DobberHockey Expert Panel

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2008-04-07

NHL hockey Stanley Cup picks

 

A year ago, the DobberHockey Crew went 12-3 with our playoff picks as a group. Individually, Jim Gunther, who wrote Sticks and Stones at the time, was tops at 11-4. Matt Bugg was the only one to say Anaheim would win in four, Gunther said in six – it wound up being five. Everyone on the panel had a winning record, but the worst prognosticator was (gulp) myself going just 8-7. 

 

 

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But the important thing is, the DobberHockey Crew went 12-3 as a consensus so go with what we say this year as a whole. 

 

Eastern Conference

 

  MTL vs BOS PIT vs OTT WAS vs PHI NJ vs NYR
Dobber MTL in 4 PIT in 5 WAS in 4 NYR in 7
Angus MTL in 6 PIT in 5 WAS in 7 NJ in 7
Bugg MTL in 4 OTT in 6 PHI in 5 NYR in 6
Miller MTL in 5 PIT in 4 WAS in 6 NYR in 5
Status MTL in 4 PIT in 6 WAS in 7 NJ in 4
Maltais MTL in 6 PIT in 5 WAS in 6 NJ in 6
Ma MTL in 5 PIT in 6 WAS in 7 NYR in 7
Goldman  MTL in 5 PIT in 5  WAS in 6  NJ in 6 
Lanky  MTL in 5  PIT in 6 WAS in 5  NYR in 7 
Notch  MTL in 5  OTT in 6  WAS in 7  NYR in 6

 

 

Panel Consensus: MTL in 5, PIT in 6, WAS in 7, NYR in 7  – take it to the bank!

 

 

Western Conference

 

 

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  DET vs NSH SJ vs CGY MIN vs COL ANA vs DAL
Dobber DET in 4 SJ in 7 MIN in 6 ANA in 5
Angus DET in 7 SJ in 6 COL in 7 DAL in 6
Bugg DET in 6 SJ in 5 MIN in 6 DAL in 7
Miller DET in 5 CGY in 7 MIN in 6 ANA in 6
Status DET in 6 SJ in 7 MIN in 6 ANA in 4
Maltais DET in 5 CGY in 7 COL in 6 ANA in 5
Ma DET in 5 SJ in 6 COL in 6 ANA in 6
Goldman  DET in 5
SJ in 6
COL in 6
ANA in 7
Lanky DET in 6 SJ in 7 COL in 7 ANA in 5
Notch DET in 5 SJ in 4  MIN in 6  ANA in 5 

 

 

Panel Consensus: DET in 5, SJ in 6, MIN in 7 (less games), ANA in 6. Put it in stone!

 

 

Other Picks:

 

  Conn Smythe Finalists Stanley Cup Top Scorer who had <50pts in the season Top Scorer overall
Dobber Carey Price SJ vs. MTL MTL Joe Pavelski Joe Thornton
Angus Brian Campbell SJ vs. MTL SJ Patrick Marleau Joe Thornton
Bugg Carey Price DET vs. MTL MTL Michael Ryder Pavel Datsyuk
Miller Sidney Crosby PIT vs DET PIT Dan Cleary Sidney Crosby
Status Marc-Andre Fleury PIT vs. ANA PIT Teemu Selanne Evgeni Malkin
Maltais Teemu Selanne PIT vs. ANA ANA Teemu Selanne Sidney Crosby
Ma Joe Thornton SJ vs. PIT SJ Jonathan Cheechoo Joe Thornton
Goldman  Evgeni Nabokov
SJ vs. NJ  SJ
Peter Forsberg
Peter Forsberg
Lanky Sidney Crosby PIT vs. SJ PIT Patrick Marleau Sidney Crosby
Notch Evgeni Nabokov OTT vs. SJ  OTT  Patrick Marleau  Joe Thornton 

 

 

Panel Consensus: PIT or SJ wins the Stanley Cup. Carey Price, Evgeni Nabokov or Sid the Kid wins the Conn Smythe if the Pens/Habs get there and Thornton/Crosby will win the scoring title. The category for <50 points is a strong indicator of some under-the-radar players who are far down the season scoring list.

 

About the Panel:
Dobber – Darryl Dobbs, founder of DobberHockey and columnist for THN.com
Angus – Jeff Angus, author of Angus Unleashed
Bugg – Matt Bugg, author of Bugg Bytes
Miller – Russ Miller, author of Eastern Edge
Status – J Status, author of The Wild West
Maltais – Eric Maltais, author of Croaks from the Fantasy Frog
Ma – Ryan Ma, author of Maasquito Buzzings
Goldman – Justin Goldman, author of School of Block and co-host on Dobber Nation
Lanky – Tim O’Brien, forum moderator and stats contributor
Notch – Steve Johnson, author of Notch’s Saturday Picks
 

 

 

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