2016-2017 NHL THREAD

Rangers
Caps
Ducks
Preds

 

I never posted my round 1 picks. I would've gone 5-3, IIRC, missing on Chicago, Minnesota, and Montreal.

round 2 picks:

Washington in 7 (no Letang, no Murray, plus others, and no home ice for Pittsburgh despite the second best record in the NHL)
Rangers in 6 (Karlsson has two hairline fractures in his foot)
St. Louis in 7 (Blues just as good, unclear when Smith and Wilson return, home ice)
Anaheim in 7 (Fowler should be back, home ice, experience)



vbetting:

http://forums.theganggreen.com/sportsbook/2017-stanley-cup.107/

 

Rd 2 picks:

Predators def Blues in 6
Ducks over Oilers (keep the reverse jinx going ) in 6

NYR def Ottawa in 7
Caps over PIT in 7

 

At NHL.com their staff is 17-4 predicting Rangers and 17-4 predicting Washington
https://www.nhl.com/news/expert-picks-2017-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-289077578

ESPN has 10-1 predicting Rangers and 6-5 predicting Washington
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/19229538/2017-stanley-cup-playoffs-second-round-predictions

 

That is a lot of Caps picks. Worries me! I think the Caps are better and should win, but I thought that last year too..........

 

Capitals had the best team in the NHL last year and the same this year.

 

Yep. You think similar to me though, that the Penguins can definitely win the series. Like you said no Letang and Murray hurts and give the Caps the best chance they will have against them, but it won't be easy.

 

Best Photos from round 1:

http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/galler...-round-one-of-the-stanley-cup-playoffs-042517

 

Will be happy to watch the Penguins crash and burn, don't screw this up Washington

 

Tortorella, Babcock and McLellan nominated for coach of the year.

Should probably go to Babcock as the Leafs were expected to be one of the worst teams in the league.

 

Blues scored thrice on Nashville, as many goals as the Blackhawks managed in an entire series against the Predators.

But St. Louis lost anyway.

 

Two identical games. Home team comes back from down 3-1 in the 3rd only to lose on soft goals.

 

Nice road win. This is gonna become a chippy series.

Go Oil go.

 

Headed to Verizon Center. Let's Go Caps! Really hope they can set the tone this series. We will see.

 

run cindy into the boards head first

 

Alzner and Hagelin probably out tonight.

Kunitz and Pyatt game time decisions.

Fiala fractured his leg last night, out for the playoffs.

 

Femur fracture - that is not easy to do. That sort of leg injury would typically happen in a nasty car crash. Needs all kinds of surgery and long recovery time

 

Rangers up 1-0 halfway through

Caps scoreless after 1

 

Skjei just shot one at Henrik.

Lundqvist made the save, fortunately for Skjei

 

Crosby with a pair of goals in 52 seconds


Senators still being shut out