- 10:59 PM
- 11/21/09
So, like, if no one for Pittsburgh scores a goal do we all get one point?
posted by mkn at 10:49 PM on May 26
Oh nice. I jumped up into contention for a medal. Doubt I can win this with that point disadvantage, but here goes: DET in SEVEN Datsyuk and Malkin Osgood for MVP (Though it's a tough one. I'd say Osgood would win it if the series lasts no longer than 5. Otherwise, who knows. A similar case can be made for Fleury -- who'd have ever imagined that?) Is Franzen expected to be back for Game 1? One more prediction: this is going to be a great series, even if the potential for a 4,5 game blow out is there.
posted by mkn at 01:35 PM on May 20
Interesting. I was not aware of this. It seems like every month there's a different film festival in Toronto (there's a photography film festival going on now, as part of Contact. In and Out Gay and Lesbian film is soon. Hot Docs is just over. etc)
posted by mkn at 11:41 PM on May 15
And here's the (not up to date) Confidence Pool leaderboard, since it's been bumped off the front page.
posted by mkn at 09:05 PM on May 05
Detroit in 5 Zetterberg, Morrow Pittsburgh in 7 Hossa, Briere (though I'm tempted to go with Umberger, but I think that was just a total fluke)
posted by mkn at 09:02 PM on May 05
Yes. This has happened a few times. They start the third with whatever time was left. Blow the whistle when it's done and then start the proper third from centre ice. It's basically at the ref's discretion.
posted by mkn at 01:35 AM on May 05
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nhl_star_called_up_to_big_leagues
posted by mkn at 10:18 PM on April 28
DET: Datsyuk COL: Wolski SJ: Cheechoo DAL: Morrow MON: Koivu PHI: Prospal PIT: Malkin NYR: Gomez
posted by mkn at 05:03 PM on April 24
DET in 6 SJ in 6 MON in 5 PIT in 7 I'll have player picks later tonight.
posted by mkn at 02:54 PM on April 24
My only hope is if Dallas gets swept in the second round. That DAL 4 is really bringing me down. ugh.
posted by mkn at 08:52 AM on April 22
East Boston (4) vs. Atlanta Detroit (6)vs. Philadelphia Orlando vs. Toronto (6) Cleveland (6) vs. Washington James West LA Lakers (6) vs. Denver New Orleans vs. Dallas (7) (only to be contrarian; NO could easily win) San Antonio vs. Phoenix (6) Utah (7)vs. Houston Kobe (This is one thing I like about NHL picks. There's so much more variance, especially when it comes to individual performances.)
posted by mkn at 05:34 PM on April 18
Ctrl+F "Ryane Clowe" Phrase not found
posted by mkn at 05:29 PM on April 18
Anaheim is bringing me down. Stupid Turco, you're supposed to suck in playoffs.
posted by mkn at 08:27 AM on April 14
BTW, what if there's a tie for who scores the most goals? What if there are three guys that score, say, two goals in a series? What happens then?
posted by mkn at 09:12 AM on April 10
I think this was my least watched NHL season in years so I'm going with my gut more than my mind (but then again, my mind mostly failed me before so whatever): MON in 5 (Kovalev/Sturm) PIT in 6 (Malkin/Heatley) WAS in 7 (Ovechkin/Prospal) NJ in 7 (Parise/Shanahan) DET in 6 (Zetterberg/Dumont) COL in 6 (Hejduk/Gaborik) ANA in 4 (Bertuzzi/Morrow) SJ in 7 (Iginla/Cheechoooooo) Goalies: Giguere, Price
posted by mkn at 02:17 PM on April 09
2 points for picking the team that wins its series 2 points for picking the correct number of games a series lasts No no no. Don't do this. We did this in previous years and it detracts from the whole thing. You should only be rewarded for picking the right number of games if you get the series winner right. At the very least, make it 2 points for # of games with series winner and just the 1 if you just get the number of games (so you get rewarded if you expect something to go seven games).
posted by mkn at 03:51 PM on April 08
I'm in. 40 Years Futile in honour of the local team's futility and mine own with fantasy leagues (save for some pick'ems). Too bad I don't use my old username anymore, mostly because of the Flickr forced yahoo-id BS, so I can't see my old stats. Maybe it's for the best.
