I like your predictions Mike, would love to see a Devils, OIlers final but I am not sold 100% sold on the OIlers just yet. Really hard to make it to the final 2 years in a row and goaltending is always a concern in Edmonton. Hoping Ottawa can make it this year and make some noise.
Long time Oiler fan and before the season began I was going to put a futures bet on the Devil's vs Predators for the cup . Still like the Devil's but Nashville's a flop and I've got a lot more faith in my Oil lately . Good prediction
If the biggest knock on the Panthers is the 2 back to back finals, I’m okay with it. Still, I think they can pull it off. They got that dawg in ‘em more than anyone in the league.
well said, thik tb is ready after a few years off vasy is healthy again, washington after going through the grind of all seasons last year know how to win in any manner, last year was brutal to make playoffs, they have dawg in them as well. east will kill each other and an eastern style team like vegas may take advantage.
Would be a big Devils fan for a couple of weeks if this happens. However the Oilers probably be excited to face Jacob Markstrom in a playoff series again after what happened in 2022.
I don't know i think Edmonton is a really solid team. But the west is tough i really think Colorado has a real shot. The western conference is really good right now.
The sleeper team are the jets. not much pr, but the goalie is world class, they have 4 producing lines, the have the best pp, and are in 1st place. and 14 1 record NHL history at the start. And brilliant coaching. their losses were with the backup goalie. and 4 shutouts and 2 20 goal scorers... what does that say? When they must deliver, they do. Like Seabiscuit, just because they are small, doesn't mean they can be beaten. Will see in the next few months
Your picks are interesting but I'm going to shock with a big upset that has the Kings beating the Oilers. I just have a hunch the Kings find a way to slay the dragon this year and I have one of Nashville or New York Rangers sneaking into the playoffs
Edmonton is gonna have to score far more than their current pace, they'll have to out score their opponents, which isn't a recipe for success in the playoffs.
i see ottawa as number 1 wc, tampa is just getting better and so is their goaltender, hard to go 3 straight with florida theses days so i see a washington/ tampa ecf ,caps will just get better from here (having already played a tough part of their schedule with best winning percentage)with ovi back and a boost with ryan leonard which i assume leads usa to wjc gold. west it looks like vegas, but would love a canadian team, if its vegas washington i take caps who have beaten them in both meeting this year if its vegas tb i like vegas, congrats to ottawa its great to have then back.
My predictions: First round: Western conference: Golden Knights vs. Canucks Jets vs. Kings Wild vs. Avalanche Stars vs. Oilers Eastern conference: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets [or Penguins] Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Devils vs. Lightning Hurricanes vs. Panthers Outcome: Golden Knights eliminate Vancouver in game 5 in Las Vegas, Los Angeles Kings sweep the Jets in game 4, Avalanche sweep Minnesota in Denver, Dallas Stars eliminate Edmonton in game 5 in Dallas, Columbus or Pittsburgh upsets the Capitals in game 6, the wild-card Boston Bruins SWEEP Toronto in Boston in game 4 as games 1 and 2 will likely be held in Toronto, Devils eliminate Tampa Bay in game 5, defending champions Florida Panthers once again sweep the Carolina Hurricanes in game 4 in Fort Lauderdale. All four Canadian teams that qualify end up losing the first round. Second round: Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Stars vs. Kings Devils vs. Bruins Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets [or Penguins] Outcome: Golden Knights KNOCK OUT the Avalanche in game 5, Stars eliminate Los Angeles, Devils eliminate the wild-card Boston Bruins in game 5, Panthers eliminate Columbus Blue Jackets [or Pittsburgh Penguins] in game 5 Conference finals: Golden Knights vs. Stars Devils vs. Panthers Outcome: Stars SWEEP the Golden Knights 4-0 in Dallas, Devils ELIMINATE the defending champion Florida Panthers in game 5 in Newark. Stanley Cup Finals: Devils vs. Stars
Hell yes buddy. Im bias, but the Sens could beat the Capitals. As a Sens fan (wild card hopeful), there is no other team I would like to play more than the Capitals. Nothing about them scares me.
ONLY if hell freezes over NOT once but 3 times the COILERS will NEVER win the cup this season or next ...MY CALL was 3 times in a row and my 4th call this year is the same BUST
Playoffs Predictions if Playoffs starts today.... Atlantic- Tampa Bay Lightning vrs Senators- first round Senators 4-2 Florida Panthers vrs Boston Bruins- Panthers 4-3
Ottawa vs Washington: Ottawa Carolina vs New Jersey: New Jersey Boston vs Florida: Florida Tampa Bay vs Toronto: Tampa Bay Vancouver vs Vegas: Vegas LA vs Edmonton: Edmonton Dallas vs Winnipeg: Dallas Colorado vs Minnesota: Colorado Ottawa vs New Jersey: New Jersey Tampa Bay vs Florida: Florida Edmonton vs Vegas: Vegas Colorado vs Dallas: Dallas Florida vs New Jersey: Florida Dallas vs Vegas: Vegas Florida vs Vegas: Florida wins back-to-back Stanley Cups
tb vs wsh in ecf both teams get better from here especially wash with the hardest part of schedule been played with leagues best winning percentage plus ryan leonard in april,did i mention ovi back next week. TB has that damn great goaltender now healthy and Jake G was the right play in off season. and i agree with your west picks
Merry Christmas, let me know your predictions
Devils vs. Wild
Leafs and Oilers.
