Master Mind Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Pick the teams you think make the playoffs, along with the cup winner. I made a poll like this last year, and it can be fun to see how accurate you were. And hopefully @-Vintage Canuck- makes his picks now rather than in April My predictions: Pacific: 1. San Jose 2. Anaheim 3. LA Central: 1. Dallas 2. Nashville 3. St. Louis Wildcard: 1. Chicago 2. Minnesota Metropolitan: 1. Washington 2. Pittsburgh 3. NY Rangers Atlantic: 1. Tampa 2. Florida 3. Buffalo Wildcard: 1. Carolina 2. Philadelphia Cup Final: Dallas over Tampa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 You should make who makes it the finals instead of who wins it only. Also I vote Tampa winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 7 minutes ago, ItsMillerTime said: You should make who makes it the finals instead of who wins it only. Also I vote Tampa winning. I would have, but I can only make 5 questions in a poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Atlantic is pretty wide open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Canucks surprise everyone like they did in 1994, beat the Flames in the first round but this time they go on to win their first Stanley cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jay 22 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I have Carolina as my surprise playoff team. Other than that, it's the usual suspects: 1. Anaheim 2. LA 3. San Jose 1. Nashville 2. Dallas 3. Chicago 1. St. Louis 2. Minnesota ------------------ 1. Caps 2. Penguins 3. Islanders 1. Tampa Bay 2. Montreal 3. Florida 1. Rangers 2. Carolina Tampa Bay over Anaheim for the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Heretic said: Canucks surprise everyone like they did in 1994, beat the Flames in the first round but this time they go on to win their first Stanley cup! I'm out of plus things, but you are bloody well right. Where is the parade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Don't care about any other team. Only one team wins the Cup, so that makes the rest all LOSERS. Canucks win the Cup in 2017!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I'm curious to why people think LA is so strong still. Gaborik is older and injured. Lucic is gone, no major signings. Sutters shelf live probably closing in at an end. Rest of the division improved. I can easily see them, at minimum, winning 5 less games this year, 92 points probably puts them on the outs this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Pacific: 1. San Jose 2. LA 3. Anaheim Central: 1. Dallas 2. Nashville 3. Chicago Wildcard: 1. St Louis 2. Winnipeg Metropolitan: 1. Washington 2. Pittsburgh 3. Islanders Atlantic: 1. Tampa 2. Florida 3. Montreal Wildcard: 1. Philly 2. Rag's Cup Final: Tampa over San Jose edit: nice format @Master Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I think Hall's gonna spark New Jersey's offense, and Schneider will continue to develop into a top goaltender, so they'll make it this year IMO. Pacific: 1: San Jose 2: Vancouver 3: Edmonton Central: 1: Nashville 2: Dallas 3: St. Louis Wild cards: Chicago and Winnipeg Atlantic: 1: Tampa 2: Florida 3: Montreal Metro: 1: Pittsburgh 2: Washington 3: NY Rangers Wild card: New Jersey and Detroit Cup Final: Pittsburgh over Nashville for the repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Only thing I can say is the canadians seem to have made better changes then years past and should be the best Canadian team.I think us,calgary is johnny signs and the oil if goaltending is good should all be fighting for the final 2 spots!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justdean10 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I know it's very very unlikely for the Canucks to win this year, but I just can't vote against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 3 hours ago, ForsbergTheGreat said: I'm curious to why people think LA is so strong still. Gaborik is older and injured. Lucic is gone, no major signings. Sutters shelf live probably closing in at an end. Rest of the division improved. I can easily see them, at minimum, winning 5 less games this year, 92 points probably puts them on the outs this year. Even when they get worse, it's tough to bet against them. I can definitely see them missing, with either us or the Flames taking their spot. I'm curious about the Islanders though. They've been a team on the rise, but just lost Okposo, Nielson, and Martin, while only bringing in Ladd. They could struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 5 minutes ago, Master Mind said: Even when they get worse, it's tough to bet against them. I can definitely see them missing, with either us or the Flames taking their spot. I wouldn't put money on the kings and the Flames haven't really upgraded at all either. They've down graded on goals leaving (colborne, Hudler, Jones) verse goals coming in (brouwer, Chaisson, Tkachuk?), They've down graded on D (bye Russell, hello jokipaka), the only position they've updated is goal tending.and I'm not close to being sold on Elliot. 5 minutes ago, Master Mind said: I'm curious about the Islanders though. They've been a team on the rise, but just lost Okposo, Nielson, and Martin, while only bringing in Ladd. They could struggle. Yeah they really good, depends which strome they get, 2014-15 (50 point) strome or 2015-16 (28 point) strome. Also they are kind of hoping Barzal can jump into the NHL as a #2/#3 center depends how he can handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 20 hours ago, ForsbergTheGreat said: I wouldn't put money on the kings and the Flames haven't really upgraded at all either. They've down graded on goals leaving (colborne, Hudler, Jones) verse goals coming in (brouwer, Chaisson, Tkachuk?), They've down graded on D (bye Russell, hello jokipaka), the only position they've updated is goal tending.and I'm not close to being sold on Elliot. Yeah they really good, depends which strome they get, 2014-15 (50 point) strome or 2015-16 (28 point) strome. Also they are kind of hoping Barzal can jump into the NHL as a #2/#3 center depends how he can handle it. Flames could replace the lost offence by improvements from their young guys like Bennett. They also don't have Hartley any more, so they could be better. LA is the favourite to finish 3rd I'd say. Would be beautiful if Canucks took their place and got to face Kesler, Bieksa, and the Ducks in round 1. They would need Strome to regain his 50 point form, and for Barzal to have a great season for them to make it. Even then, they lose a lot of the intangibles Nielson brought. I think his loss will be bigger than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 21 hours ago, cripplereh said: Only thing I can say is the canadians seem to have made better changes then years past and should be the best Canadian team.I think us,calgary is johnny signs and the oil if goaltending is good should all be fighting for the final 2 spots!! Montreal seems to have internal problems though, as evidence by the Subban trade. A healthy Price can get them back to the playoffs, but I think there's too much chaos in that locker room for them to be a threat to anyone. Oilers will need big seasons out of Klefbom and Nurse for their defence to be good enough to make it. Hopefully it takes them another year or two before that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 23 hours ago, Pears said: I think Hall's gonna spark New Jersey's offense, and Schneider will continue to develop into a top goaltender, so they'll make it this year IMO. Funny how New Jersey's biggest weakness if their defence now. If they can get by with who they have, they should certainly be battling for a spot. Coin flip between them and Carolina I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 On 10/7/2016 at 0:11 PM, Blue Jay 22 said: I have Carolina as my surprise playoff team. Other than that, it's the usual suspects: 1. Anaheim 2. LA 3. San Jose 1. Nashville 2. Dallas 3. Chicago 1. St. Louis 2. Minnesota ------------------ 1. Caps 2. Penguins 3. Islanders 1. Tampa Bay 2. Montreal 3. Florida 1. Rangers 2. Carolina Tampa Bay over Anaheim for the cup. Carolina was surprisingly good last year. After the upgrades they've made, and a step forward from their young players, I don't think it would be a surprise for them to make it. I have Buffalo making it, that's my surprise team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 On 10/7/2016 at 10:23 AM, Jam126 said: Atlantic is pretty wide open. After Florida and Tampa that is. 3rd place could go to almost anyone (just not the Leafs haha). I imagine 5 Metro teams make it, with the 6th team possibly being better than whoever grabs 3rd in the Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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