Dobber writers make their Stanley Cup Final, and Conn Smythe, predictions. 

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Things went a little better for the panel of Dobber writers with their round three picks compared to round two; out of 19 writers, 13 of them picked both Nashville and Pittsburgh to overcome Anaheim and Ottawa, respectively. However, Cam Robinson (of Frozen Pool Forensics fame) was the only person to correctly pick the number of games each team would need proceed to the Cup Final. Congrats to Cam on that.

Dobber’s team consensus did have both Pittsburgh and Nashville winning, bringing the website’s overall consensus since we’ve started keeping track to 80-38.

The end of the playoff road is here, as the Stanley Cup Final is set to start on Monday night. Coming out of the East is 2015-16’s Cup champion, the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the Nashville Predators making their franchise’s first-ever appearance in the Final. Below are the picks for each writer for the Cup Final, as well as their pick for the Conn Smythe winner.

Predictions on the Final is pretty split among the writers with 10 selecting Pittsburgh, and nine having Nashville raise the Cup. Even though more have Pittsburgh than Nashville, Pekka Rinne is the consensus Conn Smythe winner because a few of the Penguins votes splintered off to Sidney Crosby instead of Evgeni Malkin.

Here are the selections:

Agree or disagree? Let us know in the comments.

About the Panel…

Dobber launched this website in 2005 after he was the fantasy hockey columnist for The Hockey News website, The Fantasy Sports Network, and a contributor to The Forecaster. DobberHockey has since grown into the Dobber Sports Network and has work can be found across the Internet, including on Sportsnet.

Steve Laidlaw is the managing editor of DobberHockey, with work that is also found at Sportsnet and Puck Daddy.

Ian Gooding is an associate editor of DobberHockey and his stuff can be found here every Sunday. He also contributes to many other sites, including Sportsnet.

Mario Prata is the manager of special projects and marketing for Dobber Sports. He is also a co-founder of the famous Forecaster magazine.

Mike Clifford is an associate editor of DobberHockey and contributor for Rotowire and other fantasy hockey ventures such as Project Roto. Along with Neil Parker, his work can be found here throughout the summer while Steve Laidlaw is on leave.

Neil Parker is an associate editor of DobberHockey and senior contributor for Rotowire and other fantasy hockey ventures. Along with Mike Clifford, his work can be found here throughout the summer while Steve Laidlaw is on leave.

Adam Daly-Frey pens the Looking Ahead column that is found here every Friday.

Adam Mark is our resident prognosticator, penning the weekly Saturday NHL Picks column.

Alex MacLean writes the salary cap column Capped, which can be found here every Thursday.

Bren Des gives us the latest injury information every Wednesday.

Cam Robinson writes the Frozen Pool Forensics column that can be found here every Friday.

Chris Wassel pens the weekly Draft Kings primer every Saturday.

Eric Daoust writes the Eastern Edge column that can be found here every Tuesday

Fred Poulin writes the weekly line combinations column that can be found here every Tuesday.

Kevin Leblanc writes the weekly prospect column The Journey that can be found here every Saturday.

Kevin Wickersham writes the weekly Wild West column that can be found here every Monday.

Rick Roos writes the weekly Cage Match column that can be found here every Wednesday.

Scott Marin writes the bi-weekly Fantasy Hockey Geek column that can be found here every other Sunday.

Tom Collins writes the weekly Top 10 column that can be found here every Monday.