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2012 NHL Stanley Cup

Playoff Special Report

April 11, 2012

Byron Capital Markets Special Analysts

NHL Players & Alumni theScore Panel

Doug Gilmour Greg Sansone

Ron Ellis Cam Stewart

Chris Campoli Renee Paquette

Nick Stajduhar

Wayne CowleyMember C


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2012 NHL STANLEYCUP PLAYOFF SPECIAL

REPORT

POSTSEASON PREDICTIONSBATTLE FOR THE STANLEY CUP

NHL Playoff Special Research Report: This is a special researreport from Byron Capital Markets. Byron is once again pleased

cover the 2012 NHL playoffs. Byron has followed the 2011/20

NHL hockey season and now its time for the 16 qualifying team

to fight for one of sports greatest trophies, the Stanley Cup. Byr

has brought together a stellar group of six Special Analys

including a Hall of Fame NHL alumnus and a panel of on-a

personalities fromtheScore

. All of these analysts have providtheir insights and predictions on who they feel will be this yea

postseason stars.

The Returning Champion Prognosticator: Last years NHL playofbrought a number of surprises before the Boston Bruins we

eventually crowned the Stanley Cup champions. Before t

playoffs began, our own Special Analyst, Doug Gilmour, not on

correctly tabbed the Boston Bruins as the eventual Stanley Cu

Champions but predicted that Tim Thomas would win the Co

Smythe trophy as the MVP of the 2011 NHL playoffs.

The purpose of this NHL Stanley Cup Special Playoff Report entertainment. We are supporting important charities along tway. Enjoy!


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The Special Analysts

NHL Alumni

Doug Gilmour

Doug Gilmour had a remarkable 20-year career in the NHL and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 201

Doug won the Stanley Cup in 1989 as a member of the Calgary Flames and won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as thNHL's best defensive forward while with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993. Doug played for seven different N

teams and he earned the nickname Killer for his fearless and impressive physical play. Doug finished

successful NHL career with 450 goals and 1,414 points in 1,474 games.

Ron Ellis

Ron Ellis played 16 seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs and won the Stanley Cup in 1967. Ron was a

a member of Team Canada at the 1972 Summit Series. Between 1966 and 1975, Ron recorded nine straight 20-go

seasons. Hes played in 1,034 career NHL games scoring 332 goals and 308 assists for 640 points.

Chris Campoli

Chris Campoli was selected by the New York Islanders in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. This veteran defenceman h

played in over 400 NHL games for the Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadien

Chris just finished the 2011-12 regular season as a member of the Canadiens.

Nick Stajduhar

Nick Stajduhar was a member of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1995-1996 regular season and was a Gold Medalist f

Canada in the 1994 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Nick was the 1st round draft pick of the Edmont

Oilers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, a pick that was acquired by the Oilers as part of their famous trade of Way

Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Nick is the Vice President, Head of Institutional Sales at Byron Capital Markets.

Wayne Cowley

Wayne Cowley played for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1993-1994 NHL regular season as a goaltender and is no

an owner of The Bottom Line restaurant in Toronto, Canada.

theScore Panel

theScore Television Network (theScore) is a Canadian national specialty television service owned by Score Med

Inc. that provides sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million hom

across Canada. Working as a team, a panel of on-air personalities from theScore has provided their consens

analysis. Greg Sansone, Cam Stewart and Renee Paquette host a segment together on a show called L

@theScore, which airs Mon-Fri @1PM, Mon,Wed-Fri @ 6PM, Tue @ 6:30PM.

Greg Sansone

This television veteran has worked at theScore since 1997 as a reporter and became a full-time anchor the followi

year. Greg has hosted such shows as Score Tonight, To the Point with Greg Sansone and Score on the NFL with T

Micallef in 2002, which he continues to host.

Cam Stewart

Cam Stewart has been a Canadian sports broadcaster with theScore since 2007. Cam hosts the radio program R

Heat on theScore Satellite Radio and co-hosts the radio simulcast 24in30 on theScore Television Network.

Renee Paquette

Renee Paquette hosts Right After Wrestling, Score IQ and the web series The Break. She joined theScore in 2009 a

has quickly become one of its most recognizable faces.


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Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks (1) vs. L.A. Kings (8)

The Vancouver Canucks were the Presidents trophy winner for the second year in a row, but with that comes th

knowledge only seven teams since 1986 who have won that trophy have won the Stanley Cup as well. The Canuc

came within one game of winning the Stanley Cup last year but can they get back to the final to seal the deal?

This is the second time in the past three years that the Canucks and the L.A. Kings will meet in the first round of t

playoffs. The last time they faced off in the playoffs, the Kings gave Vancouver all they could handle. The questio

this time around is with Daniel Sedin coming off an injury, how effective will last years runner up be? The Kin

used a pair of trades this year to re-unite Mike Richards and Jeff Carter after they were sent packing by the Flyers.

