| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 04/07/2011 : 07:48:12
Back by popular demand is the pick the winner of the series game. Here are the rules:
1 - The game is open to any forum member or guest that has their picks in place no later than 4:30pm (eastern) on the day the playoffs start.
2 - Each person will select the TEAM that will win each series and the NUMBER OF GAMES the series will go to.
3 - After each playoff round, the top 1/2 of the entries (plus ties) will move on to the next round.
4 - The point is to pick the series winner. The number of games the series goes to is a tie breaker. It is a combined number of games. For example:
Slozo and I both pick 8 out of 8 series winners and Alex picked 7 out of 8. Both Slozo and I are ahead of Alex automatically, even if he picked the number of games played dead.
I picked the series to all go to 6 games (my number is 48) and he picked all the series to go to 5 games (his number is 40). There are actually 42 games played in total in the 1st round so Slozo is ahead of me in the standings by picking closer. Going over does not matter.
5 - As we get into the Conference Finals, more tie breaking tools will be used such as total goals in the series, Conn Smythe winner, etc.
6 - My game, my rules. I will listen to any suggestions from today until the 1st day of the playoffs for anything someone might want to add to make the game a little more fun.
I don't think I need to remind anyone who won challenge last year. And Slozo, I think it was a landslide.  |
| 40 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Pushrod |
Posted - 06/18/2011 : 17:57:44
Thanks Beans and thanks for putting your time into the draft, it was fun! I'll make a title belt for myself and wear it proudly until next year. |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 06/17/2011 : 08:19:24
Congrats to Pushrod, the only guy to pick Boston. He also called 7 games and, with 32 goals in the series, was only one goal off that prediction as well!!!
Wow.
Nicely Done! |
| 99pickles |
Posted - 06/01/2011 : 17:01:38
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Originally posted by 99pickles
99pickles here...
I cannot log in, tried on 2 different computers and it's not working...
My pick is Vancouver in 6, 34 goals.
...and yet it took the supposedly incorrect password with the post though! |
| 99pickles |
Posted - 06/01/2011 : 17:00:40
99pickles here...
I cannot log in, tried on 2 different computers and it's not working...
My pick is Vancouver in 6, 34 goals. |
| Pushrod |
Posted - 06/01/2011 : 15:43:56
Boston in 7, 33 goals. |
| nuxfan |
Posted - 06/01/2011 : 08:45:28
VAN in 7, 30 goals |
| Guest5052 |
Posted - 05/30/2011 : 10:06:00
Guest 4915 here
My picks are:
van in 5, 21 goals scored.
I'm not cheering for that, but thats my guess. |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/28/2011 : 09:01:56
Boston wins. The following group goes through on 2 wins.
Nuxfan, Gusteroni, 99Pickles, Pushrod, and Guest4915
I need the winning team, number of games, and total goals for the series before puck drop on Wednesday. |
| Pushrod |
Posted - 05/28/2011 : 02:02:36
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Originally posted by Beans15
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Originally posted by Pushrod
I had 60 total goals as well. I think you missed me in that second scenario Beans. I'll try not to feel too bad about the snub 
Pushrod, you might have had 60 goals picked, but you didn't pick the number of games right. You are off by 1. Other three guys I mentioned picked the games dead on. That means you are out. Sorry.
Actually I may have been the only guy that picked the right number of games in saying Vancouver in 5. Not sure what numbers you're using. It's just for fun so no big deal and it's a moot point now anyways since Boston won and I was a part of that group. |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/27/2011 : 18:11:49
quote:
Originally posted by Pushrod
I had 60 total goals as well. I think you missed me in that second scenario Beans. I'll try not to feel too bad about the snub
Pushrod, you might have had 60 goals picked, but you didn't pick the number of games right. You are off by 1. Other three guys I mentioned picked the games dead on. That means you are out. Sorry. |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/26/2011 : 12:37:14
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
quote:
Originally posted by Beans15 I am away almost all of the next two weeks so I want to get any issues taken care of early.
You flyin' out here for the finals Beans? Lemme know so i can email you the parade route .
No No NuxfanAlex, there can't be a parade route in Vancouver. All the parade planning happens in Toronto!!!!
