2013 Hockey Prognosticating #17 (NHL-GRAND SLAM) - LA Open - Congrats ineedanother!

[GirlySports]

Hockey Prognosticating – Los Angeles Open (GRAND SLAM)

GRAND SLAM!
POINTS DOUBLES
TOURNAMENT IS TWO-WEEKS LONG
GAMES ARE TWO-PARTERS EXCEPT THE FIRST SATURDAY

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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: LA 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)

[GirlySports]

Fact Sheet


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Location: Los Angeles, California
Type: National Hockey League (NHL)
Date: February 9 - 21, 2013
League website: http://www.nhl.com (http://www.nhl.com/)

Entry Deadline: Friday February 8 @ 1:59pm Mountain Time
Draw size: 16

HPT RANKING POINTS
Winner....1250
Finalist....700
Semifinalist...350
Quarterfinalist....220
First Round....110

[GirlySports]

Post 3

[GirlySports]

Post 4

[GirlySports]

Are you ready for the big one?

You can sign-up now!

[ineedanother]

I'm in

[OffsideSpecialist]

I am

[bomber317]

in

[CofR]

In!

[Hockey]

I'm in

[Enoch Root]

in

[FlamesKickAss]

In

[J epworth]

I'm in!

[Mazrim]

I'm in!

[RedCoffee]

I'm in!

[PlayfulGenius]

Oh ya... These are the ones worth winnin'!!!

[GirlySports]

looks like we have 11 so far, will be taking signups until 2pm :)

[3thirty]

sure why not

[GirlySports]

ok we have 12, give me some time to put everything together.
Top 4 get a bye to the quarters and won't need to send until Tuesday.

[GirlySports]

New Rankings!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ApYfEGd-QhSodGJGdXEzLVBqM0dpLWo5dno3VGdaWXc&output=html

PlayfulGenius has dropped out of the top 4. San Jose winner bomber317 takes his place.

But remember, Grand Slams are PlayfulGenius' specialty!


We are missing the #1 seed devo22 for this tournament.

[GirlySports]

DRAW

[1]OffsideSpecialist vs BYE
vs

vs
vs

vs
vs

vs
BYE vs [2]ineedanother

Placement of 3rd and 4th seeds.



There were 2 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
PlayfulGenius
bomber317
Timestamp: 2013-02-08 21:41:31 UTC

[1]OffsideSpecialist vs BYE
vs

vs
BYE vs [4]PlayfulGenius

[3]bomber317 vs BYE
vs

vs
BYE vs [2]ineedanother

Placement of non-seeds

There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Mazrim
Enoch Root
3thirty
FlamesKickAss
RedCoffee
CofR
J epworth kendal
Hockey
Timestamp: 2013-02-08 21:47:53 UTC


[1]OffsideSpecialist vs BYE
Mazrim vs Enoch Root

3thirty vs FlamesKickAss
BYE vs [4]PlayfulGenius

[3]bomber317 vs BYE
CofR vs RedCoffee

J epworth kendal vs Hockey
BYE vs [2]ineedanother

[GirlySports]

Round of 16

[1]OffsideSpecialist vs BYE
Mazrim vs Enoch Root

3thirty vs FlamesKickAss
BYE vs [4]PlayfulGenius

[3]bomber317 vs BYE
CofR vs RedCoffee

J epworth kendal vs Hockey
BYE vs [2]ineedanother

ROUND OF 16 GAMELIST (SATURDAY/SUNDAY)

TB LIGHTNING vs BOSTON MA18
CAROLINA vs PHILADELPHIA MA17
PITTSBURGH vs NJ DEVILS MA16
WINNIPEG vs OTTAWA MA15
EDMONTON vs DETROIT MA14
PHOENIX vs SJ SHARKS MA13
BUFFALO vs NY ISLANDERS MA12
FLORIDA vs WASHINGTON MA11
TORONTO vs MONTREAL MA10
ANAHEIM vs ST BLUES MA9
NASHVILLE vs MINNESOTA MA8
CALGARY vs VANCOUVER MA7
LA KINGS vs DETROIT MA6
EDMONTON vs COLUMBUS MA5
BOSTON vs BUFFALO MA4
TB LIGHTNING vs NY RANGERS MA3
NJ DEVILS vs PITTSBURGH MA2
CHICAGO vs NASHVILLE PTS1

PM picks to GirlySports by SAT Feb 9 @ 11AM Mountain
Top 4 seeds have a BYE and do not need to send anything.

[bomber317]

New Rankings!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ApYfEGd-QhSodGJGdXEzLVBqM0dpLWo5dno3VGdaWXc&output=html

PlayfulGenius has dropped out of the top 4. San Jose winner bomber317 takes his place.

But remember, Grand Slams are PlayfulGenius' specialty!


We are missing the #1 seed devo22 for this tournament.

woohoo! A Bye!

[GirlySports]

woohoo! A Bye!

you've never played BYE before, could be tricky!

[PlayfulGenius]

I'm undefeated against BYE ��

...though I doubt I'm first to make that joke ��

[Hockey]

I have been struggling early on and wasn't able to compete in the last tournament. Going to need a big Grand Slam if I want to move up the rankings.

