Call the 2018 Conference Finals

[edog37]

There's a thread for next year's Cup Final, let's increase the level of difficulty & go with the Conference Final.

East

Pens vs Columbus (Blue Jackets jump over to Atlantic bracket & tear it apart). Ultimately fall to Pens in 5

West

Dallas vs Anaheim. (Stars fix a lot of holes in offseason & beats Anaheim in 6)

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[936LeafsOilers997]

In another thread I had Dallas vs CBJ as the SCF. So for the conference finals I will go with:

Dallas vs Oilers
CBJ vs Tampa

 

[Empoleon8771]

Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay and Dallas-Edmonton

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Pit-Tb. NSH-EDM

Pit-EDM

Pit

 

[sparxx87]

Pens vs Bolts
Ducks vs Stars

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

 

[Joey Moss]

Edm - dal
pit - ott

Edm - Pit

 

[Bologna 1]

Pittsburgh/Toronto
Anaheim/Nashville

 

[Cane mutiny]

Wash/CBJ
Oil/Dallas

Oil/CBJ

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Caps/Pittsburgh, because if losing to them in the 2nd round over and over is bad, losing to them in the ECF would be Cap-tastic.

 

[RiceCooker]

vs.

vs.

 

[HockeyGuruPitka]

vs.

vs.

Flyers Panthers just doesnt seem realistic to me.

 

[Cawz]

It'll be the same 4 teams as in 91/92.

 

[Fugazy]

Pittsburgh/Toronto
Edmonton/Nashville

 

[DEVILS130]

Pens over Caps - Caps finally get to Conf Finals via wildcard...and still lose to the Pens

Oilers over Stars

 

[Brock Radunske]

I don't think the Leafs will be there so soon but damn would that be a fun series to watch.

 

[Belhammer16]

Jets vs Sharks
Blue jackets vs Leafs

 

[Wild-Sabres]

Tampa Bay vs Toronto

Nashville vs Edmonton

 

[dkjones907]

EAST: Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh

WEST: Dallas vs. Edmonton

 

[10Ducky10]

Jets over Ducks
TB over CBJ

 

[OilCanada92]

The Stars are too reliant on Seguin to go deep in the playoffs.

 

[Apotheosis]

Dallas vs Nashville

Toronto vs Tampa

 

[oconnor9sean]

The Stars are too reliant on Seguin to go deep in the playoffs.

I think a lot of teams rely on their #1C in the playoffs.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Leafs VS Pens

Flames VS Nashville

As Far as I can see in the east the Pens are the only team to fear, I don't see another team that can match Offense with the Leafs who else other than the Pens can throw out 3 lines that are either better than or equal to this?

Marleau Matthews Nylander

JVR Bozak Marner

Komarov Kadri Brown

Name me the team other than the Pens that can match that, I don't think you can

I see the Leafs and Pens not only winning the Atlantic and Metro, but COMPLETELY laying waste to them.

I see NO legitimate competition for either team, I think they will destroy the first 2 teams they face in the playoffs and then they will meet each other and it will be close but I do think that experience will win and the Pens will go to the final in 6 or 7 games.

That said if one of them do get upset early the other will walk to the final I see the east as a whole as a conference that has gotten worse and I just don't see any legitimate contenders to make the final other than the Leafs and Pens.

the west is different, you Calgary, Edmonton Dallas, Nashville, sorry Oiler fans, I originally had you facing Calgary, but I LOVE Calgary's D and I LOVE Nashville's D and I think both teams have the 2 best D cores in the NHL and I want to see which one is better and I think we will

I think we have a decent chance of having an all Canadian final for the 1st time since 1989

there is also a great chance we see a rematch of last years final

either way I think these are the 4 clear front runners

 

[Sol]

Oilers VS Ducks WCF