I want to keep this as simple as possible because this is my first time organizing one of these things.
Think we have reached capacity on the pool. If you have signed up, be sure to get your picks in before 6:00 PM. If you missed the sign up check the comment section below for info on how you can sign up. Had to take the link off the main post because it appeared to be filling up.
And because everyone else is doing it, I figured I would offer up my picks for the first round as well.
Washington in 7/Philadelphia in 5/Boston in 4/Tampa Bay in 7
Vancouver in 7/San Jose in 6/Detroit in 7/Anaheim in 6
Yep it looks good. Found the scoring on there too.
Skaters - 1 point for a goal, 1 point for an assist
Goalies - 1 points for a win, 1 additional point for a shutout
Pick rules are enforced by me. Need 6 players, three forwards, two defence and a goalie.
Washington in 6 vs Rangers
Philadelphia in 5 vs Buffalo
Boston in 5 vs Montreal
Tampa Bay in 6 vs Pittsburgh
West
Vancouver in 5 vs Chicago
Los Angeles in 6 vs San Jose
Detroit in 5 vs Phoenix
Nashville in 6 vs Anaheim
Haha yea that is a concern. Maybe I will open it up again after round one if that's the case. Play it by ear I guess.
Washington in 6
Philadelphia in 6
Boston in 5
Pittsburgh in 7
West
Vancouver in 6
San Jose in 5
Detroit in 6
Anaheim in 6
Only salary until the pool is locked I think.
Do we have to pick 3 forwards, 2 d-men and a goalie? I saw one guy has 6 forwards. Will he be disqualified if he does that?
Washington in 6
Philadelphia in 7
Boston in 4
Tampa in 7
West
Vancouver in 7
San Jose in 5
Detroit in 6
Anaheim in 6
i noticed not everybody is following these pick rules. are you going to be taking them off the list if they don't change?
Yea I think I will have to do that.
Yes
Came to me pretty quick. Really have no idea though because I have never used the site before now.
Still waiting. Oh well. I will check throughout the afternoon and see if it comes through.
Anyone else having this problem?
I can't login to the hockey pool site because of password problems..
Do you see user 'NikoTn' there?
The password was delivered within a couple of minutes on my end. Check your junk mail or quarantine if you have one.
Nope, I dont.
Yea I see you there. Using a pool organizer called puckhogpools.
3 forwards
2 defence
1 goalie
It cant handle traffic of SensChirpian proportions
BOS in 4
TBay in 6
BUFF in 7
WASH in 5
WEST
CHI in 7
NASH in 6
PHX in 6
SJ in 5
I'd bet my mullet on it.
PELUSO!
Yes
Yes we get to see everyone's teams or yes it will remain a mystery
Go Sens GO!!
Spendzza
http://www.puckhogpools.com/userdata.phtml?Hn_Function=newuser&Hn_Password=pudmuuymxz
My picks for Round 1
BOSTON in 4 GAMES
TAMPA in 7 GAMES
WASHINGTON in 6 GAMES
PHILLY in 5 GAMES
DETROIT in 6 GAMES
CHICAGO in 7 GAMES
NASHVILLE in 7 GAMES
LA in 5 GAMES
BOOK IT!
LA dude....really? I hope you didnt take any Kings in the pool!!
They are so banged up its insane.
I've been excited at our D prospects and for the rebuild in general, but this really is a lowpoint in Sens history. The good news is that we probably bottomed-out just before we acquired Anderson.
I'm just hoping we'll have steady improvement instead of wallowing in the NHL standings' nether region for 5 years like the Leafs.
A 1 year rebuild isn't really a rebuild. 3-4 would suck, but I could stand it because it works... if we're not back into the playoffs for the nest FIVE years, well, I don't know what then...
Sorry Chirp, we all appreciate you setting this up though. I hate to tell you all this but Chirp may as well just hand me the prize now. A new car would be nice :)
Hahahha, someone took the time to "thumbs-up" my humble apology! Sometimes this site is like therapy for the unrepentant Sens fan.
A good goalie will get you in the playoffs and SJS have a history of choking during crunch time, I think you might be surprised in that series.
And no, I didn't take anyone from LA haha
In all honesty, I would expect us to be back in the playoffs in 2 years if not next year. Don't give up hope, it's been a long season with little payoff, but the future is still bright and has already begun. Spezza and the young guys have shown what they can do when healthy, and starting next year they'll have a bit more help.
Everyone should pay $5 to enter the pool. It would be a nice pot for the winner. Just a thought.
Go Spendzza GO!
Spendzza
Thought about doing that and having half go to a charity but its really hard to collect.
When we've acquired 2 or 3 more talented forwards (draft, trade, FA etc), a guy like Butler (who in my mind isn't a real first liner) could stay on line one to keep a would-be first liner on the second and spread out our talents.
2 years....maybe, next year no chance. I suppose there is a chance anderson steals us some games and has us in contention for the playoffs, but I think it is in our best interest to have another(full) crappy season.
What to pick out of the top 5 again, screw that we cant even lose right...
That's what I mean - I've actually been staying optimistic because we have a bright future and that's all I've thinking of. I've been finding it harder and harder to ignore our current situation.
It's frustrating (as an impatient fan who preaches patience) to know that what we need now is time; for development, to find a late round gem etc.
We're as far away from a Cup as we've been since around 1996. You can't tell me that part's not depressing. Make a mental graph of our franchise history and note where we are now...
Question, if Ottawa is really keen on Landeskog and with all the picks they have..by taking Sens 6th overall -- could you see them adding EITHER Sens 2nd round pick (36th overall I believe) OR Nashville's 1st to move up to 3rd. Would Florida do that? What else would they have to add to entice Florida to do that?