@@TimFrith24imagine that eh. Making a cup run with with only 75% of the cap used on active roster
Devils vs. Stars.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Great coverage of NHL. We have great Blues hockey fans in Stl.
NJ in six over Vegas
I like your predictions Mike, would love to see a Devils, OIlers final but I am not sold 100% sold on the OIlers just yet. Really hard to make it to the final 2 years in a row and goaltending is always a concern in Edmonton. Hoping Ottawa can make it this year and make some noise.
Skinner has the second best save % in the last 20 games
Merry Christmas you guys!❤️🎄
Long time Oiler fan and before the season began I was going to put a futures bet on the Devil's vs Predators for the cup . Still like the Devil's but Nashville's a flop and I've got a lot more faith in my Oil lately . Good prediction
He should have done this when he was sober. But it was interesting! It's still too early for me to make predictions.
Sometimes you’re better off being drunk, like when you drive !
If the biggest knock on the Panthers is the 2 back to back finals, I’m okay with it. Still, I think they can pull it off. They got that dawg in ‘em more than anyone in the league.
well said, thik tb is ready after a few years off vasy is healthy again, washington after going through the grind of all seasons last year know how to win in any manner, last year was brutal to make playoffs, they have dawg in them as well. east will kill each other and an eastern style team like vegas may take advantage.
y’all win 1 cup in 30 years and think you’re gonna be a dynasty😭😭😭😭
@@missstar219 and why not? Have you not seen this core?
It’s all the extra games in 3 yrs. The Lightning went to 3 finals in a row and ran out of gas. You can’t argue with that thought.
@ i see it and i don’t think they’re going to the finals 3 years in a row
Devils EF and maybe cup in 6 😊
0:06 if the season ended now I would finally see Ottawa in the PO.
Would be a big Devils fan for a couple of weeks if this happens. However the Oilers probably be excited to face Jacob Markstrom in a playoff series again after what happened in 2022.
The way the Devils are playing right now, im not sure anyone would beat them in a 7 game series. Hopefully, they aren't peaking too early.
Don't think Oilers have the goaltending and depth to get out of the West.
@@ronrubiin4956 that’s what everyone said last year too 😆
VGK vs NJ
Edmonton glaze is blinding
I don't know i think Edmonton is a really solid team. But the west is tough i really think Colorado has a real shot. The western conference is really good right now.
The sleeper team are the jets. not much pr, but the goalie is world class, they have 4 producing lines, the have the best pp, and are in 1st place. and 14 1 record NHL history at the start. And brilliant coaching. their losses were with the backup goalie. and 4 shutouts and 2 20 goal scorers... what does that say?
When they must deliver, they do. Like Seabiscuit, just because they are small, doesn't mean they can be beaten.
Will see in the next few months
Constantly picks against Fla in the past and is always wrong.
Your picks are interesting but I'm going to shock with a big upset that has the Kings beating the Oilers. I just have a hunch the Kings find a way to slay the dragon this year and I have one of Nashville or New York Rangers sneaking into the playoffs
As a Kings fan. I would rather face anyone than Edmonton the first round again lmao
Let's Go Devils 😈🏒
Edmonton is gonna have to score far more than their current pace, they'll have to out score their opponents, which isn't a recipe for success in the playoffs.
Vegas wins the cup this year … D core is too good.. if hill gets hot it’s game over rather easily
Let's go Devils!!!
i see ottawa as number 1 wc, tampa is just getting better and so is their goaltender, hard to go 3 straight with florida theses days so i see a washington/ tampa ecf ,caps will just get better from here (having already played a tough part of their schedule with best winning percentage)with ovi back and a boost with ryan leonard which i assume leads usa to wjc gold. west it looks like vegas, but would love a canadian team, if its vegas washington i take caps who have beaten them in both meeting this year if its vegas tb i like vegas, congrats to ottawa its great to have then back.
