Official LGW Playoff Picks Game

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

If you loved the Weekend Picks game that Aussie_Wing had, you'll love this playoff edition. Mods, if you deem this as worthy, I would really appreciate you pinning this thread.

Here's how it'll work:

Each round you will pick a winner for each series. For every correct series winner you predict, you will receive 5 points (0 if you pick the incorrect team). Also to aid with tiebreakers you will also pick how many games the losing team in each series will win. Given that the team you picked to win actually does win the series, you will then have the opportunity to receive up to 3 bonus points. For every game you are off for the losing teams actual win total, I will subtract 1 bonus point. After each round, every player will then pick again based on the teams the made through to the next round. Whoever has the most points at the end of the season, wins Playoff bragging rights.

If any of your are confused, I'll do a mock picks example:

NFM#25's Mock Picks

Detroit 4-2 over Calgary

Anaheim 4-3 over Minnesota

Vancouver 4-3 over Dallas

San Jose 4-2 over Nashville

Buffalo 4-1 over NYI

New Jersey 4-1 over Tampa Bay

Atlanta 4-3 over NYR

Ottawa 4-3 over Pittsburgh

Let's say this happened in the first round:

Detroit won 4-3 over Calgary

Minnesota won 4-3 over Anaheim

Vancouver won 4-3 over Dallas

San Jose won 4-3 over Nashville

Buffalo won 4-0 over NYI

NJ won 4-1 over Tampa Bay

NYR won 4-3 over Atlanta

Ottawa won 4-0 over Pittsburgh

Here's how my point total would work out:

DET/CAL = 5 Points + 2 Bonus Points

ANA/MIN = 0 Points

VAN/DAL = 5 Points + 3 Bonus Points

SJ/NSH = 5 Points + 2 Bonus Points

BUF/NYI = 5 Points + 2 Bonus Points

NJ/TB = 5 Points + 3 Bonus Points

NYR/ATL = 0 Points

OTT/PIT = 5 Points + 0 Bonus Points

Total first round score: 42

Feel free to post any questions, and remember that your picks must be in *before* the first puck drops tonight at 7:00 ET.

Best of luck to everyone, and I'll post my picks shortly.

Here are the Matchups based on their respective ranks

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh

Edited April 11, 2007 by Never Forget Mac #25

[detroitsportsman05 1]

West Quarter Finals

1 Det v 8 Cal = Det in 7

2 Anh v 7 Min = Min in 6

3 Van v 6 Dal = Van in 4

4 Nsh v 5 SJ = SJ in 5

East Quarter Finals

1 Buf vs 8 NYI = 1 Buf in 5

2 NJ vs 7 TB = 7 TB in 6

3 Atl vs 6 NYR = 3 Atl in 5

4 Ott vs 5 Pit = 5 Pit in 7

EDIT: My bad i did the whole playoffs at first. I changed it to just my 1st round picks!

Edited April 11, 2007 by detroitsportsman05

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

NFM#25's Picks

DET 4-2 over CAL

ANA 4-3 over MIN

VAN 4-3 over DAL

SJ 4-2 over NSH

BUF 4-1 over NYI

NJ 4-1 over TB

ATL 4-3 over NYR

OTT 4-2 over PIT

West Quarter Finals

1 Det v 8 Cal = Det in 7

2 Anh v 7 Min = Min in 6

3 Van v 6 Dal = Van in 4

4 Nsh v 5 SJ = SJ in 5

West Semi Finals

1 Det v 7 Min = Det in 5

3 Van v 5 SJ = SJ in 6

West Conference Finals

1 Det v 5 SJ = 1 Det in 7

East Quarter Finals

1 Buf vs 8 NYI = 1 Buf in 5

2 NJ vs 7 TB = 7 TB in 6

3 Atl vs 6 NYR = 3 Atl in 5

4 Ott vs 5 Pit = 5 Pit in 7

East Semi Finals

1 Buf vs 7 TB = 1 Buf in 6

3 Atl vs 5 Pit = 5 Pit in 6

East Conference Finals

1 Buf vs 5 Pit = 1 Buf in 7

Stanley Cup Finals

1 Det vs 1 Buf = 1 Det in 6

WARNING: You only need to pick for the first round. You will be repicking after each round with the correct teams that made it through

[TheLegend19 1]

My Picks

Western Conference Quarterfinals

Detroit v. Calgary (6 games)

Anaheim v. Minnesota (7 games)

Vancouver v. Dallas (6 games)

Nashville v. San Jose (7 games)

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Buffalo v. New York Islanders (5 games)

New Jersey v. Tampa Bay (5 games)

Atlanta v. New York Rangers (6 games)

Ottawa v. Pittsburgh (6 games)

[Chase 0]

Detroit vs. Calgary -- Detroit 4-2

Anaheim vs. Minnesota -- Anahiem 4-1

Vancouver vs. Dallas -- Dallas 4-3

San Jose vs. Nashville -- San Jose 4-2

Buffalo vs. NYI -- Buffalo 4-1

New Jersey vs. Tampa Bay -- New Jersey 4-1

Atlanta vs. NYR -- NYR 4-3

Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh -- Pittsburgh 4-3

Meh we'll see what happens...

