CGY vs WPG: Winner: WPG
Offense: WPG
Defense: CGY
Goaltending: WPG.
EDM vs CHI: Winner: EDM
Offense: EDM
Defense: EDM
Goaltending: CHI
VAN vs MIN: Winner: VAN
Offense: VAN
Defense: MIN
Goaltending: VAN
NSH vs ARI: Winner: NSH
Offense: NSH ( hard to say since players point totals collapse when heading to these teams)
Defense: NSH
Goaltending: ARI
TOR vs CBJ: Winner:
Offense: TOR
Defense: CBJ
Goaltending: Goes both ways but ill take TOR
PIT vs MTL: Winner: PIT
Offense: PIT
Defense: PIT
Goaltending: PIT
FLA vs NYI: Winner: NYI
Offense: NYI
Defense: NYI
Goaltending: FLA
CAR vs NYR: Winner: CAR ( If their top guns get hot watch out)
Offense: NYR
Defense: CAR
Goaltending: NYR

Preds are 3 deep on D, yotes are 4th in GAA and preds are 21st, defense goes to the yotes

Josi, Ellis, Ekholm, and Fabbro>

Fabbro had a pretty replacement level year, OEL hjalmarsson chychrun goligoski demers and oesterle as a unit is deeper

Old and most of them are Swiss on D. Don't bet on it.

how does chicago have better goaltending. It seems that crawford isn't gonna play so the top 2 goalies of chaicago will be subban and delia

I thought Crawford was playing??? if not well obviously EDM

I read some report saying he isn't even at chicago at the moment

It's a wrap then lol

Still better defensively and both G (Kuemper/Raanta) are good/strong; if they can score, they will pass John Hynes and the Preds.

Hjalmarsson and chychrun are absolute workhorses, same with OEL even if he isnt a traditional shutdown guy

idk I like NSH here

lmao Jarry and Murray are not better than Price

I think there are possible upsets coming. CBJ over TOR. CHI over EDM. I think those are the most possible upsets on each side.



don't make the penguins break Price again.

i go with
WPG in 4
CHI in 5
MIN in 4
NSH in 5
CBJ in 3
MTL in 3 (yes i said it)
FLA in 5
NYR in 5

My picks are

WPG in 5
EDM in 3
VAN in 5
NSH in 4
TOR in 5
PIT in 4
NYI in 3
NYR in 4

This year, the Penguins scored 8 goals on the Habs in 3 games. The Habs scored 7. They were not that far off. And Price steps up his game in the playoffs.

At no point did you face this team.
They haven't head a healthy defense in forever.
They never had both Jake and Jason playing at the same time.
I think you are kidding yourself when you think any of that stuff in the past means anything.

Plus Crosby and Hornqvist werent playing in the game where MTL won

Going to be completely realistic here. The only way the Habs could beat the pens in 3 is if the pens don’t play Crosby and Malkin and just overall give up to get Laf, which won’t happen because they paid for Zucker, Sheary, Rodrigues, and Marleau for this year and they have a legit chance at going far

Team defense favors ARI by far. NSH has the more talented top 4, imo.

The CAR/NYR series is very tricky. CAR is the better team, but the Rangers have owned them in recent years.

Right now, I think the biggest mismatch is EDM over CHI. The Oilers are superior in every facet of the game, except goaltending. And Crawford's status remains up in the air. Give me EDM in 3.

Our defense is a mess and we have a lot of inexperience. CAR ran through teams in the playoffs last year.

I like CHI but I don't see why people think their gonna upset EDM? Especially if Crawford doesn't play? that's a wrap!!!