OT: Pick the play-off teams

[LouJersey]

Always fun to look back...

Eastern Conference:

1. Rangers
2. Tampa

3. Boston
4. Montreal
5. Pittsburgh
6. Philly

7. Washington
8. Islanders


Western Conference

1. Anaheim
2. St. Louis

3. Chicago
4. Dallas
5. Los Angeles
6. San Jose

7. Colorado
8. Minnesota

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[Trap Jesus]

Atlantic

1. Boston (2nd in Conference)
2. Montreal
3. Detroit
4. Tampa Bay (WC1)

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh (1st in Conference)
2. New Jersey
3. New York Rangers
4. Washington (WC2)

Pacific

1. San Jose (2nd in Conference)
2. Anaheim
3. Los Angeles

Central

1. St. Louis (1st in Conference)
2. Chicago
3. Minnesota
4. Nashville (WC1)
5. Colorado (WC2)

 

[smithformeragent]

Atlantic:

1. Montreal
2. Boston
3. Tampa Bay

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh
2. Philadelphia
3. NY Islanders
4. NY Rangers
5. Washington

Central

1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Minnesota
4. Dallas
5. Colorado

Pacific

1. Anaheim
2. Los Angeles
3. Edmonton

 

[member 96824]

1. New York Rangers
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Pittsburgh Penguins
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. Boston Bruins
6. Montreal Canadiens
7. Washington Capitals
8. Philadelphia Flyers

NYI right on the cusp.

West:
1. St. Louis
2. Anaheim
3. Chicago
4. Colorado
5. Dallas
6. LA Kings
7. Finnesota
8. Nashville

with Vancouver and San Jose right on the cusp.

 

[Stone Clode]

East:

1. Pittsburgh
2. Boston

3. New York Rangers
4. Columbus
5. Montreal
6. Tampa Bay

7. Washington
8. New York Islanders


West:

1. St. Louis
2. Anaheim

3. Chicago
4. Dallas
5. Los Angeles
6. Nashville

7. San Jose
8. Colorado

 

[VanIsle]

Atlantic

1. Boston
2. Tampa
3. Montreal

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh
2. Washington
3. NY Rangers
4. NY Islanders
5. Philadelphia

Central

1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Dallas
4. Minnesota
5. Colorado

Pacific

1. Anaheim
2. Los Angeles
3. San Jose

 

[BruinDust]

Eastern

Atlantic

1. Tampa Bay
2. Boston
3. Montreal

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh
2. NY Rangers
3. Washington

WC1. Philadelphia
WC2. Detroit

Western

Central

1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Colorado

Pacific

1. Anaheim
2. LA
3. San Jose

WC1. Minnesota
WC2. Vancouver

 

[Blitzkrug]

Atlantic:

1. Tampa
2. Boston
3. Montreal

Metro:

1. Pittsburgh
2. New York Rangers
3. Columbus
4. Washington (WC)
5. New York Islanders (WC)

Central:

1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Minnesota
4. Dallas (WC)

Pacific:

1. Los Angeles
2. Anaheim
3. San Jose
4. Vancouver (WC)

 

[Oates2Neely]

Atlantic:

1. Montreal
2. Tampa
3. Boston
4. Detroit

Metro:

1. NYR
2. Washington
3. Pittsburgh
4. NYI

 

[Bad Puck Bounce]

Atlantic

1. Boston
2. Tampa
3. Montreal

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh
2. Rangers
3. Flyers
4. Islanders
5. Capitals

Central

1. Chicago
2. Minnesota
3. St. Louis
4. Dallas
5. Colorado

Pacific

1. Anaheim
2. Los Angeles
3. San Jose

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

...

In no particular order.