[shannyfan1414 0]

WEST:

(1) Detroit[ 4/b] vs. (8) Calgary 2

(2) Anaheim 4 vs. (7) Minnesota 3

(3) Vancouver 4 vs. (6) Dallas 2

(4) Nashvillev4 vs. (5) San Jose 3

EAST:

(1) Buffalo 4 vs. (8) New York Islanders 0

(2) New Jersey 3 vs. (7) Tampa Bay 4

(3) Atlanta 2 vs. (6) New York Rangers 4

(4) Ottawa 2 vs. (5) Pittsburgh 4

Great idea. I have somthing else that is going to keep me busy when i should be doing school work.

[arin 0]

West Quarter Finals

1 Det v 8 Cal = Det in 6

2 Anh v 7 Min = Anh in 7

3 Van v 6 Dal = Van in 5

4 Nsh v 5 SJ = SJ in 6

East Quarter Finals

1 Buf vs 8 NYI = 1 Buf in 4

2 NJ vs 7 TB = 7 TB in 7

3 Atl vs 6 NYR = 3 Atl in 5

4 Ott vs 5 Pit = 5 Ott in 6

[puckloo39 5,686]

WC Quarterfinals

Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary (Wings in 5 games)

Ducks vs. Wild (Ducks in 7 games)

Stars vs Nuckies (Stars in 6 games)

Sharks vs. Preds (SJ in 6 games)

EC Quarterfinals

Sabres vs. NY Islanders (Sabres in 5 games)

Devils vs. TB (NJ in 6 games)

Thrashers vs. NY Rangers (Altanta in 6 games)

Sens vs. Pens (Ottawa in 7 games)

[Dano33 41]

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary Detroit 4-1

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota Anaheim 4-2

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas Vancouver 4-3

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose San Jose 4-2

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders Buffalo 4-1

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay New Jersey 4-3

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers New York 4-2

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 4-2

[aflac9262 211]

WEST:

Detroit defeats Calgary, 4-1

Anaheim defeats Minnesota, 4-2

Vancouver defeats Dallas, 4-1

Nashville defeats San Jose, 4-2

EAST:

Buffalo defeats New York, 4-0

Tampa Bay defeats New Jersey, 4-2

New York defeats Atlanta, 4-2

Pittsburgh defeats Ottawa, 4-2

[edicius 3,269]

Well, these are all picks that I posted on my blog back on Monday...and I know the first pick is going to be unpopular here...I'm just trying to be consistent.

Western Conference

Detroit (1) vs. Calgary (8) - Calgary in six.

Anaheim (2) vs. Minnesota (7) - Anaheim in seven.

Vancouver (3) vs. Dallas (6) - Dallas in six.

Nashville (4) vs. San Jose (5) - San Jose in five.

Eastern Conference

Buffalo (1) vs. N.Y. Islanders (8) - Buffalo in four.

New Jersey (2) vs. Tampa Bay (7) - Tampa Bay in five.

Atlanta (3) vs. N.Y. Rangers (6) - NYR in seven.

Ottawa (4) vs. Pittsburgh (5) - Ottawa in seven.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Well, these are all picks that I posted on my blog back on Monday...and I know the first pick is going to be unpopular here...I'm just trying to be consistent.

Western Conference

Detroit (1) vs. Calgary (8) - Calgary in six.

Anaheim (2) vs. Minnesota (7) - Anaheim in seven.

Vancouver (3) vs. Dallas (6) - Dallas in six.

Nashville (4) vs. San Jose (5) - San Jose in five.

Eastern Conference

Buffalo (1) vs. N.Y. Islanders (8) - Buffalo in four.

New Jersey (2) vs. Tampa Bay (7) - Tampa Bay in five.

Atlanta (3) vs. N.Y. Rangers (6) - NYR in seven.

Ottawa (4) vs. Pittsburgh (5) - Ottawa in seven.

Here's hoping you put up a goose-egg in the DET/CAL series!

[Turretin 0]

Alright boys, get ready to go down:

Detroit 4-3 over Calgary

Anaheim 4-1 over Minnesota

Dallas 4-2 over Vancouver

San Jose 4-2 over Nashville

Buffalo 4-0 over NYI

New Jersey 4-3 over Tampa Bay

NYR 4-3 over Atlanta

Ottawa 4-2 over Pittsburgh

I guess we'll do it all over again when the second round starts.