[GirlySports]

Everyone has sent, will post differences in a moment!

[GirlySports]

Round of 16 Differences

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Good luck!

[devo22]

We are missing the #1 seed devo22 for this tournament.
yeah, I somehow missed the deadline ... and of course it's a GS too :whaa:

[GirlySports]

yeah, I somehow missed the deadline ... and of course it's a GS too :whaa:

:whaa: Can't get you back in at this point.

TB vs Boston has been postponed so it's off our list, everyone picked Boston anyways.

[J epworth]

:whaa: Can't get you back in at this point.

TB vs Boston has been postponed so it's off our list, everyone picked Boston anyways.

Dammit, I was going to submit that I pick postponed! But then thought that would be stupid haha

[GirlySports]

Results after Saturday

1. Enoch Root lead 3-2 with 3 differences to go

2. 3thirty leads 2-1, 1 difference to go

3. CofR leads 3-2, 2 differences to go

4. J epworth kendal leads 4-2, 3 differences to go.

[Hockey]

Ugh. I suck this year. Good thing I haven't bet on any games yet this year.

[J epworth]

Ugh. I suck this year. Good thing I haven't bet on any games yet this year.

4-3 now with the Detroit win, I'm a little nervous that this series could come down to me needing the Oilers to win :confused:

[GirlySports]

Everything still up for grabs!

An Oilers win would put CofR and J epworth kendal through to the QF.

[Hockey]

Everything still up for grabs!

An Oilers win would put CofR and J epworth kendal through to the QF.

Funny how that works out. These guys depending on an Oilers win to get them through...

[3thirty]

I think I'm down 2-1 actually and nj is about to end me.

[GirlySports]

I think I'm down 2-1 actually and nj is about to end me.

ah yes, it look like Mazrim-Enoch Root will be 4-4 unless Pittsburgh pulls a comback

[GirlySports]

Round of 16 Results
(winners in red)

Games Counted: 17

06:06 | Mazrim vs Enoch Root #MAs: 1-2
06:08 | 3thirty vs FlamesKickAss #MAs: 2-1

09:06 | CofR vs RedCoffee #MAs: 2-2
10:08 | J epworth kendal vs Hockey #MAs: #4-2

Note: Enoch Root defeats Mazrim by 2 margins to 1 (PHI 1 + MIN 1 > ANA 1)

[GirlySports]

QUARTERFINALS

[1]OffsideSpecialist vs Enoch Root
FlamesKickAss vs [4]PlayfulGenius

[3]bomber317 vs CofR
J epworth kendal vs [2]ineedanother

QUARTERFINAL GAMELIST PART 1 (TUESDAY)

CAROLINA vs NJ DEVILS MA16
NY RANGERS vs BOSTON MA15
WASHINGTON vs FLORIDA MA14
MONTREAL vs TB LIGHTNING MA13
BUFFALO vs OTTAWA MA12
SJ SHARKS vs NASHVILLE MA11
PHILADELPHIA vs WINNIPEG MA10
DALLAS vs EDMONTON MA9
MINNESOTA vs VANCOUVER MA8
ANAHEIM Vs CHICAGO MA7

Part 2 will be the 6 games on Thursday

PM picks to GirlySports by TUE FEB 12 @ 5:00 Mountain

[GirlySports]

QUARTERFINAL DIFFERENCES (DAY 1)

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[bomber317]

may or may not make a difference, but I actually did put a MA of 2 for the VAN game :eek:

[GirlySports]

ok will be fixed on the next screenshot

[FlamesKickAss]

damn down 4-1

[GirlySports]

I'll post current results and tomorrow's gamelist at around 2:30pm

[GirlySports]

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS AFTER DAY 1

03:06 | [1]OffsideSpecialist vs Enoch Root #MAs: 0-3
05:08 | FlamesKickAss vs [4]PlayfulGenius #MAs: 2-5

03:05 | [3]bomber317 vs CofR #MAs: 1-3
04:05 | J epworth kendal vs [2]ineedanother #MAs: 1-3

QUARTERFINAL GAMELIST DAY 2 (THURSDAY)

TORONTO vs CAROLINA MA6
WASHINGTON vs TB LIGHTNING MA5
MONTREAL vs FLORIDA MA4
NY ISLANDERS vs NY RANGERS MA3
COLORADO vs MINNESOTA MA2
PHOENIX vs NASHVILLE PTS1

PM picks to GirlySports by THU FEB 14 @ 5:00pm Mountain

[GirlySports]

I'm running a bit behind. Will post differences at 6:00.

[GirlySports]

QUARTERFINAL DIFFERENCES PART 2

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1. Enoch Root advances to the semifinals, he is up 3 and only 2 differences were created.

2. No picks from PlayfulGenius, however he is up by 3 + 3 margins. FlamesKickAss needs 4 out of 6 to win.

3. CofR up 2 and there are 3 differences, bomber317 needs to win them all.

4. ineedanother up by 1 and only 1 difference created. J epworth kendal needs NYR to win to force a tiebreak and then he'll need to hit at least 2 margins as well.

Good luck!

[FlamesKickAss]

So close yet so far....

