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Athletic Writers early playoff predictions

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Initial Creation Date: Jul. 15, 2023
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This was made using a % of their writers putting a team in the playoffs. Some teams at the bottom were tied at 0 and so don't pay much attention to who places higher between teams like the Ducks and Sharks.
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 2:57 p.m.
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Pretty accurate. Columbus will be higher tho
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 2:57 p.m.
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.
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Just looking at the Atlantic, Tampa and Boston too high, Buffalo and Detroit and Toronto too low
Jul. 15, 2023 at 3:19 p.m.
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Just looking at the Atlantic, Tampa and Boston too high, Buffalo and Detroit and Toronto too low


They have Toronto and Tampa tied at 93,5% and Boston/Florida tied at 77.4%. You can flip those around if it makes you feel better.
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 3:47 p.m.
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They have Toronto and Tampa tied at 93,5% and Boston/Florida tied at 77.4%. You can flip those around if it makes you feel better.


What is the reasoning on why Tampa is so high
Jul. 15, 2023 at 3:54 p.m.
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Famous NHL Defenseman Wyatt Amodt making a guest appearance.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 3:56 p.m.
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What is the reasoning on why Tampa is so high


I'd imagine it's some kind of mix of Kucherov, Point, Stamkos, Vasilevsky, Cirelli, Sergachev and Hedman.
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 3:57 p.m.
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I'd imagine it's some kind of mix of Kucherov, Point, Stamkos, Vasilevsky, Cirelli, Sergachev and Hedman.


But that's all they have
Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
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Edited Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:06 p.m.
Quoting: Leafsfan98
But that's all they have


While the Leafs have Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, Bertuzzi, Rielly ... and I chose 7 from Tampa so you can pick one more name out that you think I forgot. The Leafs and Lightning aren't in all that difference of situations. A core who's being paid and will carry them to a successful regular season/playoff appearance and everyone else. Tampa's is just better separated between offense/defense/goaltending.
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:05 p.m.
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Heh. One of the worst playoff predicting staffs around.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:06 p.m.
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Heh. One of the worst playoff predicting staffs around.


They got the Blues right last season after you complained about it then too.
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:08 p.m.
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While the Leafs have Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, Bertuzzi, Rielly ... and 1 chose 7 from Tampa so you can pick one more name out that you think I forgot. The Leafs and Lightning aren't in all that difference of situations. A core who's being paid and will carry them to a successful regular season/playoff appearance and everyone else. Tampa's is just better separated between offense/defense/goaltending.


Which forward core do you prefer:
Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cerrelli-Sheary
Eyssimont-Paul-Jeannot
Koepke-Glendening-Archibald

or:
Jarnkrok-Matthews-Nylander
Bertuzzi-Tavares-Marner
Domi-Kampf-Knies
Lafferty-Holmberg-Reaves

Which DCore do you prefer:
Hedman-Perbix
Sergachev-Cernak
De Haan-Bogosian

or:
Rielly-Brodie
McCabe-Klingberg
Gio-Lilly

Toronto's DCore and offensive core's objectively better but the 1 argument you would have is Vasy vs Sammy (where Sammy outplayed Vasy in the playoffs) and right now, Toronto's core players are better than Tampa's
Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:09 p.m.
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Heh. One of the worst playoff predicting staffs around.


Actually I had to go back and look at last seasons thread for the fun of it. Your take back then:

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Zero changes in the East, one in the West. Well, at least they finally wised up on Seattle.


If the Athletic is 'the worst', I guess we shouldn't put much faith in your takes either.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.
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Quoting: Leafsfan98
Which forward core do you prefer:
Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cerrelli-Sheary
Eyssimont-Paul-Jeannot
Koepke-Glendening-Archibald

or:
Jarnkrok-Matthews-Nylander
Bertuzzi-Tavares-Marner
Domi-Kampf-Knies
Lafferty-Holmberg-Reaves

Which DCore do you prefer:
Hedman-Perbix
Sergachev-Cernak
De Haan-Bogosian

or:
Rielly-Brodie
McCabe-Klingberg
Gio-Lilly

Toronto's DCore and offensive core's objectively better but the 1 argument you would have is Vasy vs Sammy (where Sammy outplayed Vasy in the playoffs) and right now, Toronto's core players are better than Tampa's


That's a very homerish take. The Leafs Dcore isn't very strong this year and is easily worse than Tampas. The forwards aren't all that far off from each other, they are both the top 6 and everyone else, and Tampa's goaltending is better.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 4:43 p.m.
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Leafs going to Leafs
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That's a very homerish take. The Leafs Dcore isn't very strong this year and is easily worse than Tampas. The forwards aren't all that far off from each other, they are both the top 6 and everyone else, and Tampa's goaltending is better.


