2023-24 NHL Season Thread.

[adece]

Hey guys. new guy here.

I gotta say I agree with what most of you are predicting (as it is all pretty much the same) except that I don't see how the Rangers-Ottawa could be finished in less than 6 games, for either side.

[Greeney]

Hey guys. new guy here.

I gotta say I agree with what most of you are predicting (as it is all pretty much the same) except that I don't see how the Rangers-Ottawa could be finished in less than 6 games, for either side.

Spezza gets shut down, Karlsson gets slowed down, and Senators out.

[Garbles]

Western: 1st round

Canucks(6) vs Kings
Sharks vs Blues(4)
Blackhawks(4) vs Coyotes
Red Wings vs Predators(7)

Eastern: 1st round

Rangers(5) vs Senators
Capitals vs Bruins(4)
Devils vs Panthers(7)
Flyers(6) vs Penguins

[anveena]

West

Canucks in 5
Blues in 5
Blackhawks in 4
Wings in 7

East

Rangers in 6
Bruins in 5
Devils in 6
Penguins in 7

[Zeoni]

Vancouver vs Los Angeles in 7 games

St. Loius vs San Jose in 5 games

Phoenix vs Chicago in 6 games

Nashville vs Detroit in 7 games

New York vs Ottawa in 6 games

Boston vs Washington in 5 games

Florida vs New Jersey in 6 games

Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia in 7 games - round 1 best series

[Sennah]

You guys underestimate the capitals. With the whole team healthy and a newborn ovechkin I think we can be a real thread to any team. Being the underdog is something that I think will benefit the team as well. The only question is the goaltending, the risk of having to rely on the third goalie is pretty far from optimal.

[AceofHarts]

Western: 1st round

Canucks(6) vs Kings
Sharks vs Blues(4)
Blackhawks(4) vs Coyotes
Red Wings vs Predators(7)

Eastern: 1st round

Rangers(5) vs Senators
Capitals vs Bruins(4)
Devils vs Panthers(7)
Flyers(6) vs Penguins

your expecting Chicago to sweep a team it only managed to win 1 game against in the regular season?
GLWT

[Fuzzzie]

You guys underestimate the capitals. With the whole team healthy and a newborn ovechkin I think we can be a real thread to any team. Being the underdog is something that I think will benefit the team as well. The only question is the goaltending, the risk of having to rely on the third goalie is pretty far from optimal.

For me, I'm not picking who I want to win, just who I think will win. I hope the Caps do advance. They've been on an upswing lately. Let's hope they can keep it going.

[Zeoni]

They're going to get murdered without a good goalie. That's always been Washington's problem in the playoffs since Ovechkin turned them around. If they had a Jonathon Quick or Mike Smith type goalie, it would work so much better than their current rotation.

[Knails]

your expecting Chicago to sweep a team it only managed to win 1 game against in the regular season?
GLWT

Totally agree, sorry I don't see the Hawks sweeping that series. We're another team with goalies who are just not consistent. But I'll say Hawks in 6

[Garbles]

your expecting Chicago to sweep a team it only managed to win 1 game against in the regular season?
GLWT

I really don't understand why you guys try to tie a regular season series into playoff hockey. Yes, i do expect it to happen...wait and you'll see.

[Greeney]

You guys underestimate the capitals. With the whole team healthy and a newborn ovechkin I think we can be a real thread to any team. Being the underdog is something that I think will benefit the team as well. The only question is the goaltending, the risk of having to rely on the third goalie is pretty far from optimal.

Not trying to be an ass, but Washington doesn't have enough defensive skill to win a cup right now IMO.

[Masqerader]

we won't see either team in the finals from last year.. there again this year.

[Sennah]

Not trying to be an ass, but Washington doesn't have enough defensive skill to win a cup right now IMO.

No, probably not, but I think we are good enough to give Boston a run for their money and anything can happen in the playoffs so one can always hope right?

[keelea]

Western: 1st round

Canucks vs Kings (6)
Sharks vs Blues (6)
Blackhawks vs Coyotes (5)
Red Wings(6) vs Predators

Eastern: 1st round

Rangers(4) vs Senators
Capitals vs Bruins(6)
Devils(5) vs Panthers
Flyers(6) vs Penguins

Stole Garbles' format, minus the bold :<

[AceofHarts]

I really don't understand why you guys try to tie a regular season series into playoff hockey. Yes, i do expect it to happen...wait and you'll see.

i understand this, but if chicago could only muster 1 win against phoenix in the regular season, what makes you think they are going to sweep phoenix in 4?

[Irony]

i understand this, but if chicago could only muster 1 win against phoenix in the regular season, what makes you think they are going to sweep phoenix in 4?

Mike Smith's amazing superpowers that give him the ability to carry a pretty terrible team on paper, finally run out?

Changed my playoff predictions a bit..
NYR > Ottawa 5.
Boston > Washington 6.
New Jersey > Florida 4.
Philadelphia > Pittsburgh 6.
Vancouver > San Jose 6
LA > St. Louis 7.
Phoenix > Chicago 5.
Detroit > Nashville 6.

CBC has the Wings vs Nashville series. FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.

[conscript]

I really don't understand why you guys try to tie a regular season series into playoff hockey. Yes, i do expect it to happen...wait and you'll see.

Ya I could totally see a team with a good offense, fantastic defense, and the hottest goaltending in the NHL sweeping a team with horrible defense, mediocre at best goaltending, and good offense. Oh wait that described Phoenix sweeping the Hawks, a far more likely scenario than the Hawks sweeping them although neither is likely.

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Mike Smith's amazing superpowers that give him the ability to carry a pretty terrible team on paper, finally run out?

I don't even think it is totally Mike Smith. I think Dave Tippet is just an actual wizard. There is no reason at all for the Coyotes to be as good as they have been the last couple years outside of Tips. Just think how good they could be if they had an actual real owner that spent money above the cap floor. Although that wouldn't really help them do anything but lose more money as they still wouldn't put enough fans in the seats to not lose around $30 million this season.

[Irony]

I don't even think it is totally Mike Smith. I think Dave Tippet is just an actual wizard. There is no reason at all for the Coyotes to be as good as they have been the last couple years outside of Tips. Just think how good they could be if they had an actual real owner that spent money above the cap floor. Although that wouldn't really help them do anything but lose more money as they still wouldn't put enough fans in the seats to not lose around $30 million this season.

Oh definitely Tippett is some kind of Wizard, and Sean Burke some how makes every goalie he coaches, into Vezina quality.

[AceofHarts]

Oh definitely Tippett is some kind of Wizard, and Sean Burke some how makes every goalie he coaches, into Vezina quality.

Bryzgalov was vezina quality?