NHL Playoffs Series Challenge 2020

[pmorrow]

There's no 'bracket' this year but here's the next best thing. Let's put those playoff predictions to the test this year! Simply pick the winner and the number of games of each NHL playoffs 2020 series.

Make your picks with this template:

East Round Robin Winner:

PIT v MTL:
CAR v NYR:
NYI v FLA:
TOR v CBJ:

West Round Robin Winner:

EDM v CHI:
NAS v AZ:
VAN v MIN:
CGY v WPG:


Points system:

Play-in and playoff series:

1 point for getting the series winner correct
2 points for getting both the series winner and number of games correct

Round robin games between the top 4 teams of each conference:
Predict the top team in each round robin. 2 points if they finish 1st, 1 point if they finish 2nd.

Deadline:
Deadline 1: Puck drop on August 1st.


We will keep a tally of each round's winner as well as the overall playoff winner!

Submit your picks in this thread or via PM.

Play in/round robin submissions received:
pmorrow
tweetdrivr
Eskimo Brother
PenguinHunter
butch
striderz
ChilePuck
Daydream Nation
chuckcouples
DusterDave
Dover
Zorro
Wonko
northernnuck
Call of Doughty
Kory14
Hockeyrobot
Horrorfan
LawMan

[tweetdrivr]

Eastern Conference Round Robin Winner: Capitals

PIT v MTL: Montreal in 5
CAR v NYR: Carolina in 4
NYI v FLA: Panthers in 5
TOR v CBJ: Leafs in 4

Western Conference Round Robin Winner: Avalanche

EDM v CHI: Edmonton in 5
NAS v AZ: Nashville in 3
VAN v MIN: Vancouver in 4
CGY v WPG: Jets in 5

[Eskimo Brother]

Eastern Conference Round Robin Winner: Bruins

PIT v MTL: Pittsburgh in 3
CAR v NYR: Carolina in 4
NYI v FLA: Islanders in 4
TOR v CBJ: Leafs in 5

Western Conference Round Robin Winner: Blues

EDM v CHI: Edmonton in 4
NAS v AZ: Nashville in 3
VAN v MIN: Vancouver in 5
CGY v WPG: Jets in 3

[pmorrow]

Been debating whether or not to post mine publicly...but I think for at least round 1 it doesn't matter too much...if people want to go against the grain of what others are picking then let them. There should be enough variation between people's predictions to make it difficult to have any sort of truly against the grain strategy...that said, once we get to the conference semis I think it might be better to keep your cards closer to the chest especially if you're in the lead!

East Round Robin Winner: TB

PIT v MTL: Pit 4
CAR v NYR: NYR 5
NYI v FLA: NYI 5
TOR v CBJ: TOR 5

West Round Robin Winner: Col

EDM v CHI: EDM 4
NAS v AZ: NAS 4
VAN v MIN: VAN 5
CGY v WPG: CGY 5

[tweetdrivr]

Would you PM it otherwise? Hadn’t really considered that one wouldn’t post it.

[pmorrow]

Would you PM it otherwise? Hadn’t really considered that one wouldn’t post it.

Nah it's just that in some pickem style leagues some people prefer to keep their picks secret until the deadline. This is usually only relevant in later rounds though - let's say you had a 5 point lead on someone chasing you. if you could see what the team chasing you was picking, you could copy them to ensure that they cannot catch you. but like i said in the first few rounds i dont think this is that big an issue - only thing is it might let late pickers see what the majority of people are selecting and submit boom or bust contrarian picks with the hopes that things break in their favour. but with enough diversity in the submissions, this loses its effectiveness.

[tweetdrivr]

That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.

[PenguinHunter]

Eastern Conference Round Robin Winner: Tampa

PIT v MTL: Penguins in 3
CAR v NYR: Hurricanes in 4
NYI v FLA: Panthers in 4
TOR v CBJ: Leafs in 4

Western Conference Round Robin Winner: Stars

EDM v CHI: Oilers in 5
NAS v AZ: Preds in 5
VAN v MIN: Wild in 5
CGY v WPG: Jets in 3

[butch]

East Round Robin Winner:wsh

PIT v MTL: pit in 5
CAR v NYR:nyr in 5
NYI v FLA:nyi in 5
TOR v CBJ:cbj in 5

West Round Robin Winner:vegas

EDM v CHI:chi in 5
NAS v AZ:arz in 5
VAN v MIN:minn in 5
CGY v WPG:wpg in 5

[pmorrow]

Just over a week to go - get those picks in folks!

[striderz]

East Round Robin Winner: Tampa

PIT v MTL: PIT in 3
CAR v NYR: NYR in 4
NYI v FLA: NYI in 4
TOR v CBJ: TOR in 4

West Round Robin Winner: Colorado

EDM v CHI: EDM in 3
NAS v AZ: NAS in 5
VAN v MIN: VAN in 5
CGY v WPG: WPG in 5

[ChilePuck]

Eastern Conference Round Robin Winner: Tampa Bay

PIT v MTL: Pittsburgh in 4
CAR v NYR: Carolina in 5
NYI v FLA: Panthers in 5
TOR v CBJ: Leafs in 4

Western Conference Round Robin Winner: Vegas

EDM v CHI: Edmonton in 4
NAS v AZ: Nashville in 4
VAN v MIN: Vancouver in 4
CGY v WPG: Jets in 5

[Daydream Nation]

East Round Robin Winner:

PIT v MTL: Pittsburg in 3
CAR v NYR: Rangers in 5
NYI v FLA: NYI in 4
TOR v CBJ: CBJ in 5

West Round Robin Winner:

EDM v CHI: Edm in 3
NAS v AZ: Az in 5
VAN v MIN: Van in 5
CGY v WPG: Wpg in 5

West: Colorado
East: Tampa

[chuckcouples]

Eastern Conference Round Robin Winner: Lightning

PIT v MTL: Pens in 4
CAR v NYR: Hurricanes in 3
NYI v FLA: Islanders in 5
TOR v CBJ: Bluejackets in 4

Western Conference Round Robin Winner: Avalanche

EDM v CHI: Oilers in 4
NAS v AZ: Predators in 3
VAN v MIN: Wild in 4
CGY v WPG: Jets in 4

[DusterDave]

East Round Robin Winner: WSH

PIT v MTL: PIT in 3
CAR v NYR: NYR in 5
NYI v FLA: FLA in 5
TOR v CBJ: TOR in 5

West Round Robin Winner: STL

EDM v CHI: EDM in 4
NAS v AZ: NSH in 3
VAN v MIN: VAN in 3
CGY v WPG: WPG in 4