Site Administrator wildone Posted March 31, 2012 Site Administrator Share Posted March 31, 2012 Sorry Basketball fans, wrong forum As some of you know, some may not, I have run a playoff pool for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs for the past 3 years. The prize has remained the same; a six month premium membership to GA or if you want, you can donate the money in your name to the operation of GA We have had Matt win the past two years and seems to be ready to see if he can make it 3 in a row. There is absolutely no skill or knowledge needed to participate, heck even Krista enters and she doesn't even know what a puck or icing is . This pool is for fun, a little bragging rights but it is not to be meant as a highly competitive. I usually put in my guess (and suck ) but I'm never eligible to win. First thing I like to do is gauge interest in people participating. So, would you be interested in participating this year? Link to comment
Andy78 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Since it involves no skill or knowledge count me in. Though the only time I have seen ice-hockey was the episode of South Park where Stan was in charge of the pee-wee team . Link to comment
Mikelaing74 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Ice hockey, is that with or without horses ? I'm game for a laugh Link to comment
W_L Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'll go for it. Nothing like watching big sweaty guys on ice with long sticks. : Link to comment
Bill W Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm not a hockey fan, but I'll give it a try. Link to comment
Ramon Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I'm up for it. Matt and his Bruins need to go down!!! lol Link to comment
TetRefine Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I'm ready to make it three in a row! Link to comment
BlueSoxSWJ Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 It'll be nice to finally be able to update my facebook photo with this year's version in a couple months 1 Link to comment
Rakuten06 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'm in... even if my les Habs are in the last place, so nothing like satisfaction of overthrowing Matty as the newest Playoff Champion! Link to comment
BlueSoxSWJ Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Well, things got a whole lot clearer tonight. We know our playoffs will include the Rangers, Bruins, Panthers, Penguins, Flyers, Devils, Senators, and Capitals on the East; Canucks, Blues, Kings, Predators, Red Wings, Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Sharks in the West. The East, at least, has only 3 spots undetermined: 1. NYR vs. 8. OTT, FLA, or WAS 2. BOS vs. 7. OTT or WAS 3. FLA or WAS vs. 6. NJD 4. PIT vs. 5. PHI The West is still a big fat mess. Edited April 6, 2012 by BlueSoxSWJ Link to comment
Mark Arbour Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Someone has to lose. I'm in. Link to comment
W_L Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm in as well, though, I don't watch Hockey as much as football or basketball. Link to comment
Site Administrator wildone Posted April 8, 2012 Author Site Administrator Share Posted April 8, 2012 So seems there is enough interest in the playoff pool, so here we go. First a few basic rules: There will be one winner at the end of the 2012 Stanley Cup Hockey Playoffs. The winner is entitled to a six month Premium GA membership, paid by me . If the winner is already a Paid Member, they can extend their membership, or in the case of a Hosted Author, Moderator/Administrator, or even a member who isn't interested in the membership, they can donate the monies to the operation of GA on their behalf. This is for fun. There is no entry fee, thus taking away the gambling. If you're a member here at GA, you are eligible to enter. I'm sure there is ways to get around the rules, but hey, let’s just concentrate on the fun. The winner will be the person with the most points out of a possible 65. Each series winner is worth 5 points. In case of a tie, there will be an unbiased draw from the possible winners to decide the final winner. Each round is a best of seven game series. I don't need to know how many games the series will be won in as that would make things complicated. Round one series are: East (1) New York Rangers vs. (8) Ottawa Senators (2) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Washington Capitals (3) Florida Panthers vs. (6) New Jersey Devils (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers West (1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings (2) St. Louis Blues vs. (7) San Jose Sharks (3) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks (4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings I’ll let one of the experienced guys enter their picks so you all can see how to put them in. One question, since Trevor seems to have this Forum named after him, where is his acknowledgement that he is participating . Let's have fun and continue to talk the pool up. The more people that join, the more fun it will be . I hope we have some female entries as well as some people who don’t follow hockey. Link to comment
