MyNameIsPencil: 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs!

Artuma 04.11.16	agreed on everything else in the first round except kings aren't gonna lose to sharks
Inveigh 04.11.16	don't you dare say Oduya, Sharp and the Stars will beat the Hawks i swear they'll turn it on in the playoffs, i swear!
Snake. 04.11.16	Cats in 6 Bolts in 5 Caps in 6 Pens in 4 Ducks in 5 Kings in 6 Stars in 5 Blues in 7 Cats in 5 Caps in 7 Kings in 7 Blues in 6 Caps in 7 Kings in 7 Caps win the cup in 5
Artuma 04.11.16	not too convinced about the panthers either
Inveigh 04.11.16	not convinced the Blues can get by the Hawks, but if there was ever a year, this is it.
lyzakthellama 04.11.16	stars are taking it all... pls...
Artuma 04.11.16	both blues and hawks have been really unpredictable this season so yeah
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	I really do think there is a decent chance the hawks can beat the stars in the second round, but they've had our number almost every game in the regular season so idk
Inveigh 04.11.16	Hawks playoffs all depend on Crawford being himself after the head injury they're also thin of defensemen
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	however the Hawks in the playoffs are clutch (mostly)
Inveigh 04.11.16	if Hawks can't fix the PK they're fucked. whether it's the Blues, Stars or Kings/Ducks, someone will expose that if they don't figure it out.
CaimanJesus 04.11.16	Jets were fucking terrible this year. All aboard the panthers bandwagon.
Artuma 04.11.16	stars are more of a wild card here tbh. we know their offense is fucking killer but their defensive play needs a lot of improvement if they wanna win the cup
CaimanJesus 04.11.16	I just wanna see someone other than the hawks or kings win this year.
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	Even as a Hawks fan; I agree
Inveigh 04.11.16	as a Cubs/Hawks fan, and a former resident of St. Louis with many friends still down there, I hope to god the Blues don't take the series handily. I'm going down there in May to see COC and Clutch, and the shit talking will be constant.
Inveigh 04.11.16	wtf Pencil you're no Hawks fan then
FearThyEvil 04.11.16	I get that my Flyers are bad but they are not getting swept dude. Flyers always play better against tough competition and have been decent against the caps. If anything Caps in 6
Inveigh 04.11.16	Hawks or Ducks vs. Caps would be an epic Finals
FearThyEvil 04.11.16	Panthers in 6 Lightning in 7 Caps in 6 Penguins in 5 Ducks in 5 Stars in 5 Sharks in 7 Blackhawks in 6 Stars will not make the finals with their shitty goaltending.
Inveigh 04.11.16	^agreed Fear. Hawks have a good backup in Darling but they need playoff Crawford to have a chance this year. With no Oduya and TVR not progressing as everyone hoped (plus Seabrook has been sneaky bad in the 2nd half), they're lucky as hell Keith is only missing one playoff game. Crawford should've gotten the Smythe in 2013 and they'll need that version of him to have a chance this year, I believe...
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	I think dynasties are boring m8
CaimanJesus 04.11.16	Panthers in 7 Lightning in 5 Capitals in 5 Rangers in 7 Ducks in 6 Stars in 4 Kings in 7 Blackhawks in 6 If a team is gonna be swept it'll be minny.
Artuma 04.11.16	"Hawks or Ducks vs. Caps would be an epic Finals" anyone vs caps would be epic finals because then i have a team there i wholeheartedly DON'T wanna win the cup. makes it more interesting than to have two teams i'm neutral about
Inveigh 04.11.16	yeah i also hate the Caps. will admit that Ovi is incredible to watch though. same way I feel about LeBron I guess. Pencil, dynasties are usually great for sports (be they heroes, like the 90s Bulls, or villains, like the 2000s Patriots). imo at least
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	I mean, I would agree to a degree but seeing the same few teams win it all every year gets old to me idk
Snake. 04.11.16	"Stars will not make the finals with their shitty goaltending." this
Artuma 04.11.16	they aren't the only 'potentially-cup-winning' team with a shaky-looking goaltending
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	cough penguins cough I do think their starter will be back very soon though
porcupinetheater 04.11.16	"Even as a Hawks fan I agree" If you want to see someone else win than you ain't a fucking Hawks fan
Inveigh 04.11.16	^ see?
