NHL Eastern Conferance first round playoff predictions

[MeYatch]

Montreal beats Boston in 5 games
Pittsburgh beats Ottawa in 6
Washington beats Philly in 5
New York beats New Jersey in 6

[T@rgetDrone]

I love hockey more than any other sport. It has it all. Hockey players make the pro football players look like lil bo peeps. In hockey, even the "pretty boyz" are tough as nails. Look at Crosby. He looks like the kid that use to get beat on in school. Finished a series w/a broken ankle. If I'm not mistaken he had 4 points (might have been 4 goals. can't remember) in 5 games. Might have been 5 points in 4 games. Point is, he didn't sit.

Sorry MeYatch for hijacking your thread. I get carried away on the sport. I can't remove my biases enough to make a formal prediction. I am and have always been a Caps fan for as long as I can remember them having a team.

I will say this, biases aside, Pittsburgh and San Jose have the best teams in the league in my opinion.

[DrumAndDestroy]

please delete this thread...bad luck.

we can talk about the goings ons...but please no predictions.

[MeYatch]

you'll have to grow a beard to make up for it.

[DrumAndDestroy]

you'll have to grow a beard to make up for it.

done and done

[rreihart]

My prediction is that a bunch Euro's with names that I can't pronounce will win.

[Colton]

Penguins, 4 games

[MeYatch]

they certainly showed ottawa what was up tonight.

[DrumAndDestroy]

old man roberts took care of business

[MeYatch]

fleury has also been awesome since coming back.

[DrumAndDestroy]

fleury has also been awesome since coming back.

yup

[Baceman Spiff]

fleury has also been awesome since coming back.

Hellyeah. Especially when Ottawa had 5 on 3 and he shut them down.

[Mikey Wax]

Gary Roberts (Not European, easy to pronounce) is a FUCKING ANIMAL!

[Rich]

Can't forget about Malkin!!! Should be some sparks tonight after the "almost" riot at the end of the last game!!

!!! GO PENS GO !!!

[DrumAndDestroy]

malkin...conn smythe trophy??

i'm thinking yeah

[Colton]

Penguins, 4 games

[Baceman Spiff]

PENS WIN AGAIN!! 5-3

[Mikey Wax]

Tonight!!! Lots of talk about Spezza maybe not playing. Also talk that Alfredsen may be back soon.

[Colton]

Penguins, 4 games

[DrumAndDestroy]

marian hossa...fuckin a right!

[MeYatch]

Colton looks more and more right every game.

[KyleMayket]

i'm putting the Pen's success in this series on Fleury. Since he came back (like several people have said) he's been great. And you can really tell what part of his game he worked on while he was gone, CONTROLLING REBOUNDS! He's really controlling and even not letting any out at times, which is so key for a goaltender because of all the grinders who get those ugly goals from right infront of the net during a scrum (kinda like hossa's goal, it was ugly, but it's a goal) The Sen's look like they've already lost the series, halfway thru the 3rd, they were already done.

[MeYatch]

i'm putting the Pen's success in this series on Fleury. Since he came back (like several people have said) he's been great. And you can really tell what part of his game he worked on while he was gone, CONTROLLING REBOUNDS! He's really controlling and even not letting any out at times, which is so key for a goaltender because of all the grinders who get those ugly goals from right infront of the net during a scrum (kinda like hossa's goal, it was ugly, but it's a goal) The Sen's look like they've already lost the series, halfway thru the 3rd, they were already done.

He's also playing the puck a whole lot more. He seems a lot looser, it seemed before like he used to just sit there afraid to make a mistake.

[Mikey Wax]

I chalk the puck handling up to Conklin. He played the puck sometimes too much, seems like that's something Fleury picked up from watching him play.

[MeYatch]

whenever they were playing the rangers a couple weeks ago they had conklin miced all night and he said that fleury did pick it up from him