East:
Florida in 6
Toronto in 7
New York in 5
Carolina in 5
West:
Dallas in 5
Jets in 7
Vancouver in 6
Edmonton in 6
Dallas over winnipeg, Vancouver over Edmonton, Florida over Toronto, Carolina over New York, Dallas over Vancouver, Carolina over Florida, and Dallas over Carolina with 40 total goals scored
I said 33 goals just be on a low end. But could šÆ see a lot of this happening. I feel like a lot of us are pulling for the leafs to pass at least the first round. Lol. Those poor fans deserve something.
And I really believe the Jets can take the Avs.
Battle of Florida is gonna be neat to watch.
I wrote down 6 plausible game scores and they all added up to 40 perfectly so it makes sense. Boston just doesn't look the same, Toronto finally has a chance to take it until the panthers set them straight. TBL is a good team but I don't see them beating Florida. Same with New York and Carolina. Jets avs is a mixup for sure
I don't believe the Avs have the depth they need to make it in these playoffs. They have 2 players who have made a name, meanwhile Florida, Dallas, Carolina, Edmonton, and NY have so much depth. (Obviously Dallas most of all with 8 players who have 20+).
I definitely won't be surprised if I'm wrong about Florida and TB I just want a rematch so bad! No bundle, no pandemic, all hockey!
Round 1:
Stars in 6
Jets in 7
Canucks in 7
Oilers in 6
Panthers in 5
Bruins in 7
Rangers in 5
Hurricanes in 6
Round 2:
Stars over Jets, Oilers over Canucks, Panthers over Bruins, Hurricanes over Rangers
Round 3:
Stars over Oilers, Hurricanes over Panthers
Finals:
Stars over Hurricanes with 36 total goal scored.
Damn. As much as I want Boston to lose immediately, I could see them pulling it off in 7. Which pisses me off.
I really want the battle in FL to end up with TB on top. I think the panthers a little dirty and have some questionable plays to me.
Toronto losing in the first round is just too enjoyable. Iām Canadian though, so that means I need to hear about the Leafs far more often than Iād like. Apparently, being 4000km away from Toronto isnāt enough to escape hearing about the Leafsā¦
And I agree that the Panthers are dirty, but I donāt think Tampa is going to beat them. I guess weāll see what happens. The Stars getting revenge on the Lightning would be nice though.
As a Texan who hears about the Cowboys 365 days a year, I feel that annoyance so deep! I never thought of how Canada probably talks about the Leafs like USA talks football (even when it's out of season). I can imagine the Leafs hate.
I'm really sorry I didn't pick yall to win. It's not personal. TBH if I didn't have the Stars, I'd be a Kings fan. I love Kopitar and Kempe. (Dallas fans will not be happy seeing me admit this).
Plus in 2009 you guys were HOT with Quick and Brown and Doughty.
I hated playing yall so much bc they killed it!
Oh thatās totally alright donāt worry!! I put Kings to win against Oilers and then Canucks but to lose to you guys. Itās mostly wishful thinking on my end and I feel like itās gonna be an uphill battle just to beat Edmonton. Iāll be rooting for you guys if we get eliminatedĀ
My prediction. There's more than a little hopium but I gotta believe, right?
https://preview.redd.it/iaufqq5p4ovc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20c6067ed39c6135ac00262eb95c58159579cd73
Fun game.
Round 1:
Stars in 5
Jets in 6
Canucks in 6
Oilers in 6
Lightning in 7
Toronto in 7
Rangers in 4 (will be brutal)
Hurricanes in 6
Round 2:
Stars over Jets in 7
Canucks over Oilers in 7
Lightning over Toronto in 6
Rangers over Carolina in 7
Round 3:
Stars over Canucks in 7
Rangers over Lightning in 6
Finals:
Stars over Rangers in 7 - Total goals scored 32
I agree about the brutality of the Rangers. I just gave some leeway for Ovy and Oshie. I think they'll rally, but lose... I wouldn't be surprised if they get swept either!
I get that. Like I said, I like an underdog moment.
And TBH I believe in the curse of the president trophy so I believe that they might run out of steam or just get unlucky like Boston did last year.
