There is a major flaw with this contest. The major flaw is that the contest ends on Friday, and anybody who picks their team on Thursday night has a much better shot at picking the correct person/team. >>
I disagree ... remember ... you CANNOT pick the same team/MVP as someone else ... so if you wait until the last minute I would guess the better teams/players will have already been picked!
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you CANNOT pick the same team/MVP as someone else ... so if you wait until the last minute I would guess the better teams/players will have already been picked!
Correct. The longer you wait, most of the better teams/players will be gone. You would then have to start picking longshots. I will be checking on the edits as I have changed the rule so everyone can get a chance if that team/player has already been selected so pick someone else. Also, don't go crazy on the edits and start editing 2 , 3 , 4 times as your team is getting the boot in the 1st round. I will check the edit dates.
<< <i>you CANNOT pick the same team/MVP as someone else ... so if you wait until the last minute I would guess the better teams/players will have already been picked!
Correct. The longer you wait, most of the better teams/players will be gone. You would then have to start picking longshots. I will be checking on the edits as I have changed the rule so everyone can get a chance if that team/player has already been selected so pick someone else. Also, don't go crazy on the edits and start editing 2 , 3 , 4 times as your team is getting the boot in the 1st round. I will check the edit dates. >>
The problem is that you can still base your picks on which teams are still alive and which players are doing well.
The problem is that you can still base your picks on which teams are still alive and which players are doing well.
You can look at it that way, but with a one week guessing duration, you're still in the first round. Most early picks will go to the higher seeds naturally. If you want to wait till Thursday to pick, that's fine. If you think the #7 Rangers will win over the #2 Caps since they're up 2 and 0 in the series, then pick them on Thursday. If you believe it to be a strategic manuever, then go with what you feel.
That's a super darkhorse pick, but I like it I'm a Getzlaf fan myself, as per avatar. >>
Actually after tonight's game I should probably change that to Jonas Hiller. Sharks can't seem to solve him, though they've been playing like this since the All-Star break and for most of us Sharks fans this is pretty predictable.
Updated list of who's still in it. If you don't see your name, obviously your team has been eliminated. If you don't see your player, someone ahead of you had picked that player.
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk sfmay24 - Bruins: P. Kessel mike92694 - Ducks: J. Hiller (looking great) Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood augustaman - Bruins: T. Thomas recbball - Hawks: J. Toews Tedw9 - Bruins: M. Savard, Pens: S. Crosby 70chip - Caps: A. Ovechkin, Wings: M. Hossa dpuccio - Bruins: Z. Chara powderedH2O - Hurricanes : C. Ward Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom TheThrill22 - Hawks: M. Havlat, Pens: M-A Fleury alfonz24 - Hawks: N. Khabibulin, Hawks: P. Kane ColtsFanInBaltimore - Caps: M. Green, Wings: V. Filppula jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall Moosedog - Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf eyebone - Pens: Zubov ? (There's no one named Zubov on the team) purduepete - Hawks: B. Campbell skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
I'll update the list with every round....good luck!
Well.... it wasn't easy, but the Canes move into the Eastern Conference Finals against Pittsburgh. My votes still have a chance. And Cam is looking sharp. Who knows?
Back from vacation with another update. Stupid Wings....I hate them. They're like the Yankees to me.
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood recbball - Hawks: J. Toews Tedw9 - Pens: S. Crosby 70chip - Wings: M. Hossa powderedH2O - Hurricanes : C. Ward Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom TheThrill22 - Hawks: M. Havlat, Pens: M-A Fleury alfonz24 - Hawks: N. Khabibulin, Hawks: P. Kane ColtsFanInBaltimore - Wings: V. Filppula jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall purduepete - Hawks: B. Campbell skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
Aw, poor Canes. Pens looking super tough. I hope they take the whole thing. Hawks not looking good. Here's the latest update:
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood recbball - Hawks: J. Toews Tedw9 - Pens: S. Crosby 70chip - Wings: M. Hossa Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom TheThrill22 - Hawks: M. Havlat, Pens: M-A Fleury alfonz24 - Hawks: N. Khabibulin, Hawks: P. Kane ColtsFanInBaltimore - Wings: V. Filppula jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall purduepete - Hawks: B. Campbell skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
I guess it isn't likely they will give Cam Ward the Conn Smythe without getting to the Finals or winning a game in the Eastern Conference Finals. I guess I am out.... Good luck to the Western Conference Champions. Beat the Pens!!!
I think it's either going to be smet or Tedw9 who will take it. With the numbers that Malkin and Crosby are putting up; pending that the pens win the whole thing.
