We welcome IC readers to jump into the mix and add their predictions in the comment section.

Be sure to tune into this Saturday’s Illegal Curve Radio show from 12 pm cst to 3 pm cst on TSN Radio 1290, when Rich, Drew and Ez will look at all the 2nd Round playoff action.

While it is easy to make playoff predictions, oftentimes there is never any follow-up to how accurate or inaccurate you were.  Well we at Illegal Curve love to throw each other under the bus if we have failed in our prognostication attempts.  Here is a look back at our 1st Round results.

Over in the East only Dave went 4/4, despite the predictions that anyone choosing Washington was “crazy”.

The wild, wild west was a bit more difficult to predict than the East as the Canucks upset lead to some unexpected results.

In the end the IC prognostication crew scored as follows;

Ezzy: 4/8
Rich:  4/8
Drew: 4/8
Dave: 5/8
Remis: 4/8
Kyle:  5/8

How will we do in the 2nd Round?  We should have those up later this afternoon.

The First Round of the playoffs begins tomorrow, here are our first round predictions.

Stanley Cup Champion

Ezra: Pittsbugh Penguins

Drew: Pittsburgh Penguins

Richard: Vancouver Canucks

Dave: Vancouver Canucks

Remis: New York Rangers

Kyle: Nashville Predators

Stanley Cup Runner Up

Ezra: Vancouver Canucks

Drew: Vancouver Canucks

Richard: New York Rangers

Dave: Philadelphia Flyers

Remis: Nashville Predators

Kyle: Pittsburgh Penguins

Conn Smythe Trophy Winner

Ezra; Sidney Crosby

Drew: Marc-Andre Fleury

Richard: Corey Schneider

Dave: Roberto Luongo

Remis: Henrik Lundqvist

Kyle: Evgeni Malkin

(1) New York Rangers vs. (8) Ottawa Senators

Ezzy: New York in 6

Drew: Ottawa in 7

Richard: New York in 7

Dave: New York in 6

Remis: New York in 6

Kyle: New York in 7

(2) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Washington Capitals

Ezzy: Boston in 6

Drew: Boston in 5

Richard: Boston in 5

Dave: Washington in 7

Remis: Boston in 5

Kyle: Boston in 5

(3) Florida Panthers vs. (6) New Jersey Devils

Ezzy. New Jersey in 6

Drew: New Jersey in 4

Richard: New Jersey in 5

Dave: New Jersey in 6

Remis: New Jersey in 6

Kyle: New Jersey in 7

(4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers

Ezzy: Pittsburgh in 7

Drew: Pittsburgh in 7

Richard: Philadelphia in 7

Dave: Philadelphia in 7

Remis: Pittsburgh in 7

Kyle: Pittsburgh in 6

(1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings

Ezzy: Vancouver in 6

Drew: Vancouver in 6

Richard: Vancouver in 6

Dave: Vancouver in 7

Remis: Vancouver in 5

Kyle: Vancouver in 5

(2) St. Louis Blues vs. (7) San Jose Sharks

Ezzy: St. Louis in 5

Drew: St. Louis in 7

Richard: San Jose in 6

Dave: San Jose in 6

Remis: St. Louis in 4

Kyle: St. Louis in 6

(3) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks

Ezzy: Chicago in 6

Drew: Phoenix in 7

Richard: Phoenix in 7

Dave: Chicago in 5

Remis: Chicago in 6

Kyle: Phoenix in 7

(4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings

Ezzy: Nashville in 7

Drew: Nashville in 7

Richard: Detroit in 7

Dave: Nashville in 7

Remis: Nashville in 7

Kyle: Nashvile in 6

Post your predictions in the comment section.

Ezzy – Canucks in 7.  (7/14)

Rich – Canucks in 6 (11/14)

Drew – Canucks in 6. (10/14)

Remis – Canucks in 6. (10/14)

Dave – Canucks in 6. (5/6 – missed 1st round).

But we want to hear from you.  What do you think will happen in this year’s Cup Finals.  Did the IC Crew make a mistake going all Canucks?  Sound off in the comments.

Stay tuned to today’s IC Radio show to listen to the guys Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions.

Vancouver Canucks (1) vs. San Jose Sharks (2)

• Ezzy – Canucks in 7
• Rich – Canucks in 7
• Drew – Canucks in 7
• Remis – Canucks in 6
• Dave – Sharks in 7
• Leah – Sharks in 6

Boston Bruins (3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5)

• Ezzy – Lightning in 7
• Rich – Bruins in 7
• Drew – Bruins in 7
• Remis – Lightning in 7
• Dave –  Bruins in 7
• Leah – Lightning in 5

We welcome IC readers to jump into the mix and add their predictions in the comments section.

