First round upsets?

[StarsMarklar]

Who do you think will be upset in the first round?
Avs are definitely out in the first. Sharks won't last. I've been impressed with what Detroit and Vancouver have done with depleted lineups, but they are not safe either. In the East any of the top seeds could go down early. Tampa is young, Philly has been inconsistent all year (what's up with that Hitch?), if Stevens doesn't make it back Jersey is in trouble, and Ottawa is well.......Ottawa. So to sum it up, any of the top seeds in either conference could be upset. Looks like the playoffs will be very interesting. What sucks is Edmonton won't be there. I was hoping for Stars/Oilers VII.

[Oilerfan]

Edmonton's still got a shot man. They beat or tie the canucks today and nashville loses to colorado and they're in.l

[Champ]

I hope EDM gets in... All 6 teams nothing but class. They have been playing like they want it, and STL's payroll is huge i hope they somehow drop to 9th.

Toronto will be in the top four at the end of tonight and they will not be upset in the playoffs.


Champ 8)

[Bread Slicer]

colorado will waste nashville

[Champ]

Let’s hope so...Sakic better get some points too. I have him in my pool: 1100 GP 18GR and i am only up by 2pts (yeah and if i win that will be 3 seasons in a row of hockey pool domination), Bert. and Lalime are injured...Sakic better tare it up....

Champ 8)

[Bread Slicer]

sakic always tears it up.. he is sweet .. only one player is better than him and that is forsberg... and on my fantasy team i have forsberg sakic kariya selanne and have tried forever to get aebischer but to no avail

[Champ]

Kariya, i dunno hes having a bad season

Champ 8)

[Bread Slicer]

yea but he has been injured for about half of it. it is selanne who is having a bad season.

[Champ]

Yeah selanne is having a bad year, but i think he is just getting too old. I don't think he was that good in SJ. The funny thing about Kariya is that he has to sign a new contract based on his play this year...

Champ 8)

[Bread Slicer]

selanne is only 33 or 34 but i agree, he is getting u there, and with their somewhat poor play colorado might be able to keep them.. i hope

[Champ]

Whos contracts are up next year?

Champ 8)

[SuppaMan]

:lol: to maxed out there budget, i dont think so the avs and wings are like the yankees, and can you ppl seriously stop making 9-10 posts in a row, its called spamming and is annoying. If you think of something to add and no one else has posted after you yet, EDIT YOUR POST! Common courtesy on forums and also looks a lot better.

[GoYanks016]

and can you ppl seriously stop making 9-10 posts in a row, its called spamming and is annoying. If you think of something to add and no one else has posted after you yet, EDIT YOUR POST! Common courtesy on forums and also looks a lot better.

That's exactly what I've been saying.

NYI can beat TB
NSH can beat DET
STL can beat SJ

[Champ]

Relax, i know better, i was just being lazy...

Champ 8)

[StarsMarklar]

Ok, Detroit won't have much of a problem with the Preds. Nashville is tough at home, but they are worst in the league in defence, Detroit is first in offense. The Blues will win a long series with the Sharks. The Stars will SMMMMMOKE the Avs. Colorado is in TROUBLE. Clagary and the Canucklheads will be the best series of the first round. I'm leaning towards the Flames. Tampa should beat the Islanders. But NY has a lot more playoff experience (Pecahead is still an Islander, right?). The Canadians might give the Bruins some trouble, but the Bruins will prevail. Philly WILL beat the Devils. No Stevens, your done. OOOOH, Toronto and Otawa. This will be good. Toronto wins in seven. It sucks that Edmonton isn't here, (all the Canadian teams almosy made it) but this is going to be fun!

[GoYanks016]

Philly WILL beat the Devils. No Stevens, your done. OOOOH, Toronto and Otawa. This will be good. Toronto wins in seven.

1-Yup
2-Yup and no

Toronto killed Ottawa last night 6-0 if you forgot to check thebox scores
Ottawa has a goalie problem too, Toronto in 5

[SuppaMan]

:roll: man i posted in the wrong thread like an idiot! :lol:

[Lucretia]

NYI in 7

Devils winning is not an upset. They own Philly with or without Stevens. With a healthy Stevens, NJ in 6; without Stevens NJ in 7

[SuppaMan]

can i point and laugh when they lose that series against the flyers, like brodeur since his pro career started in my city(AHL) but esche is a hometown product so gotta root for him if he plays. BTW the devils lineup of players isnt very good at least in a depth perspective, to win marty broduer is gonna have to be a wall, sad thing is both teams play a trap so this series while technically should be exciting could be extremely boring.