posted by mkn at 06:13 PM on September 12
grum is correct. That's why he has a platinum account.
posted by mkn at 12:00 AM on June 07
Well, at least I picked the all important winner in the end. At least I'm in the upper half. Barely. *sigh* I did so much better last year when there were upsets galore. Although... is this tally correct? boredom picked ANA, but isn't credited for 1 point and rumple has ANA in 5, but only gets 1?
posted by mkn at 11:56 PM on June 06
Alfredsson, as much as I hate to admit it, deserves the Conn Smythe. As for the winner, my mind says Ottawa but my heart says Anaheim... and considering how screwed over Canadian teams have been in the last two finals ANA in 7. 4.6 GPG
posted by mkn at 01:51 PM on May 24
Frankly, I'm surprised (but in a good way) that the final two plays are not hockey related. I expected a hockey-sweep, considering the source, but this... I'm fine with this.
posted by mkn at 07:45 PM on May 19
If the Senators are going to be good on days when the Jays suck, then the Cup is guaranteed.
posted by mkn at 09:00 AM on May 11
Detroit is KILLING me. I was doing so good at the start and then they had the nerve to start winning. 32 points. Geez.
posted by mkn at 08:33 PM on May 08
Fucking Detroit. I'm tempted to pick them to make the finals considering the run they've managed to pull together, but in the confidence pool I have the Ducks and Sabres so I'm going to ride that through to the end. ANA in 6 BUF in 7 Meszaros Numminen Franzen
posted by mkn at 08:01 PM on May 08
BUF in 6. OTT in 6. SJ in 7. ANA in 6. Bonus: Vancouver 86.3256743 (Yes, despite picking ANA to win.)
posted by mkn at 05:43 PM on April 24
Not even close? Stastny has 7 points less on a weaker team (woah, that feels weird saying about Colorado in relation to Pittsburgh) despite being practically invisible until hitting that 20 game point streak late in the year (when he closed to point gap significantly). And if you saw any of those games, you'd have seen that he was really the best player on the ice. Granted, he had a slower start and was overshadowed quickly by the Malkin hype, but he deserves consideration. I don't think he will win, but to say that it's "not even close" is a little bit of a disservice to his play.
posted by mkn at 12:29 PM on April 19
^ Patience. All Calgary needs to do is win its home games and steal just one game on the road.
posted by mkn at 03:45 PM on April 18
So much for picking Giguere. His GAA is a nice 0. Too bad his minutes played is too.
posted by mkn at 11:24 PM on April 16
woo, #1! On day one. Only way to go is down.
posted by mkn at 02:21 PM on April 12
You guys are going a little nuts on the amount of overtimes that will happen in this conference quarterfinals. I think. What's the record for the amount of overtime games in a conference quarterfinal year? I figure a quarter of the games have a chance of going to overtime. Maybe less. And a few of those are likely to go beyond just the one OT period and, since we're counting the number of OT periods and not OT games, I figure the number isn't that far off.
posted by mkn at 08:02 PM on April 09
I say a minimum of 180 minutes in net.
posted by mkn at 11:50 AM on April 09
I'm all over this. I'd organize it too, but last year I stopped "working from home" half way through so all that free time I used to have is now gone, gone, gone. *sigh* BUF in 5. (Miller > NYI's third string) TB in 6. (My one longshot pick!) NYR in 6. (Lundqvist > Lehtenen) Gary Roberts PIT in 7. (Yeah, I'm a Leafs fan. Yeah, I'm predicting another OTT collapse) CAL in 7. (Gotta go with the Flames.) ANA in 6. (I'm really tempted to go with MIN. Got a feeling. But ANA weathered the Flames well last year and I think they'll do well against MIN). VAN in 6. (Luongo) SJ in 7. (Vokoun is the better goalie, but I think SJ will just grind NAS out). BEST GAA: Miller, Giguere TOTAL OTs: 19
posted by mkn at 11:08 AM on April 09
What garfield said plus: regularly updated content. If you update often, people will have more incentive to visit more frequently, thereby driving traffic up. What you get out of it depends on how much effort you put into it.
