Blueshirt Banter's Second Playoff Pick-em!
Okay, so we did this last year and it was a huge success, so we are bringing it back again!
Well now just because the Rangers are out of the playoffs doesn't mean you can't keep coming back here! And to ensure that you do we will be doing a little contest. A playoff pick-em!
Below you are going to see my picks for the first round. In the comments section you will put your picks for the first round. Comments will be closed at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, right before the first match-up.
So here is how it works.
You post which team you think is going to win and in how many games. You will do this for each round, we will have posts up (like this one) to let you know where to post your picks. It's kind of like a bracket, except we do it by round, so you will know who will be in the second round, and third and so on.
You will receive points based on two things. If you choose the correct team to win the series you get two points. If you choose the correct team in the correct number of games you get an additional 2 points. You get no points for guessing the wrong team but the right number of games.
(This was the example from last year so I will use it again) So for example: If you guessed the Capitals over the Rangers in 7 then you would get 4 points. If you guessed the Capitals over the Rangers in 5 you would get 2 points. If you guessed the Rangers over the Capitals in 7 you would get no points
At the end of each round we will tally up the points and deem a winner. The winner will get an additional 5 points added to their score. Then we will run through the same process in the second round, and the third, and then the finals. The bonus points are not accumulative, they are given to the winners of the round only.
The final winner will be the person with the most ACCUMULATED points over the four rounds. The 5 point bonus for winning the rounds are the only other bonus points that will be rewarded. If you enter the pick-em in the second round or later, you will simply start from zero points so make sure that doesn't happen to you!
The prize will be a T-shirt, and bragging rights (which I currently own)!
You want your name on the cup? Then do it!
Stanley Cup of Blueshirt Banter Playoff Pick-em's:
2008-2009: Joe Fortunato
My picks! (UPDATE: Guys had a hard drive issue last night, and my final edit didn't go through. The obvious change is LA and Vancouver (typo) and I'm giving Boston one more game. Just letting you know that the changes didn't come from nowhere.)
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Ottawa over Pittsburgh in 7
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Phoenix over Detroit in 7
Vancouver over LA in 6
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playoff picks
washington over montreal in 5
new jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 4
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
LA Kings over Vancouver in 7
1st round playoffs
washington over montreal in 4
new jersey over philadelphia in 7
buffalo over boston in 6
pittsburgh over ottawa in 6
san jose over colorado in 5
chicago over nashville in 6
phoenix over detroit in 7
vancouver over LA in 6
If you had center ice
youd see that detroit has been playing like a top seed. They will take phoenix in 5. Bryzgalov will steal one.
Vancouver has also been an extremely hot team. Luongo will do better than Quick…
I'm in.
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 7
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Pitt over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
LA over Vancouver in 6
"pain heals - chicks dig scars - Glory, lasts forever" - Shane Falco
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philly in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 4
Detroit over Phoenix in 4
Vancouver over LA in 6
by mjbnyr on Apr 13, 2010 8:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
My Picks
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 4
Detroit over Phoenix in 7
Vancouver over Los Angeles in 6
gives me something to do besides root againt NJ and Philly
Washington over Mtl in 5
NJ over Philly in 6
Pitt over Ott in 5
Buff over Boston in 7
Chicago over Nash in 6
SJ over Col in 6
Det over Phoenix in 5
Van over LA in 7
by truebluesince75 on Apr 13, 2010 8:56 AM EDT reply actions
My Picks
Washington over Montreal in 6
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 4
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
Vancouver over LA in 7
Round 1
Washington over MTL in 5
Philly over NJ in 7
Pittsburgh over OTT in 5
Buffalo over BOS in 6
Chicago over NAS in 6
San Jose over COL in 5
Detroit over PHX in 5
Los Angeles over VAN in 7
Favre 4 Ever
I Believe In Chris Drury
2010 Blueshirt Banter NCAA Champion
Shall we play a game?
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 7
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
Vancouver over LA in 5
I'll have what Joe is having
Nah, kidding, here it is
Washington in 4
NJ in 7
Buffalo in 7
Pitt in 5
SJ in 5
Chi in 6
Van in 6
Det in 6
Round 1 picks
Washington over Montreal in 5.
