Eklund: Re-thinking All Eight Series Two Games In. What Picks Would You

Eklund: Re-thinking All Eight Series Two Games In. What Picks Would You
- Eklund

Carolina-Islanders
My original pick: Carolina in 6
Now: Isles in 7
The Canes are getting killed with injuries, and the isles have hung with them way more than I thought they could…and Sorokin has yet to be Sorokin….The Isles HAVE to win tonight. For sure. But I have seen Islanders home playoff games before. The place is going to be awesome. There are some old experience Devils players on the Islanders who will help lead the way and keep them from getting frazzled

Canes are up 2-0 and Sorokin has posted a significantly better sv% in those two games than he averaged for the season.

Game 2 was more or less a coin flip but Game 1 wasn't nearly as close as the score made it seem.

all of which is to say "You now think it's MORE likely that the Isles will win 4 of the next 5 games than the Canes will win 2 of the next 4?"

Canes are up 2-0 and Sorokin has posted a significantly better sv% in those two games than he averaged for the season.

Game 2 was more or less a coin flip but Game 1 wasn't nearly as close as the score made it seem.

all of which is to say "You now think it's MORE likely that the Isles will win 4 of the next 5 games than the Canes will win 2 of the next 4?"
- BINGO!

Maybe they will win the next 4 straight.

Maybe they will win the next 4 straight.
- dothedougie

Maybe!

They're gonna have to do more than take out the guy who created less offense this season than Paul Stastny though.

Maybe!

They're gonna have to do more than take out the guy who created less offense this season than Paul Stastny though.
- BINGO!

Oh for sure. A lot more. Would help if they stopped scoring on themselves too!

Oh for sure. A lot more. Would help if they stopped scoring on themselves too!
- dothedougie

Be cooler if they didnt'

Maybe!

They're gonna have to do more than take out the guy who created less offense this season than Paul Stastny though.
- BINGO!

Aho on Aho crime

Be cooler if they didnt'
- BINGO!

Aho is the best player on your team!!!

Aho on Aho crime


- eichiefs9

I picked Leafs in 4, now I'm saying Leafs in 5.

Refs are gonna call a bunch of penalties on the Canes in game three. Isles should win

Refs have been brutal so far this off season

Of all your whimsical series prediction changes, changing your pick on Carolina makes the least sense. The brain dead criticisms of Sorokin are insane to me. He's the #1 reason the Islanders are in the postseason and he's played well so far. If you need your goalie to steal every series, the skaters are not a playoff lineup.

I picked Leafs in 4, now I'm saying Leafs in 5.
- Zezel

Leafs in N+1

Dallas-Minnesota
My original pick: Minnesota in 7
Now: Minnesota in 7

Take how many games Fleury plays and subtract from 7. That's how many the Wild will win.

Even if the Isles win two in NY they must win a game in Carolina I do not think they are capable of doing that Not enough talent and any team from NY sucks

Maybe they will win the next 4 straight.
- dothedougie

NOPE

Lots of people are going to die. I don't think anyone predicted these playoffs would go the direction it has. The bookies are gunna be sending out hit men left and right collecting debts unpaid... Very entertaining first round

EZ money last night, back to the bag tonight


Isles : -135

Nelson point : -145

Lee point : +105

Krecji point : -141

Good Irish boy McAvoy point : +105

Nelson over 2.5 shots : +116

Isles generating zero offense in a must win game so much for coming out and feeding off the crowd

Isles generating zero offense in a must win game so much for coming out and feeding off the crowd



- Komisaurus Rex

Why is it "must win"?

It's 2-1 and they still have a home game...

Why is it "must win"?

It's 2-1 and they still have a home game...



- Nasty_Duck

and they won the game 5-1.

Maybe Ek was right on that one....

Isles generating zero offense in a must win game so much for coming out and feeding off the crowd



- Komisaurus Rex

This aged well, lol

and they won the game 5-1.

Maybe Ek was right on that one....
- deadpoulet

Actually I thought it was 1-1. So going down 3-0 would make that pretty much a "must win" game.

I was wrong.

lightning in 5. leafs suck

Actually I thought it was 1-1. So going down 3-0 would make that pretty much a "must win" game.

I was wrong.
- Nasty_Duck

its ok, you're a bird

and I think some people are downplaying the injuries the Canes have right now