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

St. Louis appeared to be well on its way to another season of almost but not good enough until they changed th

head coach, bringing Ken Hitchcock into the fold and the rest, as they say, is history. The Blues recovered from the

early season swoon to take the second seed in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. With Jaroslav Halak and

surprising Brian Elliot sharing duties in net this year, the Blues seem to have found the solution to keeping the pu

out of their net, but they will have to ride a mixture of savvy veterans and a host of players who are only known

within a 2 square mile radius around St. Louis to victory in their first playoff series since 2009.

San Jose has been the regular season darling for a number of years, but the team always seems to collapse once t

pressure cooker of the playoffs came along. Now that the Sharks have fought their way into the playoffs this yea

do they finally show what they can do in the playoffs? The team will be led by Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture an

Joe Thornton but this trio has left their fans wanting in previous years.

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

After getting tossed out of the tournament in the first round by eventual finalists Vancouver last year, the Chica

Blackhawks should be hungry to retake their position of one of the Western Conferences elite teams as they a

only a few years removed from winning the Stanley Cup. With Chicagos captain Jonathan Toews being on t

sidelines for the last 22 games of the regular season, there is room for doubt as to his effectiveness when and if

returns to the lineup. If Toews is unable to return, the pressure will fall squarely on Patrick Kane and Marion Hos

to carry Chicago through the playoffs.

No matter which way you look at Phoenix, this is a team that just wont go away. If they missed the playoffs instea

of claiming a playoff spot they may have just disappeared from the league to resurface in a new home north of t

49 parallel but it was not to be. Many wrote them off before the season began after Ilya Bryzgalov left for greenpastures but Mike Smith was signed, and all he did was carry the team on his back to their first divisi

championship. This team will need to win a round before many people will take them seriously but th

goaltending has proven that it can handle the load when its needed.

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

This is one of the most compelling series for the playoffs this year. The Detroit Red Wings have been a perenni

powerhouse in the NHL, finding themselves in the playoffs every year since the 1989/90 season. Nashville has fina

come into its own and posted a very strong record in the regular season for the second season in a row. Nashville

late season addition of Igor Radulov managed to frustrate the other 29 teams as Nashville was able to add a snip

to their roster without having to subtract from their roster or giving up a collection of draft picks.

No matter which team gets knocked out of the playoffs, the losing teams fan base will be left with little more th

a sense of disbelief that their teams strong regular season was followed by getting knocked out in the first round.

always seems like Detroit seems to find a way to get to at least the conference finals and Nashville needs to show

up and coming stars (Shea Weber and Ryan Suter) that they are within striking distance of the Stanley Cup befo

they decide to take the free agency dash out of town (possibly to Detroit).


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Special Analysts First Round Predications

Eastern Conference Western Conference

New York Rangers Ottawa Senators 1 vs 8 Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings

Boston Bruins Washington Capitals 2 vs 7 St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks

Florida Panthers New Jersey Devils 3 vs 6 Phoenix Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks

Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers 4 vs 5 Nashville Predators Detroit Red Wings

Eastern Conference Western Conference

1 vs 8 2 vs 7 3 vs 6 4 vs 5 1 vs 8 2 vs 7 3 vs 6 4 vs 5

Doug Gilmour Rangers Bruins Devils Penguins Canucks Blues Coyotes Red Wings

Ron Ellis Rangers Bruins Panthers Penguins Canucks Blues Coyotes Predators

Chris Campoli Rangers Bruins Panthers Penguins Canucks Sharks Blackhawks Red Wings

Nick Stajduhar Rangers Bruins Devils Penguins Canucks Blues Blackhawks Red Wings

Wayne Cowley Rangers Bruins Devils Flyers Canucks Sharks Blackhawks Red Wings

theScore Rangers Bruins Devils Penguins Canucks Blues Coyotes Predators

Special Analysts Championship Predictions

Stanley Cup Champion Conn Smythe Winner (MVP)

Doug Gilmour Penguins Marc-Andr Fleury

Ron Ellis Canucks Roberto Luongo

Chris Campoli Penguins Evgeni Malkin

Nick Stajduhar Canucks Roberto Luongo

Wayne Cowley Rangers Henrik Lundqvist

theScore Bruins Tim Thomas

Special Analysts Dark Horse Predictions

Each Special Analyst was asked to select the team ranked fifth or lower in its conference that will make it the furthest in this years

Stanley Cup playoffs:

Doug Gilmour Devils

Ron Ellis Flyers

Chris Campoli Blackhawks

Nick Stajduhar Devils

Wayne Cowley Sharks

theScore Devils


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Investment Advice for NHL Playoff Draft Pools

The NHL post-season buzz is accelerated when individuals meet with their friends to make their picks for th

playoff pools. Many who in general dont participate in sports pools cannot help but participate in an NHL play

pool. There are many different types of pools from which persons can choose from, but many of them a

structured in a very similar way. Many pools have each member participate in an NHL player selection draft whe

every pool participant will have opportunities to make their player selections in a fair and organized fashion. Tend goal is always the same, whichever poolie has selected the fantasy team that obtains the most points in t

NHL playoffs wins the pool. Byrons Special Analysts were asked to imagine themselves giving advice to people w

are about to participate in a player draft playoff pool. The following contains some NHL playoff pool selection adv

that was prepared by Byrons Special Analysts.