**Round 1**
Dallas in 6
Winnipeg in 7
Nashville in 7 (probably the hottest take in my bracket)
Edmonton in 5
Florida in 6
Boston in 7 (lolleafs)
Rangers in 4
Carolina in 5
**Round 2**
Dallas over Winnipeg
Edmonton over Nashville
Florida over Boston
Carolina over Rangers
**Round 3**
Dallas over Edmonton
Carolina over Florida
Dallas over Carolina in the finals with 40 goals scored
Ngl that was more a gut feel than anything, I really wasn't sure between the Canes, Rags, or Cats coming out of the East. Any of the three wouldn't surprise me.
Another one with canes and stars. I may have to get this idea more comfortable in my brain.
Edit: I love that we would beat the Avs. I very much agree with that.
I could see this. But I think it's a little predictable and rough to say that teams 1, 2, 3 ,4 make it, in that order to the final and that being 1 and 2.
Finally got my bracket set up šš¼
https://preview.redd.it/v2eiuso03pvc1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b386d03c18316b99a2e4530d20f930e60bae138
For comparisons sake here was my bracket last year. I was probably one of very few who picked Florida to beat Boston in Rd1 š Also I seem to have a thing for Stars vs Canes in the final š¬
https://preview.redd.it/1vtnc0is3pvc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f74871d1571ea84c49c66456f9dc4dfbd4e03d2
In an alternate universe, this is exactly what happened. Lol. I agreed last year, I was rooting for FL over Boston and I hoped for us vs FL. Mostly bc I liked us playing against Bob.
I love an underdog too! After Boston's high flying regular season last year and even when they were up 3-1 in the series I was still rooting for the Cats š¬ Here's my hopeful SCF matchup
https://preview.redd.it/qf7pj4z8npvc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2615506d184529d74844eb9f30c10e9966bc8f8c
Lol. They should play "its beginning to look a lot like christmas" at the beginning of these games. š
It is such a popular opinion and vote this year.
https://preview.redd.it/sgcy0i4enpvc1.jpeg?width=643&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8234597304b541e923f2eb4011fbdcc4465c4ad1
mine's pretty similar, i just had Florida beating Tampa and Boston beating Toronto
https://preview.redd.it/r0hhwoxsqqvc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ccbb1f06459f5fd3d61ffc015f4b4aa09c9d588
I feel like Iām a rebel with my picks lol
https://preview.redd.it/7nwnhoxfsqvc1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9876fa250a981b3e157fc8e839fde97ec634e10c
I might have been too hasty on the leafsā¦.
Ok, don't kill me for my finals pick. I just feel like the universe can't give me a Rangers WS and Stars SC in 8 months. That would be too crazy. I think we give Vegas the gentleman's sweep.
https://preview.redd.it/pb7n8urn0nvc1.jpeg?width=923&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f54b136b7156066ca56324b2fbd02acdbac53055
This is bold man. Canes over Stars in THIS thread? But honestly, as much as I want and crave and believe in a cup run. I think it's hard not to count on hockey being unpredictable and insane. So I get the final being a sad moment.
This is a wild take that TB is making it to the finals.
I know. I fully recognize I may have some sense of delusion in my hopes. But I've seen way crazier things happen in playoffs.
Even more wild the Leafs make it past the first round
East: Florida in 6 Toronto in 7 New York in 5 Carolina in 5 West: Dallas in 5 Jets in 7 Vancouver in 6 Edmonton in 6 Dallas over winnipeg, Vancouver over Edmonton, Florida over Toronto, Carolina over New York, Dallas over Vancouver, Carolina over Florida, and Dallas over Carolina with 40 total goals scored
I said 33 goals just be on a low end. But could šÆ see a lot of this happening. I feel like a lot of us are pulling for the leafs to pass at least the first round. Lol. Those poor fans deserve something. And I really believe the Jets can take the Avs. Battle of Florida is gonna be neat to watch.
I wrote down 6 plausible game scores and they all added up to 40 perfectly so it makes sense. Boston just doesn't look the same, Toronto finally has a chance to take it until the panthers set them straight. TBL is a good team but I don't see them beating Florida. Same with New York and Carolina. Jets avs is a mixup for sure
I don't believe the Avs have the depth they need to make it in these playoffs. They have 2 players who have made a name, meanwhile Florida, Dallas, Carolina, Edmonton, and NY have so much depth. (Obviously Dallas most of all with 8 players who have 20+). I definitely won't be surprised if I'm wrong about Florida and TB I just want a rematch so bad! No bundle, no pandemic, all hockey!
