Choose your playoff opponent

[HunterSThompson]

start chanting this in games, we want pitt, we want pitt haha

Now that's an idea.

 

[trick9]

Pittspurgh.

 

[Caps2Fan]

Pens because I want to see as much live Stanley Cup hockey as I can. Will be going to all the Caps home games, and Pitt is only a 5 hour drive.

 

[Hivemind]

Pens because I want to see as much live Stanley Cup hockey as I can. Will be going to all the Caps home games, and Pitt is only a 5 hour drive.

I'm failing to see how that's an advantage over the New York teams.

 

[hockeykicker]

I'm failing to see how that's an advantage over the New York teams.

yea basically same distance

 

[Govechkin]

Def made the DC to NY drive in under 5, most times actually. But now I live in Portland OR and there is not really "traffic" in the conventional sense. Lets hope climate change doesn't turn DC into a swamp when we play in the ECF

 

[Holtbyisms]

I want to drink the blood of the Pens

this

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

You don't even have to drive to NY for the playoffs, especially if it's the Rags. You can be at MSG in 3 and a half hours from Union Station on the Northwest Regional or under 3 hours on the Acela.

 

[RandyHolt]

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

I voted for the Pens but anyone is fine. Would prefer not to play the Rangers again, though.

Anyway, make the playoffs first.

 

[txpd]

whoever is fine with me.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

I choose Buffalo.

 

[Raikkonen]

Current matchup for Pens is Montreal

Boston could get Tampa in the end. I'd prefer them to play Rags of course.

Anyway it's the dreaded 2nd round that is the problem.

Holtby gets 1st series.
Ovechkin working some miracles in 2nd.
Then all team getting the morale boost, Ward destroys whoever we play next and...

2nd or 3rd place in the division is much more calming.

 

[NoMoreChoking]

I think we can beat anyone but the Rangers, maybe Islanders but they have been playing crappy as of late

 

[Ridley Simon]

Anybody but the Rags. And I mean anybody.

 

[amin723]

What I want:

Caps go 2-1-1 finish with 101
NYI go 2-2 finish with 100
Pit go 1-3-1 finish with 98
OTT go 4-0-1 finish with 99
DET go 3-1-1 finish with 100
BOS go 3-1-0 finish with 99

Caps host islanders round 1.

Pens out and Boston on our side of the bracket.

May have to check my math if this is possible.

 

[Bladerunner]

I want to see the Caps snag 2nd or 3rd so we can avoid Habs, Rags, or Bolts in R1.

Give me Pitt or NYI, then one of the above in R2.

Some fans fear Pitt b/c of history and Isles due to Halak repeating his feat of 2010. I say lets exorcize one of those demons in R1.

 

[Caps Circle]

I want to see the Caps snag 2nd or 3rd so we can avoid Habs, Rags, or Bolts in R1.

Give me Pitt or NYI, then one of the above in R2.

Some fans fear Pitt b/c of history and Isles due to Halak repeating his feat of 2010. I say lets exorcize one of those demons in R1.

If we have Pitt/NYI in R1, we can't have Habs or Bolts in R2.

 

[Bladerunner]

If we have Pitt/NYI in R1, we can't have Habs or Bolts in R2.

Give me Pitt or NYI, then one of the above later

Seriously, didn't map the potential R2 opponents. I'd rather get a seed where we avoid the Habs, Bolts, or Rags in R1.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

If we are gonna go anywhere might as well knock the ****wings out first.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Pittsburgh please. I just want to avoid the teams with hot goalies, such as the Rags or the Habs (also because I'm a Habs fan too).

 

[John Price]

If Pittsburgh even made it I want a piece of that. And this might be tempting fate and they might magically play better but I'd hope that wasn't the case. Beating them in 4 would be highly comical.

 

[sycamore]

Looks pretty certain we'll be facing the Isles now, we just don't whether as a 4th or 5th seed.

 

[ChibiPooky]

Looks pretty certain we'll be facing the Isles now, we just don't whether as a 4th or 5th seed.

That Islanders - Penguins game could determine if we face PIT or NYI.

Boston or Detroit could also go on a run, but neither play NYI.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Orpik Nisky and Ovie will be highly motivated against Pittsburgh. Bring 'em on.