@Young:
If either the Habs, Capitals, Black Hawks, or Flames fail… my hockey pool is toast.
That is almost the way you have to play it in order to win. A balanced approach only seems to get you so far. The winners usually are decently heavy on one or two teams…. or they just pick most of the right guys in the boxes.
That is the real key, but the hardest to actually do.
Minnesota went out in the 2nd Round last year, but Zach Parise had more points than Max Pacioretty who went to the 3rd Round with Montreal. (They were choices in the same box)
It is just so hard to predict. You gotta put all your eggs in between 2 and 4 baskets I think.