Interest in Hockey Playoff Pool?

[wildone]

Hey all,

 

Thought I would start a thread to see if there is any interest in having a hockey playoff pool for this years Stanley Cup Playoffs. I ran the same contest last year, if you want to see what rules we had, it would be much the same as this one .

 

Why I want to gauge the interest is that last year we only had two entries. Yes, it is true that Mark Arbour was beaten out by a girl , but she was Canadian so that was against him to start off with.

 

I would probably offer up the same prize, a six month Premium Membership to GA or a donation to GA in lieu of the membership made in the winners name.

 

Let me know if you're interested, and then I'll let you know.

 

Thanks,

 

Steve

 

 

[Mark Arbour]

I'm in. That bitch is going down this year.

[Ramon]

Can anyone join this?

[wildone]

Can anyone join this?

 

 

Yes, anyone who is a member of GA is eligible

[Mark M]

Hey i'll play!!! Exept with one minor Change to Mark Arbours

 

OK, Here's my guess:

 

First Round East Winners: #1 Bruins, #2 Capitals, #3 Devils, #5 Flyers

First Round West Winners: #2 Wings, #1 Sharks, #6 Blues, #4 Blackhawks

 

Second Round East Winners: #2 Capitals, #1 Bruins

Second Round West Winners: #2 Wings,#1 Sharks

 

Eastern Conference Winners: Capitals

Western Conference Winners: Wings

 

Stanley Cup Champions:Detroit Red Wings !!! Who would've guessed a canadian cheering for an american team...hahaha oh well not a big deal, there are random wing canadian fans personaly the colour gets me.

[BlueSoxSWJ]

Hey i'll play!!! Exept with one minor Change to Mark Arbours

 

OK, Here's my guess:

 

First Round East Winners: #1 Bruins, #2 Capitals, #3 Devils, #5 Flyers

First Round West Winners: #2 Wings, #1 Sharks, #6 Blues, #4 Blackhawks

 

Second Round East Winners: #2 Capitals, #1 Bruins

Second Round West Winners: #2 Wings,#1 Sharks

 

Eastern Conference Winners: Capitals

Western Conference Winners: Wings

 

Stanley Cup Champions:Detroit Red Wings !!! Who would've guessed a canadian cheering for an american team...hahaha oh well not a big deal, there are random wing canadian fans personaly the colour gets me.

 

Umm, those are last year's teams... Currently, the playoffs would be:

EAST

1. Washington Capitals (53-15-12) vs. 8. Philadelphia Flyers (40-34-6)

2. New Jersey Devils (46-27-7) vs. 7. Montreal Canadiens (39-33-9)

3. Buffalo Sabers (44-26-10) vs. 6. Boston Bruins (37-30-13)

4. Pittsburgh Penguins (46-27-7) vs. 5. Ottawa Senators (44-31-6)

 

WEST

1. Chicago Blackhawks (51-22-7) vs. 8. Colorado Avalanche (43-29-8)

2. San Jose Sharks (49-20-11) vs. 7. Los Angeles Kings (45-27-7)

3. Vancouver Canucks (48-27-5) vs. 6. Nashville Predators (46-29-6)

4. Phoenix Coyotes (49-25-6) vs. 5. Detroit Red Wings (42-24-14)

 

Of course, there are still 1-2 games left for every team, so those aren't final yet.

[wildone]

Hey i'll play!!! Exept with one minor Change to Mark Arbours

 

OK, Here's my guess:

 

First Round East Winners: #1 Bruins, #2 Capitals, #3 Devils, #5 Flyers

First Round West Winners: #2 Wings, #1 Sharks, #6 Blues, #4 Blackhawks

 

Second Round East Winners: #2 Capitals, #1 Bruins

Second Round West Winners: #2 Wings,#1 Sharks

 

Eastern Conference Winners: Capitals

Western Conference Winners: Wings

 

Stanley Cup Champions:Detroit Red Wings !!! Who would've guessed a canadian cheering for an american team...hahaha oh well not a big deal, there are random wing canadian fans personaly the colour gets me.

 

 

Yikes Mark

 

I'd maybe wait till the end of the season and we know what places the team are in. That was last year's picks by Mark that you used . The Blues are not even in it this year and the Flyers might not make it either. Wait till the end of the week.

 

But good to see you are going to enter

[Mark M]

*SMACK!* i am the worst canadian ever to pretend he actually likes the sport hockey. Ok Honesty i don't like it, i like the way the players come out of it HOT as hell and with the best Bubble Butts Ever! Anyway i'll guess with this years teams then!

 

 

Either way

 

 

Detroit Red Wings Win!!!!!!!!!

[Ramon]

I agree with the Bubble Butts but not with the team. lol

 

Canucks will win this year!!