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| Alex116 |
Posted - 05/26/2011 : 11:44:41
quote:
Originally posted by Beans15 I am away almost all of the next two weeks so I want to get any issues taken care of early.
You flyin' out here for the finals Beans? Lemme know so i can email you the parade route . |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/26/2011 : 07:23:29
quote:
Originally posted by Pushrod
I had 60 total goals as well. I think you missed me in that second scenario Beans. I'll try not to feel too bad about the snub
I will double check the numbers when I get home. This is why I wanted to post this early. I am away almost all of the next two weeks so I want to get any issues taken care of early.
I won't snub anyone if they are supposed to be in based on the original rules. |
| Pushrod |
Posted - 05/26/2011 : 01:08:11
I had 60 total goals as well. I think you missed me in that second scenario Beans. I'll try not to feel too bad about the snub |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/25/2011 : 21:26:37
Here is a little pre-work/
If Boston wins game 7:
Nuxfan, Gusteroni, 99Pickles, Pushrod, and Guest4915 move on with 2 correct picks.
If Tampa Bay wins game 7:
Kirby, Slozo, and Thrasher17 move on with 2 correct picks with Nuxfan and 99Pickles also moving on with 1 correct pick using the total goals tiebreaker.
99Pickles, Gusteroni, and Nuxfan will be tied with 1 correct pick and the same number of games picked. Nuxfan picked 60 total goals, 99Pickles picked 56 goals, and Gusteroni picked 55 goals. As the goal total is already 71, it's a moot point. |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/15/2011 : 17:43:53
Ok, got it Kirby.
Good luck everyone! |
| Kirby |
Posted - 05/15/2011 : 12:13:54
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Originally posted by Guest9235
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Originally posted by Guest9235
Tampa in 6 (32 goals)
Vancouver in 7 (30 goals)
Sorry that was me I thought I was signed in
I signed in before posting that, idk how that happened
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. -Wayne Gretzky |
| Guest9235 |
Posted - 05/15/2011 : 10:28:32
quote:
Originally posted by Guest9235
Tampa in 6 (32 goals)
Vancouver in 7 (30 goals)
Sorry that was me I thought I was signed in |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/15/2011 : 09:25:46
Just missing Kirby's picks. Everyone else is in.
Good Luck!!
I am a little surprised that only one person picked San Jose and 2 people picked Tampa. Just my opinion, but Tampa has been the best team in the playoffs so far.
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| n/a |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 20:21:56
Well, I'm sure glad that you can handle a couple of questions Beans - thanks for answering everything. Nothing more to say other than that, I'm afraid. 
TB looked darn good tonight, and I am glad I picked them.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
| 99pickles |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 14:20:15
I definitely want to run this next year, if you don't mind Beans....
My picks:
San Jose def. Vancouver in 6 games, 30 total goals scored.
Tampa def. Boston in 6 games, 30 total goals scored. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 11:34:35
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Originally posted by Pushrod
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Originally posted by Alex116
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Originally posted by Pushrod
Boston in 6 (31 goals)
Vancouver in 5 (29 goals)
Avg of almost 6 goals a game? Sounds like an entertaining series! After the Nashville one, i hope you're right!
Taking a chance Alex I know. I view the San Jose d as a little less physical than the Chicago and Nashville d, and so I have a feeling the Sedins start to break out. Could be wrong, but just a hunch....
I sure hope the Sedin's have a breakout but i'm a little concerned about Hank's injury status which we know we won't find the truth about till they either get eliminated, or win the cup! |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 11:33:21
Couple of things:
1 -Not a single rule has changed from my starting post. Not one. You don't have to print off 5 pages of anything anything to see that.
2 - I clearly posted the number of people who made it to the 2nd round. You don't have to go back that far to see that Sashis and a guest made it through. The rules stated:
After each playoff round, the top 1/2 of the entries (plus ties) will move on to the next round.
I can see your point here as it would have been easier for some to understand if I explained that 'entries' refers to those moving on to the next round. Should I punish people for others not putting in an entry?? Talk about not fair.
3 - This is a free, fun game that I put together last year and followed the exact set of rules without having a single person have any issues with the rules.
