Can You Predict the Playoff Scenarios???

[PitPenguin]

It's Thursday, February 12. Including today since its right after midnight there is 19 days until the deadline has past & honestly the biggest block buster trade has already taken place.

With that being said, how do you think the final standings will wrap up?
*BTW i do not think any division gets both wildcards on either side.

The East
Atlantic: TB, MTL & DET. (Boston wins wildcard but is #2)
TB - looks like the team to beat.
MTL - One Trade Away from serious, i mean serious, contender.
DET - Red Wings are always the Red Wings.
Metro: NYI, PIT & WAS. (Rangers hold onto wildcard #1, battle through King Henry's Injury)
NYI - Not Dumb, have experience, remind me of the 08 Pens right now.
PIT - Bias, won't say anything, but i don't think the pens are serious contenders.
WAS - Holtby is better than ppl think, Trotz can get you to postseason, not sure after that.
*(East is kind of wrapped up in my opinion. Just a position battle now for most teams.)*

The West (Complete Different Story)
Central: STL, NAS & CHI. (Winnipeg, got better with that trade get the first wildcard)
STL - has the experience and the depth will mount a charge to win presidents trophy.
NAS - makes a move or two can compete, but is still a tough out.
CHI - can't be the playoffs without the blackhawks.
Pacific: ANA, CAL & SJS. (Los Angeles, will right the ship and barely make the playoffs as the #8 seed and the second wildcard)
ANA - Solid leadership and cruising to the first place finish.
CAL - Going with my gut here. (remind me of the old PHX Coyote run a few years back, not saying they will make a run but they seem to be playing over their heads in the pacific)
SJS - Barely get past a fiery Kings team pushing for that spot, because they want to play the Flames and not ANA.
*(West is so weird right now if ask me. WPG got better, VAN & SJS are struggling, MIN & LAK are not even in the playoffs as of right now, COL has had a major set back & DAL oh boy DAL what happened?)*


Playoff Scenarios for me then
(1) TBL v BOS (4) | (1) NYI v NYR (4)
(2) MTL v DET (3) | (2) PIT v WAS (3)
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(1) STL v WPG (4) | (1) ANA v LAK (4)
(2) NAS v CHI (3) | (2) CAL v SJS (3)



I attach a photo of the standings for anyone who needs a reference just personal opinions of other fans from other fanbases. How do you think the playoffs will get started in 2015, because god knows I cannot wait.

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[Deadweight]

(1) TBL v BOS (4) | (1) PIT v NYR (4)
(2) DET v MTL (3) | (2) NYI v WAS (3)
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(1) NAS v WPG (4) | (1) ANA v MIN (4)
(2) STL v CHI (3) | (2) CAL v SJS (3) (yay SJS!!!!)

 

[BonMorrison]

(1) TBL v WSH (4) | (1) NYI v BOS (4)
(2) DET v MTL (3) | (2) PIT v NYR (3)
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(1) NSH v CGY (4) | (1) ANA v WPG (4)
(2) STL v CHI (3) | (2) SJS v VAN (3)

Bolded who I think will win.

 

[The Duck Knight]

(1) MON v BOS(4) | (1) NYI v NYR(4)
(2) TB v DET(3) | (2) PIT v WSH(3)
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(1) NSH v WIN(4) | (1) ANA v LAK(4)
(2) STL v CHI (3) | (2) SJS v VAN (3)

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

Isn't the real question: can Corsi predict the playoff scenarios?

 

[Bongo]

I'm praying for a Tampa Bay/Nashville final. How awesome would that be? Two thirds of the hockey world would stroke out. It probably wouldn't be televised in Canada.

 

[Deadweight]

I'm praying for a Tampa Bay/Nashville final. How awesome would that be? Two thirds of the hockey world would stroke out. It probably wouldn't be televised in Canada.

Its Definitely a plausible scenario IMO

 

[BonMorrison]

I'm praying for a Tampa Bay/Nashville final. How awesome would that be? Two thirds of the hockey world would stroke out. It probably wouldn't be televised in Canada.

I will take any non-traditional hockey market final just to see all the pretentious fans show up and be like, "what is this. I didn't know they had fans. LOOLOLOL - I MUST BE THE ONLY ONE TO EVER MAKE THIS JOKE."

 

[Bologna 1]

ATL: MTL-TBL-DET
MET: PIT-NYI-NYR
WC: WSH-BOS

CEN: NSH-STL-CHI
PAC: ANA-SJS-CGY
WC: WPG-MIN

MTL vs. BOS
PIT vs. WSH
TBL vs. DET
NYI vs. NYR

NSH vs. MIN
ANA vs. WPG
STL vs. CHI
SJS vs. CGY

 

[Doctyl]

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL.html

Atlantic
MTL
TBL
DET

Metro
NYR
PIT
NYI

EC Wild Card
WSH
BOS

Central
NSH
STL
CHI

Pacific
ANA
VAN
CGY

WC Wild Card
WPG
SJS


Assuming these predictions are correct, match ups would be

East
MTL vs. BOS
TBL vs. DET
NYR vs. WSH
PIT vs. NYI

MTL vs. TBL
NYR vs. PIT

TBL vs. NYR (?)


