SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Only 6 hours left to get your picks in!
NHL 2011 Playoffs
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The tragedy is that I have a final at 7pm tonight ie. right at puckdrop. I'll miss the entire game. Playoff hockey won't start for me until Friday.
East
Washington vs NY Rangers in 6
Philadelphia vs Buffalo in 7
Boston vs Montreal in 5
Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay in 7
West
Vancouver vs Chicago in 6
San Jose vs Los Angeles in 4
Detroit vs Phoenix in 5
Anaheim vs Nashville in 7
Cup: Vancouver over Boston in 7
We just did the draws this morning for our work playoff lottery/pool/thing. 16 people, everyone got a random team, and prizes are given for each round won (SC winner gets a total of $100 for winning 4 rounds). I got the Caps, so I could certainly have drawn worse. I'm just glad it wasn't Chicago.
Washington vs NY Rangers in 6
Philadelphia vs Buffalo in 7
Boston vs Montreal in 5
Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay in 7
West
Vancouver vs Chicago in 6
San Jose vs Los Angeles in 4
Detroit vs Phoenix in 5
Anaheim vs Nashville in 7
Cup: Vancouver over Boston in 7
We just did the draws this morning for our work playoff lottery/pool/thing. 16 people, everyone got a random team, and prizes are given for each round won (SC winner gets a total of $100 for winning 4 rounds). I got the Caps, so I could certainly have drawn worse. I'm just glad it wasn't Chicago.
Ouch that sucks. Can you at least PVR the game to watch it after your exam?
Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
My picks:
East:
Washington in 6
Buffalo in 7
Boston in 6*
Tampa Bay in 5
West:
Vancouver in 6
San Jose in 5
Phoenix in 7
Nashville in 7
*Betting against the Habs worked last year, it's when I started betting for them that things went sour
East:
Washington in 6
Buffalo in 7
Boston in 6*
Tampa Bay in 5
West:
Vancouver in 6
San Jose in 5
Phoenix in 7
Nashville in 7
*Betting against the Habs worked last year, it's when I started betting for them that things went sour
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
But now that you're betting against them, surely that just means they will end up winning
Who predicted Chicago last year & even Pittsburgh in '09 *before* any series started?
a) You mean could have worked a lot different!
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Umm, okay. Good for you. I also predicted Chicago last year and Pittsburgh the year before. Don't see your point.
a) You mean could have worked a lot different!
...wat? This pool works way better than yours. Yours is inherently flawed. It inhibits participation by limiting the number of participants and after the first few people have posted theres no point as all that is left is the weakest teams.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Specifically pboily, Adria, and Oda Nobunaga
So I did. I'll go with Vancouver over Boston in 7.
(and I'll edit this into my original post)
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
First round has started. Please double check to make sure I haven't made any mistakes.
How so?
The only criterion *was* the Stanley Cup Winner & against which team... not the path.
Btw, Vancouver was underlined in my choice for a reason.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Because only one person can choose a team. If someone picks the team I had wanted to pick already, then I am forced to pick someone I don't think will win, which is rather silly.
And I fixed that.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
I'm jumping aboard the bandwagon again this year!
Silly? With multiple winners?
There's knowledge of the sport, there's luck and then there's a list of threads which anyone could click or not.
What you don't know is that *MY* solution involves more than just guessing but a system of points for accuracy beyond choices. 3xRounds for 8 or 16 people; progressive elimination included.
But why should i bother explaining it to the missing minimal 5 or 13 (only) more necessary overthere... i'm much too silly for that, IYO.
There's no optimal system, AFAIC. Only a club of friendly members that enjoy Hockey, one of which is still yours.
Guess what opportunity was lost by the three of us.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Well maybe that is part of the problem. You never bothered explaining anything beyond pick two teams. Maybe if people actually knew the rules they would be more likely to join. If you don't explain the rules, why should people join?
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