Hockey Prognosticating #15 (NHL) - Phoenix Open - Congrats PlayfulGenius

[GirlySports]

Hockey Prognosticating – Phoenix 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 The HPT rankings from two weeks prior. If you don't have a ranking, you can begin one! 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: Phoenix 1st Round]. Picks must be sent in by the deadline stated in the GAME LIST.

How the GAME LIST Works


EXPLANATION:
GAME LIST
VANCOUVER at WINNIPEG MA2
EDMONTON at CALGARY MA1 PTS
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 correct score (Ex: CALGARY 6-3)

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Fact Sheet


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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Type: National Hockey League (NHL)
Date: February 3-9, 2011
League website: http://www.nhl.com (http://www.nhl.com/)

Entry Deadline: Thursday February 3 @ 5:59pm Mountain Time
Draw size: 16

HPT RANKING POINTS
Winner....625
Finalist....350
Semifinalist...210
Quarterfinalist....110
First Round....60

[GirlySports]

Post 3 :bag:

[GirlySports]

Post 4 :w00t:

[GirlySports]

You know the drill, you can sign up!

[Montana Moe]

Count me in!

[bomber317]

Sign me up.

I'm new to this so I'm hoping it's pretty intuitive.

[PlayfulGenius]

My agent only wants me to play in the Grand Slam events... But luckily, I'm in it for the fans :)

[ineedanother]

I'm in

[Cheerio]

in

[devo22]

I'm in.

[CofR]

In!

[J epworth]

I'm In! Still pissed I missed out on the grand slam :(

[Hockey]

Just in case people start to wonder where I am I must let the fans know that due to travel plans I will not be able to take part in this event.

Good luck to all competitors.

[OffsideSpecialist]

In as always.

[GirlySports]

Sign me up.

I'm new to this so I'm hoping it's pretty intuitive.

It's pretty easy. Have a look over the older ones to get an idea.
Any questions let me know :)

[DropIt]

I'll try it out if there is spots available

[GirlySports]

bump we have 10, deadline is tomorrow at 6pm :)

[GirlySports]

So we have 10 players top 6 will get a bye, bottom 4 playoff to meet the top 6.

Seeds (from Jan 21)

1. PlayfulGenius ranked 1
2. CofR ranked 2
3. Montana Moe ranked 4
4. OffsideSpecialist ranked 5
5. J epworth kendal ranked 6
6. Cheerio ranked 7

unseeded

ineedanother ranked 9
devo22 ranked 12
bomber317 unranked
DropIt unranked

For Phoenix Open no need to draw, just place by seeding

DRAW

[1]PlayfulGenius vs BYE
ineedanother vs DropIt

[5]J epworth kendal vs BYE
BYE vs [4] OffsideSpecialist

[3] Montana Moe vs BYE
BYE vs [6] Cheerio

devo22 vs bomber317
BYE vs [2]CofR

[GirlySports]

First Round GameList (FRIDAY-SATURDAY 9 games)

NY ISLANDERS vs OTTAWA MA9
WINNIPEG VS FLORIDA MA8
LA KINGS VS ST LOUIS MA7
CHICAGO VS CALGARY MA6
COLUMBUS VS ANAHEIM MA5
PITTSBURGH VS BOSTON MA4
NJ DEVILS VS PHILADELPHIA MA3
VANCOUVER VS COLORADO MA2
WASHINGTON VS MONTREAL MA1 PTS

PMs picks to GirlySports by FRI FEB 3 @ 5pm Mountain


Quarterfinal GameList (SATURDAY-SUNDAY 12 games)

FLORIDA VS TB LIGHTNING MA12
BUFFALO VS NY ISLANDERS MA11
LA KINGS VS CAROLINA MA10
TORONTO VS OTTAWA MA9
MINNESOTA VS DALLAS MA8
SJ SHARKS VS PHOENIX MA7
ST LOUIS VS NASHVILLE MA6
DETROIT VS EDMONTON MA5
BOSTON VS WASHINGTON MA4
PITTSBURGH VS NJ DEVILS MA3
PHILADELPHIA VS NY RANGERS MA2
WINNIPEG VS MONTREAL MA1 PTS

PMs picks to GirlySports by SAT FEB 4 @ 5pm Mountain

If you have a first round bye (top 6) just send for Quarterfinals.
ineedanother, devo22, bomber317 and DropIt send for both 1st Round and Quarterfinals

[GirlySports]

Everyone in the first round has sent.
I'll post the differences around 5pm

[GirlySports]

1st Round Differences

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2 differences for each. The Chicago-Calgary game will be key.

[DropIt]

Go team dropit!

