June 22, 2016

NHL Playoff Pick 'Em Champion: NoMich: With the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup Final victory over the San Jose Sharks, SportsFilter's annual NHL playoff competition has been won by NoMich, who beat Grum@work by 5 points. The coveted Costanza was claimed by Rcade.

posted by rcade to hockey at 02:56 PM - 13 comments

Final Standings

Round 1Round 2Round 3Stanley CupScore
NoMich678930
grum@work9421025
Ufez Jones1015622
tahoemoj855119
cixelsyd556319
ic23b763218
MrFrisby770317
tommytrump743216
bender714315
rumple501915
Howard_T523212
jagsnumberone614--11
MeatSaber326011
billsaysthis83----11
rcade521210
holden441--9

Results

1. Winner: Pittsburgh (grum@work, Ufez Jones, rumple, NoMich)

2. Games: 6 (grum@work, rumple, NoMich)

3. Longest game (in OTs): 1 (grum@work, Ufez Jones, cixelsyd, tommytrump, rumple, Howard_T, MrFrisby)

4. First score: Rust (no one)

5. Conn Smythe winner: Crosby (Ufez Jones)

6. Most goals: 2, Couture (rcade, bender), Karlsson, Malkin, Sheary, Hornqvist

7. Most assists: 4, Couture (MrFrisby, bender), Letang, Crosby (grum@work, NoMich)

8. Best +/-: 3, Burns (cixelsyd), Tierney, Hagelin

9. Most PIM: 6, Zubrus (no one)

10. Best SV%: .932, Jones (cixelsyd, tommytrump, tahoemoj, Howard_T, MrFrisby, rcade, bender)

Tiebreaker: 27 (tahoemoj, MrFrisby)

Check your picks to doublecheck your score.

Rumple led the Costanza by 2 before this round but scored 9 this round, which has to be one of the best Costanza-avoidance performances in site history.

Congratulations, NoMich! You can now call yourself a Hockey News subscriber (if you send me your address).

posted by rcade at 02:56 PM on June 22, 2016

Is there an on-going update for the 2016 SpoFi Overall Pick'em results?

posted by grum@work at 03:18 PM on June 22, 2016

I've been wanting to implement that for a while. The CFL and NFL season-long pick 'ems would be the final two of the year, I think, so they would be the deciderers.

posted by rcade at 03:22 PM on June 22, 2016

Congratulations, NoMich! Why is six afraid of seven? Is your address still the same as when we did the CD swap?

posted by MrFrisby at 04:27 PM on June 22, 2016

Man -- not sure how I missed the finals. Guess I only avoided the Costanza by flaking out and not picking.

I like the aggregate standings idea, but sometimes miss these things or elect not to participate because I know nothing (CFL).

posted by holden at 06:05 PM on June 22, 2016

Much like the Sharks, I faltered badly in the final round.

NoMich, like the Penguins, improved with each round. Congratulations, you magnificent bastard!

On edit, both a championship and a costanza in the same week?! You the man, man.

posted by tahoemoj at 07:48 PM on June 22, 2016

Billsaysthis quit playing after the second round and beat me.

posted by rcade at 09:15 PM on June 22, 2016

rcade, are you truly surprised?

posted by billsaysthis at 10:48 AM on June 23, 2016

Not winning the Costanza sort of feels like a loss, actually.

Thanks for the time you put into these contests, rcade.

posted by rumple at 05:49 PM on June 24, 2016

Whoo-hoo! Hooray!! Yay me!!!

Getting the score like I did for each round (total += total), is that like hitting for the cycle in baseball?

Fritsy: I did a CD swap at two different addresses.

posted by NoMich at 09:37 AM on June 27, 2016

Well turns out I don't have either one anymore, NoMich. I emailed rcade and requested he forward your info to me if it is okay with you. But if you are the kind of guy that turns down free food then I will puchus a crossbow instead.

posted by MrFrisby at 09:23 PM on June 27, 2016

I emailed my mailing address to Rogers yesterday, to his Gmail account, and yes, it's cool that he share it with you.

posted by NoMich at 06:55 AM on June 28, 2016

then I will puchus a crossbow instead

That requires acknowledgement. I just laughed my ass off.

posted by tahoemoj at 02:07 PM on June 28, 2016

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