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May 05, 2008
NHL Playoffs Pick 'Em, round 2 results.: Plus round 3 rules inside
Round 3 rules are as follows: - 2 points for picking the team that wins its series. - 1 bonus point for picking the correct number of games a series lasts (You still have to get the series winner right). - 2 points each for picking the player from either team who scores the most goals in the series (pick one from each team, possible for 4 points here). - 5 bonus points for getting all picks correct in a series (that's getting the winning team right, the series length right and both goal scorers right). Some serious points can be won here.
posted by NoMich at 07:52 PM on May 05, 2008
My picks: Eastern Conference Pittsburgh (Malkin) over Philadelphia (Briere) in 7 games. Western Conference Detroit (Datsyuk) over Dallas (Morrow) in 6 games. Thus setting up the NHL's dream Cup Finals. Sid v. the mighty Red Wings.
posted by NoMich at 07:54 PM on May 05, 2008
East: Pittsburgh (Malkin) over Philadelphia (Richards) in 5 games West: Detroit (Zetterberg) over Dallas (Lehtinen) in 6 games
posted by BoKnows at 08:20 PM on May 05, 2008
Detroit in 5 Zetterberg, Morrow Pittsburgh in 7 Hossa, Briere (though I'm tempted to go with Umberger, but I think that was just a total fluke)
posted by mkn at 09:02 PM on May 05, 2008
And here's the (not up to date) Confidence Pool leaderboard, since it's been bumped off the front page.
posted by mkn at 09:05 PM on May 05, 2008
OK, I think I've spotted you all enough of a lead. Detroit (Zetterberg) over Dallas (Morrow) in 5 games Philadelphia (Briere) over Pittsburgh (Malkin) in 7 games
posted by Amateur at 09:10 PM on May 05, 2008
Well, I can't win the confidence pool, and I'm doomed in this one unless I go underdogs and longshots from here on out. Oh well, let's go for gold! East: Pittsburgh (Crosby) over Philadelphia (Briere) in 4 games Dallas (Morrow) over Detroit (Franzen) in 4 games.
posted by grum@work at 10:39 PM on May 05, 2008
Philly (Briere) over Pitt (Crosby) in 6 games Dallas (Morrow) over Detroit (Datsyuk) in 6 games
posted by HATER 187 at 01:16 AM on May 06, 2008
Eastern Conference Philadelphia (Richards) over Pittsburgh (Crosby) in 5 games. Western Conference Detroit (Zetterberg) over Dallas (Morrow) in 5 games.
posted by 86 at 07:21 AM on May 06, 2008
Philadelphia (Richards) over Pittsburgh (Crosby) in 5 games. Dallas (Morrow) over Detroit (Datsyuk) in 6 games
posted by Folkways at 07:58 AM on May 06, 2008
The confidence pool has been updated. Pittsburgh (Crosby) over Philadephia (Lupul) in 5 Detroit (Franzen) over Dallas (Modano) in 6
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:33 PM on May 06, 2008
I am basically in the basement in all pools so....here goes nothing. In the Battle of the D cities (alphabetical not grades) wings (Zetterberg) over stars (Morrow) in 7 games In the Battle for Penn's Wood (or the P cities) flightless birds (Crosby) over flyers (Richards) in 6 games
posted by Monica Poland at 02:36 PM on May 06, 2008
MP-No complaining about being a cellar dweller when yer steppin' on my head! Wings (Zetterberg) over Stars (Richards) in 5. Pens (Malone) over Flyers (Briere) in 6. I know y'all are trembling at my mad prognosticatin' skills
posted by tahoemoj at 06:59 PM on May 06, 2008
I am perfectly fine with the Wings over the Stars in five actually.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:33 PM on May 06, 2008
Wings (Franzen) over Dallas (Morrow) in 5 Penguins (Hossa) over Flyers (Umberger) in 5 Can I still get the Costanza?
posted by rumple at 10:16 PM on May 07, 2008
Not with those picks.
