2015 NHL Playoffs

[Young Grasshopper]

You’re right about how much it flip flops around during the first round… I would have all my players playing one night and than none on the next night. It should stabalize more in the second round with fewer gap leaps or falls, and we usually see someone start to break away from the pack.

GV: I also took a homer wild card pick with Brendan Gallagher, I hope he can get his first point tonight.

[LHoffman]

@Young:

GV: I also took a homer wild card pick with Brendan Gallagher, I hope he can get his first point tonight.

I was struggling a bit on which 2 of the 3 to include in the boxes out of Galchenyuk, Gallagher and Desharnais. They are all virtually identical in terms of reg season points. Ended up picking Galchenyuk and Desharnais based on better special teams point totals. So far they have been the right choices, but Gallagher is a great Wildcard pick if the Habs advance.

[Gargantua]

Skinnipegged.

http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030174&navid=DL|NHL|home

[LHoffman]

@Gargantua:

Skinnipegged.

http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030174&navid=DL|NHL|home

Ahhh crap.

[LHoffman]

Last night’s game in Detroit was a good one. At least for the first 54 minutes or so.

Got to see my first playoff overtime in person though, so that was nice. Just not the ending. The Red Wings just sort of broke down and let Tyler Johnson have way too much space to do what he wanted, in all three instances.

[Gargantua]

I love how the nucks manage to keep it so tight.  It’s an art form…

Letting things slide to a 3-1 series, and then winning the do or die game by just 1 goal.  It’s amazing!

[Young Grasshopper]

@LHoffman:

Last night’s game in Detroit was a good one. At least for the first 54 minutes or so.

Got to see my first playoff overtime in person though, so that was nice. Just not the ending. The Red Wings just sort of broke down and let Tyler Johnson have way too much space to do what he wanted, in all three instances.

Did you toss an octapus?… there were so many (lol).

[LHoffman]

@Young:

Did you toss an octapus?… there were so many (lol).

Ha! You saw all that? Yeah there were like 5 or 6. Way more than I have ever seen before. Some moron threw one immediately after the initial puck drop. I was surprised that they did not start giving Detroit delay of game penalties for it.

But no, I did not throw any. My wife and I were trying to imagine how you smuggle them in to the arena. In your shorts? Maybe the people at the door sort of look the other way…

[LHoffman]

@Gargantua:

I love how the nucks manage to keep it so tight.  It’s an art form…

Letting things slide to a 3-1 series, and then winning the do or die game by just 1 goal.  It’s amazing!

If they come back and win the series you will be hailed as a guru. They meant to do it all along.

But seriously though, this has to be extremely stressful for Canuck fans.

[Young Grasshopper]

Not gonna say too much about the nuks until the I see how the Habs fair in their series, however, my Calgary players got me a total of 8 pool points tonight, and Miller continues his legacy of losing big pressure games. Just need Chicago, Montreal, and Washington to go through in order to shoot to the top.

[Gargantua]

Yep, Nucks are out.

Miller let in 5.  and we had a 3-0 lead.  Lame.

[Young Grasshopper]

It wasn’t pretty, but when you got Price in net… it doesn’t need to be.

GO HABS GO!

[LHoffman]

What a terrible weekend… besides the Wings and Blackhawks winning. My Pool team is basically sunk at this point. It is so frustrating to have that happen before the first round is even over. Now I just root for someone else. Not going to be my wife… she lost more than I did.

[Young Grasshopper]

@LHoffman:

What a terrible weekend… besides the Wings and Blackhawks winning. My Pool team is basically sunk at this point. It is so frustrating to have that happen before the first round is even over. Now I just root for someone else. Not going to be my wife… she lost more than I did.

You can root for me… I just need Washington to go through and I will have all but 2 boxes active.

[LHoffman]

@Young:

@LHoffman:

What a terrible weekend… besides the Wings and Blackhawks winning. My Pool team is basically sunk at this point. It is so frustrating to have that happen before the first round is even over. Now I just root for someone else. Not going to be my wife… she lost more than I did.

