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April 29, 2013
2013 SpoFi Stanley Cup Pickem - first round edition: This is the last time you'll see the Wings and Blue Jackets play 10:30 playoffs games..OK, just the Wings, but I, for one, will not miss them...
OK, I'm first in!
Pittsburgh in 5 Montreal in 6 Rangers in 5 Boston in 6 (sorry, Toronto-ites)
Chicago in 5 Detroit in 6 Vancouver in 7 St Louis in 5
Disclaimer - using these picks to assist in your own choices would be like asking Charles Manson for parenting advice.
posted by owlhouse at 10:11 PM on April 29, 2013
Pittsburgh in 4
Ottawa in 7
Washington in 6
Boston in 5
Chicago in 6
Anaheim in 7
San Jose in 5
St. Louis in 4
posted by bender at 10:23 PM on April 29, 2013
Pittsburgh in 4
Montreal in 6
Washington in 5
Boston in 6
Chicago in 4
Detroit in 6
Vancouver in 7
Los Angeles in 7
posted by ic23b at 11:10 PM on April 29, 2013
Pittsburgh in 4
Montreal in 7
Washington in 6
Toronto in 7 (I'm a biased idiot.)
Chicago in 4
Anaheim in 6
Vancouver in 6
St. Louis in 7
posted by grum@work at 11:38 PM on April 29, 2013
Pens in 5
Habs in 6
Rangers in 7
Bees in 6
Hawks in 5
Ducks in 5
Sharks in 5
Kings in 6
posted by Whizbang at 01:09 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 6
Ottawa in 7
Washington in 6
Boston in 6
Chicago in 6
Anaheim in 6
Vancouver in 6
LA in 7
posted by cixelsyd at 01:16 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Montreal in 7
Washington in 7
Boston in 6
Chicago in 5
Anaheim in 4
San Jose in 7
Los Angeles in 5
posted by insomnyuk at 02:37 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 4
Montreal in 6
NY Rangers in 7
Boston in 6
Chicago in 4
Anaheim in 6
Vancouver in 6
LA Kings in 7
posted by NoMich at 07:20 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Montreal in 6
Rangers in 5
Boston in 4
Chicago in 5
Detroit in 6
San Jose in 7
Los Angeles in 6
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:14 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Ottawa in 7
Washington in 6
Toronto in 7 (Cockeyed Optimist)
Chicago in 5
Anaheim in 5
Vancouver in 6
St. Louis in 6
posted by tommybiden at 08:48 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Montreal in 7
NY Rangers in 6
Toronto in 6
Chicago in 4
Anaheim in 7
Vancouver in 6
Los Angeles in 5
posted by ursus_comiter at 10:08 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Montreal in 6
NY Rangers in 7
Boston in 6
Chicago in 5
Detroit in 7
Vancouver in 7
Los Angeles in 6
posted by holden at 10:25 AM on April 30, 2013
I think you made a mistake, there, Meats--I don's see the Devils' first round matchup anywhere on your list. *sigh*
Pittsburgh in 5
Montreal in 7
Washington in 6
Boston in 5
Chicago in 6
Anaheim in 6
San Jose in 7
LA in 5
posted by tahoemoj at 11:28 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 4
Montreal in 7
NYR in 6
Boston in 4
Chicago in 6
Anaheim in 7
San Jose in 6
LA in 6
posted by billsaysthis at 11:52 AM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Ottawa in 7
Washington in 5
Boston in 6
Chicago in 5
Detroit in 7
Vancouver in 6
Los Angeles in 7
posted by mlb321 at 12:36 PM on April 30, 2013
Pitt in 6
Mont in 5
NYR in 7
Bos in 6
Chi in 5
Ana in 6
SJ in 6
STL in 7
posted by BoKnows at 01:00 PM on April 30, 2013
Pens in 5
Montreal in 6
Washington in 6
Boston in 5
Chicago in 5
Ducks in 5
Sharks in 6
Kings in 6
posted by Debo270 at 01:03 PM on April 30, 2013
OK, here goes the annual exercise in futility:
Pittsburgh in 6; NYI prove surprisingly stubborn.
Ottawa in 6; The upset special of the 1st round, Les Habs defensive woes continue.
Rangers in 7; Despite the job Adam Oates has done in DC, NYR finally get their act together.
Boston in 5; As badly as they've played of late, Bruins still have the Leaf's number.
Blackhawks in 5; Wild win one to maintain their dignity.
Anaheim in 7; Detroit will play some good hockey, but won't survive.
San Jose in 6; Vancouver's problems in goal will surface once again.
Blues in 7; This one is for my Rheumatologist who is a huge St. Louis fan.
Unlike last year, I can't blame any errors on my cats. They're too busy looking out the windows at a really nice spring day.
posted by Howard_T at 04:28 PM on April 30, 2013
Pens in 5 Montreal in 6 Rangers in 6 Boston in 6
Chicago in 5 Detroit in 6 'Nucks in 5 Kings in 6
posted by myshtigo at 05:32 PM on April 30, 2013
Pittsburgh in 5
Montreal in 6
Washington in 6
Boston in 5
Chicago in 4
Detroit in 6
San Jose in 7
St Louis in 6
posted by MeatSaber at 06:47 PM on April 30, 2013
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? The Leafs and Islanders are in and the Devils and Flyers are out!?!*
Islanders in 6 (somebody has to take Isles)
Montreal in 5
Washington in 7 (2 games where Tortorella has "no comment")
Boston in 4
Chicago in 5 (and for the first time ever I will be happy to see Parise's first round exit tears)
Detroit in 7
Vancouver in 6
St Louis in 6 (f**k the Kings)
*According to MSG Network, the is the first time that the Devils and Flyers will miss the playoffs in the same year.
posted by MrFrisby at 07:03 PM on April 30, 2013
Here is a good tie breaker for next year: Predict the cup winner and in how many games.
I have the Pens in 22 in a pool i am in.
posted by Debo270 at 09:37 AM on May 01, 2013
Ok, it's simple: pick the winner of each playoff matchup, and how many games each series will go. You'll get 2 points for picking the winner, and 1 point for the number of games (you do not have to get both right to get the three points, they are mutually exclusive). Here are the matchups, higher seed to the left...
Pittsburgh vs NY Islanders
Montreal vs Ottawa
Washington vs NY Rangers
Boston Vs Toronto
Chicago vs Minnesota
Anaheim vs Detroit
Vancouver vs San Jose
St Louis vs Los Angeles
So get those picks in. I'll be lax on cutoff, because games start tomorrow night, but not *too* lax. Good luck...