The Official 2014-2015 NHL Thread

Current odds for the Cup[@vegasinsider]:

New York Rangers 6/1
Anaheim Ducks 8/1
Chicago Blackhawks 8/1
Minnesota Wild 8/1
St. Louis Blues 8/1
Montreal Canadiens 9/1
Nashville Predators 12/1
Tampa Bay Lightning 12/1
Ottawa Senators 16/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 16/1
Vancouver Canucks 16/1
Detroit Red Wings 18/1
New York Islanders 18/1
Washington Capitals 18/1
Calgary Flames 20/1
Winnipeg Jets 25/1

 

Jets at 25/1 is a worth a shot. Not saying that will win but they are better than people realize. I would not be surprised at all if they got hot and made a run

 

I can't do anything but hope Washington loses every year. Ovechkin is such a dbag

 

I agree, no idea why Pens have higher odds then Caps. Maybe they won one before that might be it

 

First round picks, throwin darts at a board:

ANA def WIN
MIN def STL
CHI def NSH
VAN def CGY

NYR def PIT
MTL def OTT
WSH def NYI
TB def DET

 

Sens > Pens

 

ANA def WIN ....... Jets will beat up the Ducks, but Ducks are better
STL def MIN ........Blues are better
CHI def NSH .......... Hawks are better
VAN def CGY .......... Canucks are better
NYR def PIT ........... Rangers are better
OTT def MTL ...........Sens are playing great hockey and Habs are sliding
WSH/ NYI is a tossup...arguably the best series
TB def DET ........... Bolts are better

 

Barry Trotz has done a remarkable job this year and deserves a lot of credit

 

There are always a few upsets. I have to pick one or two and the Blues always let me down in the playoffs.

That being said it's always LA that boots them and they aren't in this year. We'll see what happens.

 

Holy crap is this guy tough!

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/hockey-great-gordie-howe-makes-gritty-fight-back-164719527--nhl.html

 

Blues are starting Jake Allen and Canucks are going with Eddie Lack per the Twitter.

 

My top contenders for the Cup:

Rangers, Anaheim, and the winner of the Minnesota/St. Louis series

 

Great comeback for the Black hawks down 3-0, win 4-3 in 2OT

 

real interesting round 1 matchups across the board this year..

enjoyed watching Chicago Nashville last night. that will be a great series.
Isles Caps good, and Rangers Penguins tonite also good from rivalry perspective.

Ottawa Montreal might end up being the most hostile series.
another Canadian matchup out west with Vancouver and Calgary.
Minnesota St. Louis reminds me of the old Norris division (which it were still the Northstars tho)..

glad to see Winnipeg back in it. hope they can pull the upset.

even Detroit Tampa has the Yzerman element...and a very impressive Tampa team.

first year i can remember that i will try to watch as much of every series as i can..

 

Mark Stone has right wrist fracture after getting slashed by P.K. Subban...so unlike Subban to play dirty, will they suspend that fuckin' dirtbag...tough break for Sens

 

they have to suspend him... imo 2 games.

funny thing is Subban was freaking out when Stone came back into game, assuming he was faking being hurt.
guess he wasn't faking anything... it was a dirty shot.

 

No suspension, what a joke, this is another shining example of why the NHL gets no respect...if Subban sucked he would have gotten games