4 - Clearly take a look at Rule #6 posted on the first day. Let me show you:
6 - My game, my rules. I will listen to any suggestions from today until the 1st day of the playoffs for anything someone might want to add to make the game a little more fun.
5 - Let me know what still isn't clear as it appears that everyone else very clearly understands how this worked from the start.
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| Pushrod |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 11:30:30
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
quote:
Originally posted by Pushrod
Boston in 6 (31 goals)
Vancouver in 5 (29 goals)
Avg of almost 6 goals a game? Sounds like an entertaining series! After the Nashville one, i hope you're right!
Taking a chance Alex I know. I view the San Jose d as a little less physical than the Chicago and Nashville d, and so I have a feeling the Sedins start to break out. Could be wrong, but just a hunch.... |
| n/a |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 10:54:20
quote:
Originally posted by Beans15
Hey Smart guy, two people made it to the 2nd round and didn't put teams in. 15 who put in teams and 2 who did not make up 17 for the 2nd round. What is 1/2 of 17 plus ties??? Me thinks it's 9, but correct me if I am wrong.
And politely wondering?? You knew the rules when we started and you agreed to them with your entry. You said nothing until AFTER the 1st round. Then you spew about what's fair and not fair on the number of games. Then, you don't like the split of the number of people going on to the 3rd round, even though that was also very clear in the rules.
So, you listed 15 players - you cannot get around that, go back to your post and count it up yourself - and because I don't go back and count in the other two who didn't put in their picks for the second round, and figure out your reasoning for counting them in some way, and then figure out your reasoning for how to round out half of an odd number . . . you say I am being some kind of jerk (paraphrasing) for asking why it is that way?
And . . . I knew the rules when we started? Show me where you list all those rules, buddy. Show me where you list the rules about counting people who didn't make picks.
I mean seriously . . . it WAS politely wondering, I didn't know all the rules (you can't in a thing like this, you'd have to print off 5 pages, it'd be silly - sort of like arguing that you made it clear when I have to ask questions all the time), and it's time for you to admit fault for once in your life here on this site, dude. I said nothing until after the first round . . . BECAUSE I GUESS YOU DID NOT EXPLAIN IT THAT WELL, sir! Cripes, you really don't get it, do you?!?
Just answer the question like an adult, please. Thanks. And when I ask the questions and go on about how we appreciate it . . . if I dare to ask a second question, don't go into a snit.
I've already spent too much of my time having to explain why I can, as a poster here, question why this or that is being done - very politely, I might add, I noticed you couldn't refute that in any meaningful way - for a cute little guessing contest on a hockey talk website.
And my guess is, that it will be pointless in making you see your overreaction.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 07:54:18
quote:
Originally posted by Pushrod
Boston in 6 (31 goals)
Vancouver in 5 (29 goals)
Avg of almost 6 goals a game? Sounds like an entertaining series! After the Nashville one, i hope you're right! |
| Pushrod |
Posted - 05/14/2011 : 00:08:21
Boston in 6 (31 goals)
Vancouver in 5 (29 goals) |
| Guest9235 |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 20:58:08
Tampa in 6 (32 goals)
Vancouver in 7 (30 goals) |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 11:41:15
Hey Smart guy, two people made it to the 2nd round and didn't put teams in. 15 who put in teams and 2 who did not make up 17 for the 2nd round. What is 1/2 of 17 plus ties??? Me thinks it's 9, but correct me if I am wrong.
And politely wondering?? You knew the rules when we started and you agreed to them with your entry. You said nothing until AFTER the 1st round. Then you spew about what's fair and not fair on the number of games. Then, you don't like the split of the number of people going on to the 3rd round, even though that was also very clear in the rules.
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| nuxfan |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 10:54:35
Yeah, there are 9 out of 15, but the bottom 2 are tied. So, the top 8 positions went through, which ends up being 9 people. If you and I were not tied, only one of us would have gone through, making it 8 out of 15. FER didn't make it because he was not tied with us.
In the very first post of this thread, read rule 3: "After each playoff round, the top 1/2 of the entries (plus ties) will move on to the next round". Note the plus ties portion. |
| n/a |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 10:26:34
quote:
Originally posted by Beans15
Arbitrary???
