Playoff guessing

[armandtanzarian]

Lol, the Bruins are a fucking joke when it comes to playoffs. Gets old...Lets bench Seguin and pretend its pre-season. Like i said before playoffs started, it is very frustrating supporting a team like the Bruins. They are the team version of Joe Thornton in the postseason.

[MSP4LYFE]

Nothing warms the heart like a Bruins collapse in the playoffs.

Hey, Kyle wanna hit the links with me next week?

[armandtanzarian]

Lol, I have at least come to terms with my loss now so i can laugh a bit. Its not even a collapse because they never once led. The Bruins are the biggest choke artists in the game when it matters. I fucking cannot stand that coaching staff and system. Clode is horrible in so many ways. He gets out-coached in all aspects and has no answer to building motivation in his players. I am normally a superstitious person but this is all but fucking over. The Habs will sweep the Bruins and if not maybe 4-1. All i can hope for as a fan is what the Habs did last year, wipe it clean. Get a new coach at least and clear out the plugs. Ryder, Kelly, Recchi. Kaberle is fucking terrible in a Bruins jersey. Leafs blew that trade out of the water. I have never been so embarrassed as a fan as i am right now. My local triple A midget team could expose the Bruins D. Enough ranting, its to easy and way too obvious. Go Canucks Go!

[Robin Hood]

Lol, I have at least come to terms with my loss now so i can laugh a bit. Its not even a collapse because they never once led. The Bruins are the biggest choke artists in the game when it matters. I fucking cannot stand that coaching staff and system. Clode is horrible in so many ways. He gets out-coached in all aspects and has no answer to building motivation in his players. I am normally a superstitious person but this is all but fucking over. The Habs will sweep the Bruins and if not maybe 4-1. All i can hope for as a fan is what the Habs did last year, wipe it clean. Get a new coach at least and clear out the plugs. Ryder, Kelly, Recchi. Kaberle is fucking terrible in a Bruins jersey. Leafs blew that trade out of the water. I have never been so embarrassed as a fan as i am right now. My local triple A midget team could expose the Bruins D. Enough ranting, its to easy and way too obvious. Go Canucks Go!

I don't think the Bruins' doing bad has to do with coaching tbh. I just think Montreal is naturally faster and more determined. To get back in it guys like Horton need to pick up the slack. They're no-shows too often.

[inferno31]

Bruins seem to have a confidence issue, being exposed last season and now this. They can't pick themselves up and rise to the occasion, meanwhile Montreal is still running on the fact that they can play this way in the playoffs. As shiv said montreal is simply faster, but thats been the case all season, whenever the bruins play montreal they get away from their game plan. I believe montreal actually had more hits then them too. It simply looks like the Bruins aren't willing to pay the price on one too many plays, and its not just one player its the whole team. Some of that at least has to come down to coaching. Julien has the same problem himself, all through the season hes a reserved coach has a plan sticks to it, when he gets to the playoffs he tries to do things differently, becomes much more vocal and it isn't his style. Overall they all have Mike Green Syndrome, keep it simple, don't get away from your game.

[armandtanzarian]

Good points boys. It is so obvious the first two games were no where close to the way they played the majority of this year. They have the skill and speed but the mental game is there downfall. Montreal is playing amazing playoff hockey. Blocking everything and hitting everything and causing turnovers. Bruins played more like the way they played all year but still gave up the two goals and almost lost. Thomas is letting in some stinkers which doesn't help the cause much. They play much better on the road for some reason. Interesting to see if they can sustain the pressure of being down still in a hostile Belle Centre. Nice goal by Pleks, btw.

[kyuss]

First Round Matchups (East):

(1) WSH vs. (8) NYR = WSH in 6
(2) PHI vs. (7) BUF = Philly in 7
(3) BOS vs. (6) MTL = Boston in 7
(4) PIT vs. (5) TB = TB in 6


First Round Matchups (West):

(1) VAN vs. (8) CHI = Vancouver in 7
(2) SJ vs. (7) LA = San Jose in 5
(3) DET vs. (6) PHX = PHX in 7
(4) ANA vs. (5) NAS = NSH in 6

bingo on 4 series, got the winner right in 3 of the other 4..
anyone got a better 1st round?