No it's not a homers take... don't let the cup blinders fool you, Rielly severely underrated and is at level, if not better than Hedman. Brodie is way better than Perbix, Sergachev is a little better than McCabe but Klingberg is better than Cernak, Gio is vastly better than De Haan and Lilly is better than Bogosian. the Leafs DCore is so much better than Tampa's

The forwards on the Leafs are so much better than the ones on Tampa.

Line 1 is equal
Line 2 goes to Toronto
Line 3 goes to Toronto
Line 4 goes to Toronto

If last year's playoffs show any indication on how Vasy is, goaltending would go to Toronto but easy being easy pulls it into Carolina's favour
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:09 p.m.
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No it's not a homers take... don't let the cup blinders fool you, Rielly severely underrated and is at level, if not better than Hedman. Brodie is way better than Perbix, Sergachev is a little better than McCabe but Klingberg is better than Cernak, Gio is vastly better than De Haan and Lilly is better than Bogosian. the Leafs DCore is so much better than Tampa's


I'm sorry. I can't take you seriously.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.
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If last year's playoffs show any indication on how Vasy is, goaltending would go to Toronto but easy being easy pulls it into Carolina's favour


Come on dude...everything up to this was fair and totally reasonable, if not right to think. But....you're really gonna even roughly imply that a 6 game sample size means Vasy is gonna be worse than Samsonov now? Like....at all...
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:18 p.m.
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Come on dude...everything up to this was fair and totally reasonable, if not right to think. But....you're really gonna even roughly imply that a 6 game sample size means Vasy is gonna be worse than Samsonov now? Like....at all...


I said "If last year's playoffs was any indication" to begin with, but I had a couple typos that meant to say: but Vasy being Vasy puts it in Tampa's favour, not that Vasy is the worse goalie, just that, in the playoffs, in that series, Vasy was the 2nd best goalie
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:19 p.m.
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I'm sorry. I can't take you seriously.


That Toronto is better than Tampa on paper?
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.
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I said "If last year's playoffs was any indication" to begin with, but I had a couple typos that meant to say: but Vasy being Vasy puts it in Tampa's favour, not that Vasy is the worse goalie, just that, in the playoffs, in that series, Vasy was the 2nd best goalie


I mean it's just not worth pointing out unless you're trying to suggest that he is. It's no secret Vasy played like crap I'm that series, but there's literally 0 expectation Samsonov will be better going forward.

The only reason to mention the goalies at all like that is to sneakily try and suggest further for Toronto being better.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:31 p.m.
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I mean it's just not worth pointing out unless you're trying to suggest that he is. It's no secret Vasy played like crap I'm that series, but there's literally 0 expectation Samsonov will be better going forward.

The only reason to mention the goalies at all like that is to sneakily try and suggest further for Toronto being better.


It's not, it's more of a concern considering he was 8-9-3 in his last 20 starts in the RS with a .906 save percentage and a 2.9 GAA also concerns me... Besides that, Vasy will still be Vasy and should be fine
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:34 p.m.
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It's not, it's more of a concern considering he was 8-9-3 in his last 20 starts in the RS with a .906 save percentage and a 2.9 GAA also concerns me... Besides that, Vasy will still be Vasy and should be fine


It's con contradictory to say these 2 things together. It's like you wanna say Vasy fell off and isn't as good now, but.you don't have the confidence or balls to actually say it.
Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.
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It's con contradictory to say these 2 things together. It's like you wanna say Vasy fell off and isn't as good now, but.you don't have the confidence or balls to actually say it.


Because I don't believe it, I'm saying that there are concerns to his game that he should be addressing bc he struggled.

I 100% have the confidence and balls to say that a player isn't as good as advertised... I've said that about guys like: Mitch Marner, Cole Caufield, Connor McDavid, The top 6 in EDM, Pettersson, Hughes (2/3 anyway), the Tkachuks, Wilson etc.

I believe Vasy is better, I do have my concerns about him though just like I do with Sammy and other goalies in the league
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Jul. 15, 2023 at 5:51 p.m.
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This is very reasonable, like it or not
Jul. 15, 2023 at 7:04 p.m.
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Quoting: Byrr
Actually I had to go back and look at last seasons thread for the fun of it. Your take back then:



If the Athletic is 'the worst', I guess we shouldn't put much faith in your takes either.


Cool beans. Now do more than one year where everyone's bracket was shredded. And just for the record, there were two different East playoff teams and three in the West, so my jibe about them just picking 15 of the 16 as returnees being silly was quite correct.

Besides, I was comparing them to other outlets, not to run of the mill Joes. Any way you slice it's not like I always just pick my favorite team every season like half the staff there does.
 
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