1/2 of entries plus ties move on. 17 people
9 people made it through with the last 2 people tied with picks and games.
How is that arbitrary???
If FER puts in an entry, I will take it.
I am calling this out right now, I am not doing this again next year. Someone else can put it on and deal with Slozo and his '2 cents' after every round. I committed to this year so I will finish it but my time is worth something and when people bring up crap about how things are done, how ties are decided, who is in and who is out, my time becomes more valuable doing something else.
You listed 15 people, beans.
You kept the top 9.
That is why it seemed arbitrary to me. Nuxfan, count it up, mathman. What kind of math is a 9/15 split? What is with the fur up and the hackles raised just because I ask a question?
I have no problem running it next year, btw. I like to do things fairly, as much as possible, and don't mind if someone is politely wondering why something is done a certain way or is suggesting a more fair way to figure things out.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
| Gusteroni |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 09:27:18
Ahhhh, Conference Finals. Here we go...
Canucks VS Sharks - Canucks in 6 - 29 Goals
Bruins VS Lightning - Bruins in 6 - 27 Goals
"When Hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there too." |
| nuxfan |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 08:24:35
there is nothing arbitrary, beans made the rules pretty clear at the beginning - the rest is just math. Looks like Slozo and I squeaked into the next round by a single game differential over FER.
My picks:
SJ/VAN: VAN in 6, 25 goals
BOS/TB: BOS in 6, 30 goals |
| Thrasher17 |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 08:23:56
My picks are:
Tampa in 6 - 30 goals
Vancouver in 6 - 28 goals |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 07:25:51
Arbitrary???
1/2 of entries plus ties move on. 17 people
9 people made it through with the last 2 people tied with picks and games.
How is that arbitrary???
If FER puts in an entry, I will take it.
I am calling this out right now, I am not doing this again next year. Someone else can put it on and deal with Slozo and his '2 cents' after every round. I committed to this year so I will finish it but my time is worth something and when people bring up crap about how things are done, how ties are decided, who is in and who is out, my time becomes more valuable doing something else. |
| Guest5052 |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 07:01:26
Guest 4915 here';
Van beats SJ in 5 - 21 goals scored.
Bost beats TB in 6 -36 goals |
| formeex |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 06:26:46
My Picks...
Boston in 6 ( May be betting with me heart here... gonna be tough without Bergeron! ) 33 GOALS
San Jose in 7 36 GOALS
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| n/a |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 05:59:24
Looks like I just barely made it . . . oooohh, and you cut off FatElvis? That is a tough cut, the only guy with 2 correct picks to not make it to the third round?
My vote is to include him the third round, but that is just me.
Actually, I don't get it . . . why is the cut-off where it is, Beans? Why at the 9th person (myself in this case)? Seems totally arbitrary.
My Picks:
Vancouver vs San Jose - Canucks in 6 (31 total goals)
The Sharks are a deep team and will give a tough fight, but they haven't met a defence the equal of Vancouver, and eventually their scoring will dry right up.
Boston vs Tampa Bay - Lightning in 6 (27 total goals)
No Bergeron to me means that Boston wins two games because of Thomas, and the Lightning stars become too much for the Boston D to handle.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 05:37:11
The list below should be complete. Please double check it and let me know if there are any issues.
Those in bold go on(top 1/2 and ties). For the 3rd round, a third tie-breaker will be total goals scored(both teams combined) in each series.
Put your picks in as soon as possible.
Name Correct Picks Game Differential
99pickles 3 3
Pushrod 3 3
Thrasher17 3 3
Formeex 3 3
Kirby 3 4
Guest4915 3 4
Gusteroni 3 5
Nuxfan 2 3
Slozo 2 3
Fat Elvis Rocked 2 4
polishexpress 1 3
Guest9190 1 4
dwalsh77 1 4
Ryan93 1 4
Leafs81 1 5
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| n/a |
Posted - 05/13/2011 : 04:31:45
Just had a quick look and . . . looks like no one got it perfect, but there were a few 3/4s. I got 2/4 myself, so hopefully I advance!
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