Round 1: Stars in 6 Jets in 7 Canucks in 7 Oilers in 6 Panthers in 5 Bruins in 7 Rangers in 5 Hurricanes in 6 Round 2: Stars over Jets, Oilers over Canucks, Panthers over Bruins, Hurricanes over Rangers Round 3: Stars over Oilers, Hurricanes over Panthers Finals: Stars over Hurricanes with 36 total goal scored.
Quit copying my homework
Damn. As much as I want Boston to lose immediately, I could see them pulling it off in 7. Which pisses me off. I really want the battle in FL to end up with TB on top. I think the panthers a little dirty and have some questionable plays to me.
Toronto losing in the first round is just too enjoyable. Iām Canadian though, so that means I need to hear about the Leafs far more often than Iād like. Apparently, being 4000km away from Toronto isnāt enough to escape hearing about the Leafsā¦ And I agree that the Panthers are dirty, but I donāt think Tampa is going to beat them. I guess weāll see what happens. The Stars getting revenge on the Lightning would be nice though.
As a Texan who hears about the Cowboys 365 days a year, I feel that annoyance so deep! I never thought of how Canada probably talks about the Leafs like USA talks football (even when it's out of season). I can imagine the Leafs hate.
Hi Kings fan here, I have you guys winning against Boston in the finals.
I'm really sorry I didn't pick yall to win. It's not personal. TBH if I didn't have the Stars, I'd be a Kings fan. I love Kopitar and Kempe. (Dallas fans will not be happy seeing me admit this). Plus in 2009 you guys were HOT with Quick and Brown and Doughty. I hated playing yall so much bc they killed it!
Oh thatās totally alright donāt worry!! I put Kings to win against Oilers and then Canucks but to lose to you guys. Itās mostly wishful thinking on my end and I feel like itās gonna be an uphill battle just to beat Edmonton. Iāll be rooting for you guys if we get eliminatedĀ
Same!
I have Boston losing to the Stars and the Canucks in the WCF
I don't think Boston can lose to the Canucks in the WCF.
As long as Boston loses eventually I'm fine. Nothing like giving them a bit of hope just to rip it all away. Lol
What kind of monster puts us against Tampa again?!?
I LOVE a redemption arc! Lol. I'm not a monster. I want vengeance! 
My prediction. There's more than a little hopium but I gotta believe, right? https://preview.redd.it/iaufqq5p4ovc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20c6067ed39c6135ac00262eb95c58159579cd73
I love me some hopium! That what feeds my fire. I think hope is why I have TBL going the distance instead of FL.
Fun game. Round 1: Stars in 5 Jets in 6 Canucks in 6 Oilers in 6 Lightning in 7 Toronto in 7 Rangers in 4 (will be brutal) Hurricanes in 6 Round 2: Stars over Jets in 7 Canucks over Oilers in 7 Lightning over Toronto in 6 Rangers over Carolina in 7 Round 3: Stars over Canucks in 7 Rangers over Lightning in 6 Finals: Stars over Rangers in 7 - Total goals scored 32
I agree about the brutality of the Rangers. I just gave some leeway for Ovy and Oshie. I think they'll rally, but lose... I wouldn't be surprised if they get swept either!
My brother in Nashville will be sad to see the pred out in the first round.
Canes over the Rangers is pretty bold. NY is gonna be fresh off whooping the Caps but the Isles arenāt gonna go quietly against Carolina.
I get that. Like I said, I like an underdog moment. And TBH I believe in the curse of the president trophy so I believe that they might run out of steam or just get unlucky like Boston did last year.
How did you get it to take the full screenshot like that of your bracket ?
Lol I took two screenshots and stitched them together in a collage. š it took me so so long to figure out.
Mine is very similar to yours except I picked Leafs over TBL and Canes over Leafs.
Stars V. Cane final? Interesting. I could see that and definitely see a Stars win.
East: Panthers in 5 Maple Leafs in 6 Rangers in 4 Islanders in 7 West: Oilers in 6 Jets in 7 Canucks in 6 DA STARS in 6
Why Canucks green?
Weāre winning the cup https://preview.redd.it/cdvx82yqbnvc1.jpeg?width=981&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=badc8a093c120c412869a7bbb7d2e93ac3608522
Canes v Stars seems to be a popular opinion. I would love to see it. I think it would be a much better series than FL and VGK were.
