2013 NHL Season Predictions V.2

[Ravin]

So lets try this again and see where everyone is now after the lockout and a short season.

Atlantic
Pittsburgh (1)
New York R (4)
Philadelphia (5)
New Jersey
New York I

Northeast
Boston (2)
Buffalo (7)
Toronto (8)
Ottawa
Montreal

Southeast
Tampa Bay (3)
Washington (6)
Florida
Carolina
Winnipeg

East Notes
I gave Toronto the final spot, but that can easily be taken away by Florida or the Devils. I don't know why, but I just think the Devils are going to crap out hard this year with the loss of Parise. I think Ottawa played above their ability last year and don't repeat it this season. The hardest division was actually the Southeast, as I think it is going to be very competitive this year. Tampa having a goalie I think makes them the #1, but all the teams in that division have made some moves and should be able to claim the top spot.

Central
St. Louis (2)
Chicago (5)
Nashville (6)
Detroit (7)
Columbus

Northeast
Vancouver (1)
Minnesota (4)
Colorado
Edmonton
Calgary

Pacific
Los Angeles (3)
Phoenix (8)
San Jose
Dallas
Anaheim

West Notes
Vancouver I still think has the team to be #1 in the west, but Minny will give them a run. Basically the entire Central is getting a playoff spot as normal because everyone else is so weak. I think this is the year San Jose misses the playoffs and all hell breaks on that team, and I think Phoenix/LA will be another one of those come down to the wire things. Detroit is going to start falling I believe as well.

Playoffs

East
Pittsburgh vs Toronto
Boston vs Buffalo
Tampa Bay vs Washington
New York vs Philadelphia

Pittsburgh vs New York
Boston vs Tampa

Pittsburgh vs Tampa

West
Vancouver vs Phoenix
St. Louis vs Detroit
Los Angeles vs Nashville
Minnesota vs Chicago

Vancouver vs Minnesota
St. Louis vs Los Angeles

Vancouver vs St. Louis


Stanley Cup Finals
Pittsburgh vs Vancouver

Winner: Pittsburgh

que the homer remarks, but I think with how well Malkin is still playing, and all the hype of how well Crosby is playing, I think it runs through pittsburgh this year. It just sucks that Pitt/NY will most likely play each other in round 2 because they will be the top two in the east and grab the 1 and 4 spot. I also think because of the short season, the upsets in the playoffs will be few and far between. I have the top two teams in each conference going to the finals, and the better team winning. I just don't see to many upsets this year, even though we know they are coming.

[killgod]

Penguins 30th. Sid's brain malfunctions and becomes a vegetable. Malkin aborts to the KHL on a 200M transfer. Team folds.

Sharks go undefeated and dominate the league so badly the NHL has no choice but to never play again.

[Ravin]

I did predict the NHL would not return and the WHA would reform. I'd call that a win on my predication then.

[leaffan]

Penguins 30th. Sid's brain malfunctions and becomes a vegetable. Malkin aborts to the KHL on a 200M transfer. Team folds.

Sharks go undefeated and dominate the league so badly the NHL has no choice but to never play again.

14 players signed with under 10mil in cap space next season. SELL SELL SELL!

[killgod]

Marleau probably traded and all will be well.


Anyways, I'll play this game for realz.



NE
Boston (2)
Buffalo (7)
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal

ATL
New York R (1)
Pittsburgh (4)
New Jersey (6)
Philadelphia
New York I

SE
Carolina (3)
Washington (5)
Winnipeg (8)
Florida
Tampa Bay


CEN
Chicago (3)
St. Louis (5)
Detroit (6)
Nashville
Columbus

NW
Vancouver (1)
Minnesota (4)
Edmonton
Colorado
Calgary

PAC
San Jose (2)
Los Angeles (7)
Dallas (8)
Anaheim
Phoenix



QF
NYR over WPG
BOS over BUF
CAR over NJ
PIT over WSH
VAN over DAL
LA over SJ
CHI over DET
MIN over STL

SF
NYR over PIT
CAR over BOS
LA over VAN
MIN over CHI

CF
NYR over CAR
LA over MIN

F
NYR over LA

[wr50l]

You guys are shit, the answer is:

