Your BOLD Predictions...

[thesnake87]

The season is a quarter of the way through, players have found their niche and playoff spots are harder to come by. By looking at what has happened, name some events that you think will happen come playoff time.

My thoughts

-Phoenix will be a top 4 seed again in the West, and will not play Detroit in the first round. If they are that high, they will get into the 2nd round of the playoffs.
- The Dallas ownership issue will not be resolved until... March?
-If Jimmy Howard keeps his numbers up and gets a couple more shut outs, he will be in serious consideration for Vezina
-Jonathan Quick will get 40 wins...
-Stamkos will miss 50 goals in 50 games by 1/2 games

[scottkoz20]

- Buffalo trades Tim Connolly to Calgary for Matt Stajan and a 3rd round pick in 2012
- Pittsburgh wins the Winter Classic in regulation.
- Crosby and Ovechkin fight each other
- Islanders trade Doug Weight, Mark Streit, Matt Moulson, Roloson and start the rebuilding project.... AGAIN.
- Sheldon Souray remains an Oiler.
- Columbus wins the Central and is rewarded with Detroit in the 1st round.
- Los Angeles wins the Pacific
- Vancouver wins the Northwest
- Washington wins the Southeast and the Presidents trophy again, only to puke on themselves in the 1st round again.
- Philly wins the Atlantic
- Montreal wins the Northeast
- New Jersey and Buffalo get the 7th and 8th seeds in the Playoffs and beat Philly and Washington in the 1st round.
- 4 teams from the Central make the playoffs and Nashville is 9th

1st Round East
(8) Buffalo 4, (1) Washington 2
(7) New Jersey 4, (2) Philly 3 - Kovalchuk scores in OT to win the series
(3) Montreal 4, (6) Boston 3
(4) Pittsburgh 4, (5) Tampa Bay 1
--> Yes, no parade down Front St. Leaf fans!!

1st Round West
(1) Vancouver 4, (8) St. Louis 0
(2) Los Angeles 4, (7) San Jose 2
(6) Detroit 4, (3) Columbus 2
(4) Chicago 4, (5) Phoenix 2
--> Yes, 1 team from the Northwest makes it.

2nd Round East
(3) Montreal 4, (8) Buffalo 3 (This hurts, but that is a really good Hab team right now)
(4) Pittsburgh 4, (7) New Jersey 1

2nd Round West
(1) Vancouver 4, (6) Detroit 2
(4) Chicago 4, (2) Los Angeles 2

ECF - (3) Montreal 4, (4)Pittsburgh 2
WCF - (1) Vancouver 4, (4) Chicago 2

Yes kiddies... I believe the Cup is going home this season!

[Gabby10]

Given this one trend the last 3 years I can only make this prediction.

Either the Penguins or the Capitals will make it to the Finals.

I base this on the Winter Classic. Every year, one team from the classic ends up in the Finals. But in the 3 years of the Winter Classic, the 2 winners have lost in the Finals, and the Flyers lost both the WC and SCF.

[mr ozzie]

Leafs make it to the playoffs, but gets knocked off in the first round. Pens win the cup this year. Crosby wins Hart and Art.