[Lucretia]

can i point and laugh when they lose that series against the flyers, like brodeur since his pro career started in my city(AHL) but esche is a hometown product so gotta root for him if he plays. BTW the devils lineup of players isnt very good at least in a depth perspective, to win marty broduer is gonna have to be a wall, sad thing is both teams play a trap so this series while technically should be exciting could be extremely boring.

You can laugh all you want. The Devis have way more depth than you give them credit for. Just because they're not over-priced, under-achieving big names like the Flyers have doesn't mean they won't win. They've proved themselves for 10 years. When was the Flyers last cup win? Exactly. And who knocked them out of the playoffs several times? Precisely.

[GoYanks016]

Devils winning is not an upset.
:lol: Officially yes, unofficially yes
They own Philly with or without Stevens.
:lol: No, they really dont
With a healthy Stevens, NJ in 6; without Stevens NJ in 7
:lol: I laugh in the face of stupidity

Post 100!

[Lucretia]

Devils winning is not an upset.
:lol: Officially yes, unofficially yes
They own Philly with or without Stevens.
:lol: No, they really dont
With a healthy Stevens, NJ in 6; without Stevens NJ in 7
:lol: I laugh in the face of stupidity

I join the 100 club!

Stupidity is Nashville in 6!

P.S. Flyers lose in 7

[SuppaMan]

the past really has nothing to do with this years outcome

[TheBismark]

Islanders WILL beat TB

Nashville CAN beat Detroit

Calgary SHOULD beat Vancouver

Dallas WILL beat Colorado. Aebisher is gonna choke. The ghost of Roy haunts that crease....and he doesnt like young up and comers

[Lucretia]

the past really has nothing to do with this years outcome

History has a tendency of repeating itself

NJ in 7

[SuppaMan]

not when the teams are totally different..

anyway

he ghost of Roy haunts that crease....and he doesnt like young up and comers

what in God's name are you talking about? Aebischer has been one of the most consistent players for the Avs this year. But my point is your comment seems stupid, in fact its just plain dumb. The ghost of Roy WTF?

I wont say isles will beat TB but they can, and yes nashville and calgary can win there series. I say actually Isles in 6, CAL in 7, Det in 5(depends on goaltending could make it 6-7 or make them lose the series)

[Lucretia]

not when the teams are totally different..



Management, mentality, and many of the players ARE the same

[GoYanks016]

History has a tendency of repeating itself

History (hiss-tor-ee)-the branch of knowledge dealing with past events

That means the Flyers beating the Devils last night is history, and if history repeats itself, then the Flyers will sweep the Devils.

But if you say history repeats itself by years, you're wrong.
If you were right, the Avs would not have beat the Devils in 2001

2 days later, still no response...

[StrikeThree]

Islanders WILL beat TB

Nashville CAN beat Detroit

Calgary SHOULD beat Vancouver

Dallas WILL beat Colorado. Aebisher is gonna choke. The ghost of Roy haunts that crease....and he doesnt like young up and comers

Why SHOULD Calgary win?

[Champ]

B/c they are good and they work hard.

Tor in 6
Bos in 7
Phi in 6
TB in 5

Dal in 6 (i think i sjould change this tho, i made this prediction at the start of the playoffs)
Cgy in 7
Stl in 7 (again i made this at the start of the playoffs, but i will stick with it...Stl can pull it out)
Det in 5

Oh and bye-bye NJ...

Champ 8)

[GoYanks016]

Guess what-Flyers lead series 2-1, everything is going as i predicted (2-0, 2-1, 4-1) Devils home ice won game three, but the Flyers will prevail in game four and five.

Post 200!

[NYR29]

Nashville, Tomas Vokuon Awesome!!! 1 Goal in the last 82 shots!!!! I think Detroit maybe in trouble. Anyone with me about this?

Flyers the Beast of the East? Just might be. The Canucks looked good until tonight.

[Champ]

Detroit will win...

Champ 8)

[GoYanks016]

HEY Lucretia!

What happened to Devils in 7?

[Champ]

Well NJ had a good run, time for a new champ...GO LEAFS GO!!!

Champ 8)

[Sleepwalkers]

Detroit wraps up a short scare against the Preds with two quick 1st period goals.