You can root for me… I just need Washington to go through and I will have all but 2 boxes active.

You are on my list. There are a few people I would rather not win, but that is just a personal opinion. It is still a little difficult to see who is going to outlast everyone else.

Garg is number one though! But somehow I don’t see that happening.

[Gargantua]

LOL, well a lot of my players are still online,  except they’ve all been the wrong choices…

[Young Grasshopper]

@LHoffman:

@Young:

@LHoffman:

What a terrible weekend… besides the Wings and Blackhawks winning. My Pool team is basically sunk at this point. It is so frustrating to have that happen before the first round is even over. Now I just root for someone else. Not going to be my wife… she lost more than I did.

You can root for me… I just need Washington to go through and I will have all but 2 boxes active.

You are on my list. There are a few people I would rather not win, but that is just a personal opinion. It is still a little difficult to see who is going to outlast everyone else.

Garg is number one though! But somehow I don’t see that happening.

Ya… I guess it’s asking a lot for you to root for me, especially when a Montreal Detroit round 2 matchup is still possible.  8-)

[LHoffman]

@Gargantua:

LOL, well a lot of my players are still online,  except they’ve all been the wrong choices…

Feel your pain. I got real frustrated last night after St. Louis lost… just can’t believe that AGAIN I took the wrong teams to advance and now my Pool team is basically shot before the first round is even over.

I am over it now, but this has happened almost every single year that I have done this pool. Which is 6 years now.

@Young:

Ya… I guess it’s asking a lot for you to root for me, especially when a Montreal Detroit round 2 matchup is still possible.  8-)

Mostly I like to root for people I think would truly appreciate the money or the people who are underdogs or who have never won before.

As far as the pool goes I can root for you the whole way, no qualms there. Who I root for in the pool is totally separate from the team I root for in the playoffs. I picked no Detroit guys (actually picked Tampa ones) but I have never and will never root for Detroit to lose. Similarly, I will be cheering for Detroit against Montreal, if they make it, but I will not be terribly upset if the Canadiens win or you do well in the process. It all works out.

I used to get very upset when Detroit lost in the playoffs, but that was when they were favorites and expected to do very well. Now that they are mostly underdogs and never favored to win, it is easier to accept that they will likely lose. When they win it is just a pleasant surprise.

[Young Grasshopper]

I have won 3 hockey pools in my life time…

Mens Olympic ice hockey (Salt Lake City), bought a Paul Korea Canada jersey.

2008-09 NHL Playoff Pool, bought a Hamilton Bulldogs Kyle Chipchura jersey

2011-12 NHL Playoff pool, bought a Peterborough Petes Bob Gainey jersey

So I always respect the money rewarded and get a hockey related tresure with any winnings, this year if I’m lucky enough to win, I will be getting a Montreal Canadiens Andre Markov jersey.

[LHoffman]

@Young:

I have won 3 hockey pools in my life time…

Mens Olympic ice hockey (Salt Lake City), bought a Paul Korea Canada jersey.

2008-09 NHL Playoff Pool, bought a Hamilton Bulldogs Kyle Chipchura jersey

2011-12 NHL Playoff pool, bought a Peterborough Petes Bob Gainey jersey

So I always respect the money rewarded and get a hockey related tresure with any winnings, this year if I’m lucky enough to win, I will be getting a Montreal Canadiens Andre Markov jersey.

Haha! That is a great idea and very worthy spending for pool winnings. I would do the same except that I am not going to win this year.

Believe it or not I do not own an official Red Wings jersey. (Every real fan must have at least one) It is something I have been meaning to rectify for some time now. They are just so damn expensive. I do have an old Yzerman practice jersey and some shirts and so forth, but not a league official Reebok one.

I will be getting a Toledo Walleye one soon! Then I will just have to get my Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins jerseys to complete the Detroit team family.