[GirlySports]

So close yet so far....

That was close.. tied 8-8 but PG wins 5 margins to 4.

In the 3rd matchup, CofR advances and in the last one, ineedanother wins thanks to the Islanders.

Full update tomorrow :)

[GirlySports]

SEMIFINALS

00:00 |Enoch Root vs [4]PlayfulGenius
00:00 |CofR vs [2]ineedanother

SEMIFINAL GAMELIST PART 1 (SATURDAY)

TB LIGHTNING vs FLORIDA MA14
NJ DEVILS vs NY ISLANDERS MA13
COLUMBUS vs PHOENIX MA12
ANAHEIM vs NASHVILLE MA11
PHILADELPHIA vs MONTREAL MA10
OTTAWA vs TORONTO MA9
COLORADO vs EDMONTON MA8

(Part 2 will be the 7 games on Monday)

PM picks to GirlySports by SAT FEB 16 @ 1:00pm Mountain

[PlayfulGenius]

Wow, what luck to win without making picks... I'm not sure what the heck is wrong with me, I've forgotten do many times already this year ��

[GirlySports]

That why you are Grand Slam king, you can win without submitting!

Differences might be a bit late today, I have errands to run in the afternoon :(

[GirlySports]

SEMIFINAL DIFFERENCES PART 1

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[GirlySports]

03:04 |Enoch Root vs [4]PlayfulGenius #MA's: 0-1
02:04 |CofR vs [2]ineedanother #MA's: 0-2

SEMIFINAL GAMELIST PART 2 (MONDAY)

OTTAWA vs NJ DEVILS MA7
PHILADELPHIA vs NY ISLANDERS MA6
COLUMBUS vs ANAHEIM MA5
NASHVILLE vs COLORADO MA4
CAROLINA vs MONTREAL MA3
TORONTO vs FLORIDA MA2
CALGARY vs PHOENIX PTS1

PM picks to GirlySports by MON FEB 18 @ 11:00AM Mountain

[GirlySports]

no picks from PG and since he's behind anyways, Enoch Root advances to the Grand Slam final. Looks like we have a new phenom in HPT!

Differences for the other semi

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CofR must win all 3.. PHI, MON, CAL

[PlayfulGenius]

I wasn't behind... I was up by 1 with a margin as well.

[PlayfulGenius]

I just about threw my phone when I logged in here and realized I'd forgotten AGAIN... My apologies.

[PlayfulGenius]

At least I can honestly say I would have taken NYI, NSH and NJD in the first 3 games anyway, so 0 for 3 thus far ;)

[GirlySports]

At least I can honestly say I would have taken NYI, NSH and NJD in the first 3 games anyway, so 0 for 3 thus far ;)

unfortunately too late. Enoch Root needed 2 wins, he got 3.

Still semifinal points will do you well PG :)

[ineedanother]

Unfortunately I win because the Flames lost

[GirlySports]

FINAL

Enoch Root vs [2]ineedanother

FINAL GAMELIST PART 1 (TUESDAY)

WINNIPEG vs BUFFALO MA18
MONTREAL vs NY RANGERS MA17
NY ISLANDERS vs OTTAWA MA16
TORONTO vs TB LIGHTNING MA15
SJ SHARKS vs ST BLUES MA14
DETROIT vs NASHVILLE MA13
VANCOUVER vs CHICAGO MA12
LA KINGS vs EDMONTON MA11

PM picks to GirlySports by TUE FEB 19 @ 5:00pm Mountain

[GirlySports]

FINAL DIFFERENCES

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3 differences! tonight will be an interesting Part 1. Someone will have a lead, will it be by 1 or by 3!?

Who do you guys think will win? The hottest player in 2013 or the newest players in 2013? :)

[Enoch Root]

I would like to believe that I'm new and hot ;)

[GirlySports]

ineedanother up by 1, I'll tally everything up later this afternoon and post tomorrow's final game list.

There is no hockey prognosticating next week, I have to travel.

[GirlySports]

FINAL (AFTER PART 1)

3:4 | Enoch Root vs [2]ineedanother #MAs: 1-3

FINAL GAMELIST (PART 2)

NJ DEVILS vs WASHINGTON MA10
BUFFALO vs TORONTO MA9
WINNIPEG vs CAROLINA MA8
FLORIDA vs PHILADELPHIA MA7
NY RANGERS vs OTTAWA MA6
NY ISLANDERS vs MONTREAL MA5
COLUMBUS vs DETROIT MA4
BOSTON vs TB LIGHTNING MA3
VANCOUVER vs DALLAS MA2
MINNESOTA vs EDMONTON PTS1

PM picks to GirlySports by THU FEB 21 @ 5:00pm Mountain

If ineedanother wins, he will be the new #1.

[ineedanother]

Ah too much pressure.

[GirlySports]

FINAL DIFFERENCES PART 2

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Just 1 difference. Enoch Root needs a Dallas win and some help (at least 2 correct margins more than ineedanother)

[GirlySports]

congrats to ineedanother, the new #1!

[GirlySports]

HPT will return March 9th (sign-up on March 6) so you (and I) all get a break :)