EAST
Boston
Rangers
Islanders
Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Montreal

WEST
Colorado
Anaheim
Dallas
Los Angelas
Chicago
Vancouver
Minnesota
St. Louis

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

East

Atlantic:

Boston
TB
Detroit

Metro:

Pittsburgh
Rangers
Washington

WC Montreal
WC Flyers

West

Central:

Chicago
St-Louis
Dallas

Pacific:

LA
Anaheim
SJ

WC Minnesota
WC Colorado

 

[bruinsfan46]

Atlantic
1. Boston
2. Tampa Bay
3. Montreal

Metro
1. NY Rangers
2. Pittsburgh
3. NY Islanders

Wild Card
1. Columbus
2. Ottawa

Central
1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Minnesota

Pacific
1. Los Angeles
2. San Jose
3. Anaheim

Wild Card
1. Dallas
2. Colorado

 

[acr*]

East

Boston
Tampa
Montreal
NY Rangers
NY Islanders
Pittsburgh
Washington
Philadelphia

West

Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Anaheim
Colorado
Minnesota
Dallas
San Jose

 

[Kelly23]

East
Boston
Tampa
Montreal
Rangers
Islanders
Columbus
Penguins
Washington

West
Dallas
LA
Anaheim
Chicago
St. Louis
Colorado
Minnesota
SJS

 

[Dellstrom]

Bos
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nyr
mtl
cbj
was
phi

 

[Minny Shinny]

Atlantic

1. Tampa Bay
2. Boston
3. Montreal

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh
2. Rangers
3. Blue Jackets
4. Flyers
5. Islanders

Central

1. Chicago
2. Minnesota
3. Colorado
4. St. Louis

Pacific

1. Anaheim
2. Los Angeles
3. San Jose
4. Vancouver

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

East
1. Boston
2. Tampa Bay
3. Rangers
4. Montreal
5. Pittsburgh
6. Blue Jackets
7. Capitals
8. Islanders

West
1. Blues
2. Blackhawks
3. Ducks
4. Kings
5. Sharks
6. Avs
7. Nashville
8. Vancouver

 

[Dr Danglefest]

Always fun to look back...

Eastern Conference:

1. Rangers
2. Tampa

3. Boston
4. Montreal
5. Pittsburgh
6. Philly

7. Washington
8. Islanders


Western Conference

1. Anaheim
2. St. Louis

3. Chicago
4. Dallas
5. Los Angeles
6. San Jose

7. Colorado
8. Minnesota

Came on to post this to an absolute tee...atleast I didn't hafta type it out

 

[qc]

I ain't pickin' all 8, but I hereby declare the Florida Panthers a playoff team.

It has been written.

 

[81ragnaH]

Atlantic:
Boston
Tampa
Montreal
Detroit

Metro:
Pitt
NYR
Columbus
NYI

Central:
Chicago
STL
Dallas
Minny
Colorado

Pacific:
Anaheim
LA
SJ

 

[RustyBruins72]

I'm not the best at these but I think Calgary or Edmonton make the playoffs in the west.

I pretty much agree with lots picks in the east.

Sorry Toronto

 

[Trap Jesus]

I'm not the best at these but I think Calgary or Edmonton make the playoffs in the west.

The West just seems so cut and dry to me. There's such a large disparity between playoff and non-playoff teams. Of the 8 playoff teams last year, I can only see Colorado or Dallas faltering, and even then it's probably not very likely. I put Nashville in over Dallas just to try to switch it up a bit, but I'm not confident with that prediction at all.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

The West just seems so cut and dry to me. There's such a large disparity between playoff and non-playoff teams. Of the 8 playoff teams last year, I can only see Colorado or Dallas faltering, and even then it's probably not very likely. I put Nashville in over Dallas just to try to switch it up a bit, but I'm not confident with that prediction at all.

I have a sneaking suspicion that one of those two will miss the playoffs.

I get Dallas is basically just loading their offense with as much talent as they can find, but I question exactly what it is they're "going for". Their biggest leaders seem to be fourth line guys like Fiddler. Is Jaimie Benn a good leader? Even if Seguin's improved, he doesn't strike me as a leader. Maybe now that Spezza's in a bit of a better situation, he can be a leader. But, if I thought that was a guarantee I'd have to be ignoring his last 2+ seasons in Ottawa.

On top of this...I just looked at their defensive core. Can you say weak and washed up? I don't understand teams that do this. You have a clear need during the offseason but ignore it because former star caliber names Spezza and Hemsky, both of whom, if anything, move you backwards in the defensive category. This is something the Habs were doing with the Kovalev's and Kostitsyn's and they finally figured out they would never get anywhere in the playoffs building a team on nothing but finesse. And by "figured out", I mean they found a GM who wasn't a moron.

 

[21]

I have a feeling the Rangers will struggle this season and not even reaching playoffs, hopefully I'm wrong because I like the team and the city.