NHL Playoffs Pool 2018

[meow]

The season ends tonight (Sunday) and we still don't know all the playoffs match-ups yet but let's get ready anyway!!

 

Last years winners

2017: Letdown

2016: Lefty

2015: Hobbit

 

(copy pasted from last year thread )

 

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 x 1pts

2nd round = rank x 2pts

3rd round = rank x 4pts

final round = rank x 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 *INSERT STARTING DATE OF PLAYOFFS* (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. (Wait until Monday to have the real match-ups)

https://www.nhl.com/stanley-cup-playoffs/

 

Good luck to everyone!!

 

Tagging everyone who was in last season:

@Letdown @P8rpl3h4z3 @FrostedFlake @Sisje @D..X @redy. @von Rantala @L3ftY. @hobbit

Edited April 8, 2018 by meow

[D..X]

ever one is welcome to play more the merrier

and gl to all

[L3ftY.]

could be another interesting playoffs

Edited April 8, 2018 by L3ftY.

[Sisje]

Always so difficult!! But here we go:

16. Nashville Predators
15. Vegas Golden Knights
14. Pittsburgh Penguins
13. Winnipeg Jets
12. Toronto Maple Leafs
11. Boston Bruins
10. Tampa Bay Lightning
9. San Jose Sharks
8. Washington Capitals
7. LA Kings
6. Minnesota Wild

5. Columbus Blue Jackets
4. Anaheim Ducks
3. Philadelphia Flyers
2. Colorado Avalanche
1. New Jersey Devils



@Helsen @Pabbatt Blue don't forget to join in the fun

[Helsen]

@Sisje: no time to even begin :). Working, and preparing for the trip to California. Will be fun if I can watch the Avs match(es) on US television there somewhere. Or any other match even. Too bad I am quite far away from it, or I might have attended the SJS vs AD match on the 18th

[Pabbatt Blue]

I will try but have been out of the loop for a couple of weeks!

 

16:Winnipeg Jets

15:Nashville Predators

14:Pittsburgh Penguins

13:Minnesota Wild

12:Vegas Golden Knights

11:Boston Bruins

10:Toronto Maple Leafs

9:Anaheim Ducks

8:LA Kings

7:Philadelphia Flyers

6:Tampa Bay Lightning

5:San Jose Sharks

4: Columbus Blue Jackets

3:Washington Capitals

2:New Jersey Devils

1:Colorado Avalanche

 

[D..X]

16. Vegas Golden Knights

15. Nashville Predators

14. Winnipeg Jets

13. Pittsburgh Penguins

12. Toronto Maple Leafs

11. Tampa Bay Lightning

10. Boston Bruins

9. San Jose Sharks

8. Washington Capitals

7. LA Kings

6. Philadelphia Flyers

5. Minnesota Wild

4. Anaheim Ducks

3.  Columbus Blue Jackets

2. Colorado Avalanche

1. New Jersey Devils

[L3ftY.]

16. Wpg

15. Tor

14. Was

13. Veg

12. Nas

11. TB

10. Pit

9. SJ

8. Col

7. LA

6. Bos

5. Clb

4. NJ

3. Phi

2. Min

1. Ana

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by L3ftY.

[meow]

8 hours ago, L3ftY. said:

1. Wpg

2. Tor

3. Was

...

 

I'm going to guess you meant it the other way....16 for winnipeg and 15 for toronto?  Or are you really expecting Anaheim and Minnesota in final?

[L3ftY.]

34 minutes ago, meow said:

 

I'm going to guess you meant it the other way....16 for winnipeg and 15 for toronto?  Or are you really expecting Anaheim and Minnesota in final?

Unfortunately the Jets go all the way with Laine and the Sharks die early

[hobbit]

Haven't really followed the NHL much this season, especially not the final 1/3, so probably will have some picks terribly wrong

 

16. Preds
15. Lightning
14. Knights
13. Pens
12. Caps
11. Jets
10. Leafs
9. Bruins
8. Sharks
7. Ducks
6. Flyers
5. Kings
4. Wild
3. Blue Jackets
2. Devils
1. Avalanche

[D..X]

all picks should be in by 6pm Wednesday April 11 playoffs start at 7pm @meow post your picks

 

[Aft3rmath]

16. Predators
15. Penguins
14. Capitals
13. Golden Knights
12. Bruins
11. Jets
10. Leafs
9. Lightning
8. Flyers
7. Ducks
6. Sharks
5. Kings
4. Wild
3. Blue Jackets
2. Devils
1. Avalanche

[von Rantala]

16. Minnesota

15. Nashville

14. Tampa

13. Boston

12. Pittsburgh

11. Vegas

10. Anaheim

9. Columbus

8. Washington

7. Torono

6. Winnipeg

5. Los Angeles

4. San Jose

3. New Jersey

2. Philadelphia

1. Colorado

 

I think that serie between Minnesota and Nashville will decide who will the cup. Also i think game against Winnipeg will go to game seven and Wild will win it. Wild vs Winnipeg will be probably best serie in whole playoffs and its already happen in the first round. I dont like current format a lot, because now two of NHL best teams in regular season are in same side and can see already in the second round and from Pasific teams can get walk thourgh a lot easier schedule. Wild is without number one and number two D-mans. Ryan Suter is one of league best d-mans and Spurgeon has been great, some time of season even better than Suter. It will be big test against Nashville to play without Suter, his skill is needed more in offensive side than in D-zone. But otherhand Pits did win Cup without Letang. So its possible.

 

[ogeazy]

First off LETS GO AVS! I have tickets for all the home games and I am so excited!

 

16. Predators

15. Penguins

14. Lightning

13. Kings

12. Caps

11. Jets

10. Bruins

9. Sharks

8. Wild

7. Ducks

6. Knights

5. Leaves

4. Blue Jackets

3. Devils

2. Flyers

1. Lets go Avs!

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by ogeazy