Investment Rating Criteria

STRONG BUY: For conservative poolies, this represents an attractive value where the player is expected

produce significant points in this years postseason

BUY: For speculative poolies, this is considered a BUY but in the analysts opinion possesses certa

risks that may be higher than average due to the player being streaky, having little post-seasexperience or may play for a team that is not expected to get into the later playoff rounds.

HOLD: The player represents a reasonable late round pick in your playoff pool.

SELL: The player represents poor value in that the player may be considered a candidate for a hi

draft pick in your playoff pool; however, the players point production in this years post-season

expected to be disappointing and is expected to depreciate over the postseason.

Doug Gilmour

Strong Buy

1. Pavel Datsyuk

2. Ilya Kovalchuk

3. Ryan Kesler

Buy

1. Jonathan Toews

2. Drew Doughty

3. Daniel Briere

Hold

1. Andrew Ference

2. Mike Knuble

3. Any McDonald

Sell

1. Nicklas Backstrom

2. Daniel Sedin

3. Steve Sullivan

Ron Ellis

Strong Buy

1. Sidney Crosby

2. Evgeni Malkin

3. James Neal

Buy

1. Claude Giroux

2. Jonathan Toews

3. Patrick Kane

Hold

1. Matt Cooke

2. Pascal Dupuis

3. Mason Raymond

Sell

1. Alex Ovechkin

2. Joe Thornton

3. Patrick Marleau

Chris Campoli

Strong Buy

1. Daniel Sedin

2. Evgeni Malkin

3. Sidney Crosby

Buy

1. Jonathan Toews

2. Erik Karlsson

3. Brad Richards

Hold

1. Alex Burrows

2. James Neal

3. Tim Thomas

Sell

1. Jeff Carter

2. Ilya Kovalchuk

3. David Backes

Nick Stajduhar

Strong Buy

1. Ryan Kesler

2. Daniel Sedin

3. Ilya Kovalchuk

Buy

1. Pavel Datsyuk

2. Alex Burrows

3. Zach Parise

Hold

1. David Backes

2. Chris Higgins

3. Kevin Bieksa

Sell

1. Daniel Alfredsson

2. Alex Ovechkin

3. Kris Versteeg

Wayne Cowley

Strong Buy

1. Brad Richards

2. Pavel Datsyuk

3. Daniel Sedin

Buy

1. Daniel Briere

2. Ryan Callahan

3. Tyler Seguin

Hold

1. James Neal

2. Jonathan Toews

3. Patrick Elias

Sell

1. Sidney Crosby

2. Alex Ovechkin

3. Jason Spezza

theScore

Strong Buy

1. Evgeni Malkin

2. Marion Gabor

3. David Krejci

Buy

1. Sidney Crosby

2. Anze Kopitar

3. David Backes

Hold

1. Zdeno Chara

2. Mike Fisher

3. Ray Whitney

Sell

1. Nicklas Backst

2. T. Fleischman

3. Jonathan Toew


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Charitable Initiatives

The Special Analysts have played an important role in the preparation of this report and Byro

Capital Markets appreciates the efforts that were made for the entertainment of Byrons clien

Byron made a donation to each of the following charities as selected by the Special Analysts.

Canadian Cancer Society The Ron Ellis Team Canada Foundation Scotty Gomez Foundation Right To Play Sports Legacy Institute (a partner of Stopconcussions.com) March of Dimes Canada

Charity Trade Day

Each year, Byron Capital Markets hosts a Charity Trade Day where all commissions earned by Byro

on that day are donated to charity. If youve enjoyed this Special Report, Byron hopes you

contribute to its next Charity Trade Day.

For more information about Byron Capital Markets and its charitable initiatives, see the About Us

Social Responsibility section of Byrons website at www.byroncapitalmarkets.com.


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Rob Goff, CFA Special Situations - Media & Telcom Analyst 647.426.0466 [email protected]

Douglas Loe, Ph.D, MBA Biotechnology & Health Care Analyst 647.426.0472 [email protected]

Jonathan Lee, MBA Battery Materials and Technologies Analyst 647.426.1674 jl ee@byroncapi talmarkets.com

Omid Ameri Oil & Gas 416.867.3984 [email protected]

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Robert Orvis s, CFA Managing Director 647.426.1668 [email protected]

Derrick Chiu Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets 647.426.1662 [email protected]

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