It's time for a 6th, 7th or 8th seed to win it all

illpucks · 04-01-2012, 11:35 PM

I believe the stat for this is that the lowest seed ever to win the cup was 5th. And it is usually 1,2,3 that always win. This year the New York Giants became the team with the worst regular season record ever to win the superbowl. It's time for a similar thing to happen in the NHL.

As of now here are the most probable 6,7,8 seeds

East
6-Devils
7- Senators
8- Capitals/Sabres (still to be decided)

West
6- Chicago
7/8 - Phoenix, SanJose Dallas Colorado (still to be decided)

Thoughts? and do you see one of these teams listed winning it all this year?

Papa044 · 04-01-2012, 11:36 PM

Panthers will probably finish 8th

andbreatheme · 04-01-2012, 11:37 PM

I can only see Chicago winning it out of that group, but they've won recently.

Mr Forever · 04-01-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa044

Panthers will probably finish 8th

Why? Buffalo can't grab the 3rd seed...

Falconator · 04-01-2012, 11:37 PM

Sorry - has never happened under the current playoff format (1994) and I don't see it happening any time soon! Cream always rises to the top in the NHL.

missingchicklet · 04-01-2012, 11:38 PM

No chance this year. None of the 6th, 7th, and 8th seeds are good enough to beat the elite teams this year.

Carlzner · 04-01-2012, 11:38 PM

The Panthers are 37-42 they won't win if they were in 7th/8th.

**Machinehead** · 04-01-2012, 11:39 PM

Giants won their division though. By NHL standards they're the 3 seed.

jigglysquishy · 04-01-2012, 11:39 PM

Nope. NYR, St. Louis, Nashville, Detroit, Pitts and Phil are too good.

Gil Gunderson · 04-01-2012, 11:41 PM

Don't see it happening this year, but parity is becoming more apparent every year. There's a good chance we'll see it in the near future IMO.

Canadian Guy · 04-01-2012, 11:41 PM

Ottawa could do it if they manage to get by Boston.

If the Senators can somehow manage to beat a team that has owned us for the last three years, I'd say they have a good shot at making some noise.

TheJudge · 04-01-2012, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Falconator

Sorry - has never happened under the current playoff format (1994) and I don't see it happening any time soon! Cream always rises to the top in the NHL.

It'll happen eventually. Calgary almost (did? depending how you feel about the blown call in game 6) won the cup in 2004 as a 6th seed. Edmonton was in a coin flip with Carolina in 2006 as an 8th seed.

wKetch22 · 04-01-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Nope. NYR, St. Louis, Nashville, Detroit, Pitts and Phil are too good.

Thanks for the laugh, really appreciate it

master4scorpion · 04-01-2012, 11:43 PM

I'm with you on this, it is always good to watch the lower seeds going into the playoffs win it all or at least make a good run.

Parker McDonald · 04-01-2012, 11:44 PM

No thanks. If the Rangers get knocked out, I wouldn't care, unless the Devils win.

**Machinehead** · 04-01-2012, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wKetch22

Thanks for the laugh, really appreciate it

So he forgot to mention Boston, don't take it personally. We all know Boston's an elite force up there with the rest.

5RingsAndABeer · 04-01-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Falconator

Sorry - has never happened under the current playoff format (1994) and I don't see it happening any time soon! Cream always rises to the top in the NHL.

Edmonton was 1 game away as an 8th seed after losing its starting goalie for the finals

It can definitely happen, especially with deadline deals, if a goalie gets hot, or if significant players return from injury

Mojo Risin* · 04-01-2012, 11:47 PM

None of those teams are good enough IMO. The Devils an MAYBE the Caps if OVI goes into beast mode could go far. But most of these teams (especially in the west) are very flawed.