The Second season is the best season!
My usual horse came up lame this year, so I am not sure who I am rooting for.
I know more who I am rooting AGAINST…
2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Picked a few Penguins figuring they were due to beat the Rangers, but I would love to be wrong in this case. The only edge the Rangers have is between the pipes, but backup goalies have a habit of looking legendary against the uptight Rangers in the playoffs.
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Picked a few Penguins figuring they were due to beat the Rangers, but I would love to be wrong in this case. The only edge the Rangers have is between the pipes, but backup goalies have a habit of looking legendary against the uptight Rangers in the playoffs.
This series is a hard one for me to figure out. I lean toward the Penguins, as most other people have been, but Pittsburgh having to rely on an almost completely untested goalie throws a big if into the mix. I still haven’t seen a real update on Fleury’s status other than that he was practicing in full gear yesterday.
The Rangers have pretty decent depth and if Lundqvist plays at the top of his game and their big guys can really squeeze the game a bit, I can easily see New York grinding out this series and advancing.
As with most of these series, it could easily go one way or the other. There is no way to predict with certainty when there is personal confidence and random bounces involved.
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Deadline for pool picks is (today) Wednesday the 13th… sometime around 7:00 EST if you can swing that. Already have a couple of yours.
I didn’t get the sheets… try cliffsidebunker@outlook.com.
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In other news… Zach Parise has now been listed as “Out Indefinitely” http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wild-star-parise-indefinitely-upper-body-injury-161109296–nhl.html
Know what you are getting into if you intend to pick him. Guess he is going to miss at least the first two games. Aggravated herniated disc.
I don’t see how Minnesota wins without him. And without Vanek.
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@Young:
Deadline for pool picks is (today) Wednesday the 13th… sometime around 7:00 EST if you can swing that. Already have a couple of yours.
I didn’t get the sheets… try cliffsidebunker@outlook.com.
Sorry YG, using your old email.
I resent to the new one.
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Thanks Lucas,
Just did my picks, I’m all in on an Anaheim vs Washington final.
WHOOAA!!
(my picks are riskier than a triple A rated CDO in 2008, lets roll those dice)
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I am conflicted and not sure what to do about my picks. Been so busy with everyone else’s and work stuff that I haven’t had time for my own.
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I am conflicted and not sure what to do about my picks. Been so busy with everyone else’s and work stuff that I haven’t had time for my own.
I’m sure you’ll get yours in just before the Conference Finals like you do every year :-D
(Just kidding Commish, I know you’re busy)
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@Young:
I am conflicted and not sure what to do about my picks. Been so busy with everyone else’s and work stuff that I haven’t had time for my own.
I’m sure you’ll get yours in just before the Conference Finals like you do every year :-D
(Just kidding Commish, I know you’re busy)
HA! HA! A wise guy, huh?
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No Gargantua this year?, well at least we won’t be subjected to empty declarations of impending victory.
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@Young:
No Gargantua this year?, well at least we won’t be subjected to empty declarations of impending victory.
I am not sure. He’s been MIA since I got a non-committal “Dare I do this again” email from him.
He did get his to me a little late last year, but it wasn’t an issue. I hope he joins again, he provided some very funny material last year.
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I got a 4 point night out of Hornqvist (although I think lots of people took him in that garbage box).
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@Young:
I got a 4 point night out of Hornqvist (although I think lots of people took him in that garbage box).
I did to and was happy that I took him. It was either Hornqvist or James Neal… but i am unsure of the NSH-ANA series. Plus James Neal is a petulant dirt bag… so, yeah. Hornqvist.
If you like Pittsburgh to beat the Rangers, Hornqvist is actually a pretty underrated pick. He could have easily been bumped up to the higher box, but it was too stacked. I suppose I could have knocked Nash down to box 3, what with the rather poor year he had.
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I’ve got no problem with the way the boxes were done, you’re always gonna have one or two that guide your hand to some extent.
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@Young:
I’ve got no problem with the way the boxes were done, you’re always gonna have one or two that guide your hand to some extent.
Yeah, it is always a bit of a challenge. I go through about a dozen different preliminary revisions before I settle on the final version. In no particular order, these are the attributes of each player that I must weigh:
- season point totals
- star status / widely known name
- known past playoff performance
- perceived team favoritism to go deep
- position played
- previous placement in the pool
- usage on the power play and penalty kill
- number of players available in boxes from a given team
- injury status (long, term, short term, best guess)
- balanced likelihood to start (goalies)
- I also try to balance the number of East/West conf players in each box, best as possible.
There is a lot to consider… After the tenth revision, I get pretty close to a perfect balance. Never totally satisfied though.
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Go Stars! They may not be the favorites, but it is my team. At least, it is a good start. :-D
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Go Stars! They may not be the favorites, but it is my team. At least, it is a good start. :-D
As I said to someone else, Minnesota is a dumpster fire waiting to happen.
That takes nothing away from Dallas… if nothing else they will be the napalm that blows them up.
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Go Stars! They may not be the favorites, but it is my team. At least, it is a good start. :-D
As I said to someone else, Minnesota is a dumpster fire waiting to happen.
That takes nothing away from Dallas… if nothing else they will be the napalm that blows them up.
Your probably right, because the Western Conference is so deep. Eastern Conference used to be that way, but it is kind of reversed now.
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I’m heavy on Anaheim in the pool, but watching that Sharks vs Kings game last night (WOW!)… I got a little worried. If there is a team other than the Sharks or Kings that is going to the final… they will have to go through one of them first.
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@Young:
I’m heavy on Anaheim in the pool, but watching that Sharks vs Kings game last night (WOW!)… I got a little worried. If there is a team other than the Sharks or Kings that is going to the final… they will have to go through one of them first.
Whoever goes to the Stanley Cup, will deserve it, because everyone is so good, at any given night.
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