my LA KINGS again 

 

From Pacific they quess only one team right and both team who they guess out of playoff is actually in playoff in Central division

 

Btw only reason to quote your post from this topic was that you find where i put your quotes from NHL topic! and i didnt want to point my message to u even that i quote u just wanted to show how hard is to quess winners in NHL atm.

Edited April 15, 2015 by von Rantala

[meow]

I would get excited for the playoffs, but I'm a Capitals fan...

Make ur choices!!!