Note: This list will continue to be added to in the days leading to the finals, which begin Saturday. Please feel free to let us know of any we miss through the comments section below!
| Guru |
Affiliation |
Pens |
Wings |
Games |
| David Amber |
ESPN |
X |
|
6 |
| Paul Bruno |
RotoTimes.com |
|
X |
5 |
| John Buccigross |
ESPN |
X |
|
6 |
| Scott Burnside |
ESPN |
X |
|
7 |
| Jay Caufield |
FSN Pittsburgh |
X |
|
6 |
| Bill Clement |
(Who Knows) |
|
X |
7 |
| Linda Cohn |
ESPN |
|
X |
7 |
| Jim Colony |
ESPN Radio Pittsburgh |
X |
|
6 |
| Damian Cristodero |
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times |
|
X |
6 |
| Scott Cruickshank |
Calgary Herald |
|
X |
6 |
| Craig Custance |
Atlanta Journal Constitution |
|
X |
6 |
| John Dellapina |
New York Daily News |
|
X |
6 |
| Darren Dreger (via CW) |
TSN |
X |
|
7 |
| Bob Duff |
Windsor Star |
|
X |
6 |
| Eric Duhatschek |
Globe And Mail |
|
X |
6 |
| James Duplacey |
RotoTimes.com |
|
X |
6 |
| Stan Fishler |
MSG |
|
X |
6 |
| Terry Frei |
Denver Post |
|
X |
5 |
| John Glennon |
The Tennessean |
|
X |
6 |
| Wes Goldstein |
CBS Sports |
X |
|
— |
| Chuck Gromley |
The Sporting News |
X |
|
7 |
| Tom Gulitti |
Bergen (N.J.) Record |
|
X |
7 |
| Mike Heika |
Dallas Morning News |
|
X |
6 |
| Marty Henwood |
Hockey.com |
X |
|
7 |
| Hockey News Staff |
The Hockey News |
X |
|
6 |
| Matthew Hogan |
The Bleacher Report |
X |
|
7 |
| E.J. Hradek |
ESPN |
|
X |
6 |
| "Jersey_devil" |
NHL.com |
X |
|
7 |
| Keith Jones |
Versus/Comcast Sportsnet |
|
X |
— |
| Jon Jordan |
HockeyBuzz.com |
X |
|
7 |
| Eric Knopsnyder |
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat |
|
X |
7 |
| Paul Kukla |
Hockey.com |
|
X |
7 |
| Michael Landsberg |
TSN |
|
X |
— |
| Pierre LeBrun |
Hockey Night In Canada |
|
X |
7 |
| Mark Madden |
ESPN Radio Pittsburgh |
X |
|
6 |
| Maggie The Monkey |
TSN |
X |
|
— |
| Paul McCann |
Predator’s
Radio Network |
|
X |
7 |
| Ross McKeon |
Yahoo! Sports |
|
X |
5 |
| Bob McKenzie |
TSN |
|
X |
— |
| Barry Melrose |
ESPN |
|
X |
7 |
| Mike Milbury |
TSN / NBC |
|
X |
— |
| James Mirtle |
Globe & Mail (Mirtle’s Blog) |
|
X |
6 |
| Allan Muir |
Sports Illustrated |
|
X |
6 |
| Eddie Olczyk |
NBC |
|
X |
— |
| Ira Podell |
Associated Press |
X |
|
6 |
| Bob Pompeani |
KDKA |
X |
|
7 |
| Aaron Portzline |
Columbus Dispatch |
X |
|
6 |
| Gino Reda |
TSN |
X |
|
|
| Lyle Richardson (Spector) |
FOX Sports |
X |
|
6 |
| Jeremy Roenick |
San Jose Shark |
|
X |
— |
| Michael Russo |
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
X |
|
6 |
| Jeremy Rutherford |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
X |
|
6 |
| Craig Simpson |
CBC |
X |
|
6 |
| David Shoalts |
Canada’s Globe and Mail |
X |
|
6 |
| Mark Spector |
Canada’s National Post |
|
X |
6 |
| Mark Spizzirri |
HockeyBuzz.com |
|
X |
6 |
| Peter Taglianetti (via WPXI) |
ex Penguin defenseman |
X |
|
6 |
| John Vogl |
Buffalo News |
X |
|
6 |
| Rich Walsh |
WPXI |
X |
|
6 |
| Kenny Wregget (via WPXI) |
ex-Penguin goalie |
X |
|
6 |
| Greg Wyshynski |
Yahoo! Sports |
X |
|
7 |
| Mike Zeisberger |
Toronto Sun |
X |
|
— |
| Scorecard |
Projections |
Popular
Length |
| Penguins |
30 |
6 games |
| Red Wings |
31 |
6 games |
Comments
DaBich
May 20, 01:27 PM
So far, for the first 4, they are all predicting 7 games. That will be a long, tough series.
