Niagara over Oshawa in 4......Dogs got too much power
Ottawa over Belleville in 7.....First round jitters for 67's
Barrie over Missy in toss up...Missy was strong near the end
Sudbury over Brampton in 6...Wolves are a dark horse
London over Windsor in 5.............Houser better stay healthy
Plymouth over Guelph in 7............Season series tied 2-2
Kitchener over Owen Sound in 4....No Halmo = No Wins
Sarnia over Saginaw in 4..............Sting to inconsistent
Niagara over Oshawa in 4......Dogs got too much power
Ottawa over Belleville in 7.....First round jitters for 67's
Barrie over Missy in toss up...Missy was strong near the end
Sudbury over Brampton in 6...Wolves are a dark horse
Windsor over London in 5.............Houser better stay healthy
Plymouth over Guelph in 7............Season series tied 2-2
Kitchener over Owen Sound in 4....No Halmo = No Wins
Sarnia over Saginaw in 4..............Sting to inconsistent
Agree with all, except London should win in 5 or 6. Also, Ottawa will win in 6.
(1)London vs. (8)Windsor - London in 5
(2)Plymouth vs. (7)Guelph - Plymouth in 5
(3)Kitchener vs. (6)Owen Sound - Kitchener in 5
(4)Sarnia vs. (5)Saginaw - Saginaw in 7
East
(1)Niagara vs. (8)Oshawa - Niagara in 5
(2)Ottawa vs. (7)Belleville - Ottawa in 5
(3)Barrie vs. (6)Mississauga - Barrie in 7
(4)Brampton vs. (5)Sudbury - Sudbury in 6
Round 2
West
(1)London vs. (5)Saginaw - London in 7
(2)Plymouth vs. (3)Kitchener - Plymouth in 6
East
(1)Niagara vs. (5)Sudbury - Niagara in 5
(2)Ottawa vs. (3)Barrie - Ottawa in 7
Round 3
West
(1)London vs. (2)Plymouth - Plymouth in 6
East
(1)Niagara vs. (2)Ottawa - Niagara in 5
OHL Final
Niagara vs. Plymouth - Niagara in 7
You could not have a more even series. Both teams finished with 47 wins. Both teams finished with 97 points. Niagara had a better Goals for and Goals against, so I'm assuming this would give them home ice. That's the reason I'm picking Niagara. They're tough to beat in that little old arena. If Plymouth had home ice I would pick them. If it happens it should be a great series.
1) Niagara vs 8) Oshawa: NIAGARA IN 5
This all depends on what Oshawa team decides to show up and of the bottom 3 teams I think this is the one Niagara didnt want to play. That being said Niagara should get by in 5 or less. Oshawa may get one at home but Niagara is money this year. It seems everytime I've looked at a Niagara score sheet as of late they are scoring 7 or more goals per game, and goaltending is Oshawa's weak point.
2) Ottawa vs 7) Belleville OTTAWA IN 5
Ottawa can be hit or miss at times, but Belleville I dont think is strong enough this year, they may steal one at home on big ice, Subban needs to stand on his head for the Bulls to have any chance.
3) Barrie vs 6) Mississauga BARRIE IN 7
This series may go either way, losing Pearson was a huge blow to the Colts and not having Behenna for the first two games will hurt. Maxwell has been good for Missy and goaltending and defence is where the Majors have the edge. But if guys like Telegin and Scheifele can play to the best of their ability it should give the edge to the Colts, wouldnt be surprised to see Missy pull off the upset.
4) Brampton vs 5) Sudbury ____ IN 7
Being a Brampton fan I really dont wanna make a predicition here on who wins. My heart tells me Brampton in 7, my brain is telling me Sudbury in 6. Brampton has the obvious edge on defence and in goal, but to be honest I dont think Machovsky has been THAT great as of late. If Sgarbossa gets to run wild the Troops are done. This could be a very long series.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1) London vs 8) Windsor LONDON IN 5
Windsor may get one at home, they did well vs London this year but in a 7 game series London is WAY to deep for the Spits to handle.
2) Plymouth vs 7) Guelph PLYMOUTH IN 4
Guelph is a bit better than most people think, and they managed to beat Plymouth 9-1 last time they played, but I think now that its money time you wont see Plymouth screwing around, Guelph has a bright future but not this year.
3) Kitchener vs 6) Owen Sound KITCHENER IN 6
Halmo being gone REALLY hurts OS. Kitchener hasnt been that good as of late so to be honest I wouldnt be totally shocked if this series went either way. But if Owen Sound does win I think you could call it an upset.
4) Sarnia vs 5) Saginaw SAGINAW IN 7
Another one of those could go either way series.
The big question mark here is, is Yakupov and Galchenyuk healthy? If Sarnia could get fully healthy I think they can go far but the injury bug is something the Sting havent been able to shake all year. JP Anderson (from what I've seen) hasnt been as lights out as you may think. Saginaw has been surging. The way these two teams are built this could be the highest scoring series of the first round.
Niagara over Oshawa in 5 - Giving Oshawa one game.
Ottawa over Belleville in 5 - Subban steals one at home.
Barrie over Mississauga in 7
Brampton over Sudbury in 6
Western Conference
Windsor over London in 6
Plymouth over Guelph in 5
Kitchener over OS in 6
Sarnia over Saginaw in 7...Sarnia deserves to finally win a series.
Just FYI I'll be posting vBookie odds for all the CHL playoff games, hopefully tomorrows games with be up some time later tonight when the odds get posted.
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(1) Niagra vs. (8) Oshawa - 5 games (2) Ottawa vs. (7) Belleville - 6 games
(3) Barrie vs. (6) Mississauga - 7 games
(4) Brampton vs. (5) Sudbury - 7 games
Western Conference
(1) London vs. (8) Windsor - 6 games (2) Plymouth vs. (7) Guelph - 4 games (3) Kitchener vs. (6) Owen Sound - 7 games (4) Sarnia vs. (5) Saginaw - 6 games
Guelph has played well against Plymouth all year, and if they continue their strong play this looks like an upset.
As a Guelph fan, i'm ecstatic.
But at the same time, lots of work to be done. Twice in two games the Storm have had a 3-0 lead only to see Plymouth score 2 in game 1 and they ended up coming back to tie it tonight. Gotta learn to bury a team and not allow any comebacks.