posted by NoMich at 07:04 AM on May 08, 2008
Philadephia (Lupul) over Pittsburgh (Hossa) in 7 Dallas (Morrow) over Detroit (Zetterberg) in 6
posted by MrFrisby at 11:53 AM on May 08, 2008
Sorry rumple and Fritsy, but you two were too late with your picks. You are automatically disqualified from this contest. You two guys plus BoKnows, 86, Folkways and mkn are all out. Guess makes me the new leader.
posted by NoMich at 07:38 PM on May 08, 2008
That plan works for me.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:01 PM on May 08, 2008
Oh yeah, you're out too.
posted by NoMich at 10:29 PM on May 08, 2008
Rightly so, I guess, since you're making up stats anyway.
posted by BoKnows at 11:37 PM on May 08, 2008
The chart above shows that I picked Philadelphia to win the Colorado / Detroit series... And got it right! That has to be worth a x2 points multiplier based on degree of difficulty. I now have 32 points.
posted by 86 at 09:00 AM on May 09, 2008
Oops. What else did I eff up?
posted by NoMich at 10:31 AM on May 09, 2008
Tahoe I'm only steppin on your head because of the alphabet.
posted by Monica Poland at 10:49 AM on May 09, 2008
Corrected table:
| SpoFite | PHI v MON | PIT v NYR | DET v COL | DAL v SJS | Rd Points | Ttl Points |
| rumple | - | Pittsburgh 5 games Malkin Jagr | - | Morrow | 7 | 23 |
| MrFrisby | Kovalev | Pittsburgh 5 games Malkin Jagr | - | Dallas 6 games Morrow | 10 | 19 |
| BoKnows | Kovalev | Pittsburgh Malkin Jagr | Detroit | Dallas 6 games Morrow | 8 | 17 |
| 86 | Kovalev | Jagr | Detroit 4 games | - | 4 | 16 |
| Folkways | Kovalev | Pittsburgh 5 games | - | Dallas | 4 | 16 |
| mkn | Koivu | Pittsburgh Malkin | Detroit | Morrow | 5 | 16 |
| NoMich | Koivu | Malkin | Detroit | Dallas Morrow | 5 | 16 |
| skydivedad | Kovalev | Pittsburgh Malkin Jagr | Detroit | Dallas 6 games | 7 | 16 |
| Ying Yang Mafia | Philadelphia Kovalev | Pittsburgh 5 games | Detroit Franzen | Morrow | 7 | 16 |
| HATER 187 | Philadelphia Kovalev | Malkin | - | Dallas 6 games | 5 | 15 |
| Amateur | - | - | - | - | 0 | 13 |
| grum@work | - | Pittsburgh Malkin | Detroit | - | 3 | 13 |
| Monica Poland | Philadelphia Kovalev | Malkin | Detroit | Morrow | 5 | 13 |
| tahoemoj | Kovalev | Pittsburgh | Detroit | - | 3 | 13 |
posted by NoMich at 04:14 PM on May 09, 2008
Tahoe I'm only steppin on your head because of the alphabet. Monica, when it comes to these things, take any advantage you can. NoMich, I didn't bother looking up who the highest goal scorers were, but other than that, you have/had all my picks right. I still think that I should have received and extra point or two though in the first round for being the only person to correctly pick Sykora. Oh, and now your gonna give an extra five points for correctly picking every part of a series. You bastard.
posted by MrFrisby at 07:53 PM on May 09, 2008
I also want some second-round points because I would have got it all correct. Except for Philadelphia. And Dallas. And Franzen. And Morrow.
posted by Amateur at 08:37 PM on May 09, 2008
5 games
Malkin
Jagr
5 games
Malkin
Jagr
6 games
Morrow
Malkin
Jagr
6 games
Morrow
4 games
5 games
Malkin
Morrow
Malkin
Jagr
6 games
Kovalev
5 games
Franzen
Kovalev
6 games
Malkin
Kovalev