Philadelphia over NJ in 7.
Buffalo over Boston in 7.
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5.
San Jose over Colorado in 5.
Chicago over Nashville in 5.
Vancouver over LA in 6.
Detroit over Phoenix in 5.
Round 1
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 7
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 4
LA over Vancouver in 7
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburg over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 4
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
Vancouver over LA in 7
by Esa'sFirstKiss on Apr 13, 2010 10:02 AM EDT reply actions
Washington over Montreal in 6
Philadelphia over NJ in 7
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 5
Vancouver over LA in 6
by Wake Up Theo on Apr 13, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
any particular reason why you replied this?
Blueshirt Banter: Covering the New York Rangers the only NHL team with three home arenas.
by Joe Fortunato on Apr 13, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Last year I made a bold rpedicition of Carolina over Boston in 7
and those extra 2 points won me the cup. You have to live on the edge, I like Ottawa’s team, and I think that Pitt is due for a bit of a flop. I might be wrong, but eh
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by Joe Fortunato on Apr 13, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Ottawa’s club too and I think they went 2-2 against Pitt this year – on the other hand, Kovalev is out. Good luck on a repeat title.
(I’m surprised at how few people picked Philly – they went 5-1 against NJ this year – though most of that was before Kovalchuk.)
Kovalev was off and on all season
this is more of a gut feeling than anything else
Blueshirt Banter: Covering the New York Rangers the only NHL team with three home arenas.
by Joe Fortunato on Apr 13, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Joe
Me and wake up theo went to college together…he’s making this a challenge…like our entire collegiate career
by Esa'sFirstKiss on Apr 13, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
lmao
cool.
It wasn’t an issue I was just curious. I figured it was something like this
Blueshirt Banter: Covering the New York Rangers the only NHL team with three home arenas.
by Joe Fortunato on Apr 13, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Challenge? Child please, just putting you in your place!
All kidding aside, I really see the Devils losing to Philly.
by Wake Up Theo on Apr 13, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
All kidding aside, im going to embarrass you worse than Marty without a shirt on.
by Esa'sFirstKiss on Apr 14, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Lets Go 'Yotes!
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 7
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Phoenix over Detroit in 7
Vancouver over LA in 6
Blunter than Sather's Cigars....
by Jersey BlueshirtFan on Apr 13, 2010 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
SANKA
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Phoenix over Detroit in 7
Vancouver over LA in 7
1st round playoffs
washington over montreal in 6
new jersey over philadelphia in 5
buffalo over boston in 7
pittsburgh over ottawa in 4
san jose over colorado in 5
chicago over nashville in 4
detroit over phoenix in 6
vancouver over LA in 7
1st rounder
Washington over Montreal in 6
New Jersey over Philly in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 7
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 4
Phoenix over Detriot in 6
LA over Vancouver in 5
Let’s see if this goes as bad as my NCAA bracket did
hey "safe is death" right...
Montreal over Washington in 6
New Jersey over Philly in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 7
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 4
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Vancouver over LA in 7
Detroit over Phoenix in 5
by Rags to riches? on Apr 13, 2010 11:36 AM EDT reply actions
I know I’ll get killed for montreal, but I’m going with goaltending and the thought that mon’s pp wll do better against the caps pk then the caps pp against mon’s pk. Plus if Theodore is in net in montreal, I think he might implode if something goes wrong, he may want this one too much to stay calm. I admit it’s a long shot.
by Rags to riches? on Apr 13, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm surprised by it
but it wouldn’t be unheard of. I just think that Washington is WAY better than Montreal. I wouldn’t have minded out chances at them though
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by Joe Fortunato on Apr 13, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
i agree wash. is much better...
but montreal played well against them this year (2-2 and all tight games i think) and i just dont like the caps team in the playoffs, i don’t care what the hockey pundits say, i think their defensive play blows. plus they have to increase their intensity in a hurry, so why not go for the big upset.
by Rags to riches? on Apr 13, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
and I agree that their defensive play blows
and that they wont win the cup, but I think they are too good to lose out to Montreal
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by Joe Fortunato on Apr 13, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
1st Round Playoffs
Washington over Montreal in 5.