porcupinetheater 04.11.16	Shit, Inveigh, didn't see you already beat me to the punch, cheers
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	I mean I do and want the Hawks to win but idk, this season is a stretch for them to win
Inveigh 04.11.16	well that's true
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	anyone but the Kings is how I really feel fuck Quick so hard
Mister Twister 04.13.16	I don't think you get to label the Penguins over the Caps as an upset; a lot of people think that's gonna be the end result of that series if/when it happens. It more likely than not will happen, but hey, maybe Neuvirth channels his inner Halak in the first round or some shit. I do think that the Rangers are getting swept out of the first round, honestly. They're a terrible possession team with poor special teams. If their astronomical shooting percentage comes back down to Earth, or if Lundqvist can't hold Super Saiyan form long enough, they're gonna get eviscerated. My reach pick is that the Preds make it to the WCF; they were one of the league's best teams post-ASG, and they've flown under the radar of a lot of people.
MyNameIsPencil 04.13.16	Honestly nothing is completely out of the question this year!
Mister Twister 04.13.16	aside from the cup coming to Canada, yeah I wouldn't mind, since I'm a Canadian cheering for an American team, but it was the worst American team in the league this year so
CaimanJesus 04.13.16	Well at least if the hawks win, the Jets get a third in 2018
MyNameIsPencil 04.13.16	I wonder if there are any Calgary Flames fans here on sputnikmsuic
Artuma 04.13.16	i wonder why anyone would be a fan of calgary flames
MyNameIsPencil 04.13.16	lol true
MyNameIsPencil 04.13.16	besides being a resident of Calgary really
FearThyEvil 04.13.16	Another problem with the Stars is their defense is a little shaky too. It's definitely better than last year and prospects will improve it too but considering how bad niemi and lehtonen have been, they'd need (heh) a couple star defensemen or at least all well rounded ones. I also say Flyers will not be swept because they play hard competition a lot better than people think and do relatively decent against caps. I'm a huge Flyers fan since I'm from Pa but also a huge sharks fan. Sharks facing kings again has me extremely nervous though
Artuma 04.13.16	"Another problem with the Stars is their defense is a little shaky too." i've been saying that throughout the season even though i named them as the black horse prior to the season (and wow have they been delivering)
guitarded_chuck 04.13.16	pens over the ducks in 7
Snake. 04.13.16	"I wonder if there are any Calgary Flames fans here on sputnikmsuic" spec
Snake. 04.13.16	also if the blues don't make brian elliott the starter for the series then chicago's gonna definitely beat them
MO 04.13.16	pulling so hard for Washington or Florida. I'd love to see Ovi get a cup but I would get so damn moist if Jagr won a cup at 44, the man's a fucking legend
Artuma 04.13.16	"I'd love to see Ovi get a cup" he's the last person in the world i'd like to see getting the cup
MO 04.13.16	why? he's been a top scorer for a years now and has cleaned up his act this year. actually trying harder and playing more defense
Artuma 04.13.16	it's not like he wouldn't deserve the cup considering his skills and he has indeed got more responsible defensively. i just have a huge bias against him because of his past and he really used to be the archetype of an 'arrogant douchebag russian star player', alongside kovalchuk and radulov
guitarded_chuck 04.13.16	ovie seems like one of the more likeable stars in the league imo id love to go to a pub with ovie and malkin itd be non stop laughs
Hawks 04.13.16	LETS GO PENS!!!!!
guitarded_chuck 04.13.16	[2]
FearThyEvil 04.13.16	"pulling so hard for Washington or Florida. I'd love to see Ovi get a cup but I would get so damn moist if Jagr won a cup at 44, the man's a fucking legend" What's even more insane is Jagr had the highest 5 v 5 p/60 in the entire nhl this season at 44 years old.
FearThyEvil 04.13.16	Also Wild are fucked against Stars since it was confirmed today Parise is out
Mister Twister 04.14.16	I'm a Calgary resident and even I'm not a fan of the Flames I mean they're okay but there's a significant number of teams I like more than them and yeah, I want to see Ovi raise the cup at some point, but I don't think this is the year it happens, Pittsburgh is insane right now
ShadowRemains 04.14.16	go ovi
FearThyEvil 04.14.16	It's a weird stipulation here for me. For one, I want the Flyers to win becuase of course I love them but they won't get far regardless. On the other-hand I really want Ovi/Backstrom to get a Cup.
Titan 04.14.16	not bad picks......disagreed on Dallas though
DominionMM1 04.14.16	i don't think dallas has the defense or the goaltending to make it through the wc
Titan 04.14.16	i like em over Minne, but thats about it