ADDIT'S PROFILE

Ehhh…why not! I’ll see what I can do:

Top 10:
#1 - The Lion King
#2 - Aladdin
#3 - Spider-Man: Far From Home
#4 - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
#5 - Toy Story 4
#6 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
#7 - Dark Phoenix
#8 - Men In Black: International
#9 - Rocketman
#10 - Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

Dark Horses:
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Late Night
Yesterday

author=Cap_H
Also, Jackets are the boldest pick I could imagine.

You know, in years past, I would probably laugh at something like this and go like, “Pfft…yeah right, like THAT’s going to happen…” But the craziest thing is that this may not be that crazy of a prediction after all... The Blue Jackets DO actually have a good team on paper and could shock the world and beat the Lightning if they can just play up to their potential. I mean, the Blue Jackets had to fight tooth and nail to get into the playoffs whereas the Lightning have been just coasting along, going through the motions, because, you know, they’re so far ahead of everyone and the rest of their division sucks… Plus, there’s a TON of pressure on the Blue Jackets with all the moves that they made at the Trade Deadline to actually DO something this year and at least make a bit of noise in the playoffs. Otherwise, everything those guys did will allllll be for nothing…

And I’m not sure why Vegas wasn’t as good as they were last year… I think they had some players that underachieved most of the regular season but I’m not totally sure about that… I mean, every time that I saw them when they were playing against the Canucks they shit-kicked us, so I’m not totally sure why they only finished with 93 points... Maybe Fleury wasn't as good as he was last year, or something like that.

Boston can’t win; they already won a Stanley Cup a few years back and my city STILL hasn’t recovered yet from all the madness... I mean, for god sakes, the Canucks radio station still occasionally brings that up every once and a while. If it happens again, I don’t my city can take it. I mean, I rather cheer for Calgary in that type of situation than vote for the Bruins (ugh…)

Anyways, I’ve entered in your 1st Round picks and Stanley Cup Champion (for now), Cap_H. Of course, you still have loads of time to change your mind.

(…You’re not really gonna pick Boston to win it all, are ya?)

The Lowdown:
The long, arduous regular season has finally come to a end… And, thus, the next chapter for 16 of the remaining 31 teams is about to commence, as they all try to kill each other on the ice, both figuratively speaking and on the scoreboard for hockey’s ultimate holy grail (- and a pretty decent cereal bowl to boot): The Stanley Cup...

Who will it be this year??? Will the Tampa Bay Lightning, after having one of the most successful regular seasons in NHL history, and winners of the President Trophy for best regular season team overall be the ones victorious by June’s end? Or will it be one of the more familiar faces from last year, like the Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks - or even the upstart Vegas Golden Knights, in only their second year of existence. Or perhaps, it may not be any of those guys at all, as the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets or Toronto Maple Leafs might be the ones to shock the entire world and win it all this year! …Oh, and we can’t forget about those pesky Pittsburgh Penguins and last year’s Stanley Cup Champions, The Washington Capitals, can we?

And while those teams, players and fanbases are all tearing each other apart both in the stands and on social media - we’ll be safe right here by running our very own playoff pool for not only the ultimate bragging rights but also for the chance to earn some sweet, sweet achievements that you can proudly display along with your other achievements… Oh, and…yeah, I guess we’ll occasionally talk about hockey on here as well - I suppose...

So whether you’re a real hockey enthusiast - or have no real idea what the f**k you’re even doing – everyone’s invited to come and participate in the pool and also talk about the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs as well. And – who knows? Perhaps this could be your year…

The Bracket:

The Rules:
Starting with the first round first, and then after every subsequent round after that, you must pick the winner of each playoff series (listed above) and how many games that each particular series will end up going to. You also have to pick a Stanley Cup Champion who you will believe will end up hoisting the holy grail at the end of this year’s playoffs as well.

Once the first round has been fully completed, you will then provide your picks for the second round, conference finals, and then the finals at a later date. After everything is all said done, whomever has the most points at the end of this year’s playoffs will be pronounced the winner!

• You are only allowed to enter one bracket per user. You cannot submit multiple brackets.

• Once you’ve made your picks, you cannot change or alter them unless you either contact me in advance or it’s been less than 24 hours from your last post that you made your last picks in. If it’s past the last deadline, then you’re basically outta luck, I’m afraid.

• Your Stanley Cup Champion Pick will be locked into place once the first round deadline has passed and cannot be changed or altered throughout the duration of the entire playoffs. Once your Stanley Cup Champion Pick has been eliminated at any point and time, then it’s officially eliminated for good.

The Scoring System:
For each series that you manage to successfully predict who wins, you’ll then receive 2 points. If the team that you pick loses that series but you still managed to successfully predict the correct number of games that it went to, you will then earn 1 point. And if you manage to predict both the winner and the correct number of games that a series goes to - you will then earn the maximum of 4 points for one playoff series!

However, points can double whenever your Stanley Cup Pick is involved in any matchup. Win or lose, those points will be doubled based on their results, so be extra cautious about who you pick!

The Past Champions:

The Prizes:
This time we have four achievements that you can possibly earn for this year:


For the individuals who are skilled enough (or lucky enough) to earn the most amount of points by the end of this year's playoff pool will then be rewarded with the Alexander Ovechkin Pool Party Award that's worth 10 Makerscore Points and title of this year's champion.


HOWEVER! For those unfortunate enough to earn the LEAST amount of points in this year's playoff pool will earn the dubious distinction of possessing the lowly Eugene Melnyk Award, which is only worth a grand total of 1 Messily Makerscore Point. *shutter*


Also, for those lucky individuals who managed to successfully predict a Stanley Cup Champion at the beginning of the pool all the way until the end of the playoffs will earn the Crystal Clairvoyant in honor of their amazing knowledge into seeing into the far future that's worth 5 Makerscore Points.


And, finally, for all of those lucky individuals that managed to successfully predict the winner of each playoff series all the way until the end of the playoffs without a single blemish on their record will earn the coveted Brackcellent that's worth 25 Makerscore Points if you happen to get it. As long as you successfully predict the winner of every single playoff series, starting from the 1st Round all the way until the Stanley Cup Finals without a fault, you will win this award. Even if you don't manage to successfully predict the correct number of games, or the Stanley Cup Champion from the very beginning of the pool, as long as the teams that you pick wins in each series, you'll still be in the running for it.

The Leaderboard:

1st	Kory_Toombs	29 Pts
T-2nd	Cap_H	23 Pts
T-2nd	Shinan	23 Pts
4th	Narcodis	22 Pts
5th	Kentona	21 Pts
T-6th	Addit	15 Pts
T-6th	GreatRedSpirit	15 Pts

The Players:
Addit's Picks:



Cap_H's Picks:



GreatRedSpirit’s Picks:



Kentona's Picks:



Kory_Toombs' Picks:



Narcodis’ Picks:



Shinan's Picks:

So it sounds like a go then! I’ll start preparing the thread and post it up once all of the playoff matches have been decided by the end of the weekend, alright?

author=kentona
my money is on Tampa rolling over the league.

so obviously they are going to choke in the first round, since I am always wrong.

I’m only somewhat worried about Tampa if they have to play somebody like Columbus in the first round, because that series could probably go either way. If they have to play Montreal or Carolina though, then...it’s probably all good in the hood (…I think.)