Playoff Picks, Round 3
Jonathan Willis
May 13 2012 05:47PM
It's been an unpredictable playoffs. As it stands, 12 series have been concluded. None of our entrants to date have pegged more than seven correctly, and our average is sitting between four and five.
For those wondering, here are the full standings:
| Writer | Total Score | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| ~S~K~ | 7 | 58.3% |
| Beavis | 7 | 58.3% |
| BigE91 | 7 | 58.3% |
| Cam Charron | 7 | 58.3% |
| greenlightning86 | 7 | 58.3% |
| Horcsky | 7 | 58.3% |
| Johe | 7 | 58.3% |
| Koolaid drinker #33 | 7 | 58.3% |
| Oilers4ever | 7 | 58.3% |
| schevvy | 7 | 58.3% |
| Vintage Flame | 7 | 58.3% |
| Bucknuck | 6 | 50.0% |
| D | 6 | 50.0% |
| david | 6 | 50.0% |
| Dunnonuttin | 6 | 50.0% |
| First Name Unidentified | 6 | 50.0% |
| geoilersgist | 6 | 50.0% |
| Jason Gregor | 6 | 50.0% |
| John Cullen | 6 | 50.0% |
| madjam | 6 | 50.0% |
| Mantastic | 6 | 50.0% |
| master of my domain | 6 | 50.0% |
| Orange-n-Blue | 6 | 50.0% |
| Wax Man Riley | 6 | 50.0% |
| Alberto's dad | 5 | 41.7% |
| Danny Gray | 5 | 41.7% |
| DieHard | 5 | 41.7% |
| EvanAllTogether | 5 | 41.7% |
| ItsTheBGB | 5 | 41.7% |
| Jonathan Willis | 5 | 41.7% |
| Lowetide | 5 | 41.7% |
| maimster | 5 | 41.7% |
| Mason Storm | 5 | 41.7% |
| Matt Stephen | 5 | 41.7% |
| Oilerpride15 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Quicksilver ballet | 5 | 41.7% |
| TLHansum | 5 | 41.7% |
| Woodguy | 5 | 41.7% |
| yawto | 5 | 41.7% |
| Abby W. | 4 | 33.3% |
| ashley | 4 | 33.3% |
| Brett Mitchell | 4 | 33.3% |
| Cam Davie | 4 | 33.3% |
| Ern Beckett | 4 | 33.3% |
| icedawg_42 | 4 | 33.3% |
| James | 4 | 33.3% |
| Jeff Angus | 4 | 33.3% |
| Justin Azevedo | 4 | 33.3% |
| Kent Wilson | 4 | 33.3% |
| Marda Miller | 4 | 33.3% |
| Nate Sans Hate | 4 | 33.3% |
| ncomas | 4 | 33.3% |
| Number 44 | 4 | 33.3% |
| oilderrick | 4 | 33.3% |
| Rob Vollman | 4 | 33.3% |
| shanetrain | 4 | 33.3% |
| Thomas Drance | 4 | 33.3% |
| Tim in Kelowna | 4 | 33.3% |
| Trentonl | 4 | 33.3% |
| Wes Mantooth | 4 | 33.3% |
| Colin | 3 | 25.0% |
| dan | 3 | 25.0% |
| Gitagrip | 3 | 25.0% |
| gord962 | 3 | 25.0% |
| John Lofranco | 3 | 25.0% |
| Oilers G | 3 | 25.0% |
| Patrick Johnston | 3 | 25.0% |
| Time Travelling Sean | 3 | 25.0% |
| Tinfoil Tuque | 3 | 25.0% |
| Wanyes bastard child | 3 | 25.0% |
| Come join the Dark Parade | 2 | 16.7% |
| Dawn | 2 | 16.7% |
| everton fc | 2 | 16.7% |
| Fight Club | 2 | 16.7% |
| mark | 2 | 16.7% |
| mayorpoop | 2 | 16.7% |
| Ryan Fancey | 2 | 16.7% |
| Ron Burgundy | 1 | 8.3% |
| SLAM | 1 | 8.3% |
Worth noting: some people (especially those near the bottom) only got picks in for one of the previous two rounds.
Naturally, this much inaccuracy isn't going to prevent more guessing!
