Attention All GM's - 2008 HFNHL Playoff Pool

[Brock]

Hey Gents,

We are going to try something new this year. We are going to hold a playoff pool for the HFNHL playoffs. All GM's are eligible to enter. I know it's slightly last minute but this was an idea that was just developed.

Here are the Rules:

1. All General Managers are to submit their bracket to me at [email protected] by Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m EST. All submissions should contain the message title "HFNHL Playoff Pool Bracket - General Manager Name"
2. Their will be no fee to participate in order to encourage maximum participation. However there will be a prize. The prize will be $1,000,000 inserted into your team's finances.
3. Remember that when you are doing your team selections, in the next round the lowest seed will always play the highest seed
4. Scoring for Team predictions is as follows…
1 Point for first round
2 Points for second round
3 Points for third round
5 Points for Stanley Cup Winner
5. As a tie breaker please include which player you believe will lead the HFNHL playoffs in scoring.

I've attached the bracket as a JPEG and as a Word document.

GOOD LUCK!

Click to read more...

 

[Brock]

So far guys, only FLA, STL, and TOR have sent in brackets. That's 3 playoff teams and ZERO non playoff teams.

Filling out a bracket doesn't take much time, and it's a great chance for some cash strapped teams to potentially make $1,000,000.

I'd really like to see some solid participation here, even if the posting was slightly last minute.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

3. Remember that when you are doing your team selections, in the next round the lowest seed will always play the highest seed

Except for when the sim wants to play tricks on me. In 01-02 I was supposed to play LA in round two, but the sim had me facing SJ who won the cup that year.

 

[MatthewFlames]

Mine is in. I need that 1mil since I think my playoff run might be quite short.

 

[Brock]

Ok so far I have...

FLA
TOR
STL
MTL
MIN
CBJ
CGY
VAN
BOS
NASH
CHI
DET
NYR
PHI
COL
NJ

Deadline has passed, this is the final list

 

[Mandaou]

Philly's Picks on The Way

 

[SPG]

Don't let me down, Nick.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

sent.. now, if I could only find a way to beat the Blues, so I would have a shot at winning this pool..

 

[Brock]

BTW, I have sent Sean G my picks for the pool, just so that when I win, no one calls me a cheater!

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Don't let me down, Nick.

Hey, I'm counting on the Blues too! Would have been bad karma to do anything but bet on my team.

 

[PasiK]

I took a short holiday after disappointing season!

 

[kasper11]

Hey Brock....

If you get bored, it would be pretty cool to see how many people picked each team for the first round.

 

[Brock]

Hey Brock....

If you get bored, it would be pretty cool to see how many people picked each team for the first round.

Ask, and you shall receive!

EAST

Buffalo - 14
Florida - 2

Philly - 15
Toronto - 1

Ottawa - 15
Carolina - 1

New Jersey - 16
Pittsburgh - 0

WEST

St. Louis - 16
Colorado - 0

Dallas - 8
Minnesota - 8

Vancouver - 13
Edmonton - 3

Detroit - 11
Calgary - 5

 

[kasper11]

Thanks Brock!!

Interesting....no love at all for the underdogs in the East (4 total votes). Meanwhile, two dogs in the West got more than that.

Also weird that there were only two unanimous picks....and one of those is a 4-5 series.

 

[Toronto_AGM_Adil]

Thanks Brock!!

Interesting....no love at all for the underdogs in the East (4 total votes). Meanwhile, two dogs in the West got more than that.

Also weird that there were only two unanimous picks....and one of those is a 4-5 series.

Wow, with those kind of splits I think we may get a tie for 1st place!

 

[MatthewFlames]

Well, given the fantastic playoffs of the Flyers (who I had predicted to be the East finalist).. I don't think the Flames will win the playoff pool.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Well, given the fantastic playoffs of the Flyers (who I had predicted to be the East finalist).. I don't think the Flames will win the playoff pool.

That makes 2 of us

 

[The old geezer]

Well, given the fantastic playoffs of the Flyers (who I had predicted to be the East finalist).. I don't think the Flames will win the playoff pool.

That makes three of us that expected the Flyers to go to the finals.

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

That makes three of us that expected the Flyers to go to the finals.

And only one of us who picked Toronto to win the series (sorry Claudio).

 

[Brock]

And only one of us who picked Toronto to win the series (sorry Claudio).

Which pretty much eliminates me from being able to win the pool, simply because you and I had identical brackets save the outcome of the Flyers/Leafs series!

 

[TorontoGM]

And only one of us who picked Toronto to win the series (sorry Claudio).

Based on Brocks results, there are 3 of us who did not vote their own team to win the first round. Anyone else?

 

[Ohio Jones]

Congrats to Vancouver, New Jersey, and especially Toronto on the sweeps, and congrats to Detroit and Ottawa for advancing.

 

[Brock]

Based on Brocks results, there are 3 of us who did not vote their own team to win the first round. Anyone else?

I'm one.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

Obviously I'm one.. I'm up 3-2, but Morrow is out now for game 6, so I hope my new lines will work..

 

[The old geezer]

Based on Brocks results, there are 3 of us who did not vote their own team to win the first round. Anyone else?

I'm one. I honestly believed the Flames were going to knock my team out in the first round.