Hockey Prognosticating #5 (NHL) - Nashville Open - Congrats CofR

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Hockey Prognosticating – Nashville Open

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What is Hockey Prognosticating?

In the game, participants pick the winners of a set of hockey games in a particular week and are placed in a knock-out system. Beat your opponent and move onto to the next round. It's easy, all you have to do is predict the winner of the match, the margin, and sometimes the score for a set of games listed.

Note:

- In case of a tie, a tie-breaker featuring winning margins or correct score will decide who moves on to the next round.


How to Sign-Up:

Just post here that you would like to play ("Im IN"). Entries will be based on ranking starting in Week 3 for this opening season. The first two weeks will be blind draw free-for-alls. Anyone can enter. :D

How to send in picks:

Picks can be sent in as soon as the "GAME LIST" is ready. Remember, you pick a winner in every game on the list! Picks should be sent by PM, so that your opponent does not know your picks. Picks should be titled: [HPT: Nashville 1st Round]. Picks must be sent in by the deadline stated in the GAME LIST.

How the GAME LIST Works

EXPLANATION:

GAME LIST
EDMONTON at CALGARY MA1 PTS
VANCOUVER at WINNIPEG MA2

Game with MA after it's name - Pick the winner and the margin (Ex: WINNIPEG 2)
Game with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: CALGARY 6-3)

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Fact Sheet


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Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Type: National Hockey League (NHL)
Date: October 22-27 2011
League website: http://www.nhl.com (http://www.nhl.com/)

Entry Deadline: Thursday October 20 @ 9:59pm Mountain Time
Draw size: 8

HPT RANKING POINTS
Winner....500
Finalist....300
Semifinalist...180
Quarterfinalist....90

[GirlySports]

Entry List


using Oct 15 rankings
Player........................................Rank
1. CofR.........................................1
2. Hockey.......................................2
3. 3thirty......................................3
4. ineedanother.................................4
5. PlayfulGenius................................5
6. Montana Moe..................................9
7. Cheerio.....................................10

[GirlySports]

Post 4 :)

[GirlySports]

Post 5 :)

[PlayfulGenius]

Yes please!

I love how you're keeping us active :)

[GirlySports]

I think it's more or less a set schedule now.

If we have 8 players then we have 3 rounds (saturday, tuesday, thursday)

If we get more then I'll re-configure it but I think I want to make it a routine of FINALS on Thursday.

[3thirty]

in

[Hockey]

Ya I'm in

[Cheerio]

In

[CofR]

In

[Montana Moe]

In

[Cheerio]

Why don't you play Girly?

[ineedanother]

I'm in

[GirlySports]

I think it would be unfair if I play, I see everyone's picks!

[Cheerio]

You could PM your picks to someone else?

[GirlySports]

hmm I'll think about it. Remember I do the brackets and stuff too.

So we're at 7 again.... would be fun to have one more. If not CofR is this weeks #1 seed.

[GirlySports]

The Draw:



Cheerio
Montana Moe
ineedanother
PlayfulGenius
3thirty

Timestamp: 2011-10-21 13:00:40 UTC

Quarterfinals

[1]CofR vs BYE
Cheerio vs Montana Moe
ineedanother vs PlayfulGenius
3thirty vs [2]Hockey

Quarterfinal Game List (Saturday 14 games)

MINNESOTA vs VANCOUVER MA14
NASHVILLE vs CALGARY MA13
SAN JOSE vs BOSTON MA12
COLUMBUS vs OTTAWA MA11
ST LOUIS vs PHILADELPHIA MA10
NEW JERSEY vs PITTSBURGH MA9
DETROIT vs WASHINGTON MA8
CAROLINA vs WINNIPEG MA7
BUFFALO vs TAMPA BAY MA6
NY ISLANDERS vs FLORIDA MA5
COLORADO vs CHICAGO MA4
DALLAS vs LOS ANGELES MA3
TORONTO vs MONTREAL MA2
NY RANGERS vs EDMONTON MA1 PTS

All picks PMd to GirlySports by SAT October 22 @ 1:30pm Mountain

[CofR]

Bye is going down.... I owned him last time we faced each other.

[PlayfulGenius]

Bye is going down.... I owned him last time we faced each other.

It seems you have a real rivalry going there... eventually, your streak simply has to come to an end.

[3thirty]

my guess is hockey wins this open, as everyone I face in the first round ends up winning the title :(

[GirlySports]

my guess is hockey wins this open, as everyone I face in the first round ends up winning the title :(

unless you win it. :)

[Cheerio]

Ooh rematch of the Raleigh open final in the first round

[GirlySports]

woohoo everyone's in. Will post differences at around 1pm when I get back from lunch :)

[GirlySports]

Quarterfinal Differences

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Everyone pretty much on the same page.

Cheerio vs Moe = 5 differences
ineedanother vs PlayfulGenius = 2 differences
3thirty vs Hocket = 3 differences

[PlayfulGenius]

Fun! ... thanks GirlySports... it feels weird that I have to cheer for Edmonton to win... hmm, I think I hope indeedanother beats me with the NYR destroying the Oilers.

[ineedanother]

Fun! ... thanks GirlySports... it feels weird that I have to cheer for Edmonton to win... hmm, I think I hope indeedanother beats me with the NYR destroying the Oilers.
You were the only one that picked the Coilers to win. If the Rangers lose I don't think I can win.