NJ over Philly in 6.
Buffalo over Boston in 6.
Ottawa over Pittsburgh in 6.
San Jose over Colorado in 6.
Chicago over Nashville in 5.
Vancouver over LA in 7.
Detroit over Phoenix in 5
Caps over Mon in 5
Devs over Phi in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pitt over Ott in 5
Sharks over Avs 6
Hawks over Preds 5
Van over LA 6
Det over PHX in 6
by Michael Gleich on Apr 13, 2010 11:44 AM EDT reply actions
"It's not gambling when you know you're going to win"
Caps over Habs in 4
Devils over Flyers in 6
Sabres over Boston in 5
Pens over Sens in 6
Avs over Sharks in 6
Hawks over Preds in 5
LA over Canucks in 6
PHX over Wings in 7
by WalkerNYRanger on Apr 13, 2010 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
My picks
Washington over Habs in 7
Philly over NJ in 6
Boston over Buffalo in 7
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 4
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
LA over Vancouver in 7
Picking Winners
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Pitt over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 7
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over PHX in 6
Vancouver over LA in 6
Talking out my rear..
Washington over Montreal in 6
Philadelphia over New Jersey in 7
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Nashville over Chicago in 7
Detroit over Phoenix in 7
Los Angeles over Vancouver in 7
"...also I'll brush my teeth and remember to turn off the stars at night and put the hyena out." ERNEST HEMINGWAY
That's right folks: Nashville is my Butler. At least for the 1st round. :)
"...also I'll brush my teeth and remember to turn off the stars at night and put the hyena out." ERNEST HEMINGWAY
i thought about nashville too
but their pk is atrocious, worst in the league. i think that more then anything else will be their downfall against chicago. but i’m pulling for them anyway, they deserve to make the second round, they always get brutal playoff match ups.
by Rags to riches? on Apr 13, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
1st Round Picks...
Washington in 5
Philadelphia in 6
Boston in 7
Pitt in 5
Colorado in 7
Chicago in 5
Phoenix in 7 (dark horse) lol
LA in 6
1st Round Lets Go
Caps in 5
NJ in 6
Buffalo in 5
Pitt in 5
Sharks in 7
Chicago in 4
Phoenix in 6
Vancouver in 6
1st round picks
Hard to do with no Rangers….but here we go
Washington over Montreal in 6
Devils over Philly in 7
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Ottawa over Pitt in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over Phoenix in 6 (sorry to everyone picking Phoenix, no way they beat the hottest team right now…and there will be a ton of Red Wing fans at the games in Glendale).
Vancouver over LA in 7
Good luck all!
I heard there’s a movement in Phoenix to throw live snakes on the ice, as a counter to the octopuses in Detroit.
Round 1 Winning Picks
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Boston over Buffalo in 7
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
Vancouver over L.A. in 7
NOOOOOOO
I meant Buffalo over Boston in 7, hope I can get the change
by callahanisgod on Apr 13, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You're picks are straight.
You were looking at mine.
by PowerForward on Apr 13, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
1st Round
Washington over Montreal in 5
Devils over Flyers in 6
Sabres over Bruins in 7
Penguins over Senators in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 4
Detroit over Phoenix in 5
Kings over Canucks in 7
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 4
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
LA over Vancouver in 7
Washington over Montreal in 5
NJ over Philly in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 5
Pitt over Ott in 5
Its hard to do this but SJ over Colorado in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 5
Van over LA in 5
Go Hawks
Chicago in 5
Sharks in 6
Los Angeles in 7
Detroit in 6
Capitals in 4
Ottawa in 7 (Suck it Crosbitch)
Flyers in 6
Buffalo in 6
"It’s a sad state of affairs when we have to heap praise on our GM when he doesn’t fuck it up" - Caerid112
"Mes de un club"
by Scratch and Snif on Apr 13, 2010 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
Caps beat Habs in 6 <—- Halak’s gonna steal a game or two for em like Lundqvist did last season
Devils over Flyers in 5 <—— As much as I want Fatty to lose, I don’t see the Flyers penetrating their defense like they did us
Sabres over Bruins in 4 <—— Bruins without Savard and Bergeron… who’s gonna carry em outta the first round? Wideman?