Over in the West, Dave not only was the only one to pick both series, but he accurately picked how many games each series would go.  Apparently Remis is no longer the King of Prognostication.

Thanks to IC readers Hbomb (1/4), Polar94 (3/4), Missourimike (0/4) & AllyK (2/4) for getting their predictions in for the 2nd round.  We will have the IC team’s predictions for the 3rd round up tommorrow after the show, so be sure to tune in and listen and then submit your picks (via the comments) for the Conference Finals.

Tune into the Illegal Curve Radio show every Saturday from 9am cst to 12 pm cst on Sports Radio 1290, as the IC team delves into all the action from around the NHL.  And if you miss the show, worry not as you can subscribe to the Show via iTunes or for Non-iTunes users, you can subscribe via RSS.

Vancouver Canucks (1) vs. Nashville Predators (5)

• Ezzy – Canucks in 7
• Rich – Canucks in 6
• Drew – Canucks in 5
• Remis – Canucks in 5
• Dave – Canucks in 6

San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Detroit Red Wings (3)

• Ezzy – Wings in 7
• Rich – Wings in 7
• Drew – Wings in 5
• Remis – Wings in 6
• Dave – Sharks in 7

Washington Capitals (1) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5)

• Ezzy – Lightning in 6
• Rich – Capitals in 6
• Drew – Capitals in 6
• Remis – Capitals in 7
• Dave – Lightning in 6

Philadelphia Flyers (2) vs. Boston Bruins (3)

• Ezzy – Flyers in 6
• Rich –  Bruins in 7
• Drew – Flyers in 6
• Remis – Bruins in 7
• Dave – Bruins in 6

We welcome IC readers to jump into the mix and add their predictions in the comment section.

Be sure to tune into this Saturday’s Illegal Curve Radio show from 9am cst to 12 pm cst on Sports Radio 1290, when Rich, Drew, Ez and Remis delve into all the 2nd Round playoff action.  And if you miss the show, don’t worry as you can subscribe to the Show via iTunes or for Non-iTunes users, you can subscribe via RSS.

Over in the West, the guy’s picking percentage went down as everyone but Ez (2/4) went 3/4.  Remis showed that he was the King of Prognostication as he correctly predicted a Wings sweep of the Yotes and a Sharks victory in 6 over the Kings.

What have we learned?  We’ve learned that if you ever want playoff tips, don’t listen to Ez as he went 4/8 in the 1st Round.  The other 3 showed some adeptness, going 7/8.  Remis accurately called the most series length (3/8), with Ez going 2/8 and both Rich and Drew just 1/8.

Thanks to IC readers Hbomb & AllyK for getting their predictions in for the 1st round.  hbomb went 5/8 and AllyK went 7/8, accurately predicting the length of 2 series.  If you would like to get your predictions in for the 2nd round please do so in the comments section.

Tune into the Illegal Curve Radio show every Saturday from 9am cst to 12 pm cst on Sports Radio 1290, when Rich, Drew, Ez and Remis delve into all the action from around the NHL.  And if you miss the show, worry not as you can subscribe to the Show via iTunes or for Non-iTunes users, you can subscribe via RSS.

Washington Capitals (1) vs. New York Rangers (8)

• Ezzy – Rangers in 7
• Rich – Capitals in 6
• Drew – Capitals in 6
• Remis – Capitals in 6

Philadelphia Flyers (2) vs. Buffalo Sabres (7)

• Ezzy – Flyers in 7
• Rich – Flyers in 7
• Drew – Flyers in 5
• Remis – Flyers in 6

Boston Bruins (3) vs. Montreal Canadiens (6)

• Ezzy – Canadiens in 6
• Rich – Bruins in 5
• Drew – Bruins in 5
• Remis – Bruins in 5

Pittsburgh Penguins (4) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5)

• Ezzy – Lightning in 7
• Rich – Lightning in 6
• Drew – Lightning in 7
• Remis – Lightning in 7

Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks (1) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (8)

• Ezzy – Canucks in 6
• Rich – Canucks in 6
• Drew – Canucks in 6
• Remis – Canucks in 5

San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Los Angeles Kings (7)

• Ezzy – Kings in 7
• Rich – Sharks in 5
• Drew – Sharks in 5
• Remis – Sharks in 6

Detroit Red Wings (3) vs. Phoenix Coyotes (6)

• Ezzy – Red Wings in 6
• Rich – Red Wings in 6
• Drew – Red Wings in 5
• Remis – Red Wings in 4

Anaheim Ducks (4) vs. Nashville Predators (5)

• Ezzy – Ducks in 7
• Rich – Ducks in 7
• Drew – Ducks in 6
• Remis – Ducks in 6