AB & JC 2nd Round Playoff Picks

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Adam & JC have very different thoughts on how the West will go...


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Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues
AB: St. Louis in 7
JC: Nashville in 6

Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks
AB: Anaheim in 7
JC: Edmonton in 7

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Both Adam & JC have the Blueshirts and the Penguins meeting in the Eastern Conference Finals

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals

AB: Pittsburgh in 7
JC: Pittsburgh in 7

New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Seanators
AB: NY Rangers in 6
JC: NY Rangers in 7

*Forgot to post this yesterday

PTR 31 - Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd Round Preview

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 31!

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The first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs are in the books, and the second round kicks off tomorrow. Adam and JC analyze each series and reveal their conference final match-ups. We'll also say farewell to the eight playoff teams whose seasons are already done, plus plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of the third postseason edition (and last edition for a month) of Pucking Thoughts Radio!

PTR 30: 1st ROUND PLAYOFF UPDATE & SABRES CLEAN HOUSE

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 30!

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We've got one first round series in the books, and the potential for two more to end tonight in Pittsburgh and Nashville. Adam and JC will give their thoughts on all of the playoff match-ups thus far. They'll dive in to the Sabres decision to clean house today by firing GM Tim Murray & Coach Dan Bylsma, plus plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all on the 30th in-season edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio!

OUR 2017 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF BRACKETS

^Adam's Bracket ^

^JC's Bracket^

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 29 - PLAYOFF PREVIEW!

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 29

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The NHL regular season is over, and now it's time for the second season. Adam and JC preview all eight series of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give you our winners, and reveal our brackets. They'll also go through all of the firings from Black Monday, say good bye to Joe Louis Arena, and talk about the weekend that was for Bryan Bickell. It's all a part of the latest, pre-playoffs edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio!

CONGRATS UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2016-17 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONS - THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER PIONEERS!!


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PUCK 'EM PICK 'EM - LAST DAY OF THE 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON!

We're down to the last day of 'Puck 'Em' for the 2016-17 regular season. While JC had the lead for most of the season, Adam finally pulled ahead (after failing to do so when tying him the previous ten times it seemed like). With a three game lead going in to today's ten game slate, basically Adam needs to go 0-5 or 1-4 and JC needs to have a great day to tie or win it at the buzzer. Adam declined first pick to JC to try and gobble up as many teams that had something to play for today (Detroit is out of it, but they sure as shit want to win the last ever game at Joe Louis Arena, especially against an equally bad opponent)

ADAM (319-219): Toronto (2nd), Detroit (3rd), Anaheim (5th), Washington (7th), NY Islanders (10th)
*Carolina upset

JC (316-222): Edmonton (1st), Tampa Bay (4th), St. Louis (6th), Philadelphia (8th), Pittsburgh (10th)

PUCK 'EM PICK 'EM - 3 DAYS REMAINING!

We've come down to the last three days of our Puck 'Em picks for the 2016-17 season. There is only one game on Friday night, so it's all about maintaining ground at this point. JC has had the lead for most of the season, but usually by not more than a handful of games. Adam has caught JC on probably eight or nine occasions this season, but can never hang on to the lead for more than a day or two. Adam retook the lead with a big 5-1 Tuesday night, and now has a two game lead on JC in the standings. It's a twelve game Thursday before a fourteen game Saturday and ten game Sunday slate, and Adam decided to pick first. 

ADAM (311-214): Columbus (1st), St. Louis (4th), Nashville (6th), Calgary-upset (8th), San Jose (10th), Vancouver (11th)

JC (309-216): Pittsburgh (2nd), Minnesota (3rd), Toronto (5th), Carolina (7th), Boston (9th), Chicago-upset (12th)


Our Picks For Tonight's Frozen Four Match-Ups

ADAM: Minnesota-Duluth over Harvard/Denver over Notre Dame
JC: Harvard over Minnesota-Duluth/Denver over Notre Dame

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 28

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 28

There's only five days left in the NHL regular season, and Adam and JC will run through all of the divisional and wild card races as they come down to the final game of the season. They'll also talk about the NHL's decision to not participate in the 2018 Olympic games in South Korea, say farewell to more teams for the 2017-17 season, plus more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of the latest edition of PTR28!