<< <i>I think it's either going to be smet or Tedw9 who will take it. With the numbers that Malkin and Crosby are putting up; pending that the pens win the whole thing. >>
That is a big pending, cause the Wings are going to repeat!!
Wings success so far has been a total team effort...with no single standout player it would not surprise me if the Wings won the Cup and Crosby or Malkin won the Conn Smythe, assuming either or both have a good final. I'd give Crosby the edge only in that the press loves the guy.
Without the Flower, the Pens would have missed the postseason. Yeah the guns can score. But whats the difference between a 1-0 or a 7-1 game? The netminder, who you guess before I had the opportunity. I wish my betting site had this prop.
Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Conn Symthe winner E. Malkin. Winner of the contest is smet. PM with your addy and I'll send you your goodies.
<< <i>Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Conn Symthe winner E. Malkin. Winner of the contest is smet. PM with your addy and I'll send you your goodies.
The Conn Smythe Trophy is for the MVP of the entire playoffs..not just the finals and it was a pretty easy pick. Malkin had 14G & 22A in 24 playoff games this post-season...the most since Wayne Greztky tallied 40 in 1993...and he played pretty solid D this series esp. tonight. Fleury was actually pretty mediocre throughout the playoffs with a 2.61 GAA & .908 SV%. Sure he and Talbot came up huge tonight but neither were deserving of the award for the entire playoff run.
no doubt...you can easily make a pretty strong case that Talbot was the MVP of the Finals with 6 points and strong D...both the 3rd and 4th lines were very strong for the Pens throughout the playoffs. As a Blackhawks fan I'm happy to see Craig Adams got himself another Cup win..he played well throughout the playoffs from what I saw too.
I also see your point about Malkin, but without Talbot getting his butt handed to him in his fight in the Philly series, the Pens playoffs would have been over, it was the turning point. When they came together, to fight and scrap as a team.
The award goes to the Most VALUABLE. Max won 2 series for us. Not to mention, we would have won none without the Flower. Remember his Final stats are skewed due to the 5-0 drubbing we took. Anyway Pens won, cant wait for the parade!
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<< <i>Hmm.
There is a major flaw with this contest. The major flaw is that the contest ends on Friday, and anybody who picks their team on Thursday night has a much better shot at picking the correct person/team. >>
I disagree ... remember ... you CANNOT pick the same team/MVP as someone else ... so if you wait until the last minute I would guess the better teams/players will have already been picked!
Doug
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Correct. The longer you wait, most of the better teams/players will be gone.
You would then have to start picking longshots.
I will be checking on the edits as I have changed the rule so everyone can get a chance
if that team/player has already been selected so pick someone else. Also, don't go crazy
on the edits and start editing 2 , 3 , 4 times as your team is getting the boot in the 1st round.
I will check the edit dates.
<< <i>you CANNOT pick the same team/MVP as someone else ... so if you wait until the last minute I would guess the better teams/players will have already been picked!
Correct. The longer you wait, most of the better teams/players will be gone.
You would then have to start picking longshots.
I will be checking on the edits as I have changed the rule so everyone can get a chance
if that team/player has already been selected so pick someone else. Also, don't go crazy
on the edits and start editing 2 , 3 , 4 times as your team is getting the boot in the 1st round.
I will check the edit dates. >>
The problem is that you can still base your picks on which teams are still alive and which players are doing well.
You can look at it that way, but with a one week guessing duration, you're still in the first round.
Most early picks will go to the higher seeds naturally. If you want to wait till Thursday to pick, that's fine.
If you think the #7 Rangers will win over the #2 Caps since they're up 2 and 0 in the series, then pick them on Thursday.
If you believe it to be a strategic manuever, then go with what you feel.
The cup won't be hoist until June.
Red Wings - Hudler
Canucks - Daniel Sedin
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<< <i>Anaheim - Ryan Getzlaf (shudder)
That's a super darkhorse pick, but I like it
I'm a Getzlaf fan myself, as per avatar. >>
Actually after tonight's game I should probably change that to Jonas Hiller. Sharks can't seem to solve him, though they've been playing like this since the All-Star break and for most of us Sharks fans this is pretty predictable.
...you must be loving this...
Absolutely! That goal from B. Ryan was pretty impressive.
Great game.
Actually I like Getzlaf too, just not when he's playing against SJ.
If you don't see your name, obviously your team has been eliminated.
If you don't see your player, someone ahead of you had picked that player.