Rangers (1)
Penguins (4)
Flyers (6)
Devils
Islanders

Lightning (3)
Hurricanes (7)
Capitals (8)
Panthers
Jets

Bruins (2)
Senators (5)
Leafs
Sabres
Canadiens

Blues (1)
Blackhawks (4)
Predators (7)
Wings
Blue Jackets

Sharks (2)
Kings (5)
Stars
Coyotes
Ducks

Canucks (3)
Wild (6)
Avalanche (8)
Flames
Oilers

18 Rangers beat Capitals
27 Bruins beat Hurricanes
36 Flyers beat Lightning
45 Penguins beat Senators

18 Blues beat Avalanche
27 Sharks beat Predators
36 Wild beat Canucks
45 Blackhawks beat Kings

16 Rangers beat Flyers
24 Bruins beat Penguins

16 Blues beat Wild
24 Sharks beat Blackhawks

12 Rangers beat Bruins
12 Blues beat Sharks

Rangers beat Blues

DUH

[ssags11]

que the homer remarks, but I think with how well Malkin is still playing, and all the hype of how well Crosby is playing

Funny shit, you think that gives you a pass or shield from calling you what you are? You tried to rip me apart for holding an opinion that some hockey experts with more knowledge than me and you hold but

YOU

Puts Crybaby in the same sentence with Gretzky and now claim Pittsburgh will win it all but I am the homer. That pussy fucking lady bitch is one Matt Cooke like hit from being a side kick of McMurphy with nurse Ratched feeding him his meds. Here's my prediction. Crybaby last 25 games before being shelved for the third time.

I can't really blame you for being a homer, when you have Errey and Steiggy telling you the Pens are the greatest thing on ice every minute.

[Ravin]

Funny shit, you think that gives you a pass or shield from calling you what you are? You tried to rip me apart for holding an opinion that some hockey experts with more knowledge than me and you hold but

YOU

Puts Crybaby in the same sentence with Gretzky and now claim Pittsburgh will win it all but I am the homer. That pussy fucking lady bitch is one Matt Cooke like hit from being a side kick of McMurphy with nurse Ratched feeding him his meds. Here's my prediction. Crybaby last 25 games before being shelved for the third time.

I can't really blame you for being a homer, when you have Errey and Steiggy telling you the Pens are the greatest thing on ice every minute.

You really are fucking stupid. Considering most major media right now have the Penguins listed at #1, and the best odds to win the cup, I am not alone by a large margin of people who think the Penguins will win the cup. Considering Malkin is playing MVP capable again, and Crosby is apparently perfectly healed and ready to go, they are going to be one of the hardest teams to beat.

Your stupid "Matt Cooke" shit is old. Anyone could take an elbow to the head like that and be out. Fuck, see Hossa for example, who got laid the fuck out, and is still dealing with it.

And you clearly are to stupid to actually follow along in the Crosby/Gretzky thing. Because it is so stupid to put the two together right?


Oh shit, the most major hockey publication compares Gretzky, Crosby and Sean Couturier, who at the time, was the #1 selection in the NHL draft. My god, these guys are idiots. How dare they even compare Wayne and Sid and put them in the same sentence.

I think you are the only person who doesn't think come the end of Crosby's career, and hell even now, that people are not comparing the team. That is just your Boston Blinders on.

Hey look, I can post links as well to things were people have already compared it.

http://www.gretzky.com/hockey/compare.php

His own site makes sure to add Ovey and Sid in at the bottom. Hmmm, I wonder why.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/is-crosby-already-better-than-gretzky/article4192101/

A major newspaper talking about the two. Hmmm, me putting them in the same sentence is wrong, I guess media is just fucked. This is an interesting article looking at the ratio's which will end up becoming the basis for any Crosby/Greztky debate due to the era's in which they played.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/flash/crosbygretzky/index

Even espn is doing it.

[ssags11]

LOL Did mommy not hug you enough? Pull your lips off of Errey and Steiggy's sperm tubes, it's getting in you and disturbing your thinking process.

You really think I am going to take you seriously when you made it a point to ignore and ridicule my major media links putting Orr and Gretzky closely linked? But now you want me to bow down to yours? Works both ways. That bitch Crysbaby has work to do before anything can be said. That is if his glass jaw doesn't shatter. Crosby's career will be defined as "What could have been". Mark my words.

Want some links chief?

