The Race to the Stanley Cup('06-'07)..............

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:48 am

Weekend update........................

In the East...................
NY Rangers sweep Atlanta 4-0
Ottawa wins over Pittsburgh 4-1
Buffalo leads 3-1 over NY Islanders
New Jersey/Tampa Bay tied 2-2

In the West..................
Anaheim wins over Minnesota 4-1
Calgary/Detroit tied 2-2
Vancouver leads 3-2 over Dallas
San Jose leads 3-1 over Nashville

Weekend Schedule.........................
(FR)Gm. 5, NY Islanders at Buffalo
(FR)Gm. 5, Tampa Bay at New Jersey
(FR)Gm. 5, San Jose at Nashville
(SA)Gm. 5, Calgary at Detroit
(SA)Gm. 6, Vancouver at Dallas
(SU)*Gm. 6, Buffalo at NY Islanders
(SU)Gm. 6, New Jersey at Tampa Bay
(SU)Gm. 6, Detroit at Calgary
(SU)*Gm. 6, Nashville at San Jose
*--if necessary

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:47 pm

So far two big surprises:
1. Rangers sweeping Thrashers... I thought they'd win in the end but definitely no sweep.
2. Flames vs Red Wings: Flames are playing much better than I expect.

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:50 pm

By the way, sorry for the Preds...

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:07 am

gkaytaz wrote:By the way, sorry for the Preds...

Yeah, second year in a row they've lost to San Jose in the playoffs.....oh well, there's always next year...and the next.....and the next, and so on.

I agree with you, gkaytaz, on one thing.........I never thought the Rangers woulda' swept the Thrashers.

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:19 am

Hmm, Stars vs Canucks proved to be one of the most entertaining first round matchups

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:23 am

Second round in the East will be quite exciting... Sabres will most probably pair up with Rangers. That'll be fun to watch

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:47 pm

Playoff update...................

In the East.............
Buffalo wins 4-1 over NY Islanders
New Jersey wins 4-2 over Tampa Bay
NY Rangers sweep 4-0 over Atlanta
Ottawa wins 4-1 over Pittsburgh

Conference semifinal matchups........
NY Rangers vs. Buffalo(6-seed vs. 1-seed) & Ottawa vs. New Jersey(4-seed vs. 2-seed)

In the West................
Detroit leads 3-2 over Calgary
Anaheim wins 4-1 over Minnesota
Dallas/Vancouver tied 3-3
San Jose wins 4-1 over Nashville

Confrence semifinial matchups............
to be determined.......
Remaining games in the first round}Calgary/Detroit Gm. 6, tonight; Gm. 7(if necessary) Tuesday and Dallas/Vancouver, Gm. 7, Monday
~~if Calgary and Dallas win their respective series, the seedings will be....Calgary[8] vs. Anaheim(2); Dallas(6) at San Jose(5)
~~if Calgary and Vancouver win, the seedings will be.......Calgary[8] vs. Anaheim(2); San Jose(5) vs. Vancouver(3)
~~if Detroit and Dallas win, the seedings will be...............Dallas(6) vs. Detroit(1); San Jose(5) vs. Anaheim(2)
~~if Detroit and Vancouver win, the seedings will be.........San Jose(5) vs. Detroit(1); Vancouver(3) vs. Anaheim(2)

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:27 am

And the seedings are set for the Conference Semifinals..........

In the East...................
NY Rangers(#6) vs. Buffalo(#1)
Ottawa(#4) vs. New Jersey(#2)

In the West...................
San Jose(#5) vs. Detroit(#1)
Vancouver(#3) vs. Anaheim(#2)

Let the games begin..............

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:55 pm

Current playoff update.............

In the East..............
Buffalo leads 2-0 over NY Rangers
Ottawa leads 1-0 over New Jersey

In the West.............
San Jose leads 1-0 over Detroit
Anaheim/Vancouver series tied 1-1

Weekend schedule......................
(SA)Gm. 2, Ottawa at New Jersey
(SA)Gm. 2, San Jose at Detroit
(SU)Gm. 3, Buffalo at NY Rangers
(SU)Gm. 3, Anaheim at Vancouver

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:17 pm

With all four series having made it through three games now, here are the updated playoff standings.............

In the East.................
Buffalo leads 2-1 over NY Rangers
Ottawa leads 2-1 over New Jersey

In the West................
San Jose leads 2-1 over Detroit
Anaheim leads 2-1 over Vancouver

Game 4 matchups...............
(TU)Buffalo at NY Rangers
(TU)Anaheim at Vancouver
(WE)New Jersey at Ottawa
(WE)Detroit at San Jose

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue May 08, 2007 2:05 pm

And then there were FOUR..............

Only two rounds separate the four remaining teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs from the chance to hoist ole' Lord Stanley's Cup into the air........

In the East................
Buffalo wins 4-2 over NY Rangers
Ottawa wins 4-1 over New Jersey

Ottawa vs. Buffalo
7-game schedule tba........

In the West..................
Detroit wins 4-2 over San Jose
Anaheim wins 4-1 over Vancouver

Anaheim vs. Detroit
7-game schedule tba.........

Any predictions?

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:03 pm

mlittle wrote:And then there were FOUR..............

Only two rounds separate the four remaining teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs from the chance to hoist ole' Lord Stanley's Cup into the air........

In the East................
Buffalo wins 4-2 over NY Rangers
Ottawa wins 4-1 over New Jersey

Ottawa vs. Buffalo
7-game schedule tba........

In the West..................
Detroit wins 4-2 over San Jose
Anaheim wins 4-1 over Vancouver

Anaheim vs. Detroit
7-game schedule tba.........

Any predictions?

WEST:
I had predicted the Ducks to be a major headache. However they have outdone even themselves!

Now... I think the West will be a 7 game duke-out. Anaheim will beat the Reds by a narrow margin.

EAST:
Ottawa seemed to become a classic case. They look and perform good during the regular season. This year they are better than ever.

The East will be the Senators' in a 6 game round.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Fri May 18, 2007 12:55 pm

Stanley Cup Update............

Ottawa wins 4-1 over Buffalo
Detroit/Anaheim tied 2-2

Remaining schedule...............
(SA)Gm. 5, Ottawa at Buffalo(Ottawa wins 3-2)
(SU)Gm. 5, Anaheim at Detroit
(TU)Gm. 6, Detroit at Anaheim
(TH)Gm. 7, Anaheim at Detroit*

*--if necessary

......and another year of frustration can begin in Buffalo.......

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:29 pm

Anaheim vs Ottawa could be an entertaining finals matchup. That'll be Ottawa's first ever finals.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:22 pm

gkaytaz wrote:Anaheim vs Ottawa could be an entertaining finals matchup. That'll be Ottawa's first ever finals.

It'll be interesting......in the post-lockout era, Ottawa has a good team for a Cup finalist; a great offense centered around a strong core(Alfredsson, Heatley, Spezza), a decent defense centered on Wade Redden and a decent goalie in Ray Emery and good penalty-killers whenever the team's short-handed.

As for whoever they'll play......Anaheim won today's game vs. the Red Wings and have a 3-2 lead; Gm. 6 is in Anaheim on Tuesday.....