[GirlySports]

wow both games have differences split. It now goes down to margins.

ineedanother has 2 margins correct (FLA 1 & STL 1)
DropIt has 1 margin correct (WSH 3)
ineedanother advances to QF

devo22 has 2 margins correct (STL 1 & VAN 1)
bomber317 has 1 margin correct (STL 1)
devo22 advances to QF

I will have the QF differences up soon. All 8 teams have submitted so there are no lucky losers.

[GirlySports]

QUARTERFINAL DIFFERENCES

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[CofR]

Wow, close match with devo22... Looking forward to it!

[OffsideSpecialist]

This is setting up to be a disastrous night for me. I haven't done well at this since I won that one tournament a really long time ago haha.

[devo22]

Wow, close match with devo22... Looking forward to it!
Challenge accepted! :D

Buffalo just won the SO, so that should help my chances :p

[GirlySports]

Update:

PlayfulGenius and ineedanother split their 4 differences. PlayfulGenius has one margin (CAR 1), ineedanother has none. The only way ineedanother can win now is to hit BOS 1.

J epworth kendal has swept away OffsideSpecialist. Won all 4 (BUF, CAR, TOR, DAL).

The other 2 quarterfinals are identical. Both split with TB and BUF wins.
Both will come down to one game tomorrow. Winnipeg-Montreal

[J epworth]

Update:


J epworth kendal has swept away OffsideSpecialist. Won all 4 (BUF, CAR, TOR, DAL).


:D

:yay:

[OffsideSpecialist]

Congrats :(

[GirlySports]

Boston won by too much so PlayfulGenius advanced due to margins.

Cheerio and devo22 advance thanks to Montreal's big win.

[GirlySports]

SEMIFINALS

[1] PlayfulGenius vs [5] J epworth kendal
[6] Cheerio vs devo22

SEMIFINAL GAMELIST (Tuesday, 11 games)

MINNESOTA VS COLUMBUS MA11
FLORIDA VS WASHINGTON MA10
NY ISLANDERS VS PHILADELPHIA MA9
FLORIDA VS WASHINGTON MA8
PITTSBURGH VS MONTREAL MA7
ST LOUIS VS OTTAWA MA6
LA KINGS VS TB LIGHTNING MA5
TORONTO VS WINNIPEG MA4
VANCOUVER VS NASHVILLE MA3
PHOENIX VS DALLAS MA2
CHICAGO VS COLORADO MA1 PTS

PMs picks to GirlySports by TUE FEB 7 @ 5pm Mountain

[PlayfulGenius]

FLA @ WSH is listed twice.

[GirlySports]

grrrrrr

SEMIFINAL GAMELIST (Tuesday, 11 games)

MINNESOTA VS COLUMBUS MA11
FLORIDA VS WASHINGTON MA10
NY ISLANDERS VS PHILADELPHIA MA9
NY RANGERS VS NJ DEVILS MA8
PITTSBURGH VS MONTREAL MA7
ST LOUIS VS OTTAWA MA6
LA KINGS VS TB LIGHTNING MA5
TORONTO VS WINNIPEG MA4
VANCOUVER VS NASHVILLE MA3
PHOENIX VS DALLAS MA2
CHICAGO VS COLORADO MA1 PTS

PMs picks to GirlySports by TUE FEB 7 @ 5pm Mountain

[GirlySports]

One of these days I'm going to put WASHINGTON VS WASHINGTON and makes you guys pick.

[J epworth]

I have a feeling there will be a lot of differences in my match... I kind of went off the board with some picks...

[PlayfulGenius]

I have a feeling there will be a lot of differences in my match... I kind of went off the board with some picks...

Haha, so did I, perhaps we'll end up with them all the same.

I made a few picks I'd already like ti take back. I went with TBL over LAK, I'll get that one wrong, I think.

[GirlySports]

You can still change picks til 5.

[PlayfulGenius]

You can still change picks til 5.

damn... I'll kick myself for this one, no doubt... I change to LAK over TBL by 1 goal.

I'll make it public so everyone can mock me when TBL wins and I lose by one to j epworth kendal.

[GirlySports]

Semifinal Differences!

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SEVEN differences in the first semifinals, just two in the 2nd.

We could have our first ever TIE since both picked the same score, Chicago 3-2.

[PlayfulGenius]

ya-hoo... I'm glad I changed my pick to the LAK... odd number of differences is always better... and 7 differences is great :)

[GirlySports]

Looks like Washington is well ahead. First blood to the #1

[PlayfulGenius]

Kings up 3-1 after two, as well. VAN beating up NSH, though.

[GirlySports]

VAN not winning anymore..

The NYI-PHI game is key, still scoreless with 5 minutes left.

