NHL Playoff Pick'em 2009

[notyoueither]

OK. Normally most of us beat the monkey because Maggie does not get points for series length. So, since this is Maggie's last year (she is being retired from her zoo to some monkey retirement home; the Senate?) I have decided I will team up with her. I'll take her picks for teams and add my picks for numbers of games and pre-picks for conference and Stanley Cup winners.

So...

San Jose in 6
Columbus in 6
Vancouver in 6
Calgary in 6

Boston in 6
NY Rangers in 6
New Jersey in 6
Philadelphia in 6

Western Conf: San Jose
Eastern Conf: Boston

SC Champion: Boston

[Asher]

Maggie the Monkey's picks

Beat by a country mile.

[notyoueither]

You could have done worse. You could have plagerised a monkey.

[Asher]

I was watching the thing on PVR-delay as I was busy doing creative writing in the OTF. So you beat me.

[-Jrabbit]

I've already told you -- the Hawks won't win til next year.

It's funny; I originally had picked Boston. Then I saw Guy's list.

Anyway, it doesn't matter. I always do horribly in playoff pick'em, even in sports I know and follow. And compared to others here, my overall knowledge of NHL hockey can only be described as pathetic. So it's only fitting that my chances of success rest firmly with my hometown team.

[Sparrowhawk]

San Jose vs Anaheim SJ in 5
Detroit vs Columbus Columbus in 6
Vancouver vs St Louis Vancouver in 7
Chicago vs Calgary Calgary in 7

Boston vs Montreal Boston in 5
Washington vs NY Rangers Washington in 6
New Jersey vs Carolina New Jersey in 6
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia Pittsburgh in 5

Eastern Conference Champions: New Jersey
Western Conference Champions: San Jose
Stanley Cup Champions: San Jose

[EPW]

San Jose vs Anaheim: Anaheim in 6
Detroit vs Columbus: Columbus in 6
Vancouver vs St Louis: Vancouver in 7
Chicago vs Calgary: Calgary in 6

Boston vs Montreal: Montreal in 5
Washington vs NY Rangers: NY Rangers in 6
New Jersey vs Carolina: Carolina in 6
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia: Philadelphia in 6

Eastern Conference Champions: Montreal
Western Conference Champions: Columbus
Stanley Cup Champions: Montreal

[Asher]

Are you from Montreal?

[EPW]

Why do you ask?

[Asher]

The very improbable Montreal picks.

[EPW]

Montreal is a gutty team which gives the drive that the other statty teams lack.

[Asher]

[notyoueither]

1st Round Results

I have introduced a new element. A dart.

Even a dart should get half the points from picking series winners and a quarter from the number of games, on average. So, welcome to our newest participant, one A. Dart

At this point I might add that I hate the monkey.

Kontiki      15 
Ben Kenobi   14 
mrboo        14 
Guynemer     14 
-Jrabbit     14 
Asher        13 
Garth Vader  12 
Cavalcadeus  12 
A. Dart      10 
KrazyHorse    9 
EPW           9 
Sparrowhawk   8 
Flubber       7 
Maggie/nye    7

[Ben Kenobi]

Rats, Brodeur collapsed at the end of the game, or I would have had 7/8.

oh well, I do like seeing this:

Ben Kenobi: 14
Asher: 13

He can't claim homerism either because Vancouver did much better then I predicted.

Do we get to do our picks now for the second round? If so, here are mine:

Detroit over Anaheim in 7

Vancouver over Chicago 6

Boston over Carolina in 4

Pittsburgh over Washington in 5

[Asher]

Detroit over Anaheim in 6
Chicago over Vancouver in 7
Boston over Carolina in 5
Pittsburgh over Washington in 7