West
NSH vs. SJS
STL vs. CHI
ANA vs. WPG
VAN vs. CGY

NSH vs. STL
ANA vs. CGY (?)

NSH vs. ANA/CGY

SCF
NSH vs. NYR/TBL


*chose playoff seeding and winners based off projections in link. I put no personal input into this. Obviously these predictions and numbers mean very little come the actual playoffs.*

 

[BonMorrison]

(1) TBL v WSH (4) | (1) NYI v BOS (4)
(2) DET v MTL (3) | (2) PIT v NYR (3)
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(1) NSH v CGY (4) | (1) ANA v WPG (4)
(2) STL v CHI (3) | (2) SJS v VAN (3)

Bolded who I think will win.

Because I'm bored. I may have messed up the seeding. Whatevs.

(1) TBL v BOS (4) | (2) DET v PIT (2)
(1) NSH v SJS (2) | (1) ANA vs CHI (3)

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(1) TBL v PIT (2) | (1) NSH v ANA (1)

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(1) TBL v ANA (1)

 

[AZviaNJ]

Would love to see - for rivalry purposes
(1) MTL vs BOS (4) / (1) NYI vs NYR (4)
(2) TBL vs DET (3) / (2) PIT vs WAS (3)
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(1) NAS vs DAL (4) / (1) ANA vs LAK (4)
(2) CHI vs STL (3) / (2) VAN vs CAL (3)

MTL vs DET / NYI vs PIT
NAS vs CHI / LAK vs VAN

DET vs PIT
CHI vs LAK

DET vs CHI

 

[Jeti]

East:
(1) MTL vs (WC2) BOS
(2) DET vs (3) TBL

(1) NYI vs (WC1) WAS
(2) PIT vs (3) NYR

West:
(1) STL vs (WC2) MIN
(2) NAS vs (3) CHI

(1) ANA vs (WC1) WPG
(2) SJS vs (3) VAN

For extra fun, my picks for the finals: NYR vs STL

 

[Teemu Salami]

(1)MTL vs BOS(WC2) - (1)PIT vs WSH(WC1)
(2)TBL vs DET(3) - (2)NYI vs NYR(3)
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(1)NSH vs LAK(WC2) - (1)ANA vs WPG (WC1)
(2)STL vs CHI(3) - (2)SJS vs VAN(3)

Finals = CHI vs MTL/NYR

 

[um]

ah the hell with it, i'll do the whole playoffs.

(1)Montreal vs Boston(W2) - (1)Rangers vs Pittsburgh(W1)
(2)Detroit vs Tampa Bay(3) - (2)Washington vs Islanders(3)
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(1)St.Louis vs Winnipeg(W2) - (1)Anaheim vs Minnesota(W1)
(2)Nashville vs Chicago(3) - (2)Calgary vs Vancouver(3)


(1)Montreal vs Detroit(2) - (1)Rangers vs Washington(2)
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(1)St.Louis vs Chicago(3) - (2)Calgary vs Minnesota(W1)


(2)Detroit vs Washington(2)
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(1)St.Louis vs Minnesota(W1)


(1)St.Louis vs Washington(2)

 

[1Boliever]

(1) TBL v BOS (4) | (1) NYI v NYR (4)
(2) MTL v DET (3) | (2) PIT v WAS (3)
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(1) STL v WPG (4) | (1) ANA v LAK (4)
(2) NAS v CHI (3) | (2) CAL v SJS (3)

Second Round:

Detroit over Boston
Islanders over Penguins

Chicago over St.Louis
Anaheim over Calgary

Conference Finals:

Detroit over Islanders

Chicago over Anahiem

Stanley Cup Finals:

Chicago over Detroit.

 

[PitPenguin]

Jiminy Crickets, i didn't think people would actually post stanley cup winners already. its super hard to predict when they do start so i do not know how some can make these already. if you are right, i would screen shot your predictions right now...
considering these might not even be the real playoff match ups.

Although i am a follower...
(1) TBL v BOS (4) | (1) NYI v NYR (4)
(2) MTL v DET (3) | (2) PIT v WAS (3)
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(1) STL v WPG (4) | (1) ANA v LAK (4)
(2) NAS v CHI (3) | (2) CAL v SJS (3)

(2) MTL v BOS (4) | (1) STL v CHI (3)
(2) PIT v NYR (4) | (1) ANA v SJS (3)

(2) MTL v PIT (2) | (1) ANA v CHI (3)

But i do not want to pick, because that is not a stanley cup final i would like to watch...

 

[Bologna 1]

look out for dubnyk and the wild!

 

[tony d]

Atlantic: Tampa bay, Montreal, Detroit, Boston
Metro: Pittsburgh, NY Islanders, Washington, NY Rangers
Central: St.Louis, Nashville, Chicago, Winnipeg
Pacific: Anaheim, San Jose, Calgary, Los Angeles

Tampa Bay over Boston Montreal over Detroit Montreal over Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh over NY Rangers Washington over NY Islanders Pittsburgh over Washington
St.Louis over Winnipeg Chicago over Nashville St.Louis over Chicago
Anaheim over Los Angeles Calgary over San Jose Calgary over Anaheim

Montreal over Pittsburgh St.Louis over Calgary

St.Louis over Montreal to win the Cup