Pens over Sens in 6 <—— I haven’t been too impressed with Ottawa, but they’ll give the Pens a little scare here.
Avs over Sharks in 6 <—- Still think Thornton’s gonna be a non-factor
Hawks over Preds in 5 <—- If Chicago can have some faith in their goaltending and it actually comes through, this could be an onslaught.
Wings over Yotes in 6 <—- Wings are finally healthy (mostly),
Kings over Nucks in 7 <—— This one’s gonna feel like a gauntlet. gonna turn into a goaltending dual probably.. a couple of games going to double/triple overtime and shit :P
Those are mine, wish me luck
1st round playoff picks
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philly in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 7
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Vancouver over LA in 7
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
First Round ...
Washington over Montreal in 6
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pitt over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 7
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over PHX in 6
Vancouver over LA in 7
by bigaudio on Apr 13, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions
My 1st Round Picks
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 7
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 4
Phoenix over Detroit in 6
Vancouver over LA in 5
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by Nick Montemagno on Apr 13, 2010 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
Here are the winning picks from the boss
Caps over Habs in 4
Devils over Flyers in 5
Sabres over Bruins in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 4
San Jose over Colorado in 4
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Phoenix over Detroit in 6
Kings over Canucks in 7
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 13, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
First round results
Caps over Habs in 6
Flyers over Devils in 7
Sabres over Bruins in 6
Penguins over Senators in 5
Sharks over Avanlanche in 5
Hawks over Predators in 7
Red Wings over Coyotes in 5
Canucks over Kings in 5
My first round picks
Caps over Habs in 4 Devils over Flyers in 5 Sabres over Bruins in 5 Pens over Sens in 4 Sharks over Avalanche in 5 Blackhawks over Preds in 6 Coyotes over Red Wings in 7 Canucks over Kings 6
First Round Results
Caps over Canadiens in4
Devils over Flyers in 6
Sabres over Bruins in 5
Pens over Sens in 4
Avalanche over Sharks in 7
Hawks over Preds in 5
Coyotes over Wings in 7
Canucks over Kings in 6
Do you believe in miracles?!!?!?!?!?
Al Michaels
Here we go
Washington over Montreal in 6
New Jersey sweeps Philly (that was dirty to write)
Buffalo takes on Boston in 5
Ottawa defeats Sidney Crosby in 7
Colorado over SJ in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Los Angeles goes the distance over Vancouver
Phoenix OVER Detroit in 6.
Can I Play???
Wash over Mont in 5
NJ over Philly in 5
Buf over Bos in 5
Pitt over Ott in 6
SJ over Col in 6
CHi over Nash in 6
Det over Phx in 6
Van over LA in 7
by Lone Ranger in Florida on Apr 13, 2010 6:06 PM EDT reply actions
actually, I took Philly because this chick I met online is a die hard Flyers fan and I don’t want to be rooting against her team if we end up watching the games together, I mean, that’s not gonna get me anywhere. I actually think the Devils are going to win, but I’m going with my nut sack on this one. LOL
Picks
Washington over Montreal in 4
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 7
Boston over Buffalo in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6
San Jose over Colorado in 4
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 7
Vancouver over LA in 5
Might as well give it a shot
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Detroit over Phoenix in 7
Vancouver over LA in 5
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"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Pick time
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Boston over Buffalo over 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
Vancouver over LA in 7
by NYR in Chi-town on Apr 13, 2010 7:59 PM EDT reply actions
KingHenrik's picks
Washington Over Montreal in 6
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 7
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 4
San Jose over Colorado in 6
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit over Phoenix in 5
Vancouver over LA in 6
Winner Winner Tasty Kake Dinner
EAST
Washington over Montreal in 5
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 6
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
WEST
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Los Angeles over Vancouver in 6
Phoenix over Detroit in 7
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
"Marian Gaborik.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
-Sam Rosen
Washington sweeps Montreal
New Jersey over Philadelphia in 5
Buffalo over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 5
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 5
Detroit Sweeps Phoenix
Vancouver over LA in 7
by NYR #35 Richter on Apr 14, 2010 3:41 AM EDT reply actions

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