Round 3 Picks
| Writer | PHX/LA | Games | NYR/NJ | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Charron | LA | 6 | NYR | 7 |
| Danny Gray | LA | 5 | NYR | 6 |
| Jason Gregor | LA | 6 | NYR | 6 |
| Jonathan Willis | LA | 6 | NYR | 6 |
| Justin Azevedo | LA | 6 | NYR | 5 |
| Kent Wilson | PHX | 6 | NJ | 7 |
| Lowetide | LA | 7 | NYR | 6 |
| Matt Stephen | LA | 5 | NJ | 7 |
| Vintage Flame | LA | 6 | NYR | 7 |
We'll be accepting entries in the comments until puck-drop tomorrow.
Comments are closed for this article.
LA in 6
NYR in 7
Finals.....NYR in 6
Got my picks in fist :-)
EDIT. Willis, for those who only got the second round in, you should mention that by a 3/4 for 75%*, the * denoting only 1 rd.
Willis you rat fink! Your name is above mine even though we're tied!!!! :-)
LA in seven
NYR in six
LA 6 NYR 7
LA in 6. NY in 7.
Oh and by the way- the reward for winning this whole prediction thing is a million dollars, right? RIGHT!!!!????
LA and NY. Both in 5.
LA in 5 NYR in 6
L.A.K. 7 N.Y.R. 6
LA in 6 NYR in 7
LA in 5 NYR in 7
Tied for the lead!
LA in 6 NJ in 7
Anyone under 50% should just turn in their man card.
Wish I picked in the 2nd round. I'll take Phoenix and New Jersey.
La in 7
Rangers in 7
What makes this nice to see is that even if I go 0 for 3 in the remaining series'... Wanye's Bastard Child can't catch me in the predictions.
@Vintage Flame
You're going down VF. Game on. :)
PHX in 6 NJD in 6
LA in 5
NYR in 6
LA in 5 NJ in 7
edit: I should add that I'm actually hoping for a NYR/LA final, but I think that the east final is probably going to go the distance, and that NJ has the advantage in a seven game series.
Teams that lose 8 or more games in the playoffs rarely win the Final.
To my knowledge, last year was the first time that any team had ever lost 9 games in the playoffs and won the Cup. The only reason the Bruins won is that the Canucks were also dog tired and fell apart at the end.
The Rangers have already lost 6 games this year, and have played significant overtime to boot -- triple overtime in one case. Compare that to LA and Phoenix who have lost a combined 4 games between them, in the first two rounds.
Based on that, I would be astonished if the Rangers win the cup.
Devils in 6 Kings in 5
LA 5, NY 6
LA NY final. Nhl wet dream come true.
@DSF
"Anyone under 50% should just turn in their man card."
DSF, Anyone who could post that without entering their own prediction, never had a man card.
LAK in 6
NYR in 7
Sutter vs Torts ....back to 2004
NJD 7
LA 6
LA in 5
NJ in 6.
LA in 5
NJ in 6
LA in 5
NY in 6
Phx in 8!
LA 6 NJ 7
I'm going to stop picking against the Kings - LA in 5.
And I'm going to believe in the Rangers - NYR in 7.
Why are fans from a Canadian city even talking about the current playoffs, None of Your teams are in it anymore, better topic would be 'Murray should be Oilers pick in June's draft.
That's the only reason Boston kicked Vans ass was that Van was tired? That's horse sh!t Boston was also bigger, stonger, faster, more skilled, and most importantly had heart.
NYR in 6, LA in 5
LA to win the Cup
LA King in 5, Devils in 6.
Gary Smith, because we love hockey. doesnt matter what team it is. we are used to it ;)
LA-6, Rangers-7
Los Angeles escapes in 6 and the Rangers escape New York in 6 as well.
....still have my man card, i think.
The artist formerly known as the Quicksilver Ballet
LA in 6 NYR in 6
LA in 5
NJ in 6
LA in 5 NYR in 6.
NYR vs LA would be one for the ages...
LA in 7; NJ in 6 (Volchenkov is the difference)
I'm tied for first and I'm too late to enter?? Terrible. Well, since the game is still tied at 0 as of now, I'll put these down and accept disqualification if that's the case.
So, LA in 6 and NJ in 7, because damn, the Rangers are too boring to watch for one more series.