Krista Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Round 1: New York Boston New Jersey Philadelphia West: Vancouver St. Louis Chicago Nashville Round 2: New York Boston Vancouver St. Louis Round 3: New York St. Louis Champions: St. Louis Link to comment
BlueSoxSWJ Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) A quick note to those new to the NHL: the teams are re-seeded after the first round. This means that for both the East and West, the top remaining team plays the bottom remaining team. This is in contrast with March Madness, where an underdog that upsets a top seed "takes their place" for the rest of the way. For example, if Ottawa knocks off New York in round one, they do not automatically play the winner of (4) PIT vs. (5) PHI. They play the top seeded team still remaining. My picks: (1) NYR over (8) OTT in 5 (2) BOS over (7) WAS in 6 (6) NJD over (3) FLA in 6 (5) PHI over (4) PIT in 5 (1) VAN over (8) LAK in 5 (7) SJS over (2) STL in 7 (6) CHI over (3) PHO in 6 (5) DET over (4) NAS in 6 -- (1) NYR over (6) NJD in 6 (2) BOS over (5) PHI in 4 (1) VAN over (7) SJS in 4 (5) DET over (6) CHI in 7 -- (2) BOS over (1) NYR in 6 (1) VAN over (5) DET in 6 -- (2) BOS over (1) VAN in 6 Edit: picks revised in future post, but I'll leave this initial prediction here. Edited April 16, 2012 by BlueSoxSWJ Link to comment
W_L Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Round 1: New York Rangers Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers West: Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Round 2: New York Boston Vancouver Nashville Round 3: Boston Vancouver Champion: Boston Hope I did it right, never done this before for hockey, just made a few guesses. Link to comment
Bill W Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Round 1 New York Boston New Jersey Pitt Vancouver St. Louis Chicago Detroit Round 2 New York Boston Vancouver St. Louis Round 3 New York Vancouver Champion New York Link to comment
Johnathan Colourfield Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) Heh, I know nothing but I’m in . Round 1 East New York Boston New Jersey Philadelphia West Los Angeles St. Louis Chicago Detroit Round 2 New York New Jersey St. Louis Chicago Final [stike] New York New Jersey Chicago Champions Chicago New Jersey Hope I got it right… Made a mess of this by Steve Round 1 East: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey West: St Louis, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles Round 2 East: Boston, New Jersey West: St.Louis, Chicago Round 3: East: New Jersey West: Chicago Winner: New Jersey Devils Edited April 15, 2012 by wildone Link to comment
Andy78 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Round 1 New York Washington Florida Philadelphia Vancouver St Louis Phoenix Detroit Round 2 New York Philadelphia Vancouver Phoenix Round 3 Philadelphia Vancouver Champion Philadelphia I think I've got that right Link to comment
Site Administrator wildone Posted April 8, 2012 Author Site Administrator Share Posted April 8, 2012 Okay, the NHL is being difficult this year.... Usually you can pick a day when all teams would have 2 games in, but not 3. So as an advantage, anyone can go in and edit their picks up to Midnight on 16th. That is the start of Monday morning Some teams will have 3 games under their belt, so please use this to your advantage. After the Sunday nights games, I will print off everyone's entries so no more changes can be made. Let the games begin!!!! :D Link to comment
TetRefine Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Ok, heres my picks. Lets see if I can threepeat. East Quarterfinal Round Winners New York Rangers Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Pittsburg Penguins West Quarterfinal Round Winners Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators East Semifinal Round Winners New York Rangers Boston Bruins West Semifinal Round Winners Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators Eastern Conference Champions New York Rangers Western Conference Champions Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Champions New York Rangers I really didn't wanna pick New York to beat out the Bruins, but they are damn good this year and its been a while for them. Link to comment
W_L Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 lol!, Other than New York/Boston, Matt's picks are identical to mine, I must not be too far off then. Link to comment
NateB Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 First Round East New York Rangers Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers in the west Vancouver Canucks St Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators Round 2 New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Vancouver Canucks St Louis Blues Round 3 New York Rangers St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Champions St Louis Blues Link to comment
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