[GirlySports]

Looks like PG is up 3-0. JK needs to now run the table.

Cheerio is also up 1.

[PlayfulGenius]

Looks like he's going to do just that :( ... oh well, it'll be an epic comeback.

[J epworth]

Ahh! It will be an intense finish, I can see me catching up and then Colorado winning it :(

[J epworth]

There seriously might be a tie with Cheerio and devo!

Oh but devo would win because the Vancouver margin trumps the St. Louis margin right?

[GirlySports]

Still early, small leads and last game is still 2-2.

The 2nd game is tied.

Each have one margin

Cheerio (STL 2)
Devo22 (VAN 1)

VAN 1 is MA3 and has more priority.

Only way Cheerio can win now is if Toronto wins by 2

There seriously might be a tie with Cheerio and devo!

Oh but devo would win because the Vancouver margin trumps the St. Louis margin right?

YUP!

[PlayfulGenius]

C'mon AVS!!!!!

[Cheerio]

So uh.. who wins?

Edit nvm not me

[GirlySports]

So uh.. who wins?

Edit nvm not me


sorry, tiebreakers are tough :(

[J epworth]

C'mon AVS!!!!!

BOOOOO! We need them to lose as a Flames fan!

[GirlySports]

It's 3 wins each.

Avs up 3-2 now.

[PlayfulGenius]

5-2, Avs win...I don't feel bad cheering for them, in this case...Flames have no excuse beating out these guys for a playoff spot...at least that's the story I'll go with for now :)

[J epworth]

5-2, Avs win...I don't feel bad cheering for them, in this case...Flames have no excuse beating out these guys for a playoff spot...at least that's the story I'll go with for now :)

That was a good round... stupid Hawks ruining my grand comeback!

[GirlySports]

[1] PlayfulGenius vs devo22


FINAL GAMELIST (Thursday, 10 games)

WINNIPEG VS WASHINGTON MA10
TORONTO VS PHILADELPHIA MA9
DALLAS VS COLUMBUS MA8
ST. LOUIS VS NJ DEVILS MA7
MONTREAL VS NY ISLANDERS MA6
TB LIGHTNING VS NY RANGERS MA5
NASHVILLE VS OTTAWA MA4
LA KINGS VS FLORIDA MA3
CALGARY VS PHOENIX MA2
VANCOUVER VS MINNESOTA MA1 PTS

PMs picks to GirlySports by THU FEB 9 @ 5pm Mountain

[GirlySports]

Our on-site reporter ChaCha Ice caught up with devo22 after his night of partying in Phoenix last night.

Name: devo22
Age: 26
City/Country: Salzburg/Austria

How did you choose your username?: Boyd Devereaux haha. Always liked the guy despite the fact that he only suited up for teams I hate - can't really explain it. He wasn't a great NHLer by any means, but he always came back from long injuries and always came back from the minors. Funniest thing was when he scored a hattrick for the Leafs in his last NHL game and the Leafs fans hated him for that because they won and subsequently slipped one spot in the draft and couldn't draft the second Schenn.

1. You are one of the newest participants on the Hockey Prognosticating Tour and you reached the World Junior final and won the All-Star Special. You are now in another final, this time against the #1 PlayfulGenius, how will you prepare?
Same preparation as always - hang a copy of the gamelist on the wall, knock away a few beers and throw darts at the gamelist. Then ignore what I hit, knock away some more beers and pull teams out of a hat. Then ignore the results again, knock away even more beers and just choose randomly. Works every time.

2. Why did you start playing HPT? Which things you like and dislike in HPT and do you have any suggestions to improve the tour?
Seemed like an easy way to get my 15 minutes of fame. The limelight, you know? Money, chicks, parties ... too bad I sucked at the GS though - the main events are what it's all about and I kinda faltered. But the fans still love me, so I'm good with that. No suggestions for the tour, I like it the way it is.

3. Which player do you think could challenge for the #1 spot from now until the year-end championships in April.
PlayfulGenius can't win all the Grand Slams, and if he does, I demand a doping test. Maybe one of the other guys behind can string together a few good results. However, they can all be relieved that I didn't start HPT at the beginning of the season. Maybe next year ...

4. What have you been eating in Phoenix - steak, Mexican food, or something healthy?
Steak obviously, what else?

Thanks devo22, stay tuned for more interviews in upcoming events :)

[GirlySports]

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/degenerasian/HPTPhoenixFINAL.jpg

3 DIFFERENCES. Short and sweet.

Good Luck :)

[devo22]

God I hope the Flames win that one for me :whistle:

[GirlySports]

PlayfulGenius does it again. Congrats!