(fooled by Bryz though.. and my need of exorcise the potential Coyotes' franchise saving playoff run lol )

[armandtanzarian]

Nice pics there Mik. Might as well start up round 2 eh?

Was vs TB = Was in 7
Bos vs Phi = Bos in 6

Van vs Nas = Van in 6
Sj vs Det = SJ in 7

[kyuss]

Nice pics there Mik. Might as well start up round 2 eh?

Was vs TB = Was in 7
Bos vs Phi = Bos in 6

Van vs Nas = Van in 6
Sj vs Det = SJ in 7

well, my prediction in the East still works for the 2nd round you know
http://bbkl.ca/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3302&start=20#p42595
albeit after watching the 1st i would maybe change it to the Flyers over the Bruins; hey, hoping to be wrong now and right back then

i'm more confident in the original prediction on Wsh-TB = 4-1 caps

as for the West, i guess i should stick with the conference finals i predicted, even if the matchups changed:
Van-Nsh = Van in 5
SJ-Det = JS in 7

[Mike]

4/8 for me.

My guesses yielded no better results than random chance would have.

[Robin Hood]

First Round Matchups (East):

• (1) WSH vs. (8) NYR = Washington in 6
  (2) PHI vs. (7) BUF = Philly in 5
  (3) BOS vs. (6) MTL = Boston in 7
  (4) PIT vs. (5) TB = Tampa in 6

First Round Matchups (West):

• (1) VAN vs. (8) CHI = Vancouver in 6
  (2) SJ vs. (7) LA = San Jose in 6
  (3) DET vs. (6) PHX = DET in 6
  (4) ANA vs. (5) NAS = ANA in 6

Conn Smythe: Vincent Lecavalier/Dwayne Roloson

i was 7 for 8 too Mik .

[Robin Hood]

Round 2:

Vancouver in 6
Detroit in 6
Philly in 7
Tampa in 7

[kyuss]

First Round Matchups (East):

• (1) WSH vs. (8) NYR = Washington in 6
  (2) PHI vs. (7) BUF = Philly in 5
  (3) BOS vs. (6) MTL = Boston in 7
  (4) PIT vs. (5) TB = Tampa in 6

First Round Matchups (West):

• (1) VAN vs. (8) CHI = Vancouver in 6
  (2) SJ vs. (7) LA = San Jose in 6
  (3) DET vs. (6) PHX = DET in 6
  (4) ANA vs. (5) NAS = ANA in 6

Conn Smythe: Vincent Lecavalier/Dwayne Roloson

i was 7 for 8 too Mik .

but i had 4 perfect predictions, twice yours!

[armandtanzarian]

I dont think there will be too many correct guesses this round...

[Lee]

I dont think there will be too many correct guesses this round...

Tampa in 4

[Robin Hood]

I dont think there will be too many correct guesses this round...

whats amazing is that the vancouver-nashville series is the only one that didnt go 3-0. wtf is going on with detroit.

[Scott]

I dont think there will be too many correct guesses this round...

whats amazing is that the vancouver-nashville series is the only one that didnt go 3-0. wtf is going on with detroit.

Howard, key guys playing injured while San Jose is pretty healthy and San Jose is a fucking deep team!

[Shep]

Lol, the Bruins are a fucking joke when it comes to playoffs. Gets old...Lets bench Seguin and pretend its pre-season. Like i said before playoffs started, it is very frustrating supporting a team like the Bruins. They are the team version of Joe Thornton in the postseason.

Yep

[Robin Hood]

I dont think there will be too many correct guesses this round...

whats amazing is that the vancouver-nashville series is the only one that didnt go 3-0. wtf is going on with detroit.

Howard, key guys playing injured while San Jose is pretty healthy and San Jose is a fucking deep team!

yeah but i mean two of the 3 games, detroit could have had. they just blew it. san jose has looked terrific though.

[Shep]

I dont think there will be too many correct guesses this round...

whats amazing is that the vancouver-nashville series is the only one that didnt go 3-0. wtf is going on with detroit.

Not really that surprising. Anybody that thought Vancouver was going walk over Nashville is insane.

Nashville got screwed last game, a joooooooooooooooooke.