NHL Prediction Thread 2015-16 (Who wins the Cup?)

[BlackHawkPaul]

The NHL season is dropping the puck soon, so who are your teams that are making it to the playoffs? Any surprises? Who's winning the Cup? Where will the Blackhawks fall in all of this?

ATLANTIC
1. Tampa Bay
2. Montreal
3. Detroit
4. Buffalo
5. Boston
6. Ottawa
7. Florida
8. Toronto
METRO
1. Pittsburgh*
2. NY Rangers
3. NY Islanders
4. Washington (WC)
5. Columbus (WC)
6. Philadelphia
7. Carolina
8. New Jersey
CENTRAL
1. Chicago (yes, I'm biased)
2. St. Louis
3. Minnesota
4. Dallas (WC)
5. Nashville (WC)
6. Colorado
7. Winnipeg
PACIFIC
1. Anaheim*
2. Los Angeles
3. Calgary
4. San Jose
5. Vancouver
6. Edmonton
7. Arizona

WC-Wild Card teams
Italicized - playoff bound
* - best record in each conference, with the Penguins winning the Presidents Trophy.

PLAYOFFS
Pittsburgh 4-2 over Columbus
Tampa 4-2 over Washington
Montreal 4-3 over Detroit
NYR 4-3 over NYI

Anaheim 4-3 over Nashville
Chicago 4-3 over Dallas
Minnesota 4-1 over St. Louis
Calgary over LA 4-2

Tampa 4-3 over Montreal
Pittsburgh 4-0 over NYR (Fattie gets 4 hat tricks and a side of bacon)
Anaheim over Calgary 4-1
Chicago over Minnesota 4-3

Pittsburgh 4-2 over Tampa
Chicago 4-0 over Anaheim

FINAL
Pittsburgh 4-1 over Blackhawks.
Fattie steals the Cup, pours 34 sausages into it and breaks it as he eats his Cup winning meal on Pittsburgh ice.

What are your predictions?

 

[CRM 114]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic

Tampa Bay Lightning (1)
Montreal Canadiens (2)
Detroit Red Wings (3)
Boston Bruins (WC1)
Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres
Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan

New York Rangers (1)*
Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
Washington Capitals (3)
Columbus Blue Jackets (WC2)
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders
New Jersey Devils
Carolina Hurricanes

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central

St Louis Blues (1)
Chicago Blackhawks (2)
Dallas Stars (3)
Nashville Predators (WC1)
Minnesota Wild (WC2)
Winnipeg Jets
Colorado Avalanche

Pacific

Anaheim Ducks (1)*
Los Angeles Kings (2)
Calgary Flames (3)
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
Edmonton Oilers
Phoenix Coyotes

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

Tampa Bay over Boston 4-1
NY Rangers over Columbus 4-0
Washington over Pittsburgh 4-3
Montreal over Detroit 4-2

St. Louis over Nashville 4-2 (Yes, you read that correctly)
Anaheim over Minnesota 4-3
Chicago over Dallas 4-2
Los Angeles over Calgary 4-1

Tampa Bay over Montreal 4-3
NY Rangers over Washington 4-3

Chicago over St. Louis 4-2
Los Angeles over Anaheim 4-2

NY Rangers over Tampa Bay 4-3

Chicago over Los Angeles 4-3

NY Rangers over Chicago 4-3​

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic

Tampa Bay Lightning (1)
Montreal Canadiens (2)
Detroit Red Wings (3)
Boston Bruins (WC1)
Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres
Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan

New York Rangers (1)*
Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
Washington Capitals (3)
Columbus Blue Jackets (WC2)
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders
New Jersey Devils
Carolina Hurricanes

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central

St Louis Blues (1)
Chicago Blackhawks (2)
Dallas Stars (3)
Nashville Predators (WC1)
Minnesota Wild (WC2)
Winnipeg Jets
Colorado Avalanche

Pacific

Anaheim Ducks (1)*
Los Angeles Kings (2)
Calgary Flames (3)
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
Edmonton Oilers
Phoenix Coyotes

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

Tampa Bay over Boston 4-1
NY Rangers over Columbus 4-0
Washington over Pittsburgh 4-3
Montreal over Detroit 4-2

St. Louis over Nashville 4-2 (Yes, you read that correctly)
Anaheim over Minnesota 4-3
Chicago over Dallas 4-2
Los Angeles over Calgary 4-1

Tampa Bay over Montreal 4-3
NY Rangers over Washington 4-3

Chicago over St. Louis 4-2
Los Angeles over Anaheim 4-2

NY Rangers over Tampa Bay 4-3

Chicago over Los Angeles 4-3

NY Rangers over Chicago 4-3​

Suck up.