My predictions:
First round:
Western conference:
Golden Knights vs. Canucks
Jets vs. Kings
Wild vs. Avalanche
Stars vs. Oilers
Eastern conference:
Capitals vs. Blue Jackets [or Penguins]
Maple Leafs vs. Bruins
Devils vs. Lightning
Hurricanes vs. Panthers
Outcome: Golden Knights eliminate Vancouver in game 5 in Las Vegas, Los Angeles Kings sweep the Jets in game 4, Avalanche sweep Minnesota in Denver, Dallas Stars eliminate Edmonton in game 5 in Dallas, Columbus or Pittsburgh upsets the Capitals in game 6, the wild-card Boston Bruins SWEEP Toronto in Boston in game 4 as games 1 and 2 will likely be held in Toronto, Devils eliminate Tampa Bay in game 5, defending champions Florida Panthers once again sweep the Carolina Hurricanes in game 4 in Fort Lauderdale. All four Canadian teams that qualify end up losing the first round.
Second round:
Golden Knights vs. Avalanche
Stars vs. Kings
Devils vs. Bruins
Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets [or Penguins]
Outcome: Golden Knights KNOCK OUT the Avalanche in game 5, Stars eliminate Los Angeles, Devils eliminate the wild-card Boston Bruins in game 5, Panthers eliminate Columbus Blue Jackets [or Pittsburgh Penguins] in game 5
Conference finals:
Golden Knights vs. Stars
Devils vs. Panthers
Outcome: Stars SWEEP the Golden Knights 4-0 in Dallas, Devils ELIMINATE the defending champion Florida Panthers in game 5 in Newark.
Stanley Cup Finals:
Devils vs. Stars
Leafs vs Oilers!! The cup finally comes back home!!! You'll see
I like your picks, I feel the same. Sadly, the Blues are nowhere near the playoffs.
Edm has an issue/inability to keep the puck out of their own net!
Not made for playoff success they'll disappear as usual.
@@royshroud9536 based on what metrics? They’re one of the best defensive teams the last couple of years.
Hell yes buddy. Im bias, but the Sens could beat the Capitals. As a Sens fan (wild card hopeful), there is no other team I would like to play more than the Capitals. Nothing about them scares me.
Still think that?
Every year is always Edmontons year. I love it when they get proven wrong. 🤣🤣🤣
I predicted your prediction
Id be shocked to see Edmonton get out of the first or 2nd round. they will fold. They dont have the goaltending
Go Canucks Go
ONLY if hell freezes over NOT once but 3 times the COILERS will NEVER win the cup this season or next ...MY CALL was 3 times in a row and my 4th call this year is the same BUST
Playoffs Predictions if Playoffs starts today....
Atlantic- Tampa Bay Lightning vrs Senators- first round Senators 4-2
Florida Panthers vrs Boston Bruins- Panthers 4-3
Ottawa vs Washington: Ottawa
Carolina vs New Jersey: New Jersey
Boston vs Florida: Florida
Tampa Bay vs Toronto: Tampa Bay
Vancouver vs Vegas: Vegas
LA vs Edmonton: Edmonton
Dallas vs Winnipeg: Dallas
Colorado vs Minnesota: Colorado
Ottawa vs New Jersey: New Jersey
Tampa Bay vs Florida: Florida
Edmonton vs Vegas: Vegas
Colorado vs Dallas: Dallas
Florida vs New Jersey: Florida
Dallas vs Vegas: Vegas
Florida vs Vegas: Florida wins back-to-back Stanley Cups
@hockeyfan1083 this but Vegas wins
Vamos gatos!
Too spend all that time writing your picks and being so completely wrong. VGk will be done in 5 against the oh so mighty Oil.
tb vs wsh in ecf both teams get better from here especially wash with the hardest part of schedule been played with leagues best winning percentage plus ryan leonard in april,did i mention ovi back next week. TB has that damn great goaltender now healthy and Jake G was the right play in off season. and i agree with your west picks
@@umphstein4629nah caps peaking too soon they’ll come down to earth
Interesting thoughts but it's time to have a snooze before the videos
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Do you tell your wife that too?
😂😂😂😂😂@@brunoraeber1029
Oilers vs Bruins
No way our team is not a cup contender
The Boston Bruins???? Perhaps you haven't been paying attention, this years team is a total mess
@@davidphillips4706 that’s what I was saying doesn’t make sense at all just being honest about my team
Worst 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Predictions I have ever watched. I want that 14:34 back.
What’s your picks then?
Lemme guess, Carolina winning the cup? 🥴
mad he didn’t pick perennial playoff chokers carolina
as a devils fan even though this team is good we are still another year to go before we are true contenders ..i say vegas or edmonton for the cup
I've said this before, but this year the Jets win the stanley cup, if Florida can win it, anyone can with a hot goalie, sorry Oilers, no soup for you.
Rangers Champion🥇🏆
😂😂😂😂
Time to maybe put down the whiskey bottle
@@dougwhite2695
You ain’t kidding
Yeah right.. only if one of them plays for the Masters