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NHL Playoff Predictions-Covid Cup Edition

Preston said:
Yeah you're misremembering. The media was legitimately split on the series.

Forgrave: A difficult series to predict. The Raptors were tied for the best home record in the NBA, and have home-court advantage all through the Eastern Conference playoffs; the Cavaliers were basically a .500 road team this season. The Raptors biggest strength may be their depth; the Cavaliers are, um, a bit imbalanced, with a supporting cast that veers between mediocre and awful (and lately more toward the awful). And yet: LeBronLeBronLeBronLeBronLeBron. Maybe his body breaks down after a grueling seven-game series against the Indiana Pacers. But I'm not going to bet against LeBron. Prediction: Cavaliers in 7.

Botkin: I picked the Cavs at the start of the playoffs, but to see how much they had to struggle to get through Indiana, LeBron having to avenge 42 points in the four wins, I just think it's too much to ask of one guy against a deep Toronto team that has Fred VanVleet back. Kyle Lowry will have a big series with Cleveland's defensive attention focused more on DeRozan, and I don't see Tristan Thompson repeating his Game 7 effort over an entire series. Prediction: Raptors in 6.


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I stand corrected. I don't remember seeing such a split amongst media pundits. After they shit the bed in Game 1 it was obvious they were completely toast.
 
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Nurse is probably the biggest advantage we have over the rest of the Eastern Conference. He is pretty clearly head above shoulders the best coach in the conference and it isn't close, IMO. Makes it hard to tactically plan for us in a 7 game series.
 
Leafs over Columbus in 4.
Leafs over Boston in 5
Leafs over Washington in 5
Leafs over Tampa in 7


Leafs and Colorado for the cup ...., Winner in 7
 
JackBurton said:
We'll start with Qualifying round and round robin.

East

  • Montreal Canadiens OVER Pittsburgh Penguins in 4
  • New York Rangers OVER Carolina Hurricanes in 4
  • New York Islanders OVER Florida Panthers in 5
  • Toronto Maple Leafs OVER Columbus Blue Jackets in 3
Round Robin Results:

  • No. 1 Washington Capitals
  • No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning
  • No. 3 Boston Bruins
  • No. 4 Philadelphia Flyers



West



  • Edmonton Oilers OVER Chicago Blackhawks in 4
  • Arizona Coyotees OVER Nashville predators in 5
  • Minnesota Wild OVER Vancouver Canucks in 5
  • Calgary Flames OVER Winnipeg Jets in 5
Round Robin Results:

  • No. 1 Colorado Avalanche
  • No. 2 Dallas Stars
  • No. 3 St.Louis Blues
  • No. 4 Vegas Golden Knights


# of players who test positive for COVID 19 total for round robin and qualifying Rounds: 4
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Eh, only 4 out of 8 right, but at least got the Montreal one.


2nd round:

East

  • Carolina OVER Boston in 6
  • Capitals OVER Islanders in 7
  • Montreal OVER Flyers in 6
  • Tampa OVER Columbus in 7
West

  • Dallas over Calgary in 6
  • Vancouver over Blues in 7
  • VEGAS OVER Hawks in 5
  • Colorado OVER Coyotees in 4

Stanley cup: Colorado over Hurricanes.
 
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Habsy said:
East

  • Pittsburgh Penguins OVER Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins in 2 (Canadiens forfeit after COVID runs rampant on their hotel floor)
  • Carolina Hurricanes OVER NY Rangers in 5
  • Florida Panthers OVER NY Islanders in 5
  • Toronto Maple Leafs OVER Columbus Blue Jackets in 4
Round Robin Results:

  • No. 1 Boston Bruins
  • No. 2 Washington Capitals
  • No. 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
  • No. 4 Philadelphia Flyers



West



  • Edmonton Oilers OVER Chicago Blackhawks in 4
  • Nashville Predators OVER Arizona Coyotes in 5
  • Minnesota Wild OVER Vancouver Canucks in 5
  • Calgary Flames OVER Winnipeg Jets in 5
Round Robin Results:

  • No. 1 St. Louis Blues
  • No. 2 Colorado Avalanche
  • No. 3 Dallas Stars
  • No. 4 Vegas Golden Knights


# of players who test positive for COVID 19 total for round robin and qualifying Rounds: 131
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I totally tanked that.
 
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