2015 NHL Playoffs

[General Veers]

Given the unpredictable nature of hockey playoffs I was surprised to learn the Rangers became the first team to overcome 3-1 series deficits in consecutive postseasons.

I hope everyone is ready for the Rangers North vs. Rangers South Eastern Conference Finals!

[LHoffman]

@General:

I hope everyone is ready for the Rangers North vs. Rangers South Eastern Conference Finals!

On what basis do you make this comparison? To me Tampa and New York are not remarkably similar in either players or style of play.

Or do you mean because there are a few ex-players on each team?

(Brian) Boyle, Callahan, St. Louis, (Dan) Boyle, Stralman etc…

[General Veers]

Yep, that will be one of the narratives of the series, along with Stamkos’s first trip to the conference finals and the Rangers trying to get back to the finals.

[LHoffman]

Gotcha.

TBL - Way better offense. Good goaltending.

NYR - Great Defense. Best goaltending.

Who wins?

[Gargantua]

I’ll tell you who wins.

The person who updates the hockey pool instead of posting at A&A.org in their spare time!

[Young Grasshopper]

@Gargantua:

I’ll tell you who wins.

The person who updates the hockey pool instead of posting at A&A.org in their spare time!

Why G? …are you knocking on the door to second last place?

[LHoffman]

@Gargantua:

I’ll tell you who wins.

The person who updates the hockey pool instead of posting at A&A.org in their spare time!

Oh, cry me a river…  :-P

There is more active conversation here anyway.

[suprise attack]

Utica and Grand Rapids should be good

[LHoffman]

@suprise:

Utica and Grand Rapids should be good

[General Veers]

The cup finals should be good, Tampa is a talented team but they are facing their biggest challenge in Chicago. It’s sour grapes but I wish I didn’t pick the Hawks to get bounced in the first round, or I’d be in real good shape for the Playoff Pool. Well I can just hope for a huge series from my Tampa picks.

[Young Grasshopper]

@General:

The cup finals should be good, Tampa is a talented team but they are facing their biggest challenge in Chicago. It’s sour grapes but I wish I didn’t pick the Hawks to get bounced in the first round, or I’d be in real good shape for the Playoff Pool. Well I can just hope for a huge series from my Tampa picks.

You can have my Chicago players, it’s all I have left and I dropped fast after the first round.

[axis_roll]

Hawks in 6

Should be some fast and high scoring games.
Gotta love playoff hockey

[LHoffman]

@General:

The cup finals should be good, Tampa is a talented team but they are facing their biggest challenge in Chicago. It’s sour grapes but I wish I didn’t pick the Hawks to get bounced in the first round, or I’d be in real good shape for the Playoff Pool. Well I can just hope for a huge series from my Tampa picks.

The thing I kick myself over is that at the beginning of all this I liked the Hawks and I LOVED Tampa… in terms of going all the way. I did not go heavy on either team as I should have. If I did, I would look like the utter genius that I truly am.  :wink:

Instead, I opted to play it safer and spread my picks out a bit. That worked out well enough to put me in a shoving match for 3rd place, effectively, but it could have been so much better. Darn it. The perfect Pool year squandered.

[Young Grasshopper]

Congrats to the Blackhawks, 3 in 6 is very impressive.

For game 6 I bet on the Blackhawks and my buddy took the lightning and I won $10, so I broke even with Hoffman’s pool :)

Cheers

[LHoffman]

@Young:

Congrats to the Blackhawks, 3 in 6 is very impressive.

For game 6 I bet on the Blackhawks and my buddy took the lightning and I won $10, so I broke even with Hoffman’s pool :)

Cheers

Haha! Awesome… it’s all good then.  :wink:

[Gargantua]

Hoffman have I  paid?

[Young Grasshopper]

@Gargantua:

Hoffman have I  paid?

…aren’t you running a tab?  8-)

[CWO Marc]

@Young:

@Gargantua:

Hoffman have I  paid?

…aren’t you running a tab?  8-)

And even more importantly: are we talking here about IPCs or about that less important variety of money which is handled by banks?

[Gargantua]

The hawks have to win 4 in 10 before anyone calls them a dynasy - just FYI.

Canucks will make sure that doesn’t happen I swear!

[General Veers]

Dynasty gets thrown around too much in sports nowadays, and it’s not fair to compare today’s NHL, NBA and NFL teams to those of the past since all three operate with caps (NBA is the only soft one) and have so much roster turnover that makes it harder to keep a winning core together. Three in six is not a dynasty per se but a sign of modern dominance, much like the Spurs spread out NBA titles.