NHL Playoffs thread - Pick the Winners

[snoopy369]

Hey, I bought a copy of Galnemer's book

[Guynemer]

Okay then. You're alright.

The rest of you ****ers are toast.

[-Jrabbit]

By now, the Wings are helplessly confused and disoriented.

We made them walk through The Bean today. Plus, their locker room in the United Center is chock-full of Rolling Stones jizz.

[snoopy369]

Yeah, I had a friend at the concert yesterday (who apparently walked there from a nearby restaurant, despite the insane thunderstorms). I wonder if the Rolling Stones organizers assumed we'd be out of the playoffs by now?

[Ming]

It's about time to drop the puck.

Let the best team win.

It should be a good one

[Ben Kenobi]

I thought you were a Blackhawks fan, Ming?

Chicago Delenda Est!

[Demonbinder]

What a comeback!! I suppose it could be argued the correct call was made on the double minor wiping out the Hawks goal, but they made sure it didn't matter! Great series against a long time hated opponent who we won't see again unless it's a SC final (which would be great). Kudos to the Red Wings who made a real series of it.

[Ming]

At least good teams can overcome a questionable call

It was a great game 7. Either team could have won.

Remember to get those picks in before Saturday at 5PM Eastern time.

[snoopy369]

Glad the series was a good one, a 4-0 sweep would've been a sad ending to a great rivalry. That call was 100% BS, it should've been a Wings penalty - the retaliation was weaker than my toddler pushes his little brother.

[snoopy369]

My picks:

PIT in 6
CHI in 6

BTW, ESPN has a poll right now on who will win the Pens/Bruins series in how many games. 61% of 31,000 people chose Bruins in 6 or 7. I'd like some of what they're smoking, please...

[-Jrabbit]

Woot! And whew...

Great game. Great intensity. Great ending.

Back-to-back this weekend -- should be awesome!

[Ben Kenobi]

Wow, anybody could win here.

Chicago in 6, Boston in 5.

One of two original six combinations that have never happened before. Hawks/Rangers has also not happened yet. There hasn't been a new original six combination in my lifetime, last was '79 with the Habs/Rangers series, and that's been the only new combination in the last 60 years.

In order:

Bruins/Rangers (1929)
Habs/Bruins (1930)
Habs/Blackhawks (1931)
Leafs/Rangers (1932)
Blackhawks/Wings (1934)
Wings/Leafs (1936)
Wings/Rangers (1937)
Leafs/Blackhawks (1938)
Bruins/Leafs (1939)
Bruins/Wings (1941)
Habs/Leafs (1947)
Habs/Wings (1952)
Habs/Rangers (1979)

[Blackhawks/Bruins] HAS NEVER HAPPENED
[Blackhawks/Rangers] HAS NEVER HAPPENED

[gjramsey]

PIT in 5
CHI in 6

Since I will be out of the country for the finals, can I pick East in 7 for the finals?????

[Ming]

PIT in 5
CHI in 6

Since I will be out of the country for the finals, can I pick East in 7 for the finals?????

Nothing wrong with that... Consider it done!

[Guynemer]

Chicago in 7
Pittsburgh in 7


I guarantee at least one game in the East Finals will finish with the losing team having scored at least 4 or 5 goals.