Playoff teams

[zeke]

don't think the kings or rags make it.

 

[BagHead]

East:
Atlantic:
1) Tampa Bay
2) Toronto
3) Ottawa

Metro
1) Columbus
2) New York Islanders
3) New Jersey

Wild Cards:
1) Washington
2) Pittsburgh (Have to believe they'll get their act together. They're the reigning cup champs.)

West:
Central:
1) St. Louis
2) Nashville
3) Winnipeg

Pacific:
1) Los Angeles
2) San Jose
3) Las Vegas (I've been watching most of their games, and I still can't decide if they're just unreasonably hot, or if they just have a great team composition filled with players who were close to breaking out, but stuck in 3rd line roles on their previous teams. I've decided to split the difference in this ranking.)

Wild Cards:
1) Chicago
2) Minnesota (wishful thinking, because it's a tossup between them and Dallas, Anaheim, Calgary, and even the surprising Colorado)

 

[MR4]

Theirs shots against and high percentage shots against is also one of the highest, no?

And their shots for & high % shots for is probably one of the highest too.. what matters is the differential.

 

[stuffradio]

No one has faith in Vancouver

 

[HolyCrap]

TBL
TOR
BOS

CBJ
PIT
NJD

WSH
NYI

STL
WPG
NSH

LAK
CGY
SJS

MIN
DAL

That's how I see it too.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Every year I see posters count the Rangers out of the playoffs. Every year they make it.

 

[Siddi]

Every year I see posters count the Rangers out of the playoffs. Every year they make it.

I mean its not like they have won 10 out of the 12 last games or anything.




Spoiler: They have.

 

[VanIslander]

The team leading the Pacific division...

 

[jetsforever]

I like to see Winnipeg in most predictions - that would be cool for once

 

[PhilJets]

Pacific
1. Kings
2. Flames
3. Ducks

Central
1. Blues
2. Predators
3. Blackhawks

West Wild Card
1. Wild
2. Sharks

Metro
1. Blue Jackets
2. Penguins
3. Capitals

Atlantic
1. Lightning
2. Bruins
3. Maple Leafs

East Wild Card
1. Islanders
2. Devils

I looked at this post 10 times. No JETS

 

[libertarian]

I looked at this post 10 times. No JETS

So what? The OP asks who do you think will make the playoff. It is the opinion of that poster that the Jets will not. I think he is wrong but guess what? That is just my opinion also.

 

[SeidoN]

cant be the Devils, HF told me they were a lock for dead last

 

[Lunatik]

I looked at this post 10 times. No JETS

Nope. I believe it's only a matter of time before the goaltending reverts back to the norm and when that happens, the Jets will fall out of a playoff spot and all will be right with the world.

 

[KingBran]

In no order...

WEST:
STL
WPG
LAK
DAL
VGK
SJS
VAN
CHI

EAST:
TBL
NJD
CBJ
NYI
TOR
PIT
NYR
DET

 

[Brobust]

Atlantic
Lightning
Leafs
Habs

Metro
Blue Jackets
Penguins
Rangers
Islanders
Capitals

Central
Blues
Predators
Wild
Jets

Pacific
Ducks
Flames
Kings
Knights, I just don't see a collapse and they have a lot of points in the bank

 

[wannabebluesplayer]

In no order...

WEST:
STL
WPG
LAK
DAL
VGK
SJS
VAN
CHI

Can I ask your reasoning as to why you don't have Nashville? I don't see how they don't make it this year.

I'd swap out Dallas or Vancouver for Nashville.

 

[KingBran]

Can I ask your reasoning as to why you don't have Nashville? I don't see how they don't make it this year.

I'd swap out Dallas or Vancouver for Nashville.

They are almost literally one injury away from not being a playoff team. Before they had Turris they weren't a playoff team. They are also winning A LOT of 1 goal games.

Anything can happen. They seem very fragile to me.

 

[Kamiccolo]

cant be the Devils, HF told me they were a lock for dead last

They are not the first team to have a good year, and won't be the last. We have seen just over the past few years the Avs, Panthers, Oilers, etc. Not only is it not even 30 games in, we need to see it over a few seasons to know they are legit. Literally every team goes through this process of proving themselves.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Dont think their defense will hold up an entire season - they are holding on by scoring more goals but that can only last for so long

The Leafs are winning games by scoring more goals than the other teams?
That's basically cheating, am I right?

 

[BrockLobster]

I mean its not like they have won 10 out of the 12 last games or anything.




Spoiler: They have.

I also don't think they've played a road game yet....

 

[wannabebluesplayer]

They are almost literally one injury away from not being a playoff team. Before they had Turris they weren't a playoff team. They are also winning A LOT of 1 goal games.

Anything can happen. They seem very fragile to me.

Fair enough. I was just curious.

 

[torirose1998]

big surprise HFboards predicts the Rangers to miss the playoffs, same as every season.

Lmao right

 

[torirose1998]

Since the first lockout they've been in the playoffs all but one year. It's not so much taking offense, it's just a feeling of, like, haven't they earned the benefit of the doubt that they can recover from poor starts (as they have in that time span)? They've been red hot and look a lot more like the team that they were expected to be coming in.

Preach

 

[Maukkis]

Tampa
Toronto
Boston

Columbus
Pittsburgh
Isles
New Jersey
Washington

St. Louis
Nashville
Winnipeg
Minnesota

San Jose
Vegas
Los Angeles
Calgary

The Atlantic doesn't deserve three spots. That's a ridiculously bad division after Tampa and, to some extent, Toronto.

 

[torirose1998]

I also don't think they've played a road game yet....

Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay. We have.