[Tarin]

I'd be willing to enter, but I'd need step by step instructions of how to do it. I've never done a pool before let alone an online one.

[gabrielsknife]

I'm such a bad, yo-yo hockey fan >.< Are the Carolina Cains in the running this year? 'Cause if they are, ya'll are going down! *waves his little Cains flag* (Bet ya'll can't guess where I'm from lol!)

[TetRefine]

Im definitely In! Go Bruins!!!

[MikeL]

I'd be willing to enter, but I'd need step by step instructions of how to do it. I've never done a pool before let alone an online one.

I'm interested, too, depending on the format. If you make it too complicated, I'll pass.

 

Thanks for setting this up.

[Krista]

I'm in.

[Camilo]

Im definitely In! Go Bruins!!!

 

of course you are, of course you are

[BlueSoxSWJ]

I'm such a bad, yo-yo hockey fan >.< Are the Carolina Cains in the running this year? 'Cause if they are, ya'll are going down! *waves his little Cains flag* (Bet ya'll can't guess where I'm from lol!)

 

Unfortunately for you, Carolina will finish somewhere between 10th and 14th in the East, depending on this weekend's results. (They're currently in the 11 spot.) Only the top 8 make it. The 8 teams from the West are set, as are 5 of the 8 from the East, with 4 teams (Boston, Montreal, Philly, New York Rangers) fighting for the last 3 spots. Boston and Montreal clinch with a single point (win or loss in overtime/shootout) in their final 2/1 game(s). Philly and New York play each other in their last game, and the winner gets in. The loser can still get in, but only if they lose in overtime or a shootout, AND Boston and Montreal fail to earn another point.

[Nephylim]

I don't think I understood a word of that... well maybe I understood the words but not the way they were put together

[gabrielsknife]

Unfortunately for you, Carolina will finish somewhere between 10th and 14th in the East, depending on this weekend's results. (They're currently in the 11 spot.)

 

 

Sigh. One Stanley Cup win, and the Cains can't get it together for a number two. Oh well. One day! *still waves the Cains flag*

[Toast]

I will play, can someone print out my ballot complete with the appropriate choices?

[wildone]

Well it seems like there might be some interest this year .

 

Tomorrow, Sunday the Th, is the final day of the regular season and the Eastern conference will have been decided. So I will set something up that will just have the Round One matches and what place each team finished up in. So if your a by the books person and see the ST place team playing the Th place team, you can choose the ST place team.

 

There is really not much skill involved in this, as I don't want to make it too serious or hard. I want people like Nephy and Krista to enter and have some fun seeing how they do and also if they can outscore Mark (The only skill might be if you know things like Vancouver, San Jose and Ottawa are perpetual chokers when it comes to the playoffs ) .

 

So check here tomorrow night or on Monday, and I'll probably give to the end of the second games of the first round (each series is a best of seven games series) to cut off the entries.

 

Remember the more that enters, the more fun it will be .

[Ramon]

The only skill might be if you know things like Vancouver, San Jose and Ottawa are perpetual chokers when it comes to the playoffs .

 

I really want to contest this statement but I can't. I can only hope that the Canucks do better this year. If they win it this year it would truly be wonderful year especially after the Olympics.

[BlueSoxSWJ]

Anyone else catch those 3 shorties for the Bs in 64 seconds? That stretch (plus the Winter Classic, of course) may have made the whole season-tickets thing worthwhile.

 

So in the East now, Washington will be number 1, New Jersey and Buffalo will be 2 and 3 (but order to be determined tomorrow when they play), Pittsburgh will be 4, Ottawa 5, Boston 6, and 7-8 will either be Philadelphia-Montreal or Montreal-New York, depending on who wins the New York at Philly game tomorrow. So the only known matchup in the East is 5. Ottawa vs. 4. Pittsburgh. They played 4 times this year and each team won twice.

 

In the West, San Jose holds the number 1, but could switch with number 2 Chicago if the Blackhawks win their final game. Number 3 is Vancouver, 4 Phoenix. 5-6-7 is messy between Detroit, Nashville, and LA, while Colorado will be the 8. So going into the final day of play, 1 of the 8 matchups is set.

[Ramon]

Easter Conference

Washington Capitals (1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (8)

New Jersey Devils (2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (7)

Buffalo Sabers (3) vs. Boston Bruins (6)

Pittsburgh Penguins (4) vs. Ottawa Senators (5)

 

 

Western Conference

San Jose Sharks (1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (8)

Chicago Blackhawks (2) vs. Nashville Predators (7)

Vancouver Canucks (3) vs. Los Angeles Kings (6)

Phoenix Coyotes (4) vs. Detroit Red Wings (5)

 

When is the last day to submit your predictions/guesses?

Edited April 12, 2010 by tjajcj