PHT staffers -- myself (Mike Halford), Jason Brough, Joe Yerdon, James O’Brien, Ryan Dadoun and Cam Tucker -- did reasonably well with their picks in the opening round.
Well, everybody but me did reasonably well:
Halford: 3-5
Brough: 7-1
Yerdon: 5-3
O’Brien: 6-2
Dadoun: 6-2
Tucker: 5-3
Brough was the overall winner winner chicken dinner, Dadoun was the only staffer to pick San Jose over Vancouver and Yerdon was on the money by taking the ‘Hawks in 5, Red Wings in 7, Kings in 6, Penguins in 6 and Rangers in 7.
As for the commenters? The best shout came from “Raleik,” the only person to correctly predict a quick exit for the Canucks (picked the Sharks in 5).
Onto Round 2 we go...
Western Conference
No. 1 Chicago vs. No. 7 Detroit
Halford: ‘Hawks in 7
Brough: ‘Hawks in 5
Yerdon: ‘Hawks in 5
O’Brien: ‘Hawks in 5
Dadoun: ‘Hawks in 5
Tucker: ‘Hawks in 5
No. 4 Los Angeles vs. No 6. San Jose
Halford: Kings in 6
Brough: Kings in 5
Yerdon: Kings in 6
O’Brien: Kings in 6
Dadoun: Kings in 7
Tucker: Kings in 6
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 7 Ottawa
Halford: Penguins in 6
Brough: Penguins in 7
Yerdon: Penguins in 6
O’Brien: Penguins in 6
Dadoun: Penguins in 6
Tucker: Penguins in 6
No. 4 Boston vs. No. 6 New York Rangers
Halford: Bruins in 6
Brough: Rangers in 6
Yerdon: Rangers in 6
O’Brien: Bruins in 7
Dadoun: Rangers in 6
Tucker: Bruins in 7