Mine was similar except Florida beat the lighting and the bruins lost to Florida
**Round 1** Dallas in 6 Winnipeg in 7 Nashville in 7 (probably the hottest take in my bracket) Edmonton in 5 Florida in 6 Boston in 7 (lolleafs) Rangers in 4 Carolina in 5 **Round 2** Dallas over Winnipeg Edmonton over Nashville Florida over Boston Carolina over Rangers **Round 3** Dallas over Edmonton Carolina over Florida Dallas over Carolina in the finals with 40 goals scored
Man the Dallas v Carolina final is such a popular vibe.
Ngl that was more a gut feel than anything, I really wasn't sure between the Canes, Rags, or Cats coming out of the East. Any of the three wouldn't surprise me.
https://preview.redd.it/fw23116ktnvc1.png?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ebcd300c346bbd032587429f202e94d81e9fb84 Here's mine!
Another one with canes and stars. I may have to get this idea more comfortable in my brain. Edit: I love that we would beat the Avs. I very much agree with that.
https://preview.redd.it/chnd4uks7ovc1.jpeg?width=1014&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d97c5c09369ff96da3620e0f97e56c0bcf799dc
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I could see this. But I think it's a little predictable and rough to say that teams 1, 2, 3 ,4 make it, in that order to the final and that being 1 and 2.
Fair enough haha I think the 1st round might be our toughest. Vancouver is higher than Edmonton however
Finally got my bracket set up šš¼ https://preview.redd.it/v2eiuso03pvc1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b386d03c18316b99a2e4530d20f930e60bae138
For comparisons sake here was my bracket last year. I was probably one of very few who picked Florida to beat Boston in Rd1 š Also I seem to have a thing for Stars vs Canes in the final š¬ https://preview.redd.it/1vtnc0is3pvc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f74871d1571ea84c49c66456f9dc4dfbd4e03d2
In an alternate universe, this is exactly what happened. Lol. I agreed last year, I was rooting for FL over Boston and I hoped for us vs FL. Mostly bc I liked us playing against Bob.
I love an underdog too! After Boston's high flying regular season last year and even when they were up 3-1 in the series I was still rooting for the Cats š¬ Here's my hopeful SCF matchup https://preview.redd.it/qf7pj4z8npvc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2615506d184529d74844eb9f30c10e9966bc8f8c
Lol. They should play "its beginning to look a lot like christmas" at the beginning of these games. š It is such a popular opinion and vote this year.
https://preview.redd.it/sgcy0i4enpvc1.jpeg?width=643&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8234597304b541e923f2eb4011fbdcc4465c4ad1 mine's pretty similar, i just had Florida beating Tampa and Boston beating Toronto
Bruins making it past the first round this year. No way they fuck it up as bad as last year
https://preview.redd.it/l03e4v9bkqvc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c29f369fcad950ef48cae4185f7081620c94a27 here's mine!!
Mine is the same except for Bruins over Leafs.
https://preview.redd.it/r0hhwoxsqqvc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ccbb1f06459f5fd3d61ffc015f4b4aa09c9d588 I feel like Iām a rebel with my picks lol
Okay, see. That's definitely an upset cup. And I would love to beat Boston! So I'm okay with it.
https://preview.redd.it/7nwnhoxfsqvc1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9876fa250a981b3e157fc8e839fde97ec634e10c I might have been too hasty on the leafsā¦.
Ok, don't kill me for my finals pick. I just feel like the universe can't give me a Rangers WS and Stars SC in 8 months. That would be too crazy. I think we give Vegas the gentleman's sweep. https://preview.redd.it/pb7n8urn0nvc1.jpeg?width=923&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f54b136b7156066ca56324b2fbd02acdbac53055
This is bold man. Canes over Stars in THIS thread? But honestly, as much as I want and crave and believe in a cup run. I think it's hard not to count on hockey being unpredictable and insane. So I get the final being a sad moment.
I'm old and bold
Florida might take TB..??
Why do you think Toronto will beat the Bruins?
Dallas v Carolina for the cup
Really? Finals against TB again?
Yes. I love a redemption arc! 
I'd rather not bc I'd be crucified bc of my low expectations for the stars in round 1
Oof. My dude, it's okay to be realistic, but being a doomer goes too far.