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg
Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk
sfmay24 - Bruins: P. Kessel
mike92694 - Ducks: J. Hiller (looking great)
Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood
augustaman - Bruins: T. Thomas
recbball - Hawks: J. Toews
Tedw9 - Bruins: M. Savard, Pens: S. Crosby
70chip - Caps: A. Ovechkin, Wings: M. Hossa
dpuccio - Bruins: Z. Chara
powderedH2O - Hurricanes : C. Ward
Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin
Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen
jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom
TheThrill22 - Hawks: M. Havlat, Pens: M-A Fleury
alfonz24 - Hawks: N. Khabibulin, Hawks: P. Kane
ColtsFanInBaltimore - Caps: M. Green, Wings: V. Filppula
jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall
Moosedog - Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf
eyebone - Pens: Zubov ? (There's no one named Zubov on the team)
purduepete - Hawks: B. Campbell
skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal
NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
I'll update the list with every round....good luck!
I like the Hawks too. I have too many of their rookies, so it helps out on Ebay at this time.
What happens if the winner is someone no one named (e.g., Bobby Ryan)?
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Then you all lose
It's possible to not have a winner. I'll save my prize for something new and different
down the road.
GO DUCKS GO!
<< <i>Wow, all 3 games (6 teams) left all going to game 7.
GO DUCKS GO! >>
Stupid west coast games!! Wings at home for game 7, nuff said!!
I even have the Ducks keychain attachment on my car keys to prove it.
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Good luck guys.
Stupid Wings....I hate them. They're like the Yankees to me.
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg
Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk
Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood
recbball - Hawks: J. Toews
Tedw9 - Pens: S. Crosby
70chip - Wings: M. Hossa
powderedH2O - Hurricanes : C. Ward
Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin
Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen
jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom
TheThrill22 - Hawks: M. Havlat, Pens: M-A Fleury
alfonz24 - Hawks: N. Khabibulin, Hawks: P. Kane
ColtsFanInBaltimore - Wings: V. Filppula
jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall
purduepete - Hawks: B. Campbell
skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal
NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
<< <i>Stupid Wings is right EagleEye! Hahaha! Come on Hawks! >>
Not going to happen, sorry!!
Sad to say, but I believe you're right.
Guess I'll have to root for the Pens or Hurricanes
Oh, as of right now; I do have PSA 10 rookies of players from the Hawks, Wings, and Canes.
I don't have any for the Pens. They're just too expensive.
<< <i>Stupid Wings....I hate them. They're like the Yankees to me. >>
Turnovers killed the Hawks in Game 2...if they keep playing like that, it will be a four game sweep.
I hope that the home crowd will get the Hawks to play better this weekend.
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whole thing. Hawks not looking good. Here's the latest update:
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg
Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk
Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood
recbball - Hawks: J. Toews
Tedw9 - Pens: S. Crosby
70chip - Wings: M. Hossa
Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin
Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen
jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom
TheThrill22 - Hawks: M. Havlat, Pens: M-A Fleury
alfonz24 - Hawks: N. Khabibulin, Hawks: P. Kane
ColtsFanInBaltimore - Wings: V. Filppula
jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall
purduepete - Hawks: B. Campbell
skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal
NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
With the numbers that Malkin and Crosby are putting up; pending that the pens win the whole thing.
<< <i>I think it's either going to be smet or Tedw9 who will take it.
With the numbers that Malkin and Crosby are putting up; pending that the pens win the whole thing. >>
That is a big pending, cause the Wings are going to repeat!!
Update! Onto the finals. GO PENS GO!!
smet - Pens: Malkin, Wings: Zetterberg
Uphill - Wings: P. Datsyuk
Stingray - Wings: C. Osgood
Tedw9 - Pens: S. Crosby
70chip - Wings: M. Hossa
Nascar360 - Pens: B. Guerin
Tabe - Wings: J. Franzen
jeanpelch - Wings: N. Lidstrom
TheThrill22 - Pens: M-A Fleury
ColtsFanInBaltimore - Wings: V. Filppula
jimrad - Wings: N. Kronwall
skilow - Pens: C. Kunitz, Pens: J. Staal
NickM - Wings: J. Hudler
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Winner of the contest is smet. PM with your addy and I'll send you your goodies.
Haha, wings suck.
<< <i>Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Conn Symthe winner E. Malkin.
Winner of the contest is smet. PM with your addy and I'll send you your goodies.
Haha, wings suck. >>
Being a Blue Jackets fan, that was satisfying.
I'll send a PM.
Congrats on the win
Max won 2 series for us. Not to mention, we would have won none without the Flower. Remember his Final stats are skewed due to the 5-0 drubbing we took.
Anyway Pens won, cant wait for the parade!