[GirlySports]

You were the only one that picked the Coilers to win. If the Rangers lose I don't think I can win.

Tampa won so if the Coilers win, PlayfulGenius will only force a tiebreak and then we'll see.

Cheerio is up 2-1 on Moe (needs one of Colorado or LA to win)

3thirty has beaten Hockey with wins from Ottawa and Florida

[GirlySports]

Colorado wins in OT, Cheerio advances. He's on fire!

[PlayfulGenius]

Colorado wins in OT, Cheerio advances. He's on fire!

How does the tie-breaker work? I know its the number of correct margins of victory, but does it only count when we picked the correct team with the margin?

Ex. If I picked St Louis to beat Tampa by 2 goals... and Tampa wins by 2, do I get a point in the tie-break?

[GirlySports]

It only counts if you pick the correct team

[GirlySports]

Quarterfinal Results

08:05| Cheerio vs Montana Moe #MA: 2-2
08:08| ineedanother vs PlayfulGenius #MA: 2-2 (winner by PTS)
06:05| 3thirty vs [2]Hockey #MA: 1-0

Here's the breakdown of the tiebreakers in the ineedanother-PlayfulGenius match:

1. Number of matches correct: both have 8 out of 14 (tied)
2. Number of margins correct: both have 2 (Ottawa 1 and Toronto 1) (tied)
3. Shootout, First player to get one margin correct starting from MA1 to MA14
both players have MA11 and MA2 (tied)
4. Winner of the PTS match: PlayfulGenius wins getting the Coilers correct.

[GirlySports]

Semifinals

[1] CofR vs Cheerio
PlayfulGenius vs 3thirty

Semifinal Game List (Monday/Tuesday 12 games)

TORONTO vs PHILADELPHIA MA12
FLORIDA vs MONTREAL MA11
NY RANGERS vs WINNIPEG MA10

PITTSBURGH vs NY ISLANDERS MA9
DETROIT vs COLUMBUS MA8
OTTAWA vs CAROLINA MA7
TAMPA BAY vs BUFFALO MA6
ANAHEIM vs CHICAGO MA5
VANCOUVER vs EDMONTON MA4
NEW JERSEY vs LOS ANGELES MA3
SAN JOSE vs NASHVILLE MA2
DALLAS vs PHOENIX MA1 PTS

All picks PMd to GirlySports by Monday Oct 24 at 4:30pm Mountain

[Cheerio]

I got another guy on board for the next tourney :D

[GirlySports]

I got another guy on board for the next tourney :D

cool. It would be nice to get 8 or more. BYE is tired of losing all the time.

[Hockey]

I suck at this game now.

[Cheerio]

I suck at this game now.

What do you mean "now"? :whistle:

[GirlySports]

Everyone's in for the semifinals. Will post differences around 4pm.

[GirlySports]

Semifinal Differences

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You guys are starting to think too much alike.

TWO differences in the CofR-Cheerio game.

ONE difference in the PlayfulGenius-3thirty game!

Rangers vs Jets for a place in the finals.

[3thirty]

awesome, the battle of the backups decides our matchup! lol

[PlayfulGenius]

awesome, the battle of the backups decides our matchup! lol

How the heck did we pick 11/12 the same... I even thought I had a few upsets in there :confused:

[3thirty]

great minds? lol

[3thirty]

Looks like my second finals appearance. Lets add to the trophy case!

[GirlySports]

Differences split in the other semifinal with Columbus and Tampa winning.
It'll come down to margins.

CofR has the current margin advantage, he has MA6 (Tampa 1)

[GirlySports]

Another margin for CofR MA2 (SJ Sharks 2) which makes his margin lead insurmountable. He's in the final!

CofR vs 3thirty. One of them will get their 2nd title.

[PlayfulGenius]

Congrats 3Thirty, I'm happy for you...

... not really, I'm a Sore Loser!

[3thirty]

Congrats 3Thirty, I'm happy for you...

... not really, I'm a Sore Loser!
haha fair enough, I'm the same way...LOL

see you in the next final!

[GirlySports]

Semifinal Results

07:07 | [1] CofR vs Cheerio #MA: 4-2
05:06 | PlayfulGenius vs 3thirty #MA: 3-2

Final GAME LIST (Thursday, 11 games)

MONTREAL vs BOSTON MA11
NY ISLANDERS vs PITTSBURGH MA10
WINNIPEG vs PHILADELPHIA MA9
COLUMBUS vs BUFFALO MA8
TORONTO vs NY RANGERS MA7
FLORIDA vs OTTAWA MA6
TAMPA BAY vs NASHVILLE MA5
LOS ANGELES vs DALLAS MA4
WASHINGTON vs EDMONTON MA3
NEW JERSEY vs PHOENIX MA2
ANAHIEM vs MINNESOTA MA1 PTS

All picks PMd to GirlySports by THU Oct 27 @ 4:30pm Mountain

[GirlySports]

Final Differences

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ONE difference! Winner take all!

[GirlySports]

Nashvile wins 5-3. Congrats CofR! Proving for sure that he's #1.

[CofR]

WOOOO!!!! I'm gonna celebrate by drinking too much and not sending my picks in for the first round tomorrow... I hope BYE forgets to send his picks in as well.

[3thirty]

congrats...but your going down next time lol