Who is your 2019 Stanley Cup Favourite #1?

[M2Beezy]

Are Tampa everybodys fave?
Are the Caps gonna repeat?
Will the Pens make it 3 cups in 4 years?
Will Boston or Calgary take it?
Any outsider as your #1 fave?

There are 18 options as one of Columbus Carolina or Montreal will miss, as well as one of Dallas Colorado or Arizona. Cant imagine those teams are anyones faves anyways...

Heres how we ranked ALL TEAMS before the season began:

2019 Stanley Cup Favourites (as per HFBoards)

1 Tampa Bay 56% (+3)
2 Winnipeg 36% (+17)
3 Pittsburgh 39% (-2)
4 Washington 49% (+2)
5 Nashville 65% (-2)
6 Boston 37% (+12)
7 Toronto 49% (+6)
8 Stlouis 50% (+2)
9 San Jose 33% (+7)
10 Las Vegas 39% (+21)
11 Los Angeles 25% (+10)
12 Philly 30% (+10)
13 Columbus 29% (-5)
14 Dallas 19% (-5)
15 Calgary 21% (+/-)
16 Anahiem 27% (-11)
17 Florida 34% (+8)
18 Colorado 31% (+11)
19 Edmonton 34% (-17)
20 Minny 53% (-8)
21 New Jersey 38% (+6)
22 Chicago 63% (-15)
23 Carolina 49% (-3)
24 Arizona 38% (+2)
25 Buffalo 53% (-1)
26 NYIslanders 41% (-3)
27 NYRangers 58% (-16)
28 Montreal 37% (-11)
29 Vancity 43% (-1)
30 Ottawa 54% (-16)
31 Detroit 46% (-1)

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[1967th Heaven]

May as well start the #2 poll

 

[Taluss]

Caps are actually in a good position to repeat it. They will be playing a exhausted Bruins team if they make it through or a slightly less tired Tampa. Up to then it should be a breeze for them.

 

[M2Beezy]

May as well start the #2 poll

No Clear winner yet, Tampa with less than half the votes

 

[Seras]

Caps are actually in a good position to repeat it. They will be playing a exhausted Bruins team if they make it through or a slightly less tired Tampa. Up to then it should be a breeze for them.

Yeah should be easy to beat one of the two teams that are better than them. Might as well call it now.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

I vote for the team with 60 Ws

 

[Caps8112]

Yeah should be easy to beat one of the two teams that are better than them. Might as well call it now.

not saying your wrong but why is Boston better? caps virtually the same roster from last year that went 7 with Tampa. Bruins got taken to the woodshed by tampa.

 

[rocketdan9]

Caps are actually in a good position to repeat it. They will be playing a exhausted Bruins team if they make it through or a slightly less tired Tampa. Up to then it should be a breeze for them.

How are the Bruins exhausted?

If anything the now can rest some players

 

[Caps8112]

How are the Bruins exhausted?

If anything the now can rest some players

he was referring to they would be exhausted if they got to the 3rd round after knocking off tampa

 

[rocketdan9]

he was referring to they would be exhausted if they got to the 3rd round after knocking off tampa

And Capitals will be fresh??

Lol

 

[txpd]

Yeah should be easy to beat one of the two teams that are better than them. Might as well call it now.

Nothing is easy in the playoffs. Getting out of the Metro will be a task, Not sure where anyone would think the Caps have a clear path when Pittsburgh is there. The most points since the trade deadline in the league is Pittsburgh and Washington.

That said, its not clear to me that either Boston or Tampa are better than them. Using a full season of games doesn't really present an accurate picture as to who is best now. Playoff hockey is different than regular season hockey and its hard to project which of these teams is better at that.

What is true is that Boston doesn't want to play checkers against the Capitals much less a playoff series. I think most Boston players would rather bag skate than play the Capitals

 

[Caps8112]

And Capitals will be fresh??

Lol

I didn't say any of that. just what the other guy said. If caps/pens happens again im sure that will be a war as usual.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Caps are actually in a good position to repeat it. They will be playing a exhausted Bruins team if they make it through or a slightly less tired Tampa. Up to then it should be a breeze for them.

Or they play a tiring 7 game series against Pittsburgh and Tampa goes 4-0 4-1 in the first two rounds

 

[Realgud]

Caps will show up in the playoffs, they are dangerous and the #1 choice for me. As for Tampa and Stamghost, they are number 2 until proven otherwise. Regular season means nothing.

 

[bobholly39]

Different poll vs thread question

I think Tampa is the favorite to win it all and voted for them.

But i dont think they *will* win it all.

 

[bobholly39]

Caps are actually in a good position to repeat it. They will be playing a exhausted Bruins team if they make it through or a slightly less tired Tampa. Up to then it should be a breeze for them.

If Washington plays Pitt i think Pittsburgh will be the favorites in the matchup

It doesn't mean Washington cant win - but it will definitely NOT be a breeze for them.

 

[COHawk]

No Clear winner yet, Tampa with less than half the votes

And more than 3x the votes of 2nd place

 

[M2Beezy]

And more than 3x the votes of 2nd place

Exactly

 

[M2Beezy]

Different poll vs thread question

I think Tampa is the favorite to win it all and voted for them.

But i dont think they *will* win it all.

Who do you think will win. Straight forward pal

 

[firstemperor]

Tough to say between Tampa and the Caps. If I had to pick, I'd go Tampa because I have less faith in Holtby than years past.

 

[T REX]

Washington until proven otherwise

 

[CupsOverCash]

Happy TB isnt the clear cut favorite here. I wont feel as bad if we lose lol.

Edit: Was looking at the results from earlier this year lol.

On another note. Seems like a lot of people are picking Washington and the Bruins to beat us. Seems like maybe we are actually underdogs?

 

[JoVel]

1. Tampa
2. Caps
3. Bruins

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Don't see how anyone other than Tampa can be the favorite.

It's not a genius prognostication to say that they probably won't win, but if I had to guess I see this season ending like last one, a loss in the ECF to Washington.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Tampa could definitely lose, the way favourites often do, but if they're not your favourite you're probably being too cute. Tampa is the objectively correct answer.