It felt a little better just to type that.
Took the link down because it was filling up and the site was having some issues. Check the comment section above for the link.
My understanding is that it won't be the Flames' 2nd or the Thrashers', but the Hawks' and we'll have to wait until they're eliminated or win the cup to know what pick we'll have.
Basically, we got a mid to late 2nd rounder (say 47th-50th)...?
Been wondering this a lot too. We all know how teams covet a top 3 pick. Is Landeskog so superior to a Strome or Couturier to give up another first round prospect?
If I were Tallon (?), I would take OTT & NSH two firsts for the #3, but probably not OTT's 1st & 2nd for the #3. If I were Murray, I'd offer the latter but not the former.
I guess that answers your question, in a shitty kinda way.
i would love to, if my password would be sent!
Yea people have had issues with that. Might leave it open a little bit later so that people can get picks in. Be sure to check junk folder
I must have been unclear. I know that much, but wanted to confirm that in a way, it's no longer conditional; they will pick their own 2nd rounder to trade because the Hawks are in the playoffs while the Thrashers and Flames not so much.
I wanted the Nucks to lose so I don't have to put up with the fans in the city, but I was wondering if I should be conflicted now because they play the Hawks and we WILL be getting their 2nd round pick.
Logical next question - if Buffalo, NY and CHI all go out first round, does the draft order go by points? Playoff record?
I'm a little dizzy. Someone out there has all the answers.
anyone know if there are long term plans for Corey Locke? guy killed it in the ahl last year
What is this, a Leslie Nielsen movie?
those are my picks!
hope not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkS05NKzYjU&feature=related
If only that translated to NHL success....In his case, it does not...Career in Bingo for Mr. Locke!
Seriously, this is an issue for you? People are going to be talking playoffs no matter what. It's nice to change the topic from time to time to avoid our constant repetition over the draft picks and 2011 ufa class. There's only so much to talk about over the next few months, let's enjoy what little hockey is left.
Haha I did not anticipate this complaint.
Give it a try though if you want...
http://www.puckhogpools.com/userdata.phtml?Hn_Function=newuser&Hn_Password=pudmuuymxz
Have no control over that part of things. Just gotta hope for the best. Few people have mentioned that issue.
Who said anything about not talking about the playoffs buddy? I believe that is what Mr.Dorkiewicz would call a straw man argument. There is nothing more annoying or uninteresting than people going on about a hockey pool, when around people who are not in it. Pretty much common sense. How could you even possibly argue that fact?
Put a messageboard in your pool, and leave the rest of us alone, heh.
This thing is messed
Seems like a random choice...oh well, hopefully it works, should find out soon.
That was awesome. Nearly made me spit out my drink.
That's interesting. I read somewhere the Calgary has only ONE pick in the first 100. How can a team end up with only ONE pick in the 1st 3 rounds?
He suggested the return could be looked at (as I read it) Parise, Shea Webber, Brayden Schenn or trade down.
So a player who has never played in the NHL - the 1st pick overall -- with no true superstar in this bunch.. could possibly get traded for a REAL superstar? I don't know what that guy is on.. but Parise or Shea Weber... I really don't think that will happen.
or getting the GWG
Absolutely! The long-term plans for Corey Locke is to get a game or two every season as "thanks for ripping it up in the A, but yeah you still have no shot in the N".
Pretty simple.
I forgot the Chicago pick in my post the other day about "what Sens fans should wish for". But since they finished 8th in the West we still pretty much want two bottom feeders in the East final (to push Chicago's pick a little earlier) and of course want LA vs Phoenix in the West final to ensure Nashville's pick gets a bit better while Chicago's does not get worse.
Basically, it would be fine for Ottawa if Chicago beat Vancouver, but we don't want them to make the conference finals.
Picks go in reverse order of league standings (except for the lottery winner) and except that the four in the conference finals pick last.
The 14 NHL teams not qualifying for the playoffs are entered in the lottery, seeded according to regular season standing. The winning team improves its draft position by up to four places, and no team dropping more than one place. The order in the remaining rounds is unaffected by the lottery and is based on regular season standings.
Whichever team wins the Stanley Cup is awarded the 30th and last pick, while the runner-up is given the 29th pick. The teams eliminated in the conference finals are awarded the 28th and 27th picks, with the 28th pick going to the team with the better regular season record. Remaining division winners, then wild card teams are ranked next, filling in the 26th through 15th picks. In both cases, better records result in later picks.
Will the site be assuming the mantle of prime cheerleader for Bingo's playoff run? We need a source of timely updates given that radio or paid webcasts may be our sole options for monitoring our other (only) playoff run...
Did I understand you wrong? Personally, I'd rather have Nashville win a round and get us that additional, conditional pick.
Hope this continues, cause we are on track for another second round pick this year!
KJ
Team 1200 is playing Bingo's playoff games. Is game 1 tonight?
Also, yes, the conditional Nashville pick is for 2012 not this year's draft
It will never last though :(
Still, I am happy today... and I am hoping that Chicago eliminates Vancouver
One round is fine (perfect actually) - but getting to the conf. finals makes our first round pick worse and def doesn't make it better. Though it does give us a second rounder in 2012 instead of a third.
Correct - 2012 is the third rounder (if they win one round and Fisher plays) or the second rounder if they win two or more rounds (and fisher plays).
That was funny. He gets up like he's an 80 yr old man. In this case though... they got a goal out of it.
But, if the puck had of went the other way though, he would have been really behind the play. I don't think the coach would have liked it too much.