Dobber Hockey Playoff Experts Panel 2015 – Stanley Cup Final

Eric Daoust

2015-06-02

 

The panel gives their pick for the Stanley Cup final.

 

 

 

For the second consecutive round the panel came in at .500 by picking the Blackhawks and Rangers to advance which gives them a 10-4 record. Now it’s time to move on to the Stanley Cup final! In case you missed it, here are the previous sets of predictions:

 

Round one

Round two

Round three

 

In addition to predicting winners and series lengths, many Panel members also chime in with additional comments below! Of course, you are welcome to add your own thoughts in the comments section.

 

Expert

CHI vs TB

Current Record

Dobber

TB in 5

10-4

Barrett

CHI in 7

10-4

Brouwer

CHI in 6

9-5

Campkin

CHI in 5

3-3

Collins

CHI in 4

9-3

Coretti

CHI in 6

10-4

Daoust

CHI in 5

10-4

Fragopolous

TB in 7

10-4

Gooding

CHI in 6

10-4

Hoos

CHI in 6

9-5

Hopkins

CHI in 6

10-4

Libin

CHI in 6

9-5

Pudsey

CHI in 6

9-5

Roos

CHI in 5

7-7

Ross

CHI in 6

4-2

Wassel

CHI in 6

10-4

Laidlaw

CHI in 7

6-8

Parker

TB in 6

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5-3

Consensus

CHI in 6

10-4

 

Barrett

 

TBay has a good matchup as their enthusiastic offense will cause problems for the Chicago goaltenders, but players like Hossa and Sharp know it may be their last chance at a Cup. Tampa has lit up Price and Lundqvist, but they haven’t faced a true number 1 center like Jonathan Toews. Johnson is too small to matchup and their championship pedigree will be too much for the young Bolts to handle.

 

Brouwer

 

It seems Toews will do whatever it takes to make sure the Blackhawks win another cup. He is proving to be one of the greatest leaders of all time.

 

Campkin

 

I’ve considered this Hawks team to be beatable from the outset of the playoffs, but these guys are pros and they’re closers. I would have been less surprised to see the Hawks ousted in round 1 than I would to see them fall short in the final. They won’t make it this far and leave the job unfinished.

 

Collins

 

I think the Lightning will be one of those teams that get caught up in the nerves of the finals, and will get picked apart by Chicago. I also think the Hawks are the most offensively-talented team Tampa has faced these playoffs, and they’ll light up Bishop pretty good.

 

Coretti

 

The Blackhawks prove to be to much as Bishop is overwhelmed and ‎ pulled in a game or two.

 

Dobber

 

Yes, Chicago will probably win. Yes, they always find a way. Yes, Jonathan Toews won’t let them lose. Yes, they’ve spoiled two consecutive rounds for me. Yes, they cost me a few hundred bucks in playoff pools. So I’m calling Tampa – so either my anger will be complete and I become one with the dark side, or I look like a genius for being one of the few to call a TB upset. Actually, this series reminds me of 1995. Detroit was supposed to destroy the Devils. Destroy. And even when the Devils were up two games to zip, I bet my Dad a 12-pack that the Red Wings would win. Well, the underdog Devils swept it.

 

Fragopoulos

 

They scored on Price.

They scored on Lundqvist.

They’ll score on Crawford.

 

Hoos

 

Like Terry, I keep predicting the Hawks to lose, but Toews and Keith look to be in that championship mode and I can’t imagine them not getting the job done at this point. I’d love to see Tampa win, but I don’t think it’s happening this year.

 

Hopkins

 

Series will be split after 2, but Hawks will pull away and nab their third title in six years. Timonen gets in to game as he goes out a champion.

 

Libin

 

Hawks in 6 – If the Hawks top 4 defensemen don't fall apart midway through the series Toews and Kane will do enough for the win. Keith for Conn Smythe.

 

Pudsey

 

I am going with Chicago in six only because I have bet on them to lose every other series and they have proved me wrong. 

 

Roos

 

Call this one the Cap Cup – the team galvanizes to defeat the upstart Lightning in order to bring one more Cup to the Windy City before some of their core is shipped elsewhere courtesy of the salary cap crunch.

 

Ross

 

Toews = Conn Smythe

 

Wassel

 

Tampa will win game 1 then lose three straight before winning game 5 then losing game 6 in OT on a Patrick Sharp goal.

 

 

 

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