[dberrien1975 0]

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary = Detroit 4-1

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota = Anaheim 4-0

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas = Dallas 4-2

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose = SJ 4-3

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders = Buffalo 4-0

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay = NJ 4-1

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers = Atlanta 4-2

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh = Pittsburgh 4-3

[Guest GordieSid&Ted]

WEST

Wings over Flames 4-2

Sharks over Predators 4-2

Canucks over Stars 4-1

Ducks over Wild 4-2

EAST

Sabres over Isles 4-0

Senators over Pens 4-3

Rangers over Thrashers 4-3

Lightning over Devils 4-2

[wingsgirl001 983]

Thanks Mac! I like how the points are set up. Nice job!

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary - Wings in 6

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota - Ducks in 5

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas - Stars in 6

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose - Sharks in 7

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders - Sabres in 4

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay - Devils in 6

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers - Thrashers in 7

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh - Senators in 6

[Hockey13Playa 240]

Hockey13Playa's Picks:

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary - Wings in 6

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota - Ducks in 7

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas - Stars in 6

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose - Sharks in 5

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders - Sabres in 4

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay - Devils in 7

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers - Rangers in 7

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh - Penguins in 6

[edicius 3,269]

Here's hoping you put up a goose-egg in the DET/CAL series!

Hey, I'll gladly take the goose egg if they can win the series. I figure it this way...probably at least 75% of the time when I picked the Wings to win during the weekend picks...they lost. And vice versa.

So this may work in our favor.

[Vonnie182 0]

Detroit vs. Calgary --Detroit in 6

Anaheim vs. Minnesota --Minnesota in 7

Vancouver vs. Dallas -- Vancouver in 6

San Jose vs. Nashville --San Jose in 7

Buffalo vs. NYI -- Buffalo in 4

New Jersey vs. Tampa Bay -- New Jersey in 7

Atlanta vs. NYR -- NYR in 7

Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh -- Pittsburgh in 6

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Great work Mac! And thanks to wingsgirl001 who put forward the playoff pics idea.

WEST:

Detroit over Calgary 4-3

Anaheim over Minnesota 4-2

Vancouver over Dallas 4-1

San Jose over Nashville 4-3

EAST:

Buffalo over New York Islanders 4-2

New Jersey over Tampa Bay 4-2

New York Rangers over Atlanta 4-2

Ottawa over Pittsburgh 4-3

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Hey, I'll gladly take the goose egg if they can win the series. I figure it this way...probably at least 75% of the time when I picked the Wings to win during the weekend picks...they lost. And vice versa.

So this may work in our favor.

I remember that. If the Wings win the first round, I don't care who they play in the upcoming rounds, you'll be picking their opponents.

Ed, sometimes you gotta take one for the team.

[BetweenThePipes 0]

WEST:

Detroit over Calgary 4-2

San Jose over Nashville 4-3

Dallas over Vancouver 4-2

Anaheim over Minnesota 4-1

EAST:

Buffalo over New York Islanders 4-1

Ottawa over Pittsburg 4-3

New York Rangers over Atlanta 4-2

New Jersey over Tampa Bay 4-1

EDIT: I added the other team to prevent confusion or something...

Edited April 11, 2007 by BetweenThePipes

[Inultus 12]

1 Det v 8 Cal = Det in 6

2 Anh v 7 Min = Anh in 6

3 Van v 6 Dal = Van in 6

4 Nsh v 5 SJ = SJ in 6

1 Buf vs 8 NYI = 1 Buf in 4

2 NJ vs 7 TB = 7 NJ in 5

3 Atl vs 6 NYR = 3 Atl in 6

4 Ott vs 5 Pit = 5 Pit in 6

Edited April 11, 2007 by Inultus

[Kp-Wings 3]

Here goes:

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary = Wings in 5

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota = Wild in 7

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas = Canucks in 6

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose = San Jose in 5

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders = NY Islanders in 6

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay = New Jersey in 4

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers = Atlanta in 6

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh = Ottawa in 5

[zetterisbetter 4]

WEST:

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Calgary (Detroit in 5 games)

(2) Anaheim vs. (7) Minnesota (Anahiem in 5 games)

(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas (Dallas in 6 games)

(4) Nashville vs. (5) San Jose (san Jose in 6 games)

EAST:

(1) Buffalo vs. (8) New York Islanders (Buffalo in 5 games)

(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Tampa Bay (Jersey in 5 games)

(3) Atlanta vs. (6) New York Rangers (Atlanta in 6 games)

(4) Ottawa vs. (5) Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (Ottawa in 6 games)

Note: there is also a zetter is better..there is a difference...no spaces in mine