Here:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=650827&navid=DL%7CNHL%7Chome

Bruins number 1

http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/strat-o-matic-predicts-rangers-win-2013-stanley-cup-1.4450734

Rangers to win

http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/1/18/3890520/nhl-predictions-2013-stanley-cup-awards

Hodge podge of Bruins, Rangers or Penguins to win

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-2013-10-predictions-stanley-cup-realignment-165839242--nhl.html

Rangers to win

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=193531&cmpid=rss-whatsnew

Rangers to win

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nhl/news/20130118/nhl-season-picks-predictions/

Penguins to win

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nhl/news/20130118/nhl-season-picks-predictions/

This one has 1 Bruins and 3 picking the Rangers

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413838

Penguins to win

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/19712030/latest-2013-stanley-cup-odds-penguins-still-favorites-rangers-move-up

Penguins to win

http://insider.espn.go.com/nhl/blog/_/name/custance_craig/id/8834879/2013-nhl-season-preview-rick-nash-makes-new-york-rangers-stanley-cup-favorites

Rangers to win

Seems to me most writer/talking heads are picking the Rangers with the Bruins and Pens being the second choice. Problem with the Pens is they are one injury from being out of it. Still haven't solved that sieve in the back of the net that hasn't had a good playoffs in a few years. Any self-respecting blogger would shy away from their own team. Rangers are the favorites not Bettman's Penguins.

[wr50l]

Listen ya fucking dobber, we don't take kindly to your overtly aggressive discussion style around here.

Oh, yes we do. Well carry on slagging off Ravin.

[Ravin]

Lets see, I posted The Hockey News, The Globe and Mail, and ESPN. You posted, CBC, ESPN, and hfboards. Well 2 out of 3 isn't bad.

I'm not saying bow down to mine, I'm saying open you cum soaked eyes and see that MAJOR MEDIA has asked the Crosby vs Gretzky question already, so me saying it isn't a big shocker. What was so hard to understand about that? I never have once said Crosby is better then Gretzky, but yeah, the question has been asked and will be up for debate. Sorry if you don't agree, but it will be...in fact it already is as I have posted enough times.

So if I am a blogger for the Miami Heat or New England Patriots I should shy away from picking them to win?

[killgod]

This new guy is awesome. He fits into our fucked up lil group of hockey fans pretty well.

[Ravin]

This new guy is awesome. He fits into our fucked up lil group of hockey fans pretty well.

We can almost make a full line of full time hockey guys. We need a Russian now.

[Fappin Raptor]

NE
Boston (2)
Buffalo (8)
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa


ATL
NY Rangers (1)
Pittsburgh (4)
Philadelphia (6)
New Jersey (7)
The other NY team

SE
Washington (3)
Carolina (5)
Tampa Bay
Winnipeg
Florida



CEN
Chicago (3)
Detroit (6)
St. Louis (7)
Nashville (8)
Columbus

NW
Vancouver (1)
Minnesota (5)
Colorado
Edmonton
Calgary

PAC
Los Angeles (2)
San Jose (4)
Anaheim
Dallas
Phoenix


Quarters
NYR over BUF
BOS over NJ
PHI over WAS
PIT over CAR

VAN over NAS
STL over LA
DET over CHI
SJ over MIN


Semis
NYR over PHI
PIT over BOS

VAN over STL
DET over SJ


Conference
NYR over PIT

VAN over DET


Stanley Cup Finals

NYR over VAN



I think the short season helps Detroit this year but next year may be different.

[ssags11]

Lets see, I posted The Hockey News, The Globe and Mail, and ESPN. You posted, CBC, ESPN, and hfboards. Well 2 out of 3 isn't bad.

I'm not saying bow down to mine, I'm saying open you cum soaked eyes and see that MAJOR MEDIA has asked the Crosby vs Gretzky question already, so me saying it isn't a big shocker. What was so hard to understand about that? I never have once said Crosby is better then Gretzky, but yeah, the question has been asked and will be up for debate. Sorry if you don't agree, but it will be...in fact it already is as I have posted enough times.

So if I am a blogger for the Miami Heat or New England Patriots I should shy away from picking them to win?

What I am saying is, when you're the clear cut favorite to win,then so be it. But as I wipe your Bob Errey cum soaked face with was an entire list that has mostly The Rangers as the favorite. Top to bottom, most experts are picking the Rangers. Better look better at my links than what you posted because no where did I post HOF. Any objective asshole knows the Rangers are the favorite right now.

Do you have any idea why I am attacking you about the Homer issue? Because anybody that knows me knows I am far from one. My choice of throwing Orr's name in did not come from where I was born. It comes from, there is a possible debate,do I win it NO, but it is more of a debate than Cindy Crybaby will ever be. And I can move to why Cindy Crybaby might be the most overhyped player since Eric Lindrios if you want.