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View Poll Results: Result: 1 bad / 10 amazing
10 3 2.29%
9 0 0%
8 2 1.53%
7 0 0%
6 1 0.76%
5 6 4.58%
4 4 3.05%
3 8 6.11%
2 45 34.35%
1 62 47.33%
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Old 04-12-2016, 02:06 PM   #41
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Ugh. This is going to be another dark day in the history of the Flames and the draft.

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Old 04-12-2016, 02:34 PM   #42
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Ugh. This is going to be another dark day in the history of the Flames and the draft.

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Hey, as long as we pick the best player in the draft, it doesn't matter where we pick.

It might not be that bad.
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:08 PM   #43
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Voted 1. Worse than yesterdays and the Flames still take the same player I am not fond of. I feel like this is going to be long series of dailies that will likely get stale fast.
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:11 PM   #44
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Voted 1. Worse than yesterdays and the Flames still take the same player I am not fond of. I feel like this is going to be long series of dailies that will likely get stale fast.
Then don't click on it.

Easy to solve.

Man people make me shake my head some times ....
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:13 PM   #45
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My one and only try today.

1. Calgary
2. New Jersey
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:22 PM   #46
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Then don't click on it.

Easy to solve.

Man people make me shake my head some times ....
Oh, so a little criticism isn't warranted? The Don't click on it defense is a joke. You start a topic, everyone is free to post in it. I didn't post off topic of the thread. I expressed some concern about it. Whoa, big stinky deal.
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:26 PM   #47
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Oh, so a little criticism isn't warranted? The Don't click on it defense is a joke. You start a topic, everyone is free to post in it. I didn't post off topic of the thread. I expressed some concern about it. Whoa, big stinky deal.
a joke? It's 100% true, not a joke at all. There are things on this site that I read every time I see it, and others that I don't open at all because I know it's not my thing.

Why would you feel the need to post in a topic that you find tedious? That's odd isn't it?

The Flames are out of the playoffs, and an important lottery draw is three weeks away. This seemed like a good exercise to create discussion and put in perspective what is likely to happen. Hammering the thing 100 times in a row doesn't do that.

Don't see it as stale at all.
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:35 PM   #48
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Yeah, I don't get the criticism about this either.

This is actual discussion and analysis about lottery simulations. It forces examination on specific results and what those really mean as opposed to "Look at my 34th simulation that shows the Flames pick #1!"

I easily prefer this type of discussion than people randomly sharing what their own simulation results were.
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Old 04-12-2016, 03:39 PM   #49
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a joke? It's 100% true, not a joke at all. There are things on this site that I read every time I see it, and others that I don't open at all because I know it's not my thing.

Why would you feel the need to post in a topic that you find tedious? That's odd isn't it?

The Flames are out of the playoffs, and an important lottery draw is three weeks away. This seemed like a good exercise to create discussion and put in perspective what is likely to happen. Hammering the thing 100 times in a row doesn't do that.

Don't see it as stale at all.
/Sigh. Reading comprehension a little off sir?

1. I did not say it was stale or tedious. What I said was, it will likely get stale down the road.

2. In the grand scheme of things the whole don't click on it defense is a joke.
I just do not want to de-rail this topic explaining the fallacies behind it here.

3. The idea is great, the mechanics over the next two +weeks is going to get tiresome even for you. If I were to propose a change, it would be to limit the lotto sims to one every two days. Or you're going to kill the entire vibe.
Just one persons humble opinion. I think if you went one every two days it leaves more room to talk about the topic and have greater input from more posters.

4. After 2 draws the Flames net the same result. A bit boring no? I think it's fair to bring up while being able to participate. Repeat 16 times before the lotto... Fair criticism.

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Old 04-12-2016, 03:40 PM   #50
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Ranked this a 3.

Just decided on a totally arbitrary point system that breaks-down as follows:

Negatives:
- -5 for Calgary not being in the top 3
- -2 for Calgary dropping 2 spots from where they currently rank
- -5 for Edmonton winning yet another lottery
- -2 for Winnipeg being in the top 3 (any Canadian team outside of Edmonton and Van - they get more minus points).
Total Negative Value: -14
Subtotal: -4

Positives:
- +3 points for Vancouver being out of the top 3.
- +2 for Toronto being out of the top 3
- +2 for an Eastern conference non-playoff team winning one of the picks
Total Positive Value: +7

Total Value: +3
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Old 04-12-2016, 04:46 PM   #51
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Ranked this a 3.

Just decided on a totally arbitrary point system that breaks-down as follows:

Negatives:
- -5 for Calgary not being in the top 3
- -2 for Calgary dropping 2 spots from where they currently rank
- -5 for Edmonton winning yet another lottery
- -2 for Winnipeg being in the top 3 (any Canadian team outside of Edmonton and Van - they get more minus points).
Total Negative Value: -14
Subtotal: -4

Positives:
- +3 points for Vancouver being out of the top 3.
- +2 for Toronto being out of the top 3
- +2 for an Eastern conference non-playoff team winning one of the picks
Total Positive Value: +7

Total Value: +3
Interesting. I'm in favor of you continuing to evaluate these with this metric and posting it.
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Old 04-12-2016, 05:05 PM   #52
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I give it a 3 because Toronto and Vancouver were kept out of the top three.

On a side note, I've run the simulator a lot recently. Calgary rarely did better than 7
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Old 04-12-2016, 06:20 PM   #53
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I voted 10 because it will be even funnier when Edmonton continues to suck and earns their second third straight 1st OA in 2017. 2016 would also be their third second straight 1st OA...so 2017 would become their fourth back to back 1st OA pick.
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:15 AM   #54
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Interesting. I'm in favor of you continuing to evaluate these with this metric and posting it.
It is not well thought out at all, however. Tomorrow - if I go exactly by this metric - I might get a negative number or a number higher than 10, and be unable to vote
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:31 AM   #55
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From my go today:

1. Canucks
2. Oilers
3. Boston
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7. Calgary

My reaction would be:

"####. To everyone who was against playing Hiller for the end of the season, this is what you get for wanting useless wins. #Pride"

Same response I'd have with Bingo's results. Just a waste. Should have tanked. Hockey Gods are a lie.

I call BS. How are the Flames bumped down 2 spots while two teams behind in the standing win lotteries? Please at least make your chicken little scenarios mathematically impossible.
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I call BS. How are the Flames bumped down 2 spots while two teams behind in the standing win lotteries? Please at least make your chicken little scenarios mathematically impossible.
I was about to post this. Calgary would be 6th with that top 3.
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Old 04-13-2016, 03:11 AM   #57
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