Patrick Cartwright
May 22, 10:45 AM
Ross McKeon on yahoo sports says red wings in 5. as a pens fan, I think he’s an idiot.
Matt Bodenschatz
May 22, 11:06 AM
Patrick, believe it or not, I just finished reading McKeon’s piece called “Title waits for the Wings.” While the Wings very well might take this series, suggesting either team will get it done in five games is a bit unrealistic.
Thanks for the heads-up.
Brian
May 22, 12:33 PM
Bill Clement picked the Wings in 7.
Alex
May 22, 04:24 PM
Nice article here. Good compilation.
Nathan
May 22, 06:00 PM
Craig Simpson says Penguins in 6.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/simpson/2008/05/the_nhls_best_two_teams_face_o.html
He is an extremely smart hockey mind, and does one of the best breakdowns of the series I’ve read so far.
Eric
May 22, 06:42 PM
One of the few sites I have access to at work is Yahoo, and I must say Ross McKeon is the worst columnist I’ve ever come across.
With that being said, predictions are predictions. Anyone could be right.
Paul
May 22, 08:48 PM
Whatifsports, which simulated the finals 10,000 times, agrees with McKeon.
http://www.whatifsports.com/beyondtheboxscore/default.asp?article=20080520
Matt Bodenschatz
May 22, 09:25 PM
Thanks everyone for the heads-up with the predictions. Keep them coming! I’m assuming a large number of “gurus” will come out with their predictions tomorrow, the day before the series begins. I’ll be scouring the net to add to the growing list.
Paul, thanks for the link to Whatifsports.com, but we’ll leave that one out simply because its done through simulation rather than intuition.
Laura
May 22, 10:49 PM
Duhatschek picked the Wings in 6.
Michael Farkas
May 23, 01:23 AM
Secondhand via Ned on LGP...
“both Madden and Colony are predicting Pens in 6 on 1250.”
mww
May 23, 04:41 AM
In the Trib are more predictions.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_568910.html
Patrick Cartwright
May 23, 10:35 AM
Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated picked the Red Wings in 6.
Matt Bodenschatz
May 23, 10:58 AM
Thanks everyone! Keep them coming, and if a link can be provided, even better!
Michael Farkas
May 23, 11:49 AM
Keith Jones (Comcast Sportsnet – Philadelphia) says Red Wings will win it. He also says Flyers win it in 2009, so grains of salt are on the house.
Comedy Blog
May 23, 02:57 PM
It’s too bad you dont have Eklund on there. That guy is always right.
Ashley Gallant
May 23, 05:26 PM
Michael Landsberg, host of Off The Record (TSN), just announced that he is going with Detroit.
Ashley Gallant
May 23, 10:00 PM
The NHL on TSN crew have announced their picks. Maggie the Monkey and Gino Reda vote for Pittsburgh, while Bob McKenzie and Mike Milbury vote for Detroit.
The media really seems split down the middle when it comes to predicting this Cup final, eh?
Matt Bodenschatz
May 23, 10:49 PM
As of right now, our list shows a dead even split of 30 votes a piece. Obviously this isn’t a list of all media members, but it’s a large representation. This is a pretty good indication that these are two evenly matched teams.
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