posted by mkn at 04:18 PM on February 16
I prefer these standings. Doubly here. You go from fourth to first, but I jump from 11th to 3rd! Wow....I just noticed, with the exception of the SpoFie Collective there isn't a Canadian member in the top 6......Just saying....... for what it's worth....... Canadians are busy taking the MVPs in Basketball and Baseball and, more importantly, are winning the MLB Confidence Pools.
posted by mkn at 10:59 PM on January 05
Either way I'm third, so it don't matter to me which method is chosen.
posted by mkn at 06:00 PM on December 29
5 - Automatic trophy and Costanza plaque generator, so that they're instantly there for the winners and losers
posted by mkn at 12:17 PM on December 23
(And I'm guessing the Spengler Cup doesn't warrant a confidence pool, eh?)
posted by mkn at 12:11 AM on December 21
woo. This is an annual post-Christmas tradition, as far as I'm concerned. BTW, TSN will have ALL (I imagine that to mean all Canadian) games streamed online. I'm uncertain whether there are any regional locks in effect, but still... awesome. Should be a good tourney, even if it's impossible for Canada to match last year's supremely dominant and supremely talented team. Best jr. team ever?
posted by mkn at 12:06 AM on December 21
Toronto will make the playoffs this year. Watch me eat crow. That's about all I know.
posted by mkn at 02:52 PM on October 30
woot. I finally won something here. All those years of futility had me feeling like a true Maple Leaf fan. More so.
posted by mkn at 08:07 AM on October 28
Smart? Smarts had nothing to do with it! Where's my trophy?
posted by mkn at 07:12 AM on October 20
Yes. I agree. [this is good] You crazy Vox users. Yeah. Vox. That's it... but I agree too.
posted by mkn at 03:38 PM on October 17
wooo. I'd gladly give this up for a win in *any* of the hockey related competitions. Unfortunately, I missed the draft yesterday for one of them because I'm in the middle of a move. Damnit.
posted by mkn at 08:44 AM on October 17
And watch out. I am coming in on a tear, being #1 here and here. You guys should be thankful I didn't join the other hockey pool. You'd have all been smoked. muahaha.
posted by mkn at 08:50 AM on October 12
Anyone seen mkn? Flin Flon Flan
posted by mkn at 10:28 PM on October 11
heeh. I am so amused that I'm winning this. I honestly couldn't tell you what division half of these teams are in.
posted by mkn at 09:02 PM on October 11
That Eaves pick is looking pretty good, Weedy. Also.
posted by mkn at 10:33 PM on October 04
Hey Toronto guys. I might have a spare ticket for tonight's game. Might be available if I don't find a taker.
posted by mkn at 03:31 PM on October 04
^ But lots of shots is only a good stat if the goalies make a lot of saves, which is why Luongo was such a great pick in the draft while he was in Florida (despite being guaranteed more losses than wins because of the team). Auld and Belfour? Not quite the same caliber there. ALSO: LEAFBRAGFILTER. I think I might be going to opening night at the ACC. woo.
posted by mkn at 09:16 PM on October 02
Don't take my comments personally. I'm just an unbiased OUTSIDE (*sob*) observer.
posted by mkn at 03:56 PM on October 01
My money is on gspm, goddam, and qbert72 with Weedy as a dark horse. In my opinion, they're the most well balanced -- goaltending and offence and D-offence. Grum will dominate the goalie stats, though, but that won't be enough to win. (And nobody picked up Wolski?)
posted by mkn at 11:46 AM on October 01
I wish there was a Confidence Pool for this hockey pool. I think I'd probably give Weedy the most points.
posted by mkn at 01:09 PM on September 29
Finally, a SpoFi hockey pool that I'm not too late to join.
posted by mkn at 01:06 PM on September 29
Don't have any other players to join with. I'm the only gay eskimo online league playing, hockey talking person I know outside of youse guys :(
posted by mkn at 08:13 PM on September 21
2008 NHL Playoffs Confidence Pool
ehhh. At least I picked the winner.