HF's 2012 Draft Order Prediction Cup

nafrelio

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Summer Boredom/2012 NHL Entry Draft Excitement presents:

:HFB: 2012 Draft Order Prediction Cup:wave:

The rules of the game are simple:
a) make your prediction of where teams will fit in the 2012 draft order. Prepare your list showing the order before results from the 2012 draft lottery and WITHOUT trades factored in. For example, we know Washington has Colorado's 1st rounder so to avoid confusion later on, but just list Colorado where you think they would draft if they had their 1st pick.
b) Indicate your four additional predictions for bonus points (see below for details)
c) edits can be made on your original prediction post through October 5, 2011 - the day before the NHL 2011-12 regular season begins. All edits made after this date will disqualify you.
d) If you need help in determining the draft order rules, follow this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Entry_Draft#Selection_order_and_Draft_lottery
e) don't simply cut and paste my entry without changing anything (there can be only one winner) :snide:

(hint: 7 teams from each conference miss the playoffs and will draft first)
(disclaimer: there are several prediction threads around, but all focus on conference standings rather than final draft order)
(extra disclaimer: - If nobody else wants to play :cry:, I reserve the right to proclaim myself the winner with all the rights and privilages thereof. :naughty:

Scoring
Once the draft lottery and the Stanley Cup Finals are over, you can add up your score according to the following:
- You add one (1) point for every position in the order that you predict incorrectly (both high and low)
Bonus Predictions!:
1. You subtract five (5) points if you correctly predict the draft lottery winner
2. You subtract five (5) points if you correctly predict the Stanley Cup winner
3. You subtract five (5) points if you correctly identify the team I am most offbase with on my draft order prediction (under or over estimating)
4. tie breaker (if necessary) - who do you predict will be the 4th overall pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft?

Lowest score wins the :HFB: 2012 Draft Order Prediction Cup :win:.

Prizes
1st - You will receive a custom avatar proclaiming to everyone on the world's most popular hockey forum that you are the year's best fantasy predictor and that you can back up your bragging for a whole year
2nd - nobody will remember you, but you increase your post count on HF by one (1).:wedgie:
 
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nafrelio

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Here goes:

1. Dallas Stars
2. Minnesota Wild
3. Winnipeg Jets**
4. Edmonton Oilers
5. Ottawa Senators
6. Florida Panthers
7. Phoenix Coyotes
8. Columbus Blue Jackets
9. Colorado Avalanche
10. New York Islanders
11. Calgary Flames
12. Carolina Hurricanes
13. Toronto Maple Leafs
14. New York Rangers

15. Nashville Predators
16. Anaheim Ducks
17. St. Louis Blues
18. New Jersey Devils
19. Montreal Canadians
20. San Jose Sharks
21. Boston Bruins
22. Los Angeles Kings
23. Buffalo Sabres
24. Philadelphia Flyers
25. Detroit Red Wings
26. Washington Capitals
27. Chicago Blackhawks
28. Pittsburgh Penguins
29. Vancouver Canucks
30. *Tampa Bay Lightening

Bonus:
1. **Draft Lottery Winner - Winnipeg Jets will draft #1
2. *Stanley Cup Winner - Tampa Bay Lightening
3. TBD – (I will pick from the next poster’s list)
4. Tie Breaker if necessary – 4th overall pick = Alex Galchenyuk
 

hdtrax

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1. Phoenix Coyotes^
2. Ottawa Senators
3. Edmonton Oilers
4. Florida Panthers
5. Winnipeg Jets
6. Colorado Avalanche
7. Dallas Stars**
8. Minnesota Wild
9. New York Islanders
10. Calgary Flames
11. St. Louis Blues
12. Carolina Hurricanes
13. Toronto Maple Leafs
14. Montreal Canadiens

15. Nashville Predators
16. New York Rangers
17. Columbus Blue Jackets
18. Philadelphia Flyers
19. Anaheim Ducks
20. New Jersey Devils
21. Detroit Red Wings
22. Chicago Blackhawks
23. Buffalo Sabres
24. Boston Bruins
25. Vancouver Canucks
26. Washington Capitals
27. San Jose Sharks
28. Tampa Bay Lightning
29. Los Angeles Kings
30. Pittsburgh Penguins*


1. **Draft Lottery Winner - Dallas Stars (jump to 3rd)
2. *Stanley Cup Winner - Pittsburgh Penguins
3. ^Free Fall Team (tanks second half) - Phoenix Coyotes
4. Tie Breaker if necessary – 4th overall pick - Nick Ebert

edit: you got it, chief.
 
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MNhockey19

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Minnesota
1.Senators
2.Panthers
3.Oilers
4.Jets
5.Leafs
6.Flames
7.Islanders
8.Coyotes
9.Blue Jackets
10.Avalanche
11.Stars
12.Hurricanes
13.Wild
14.Devils

15.Canadians
16.Flyers
17.Predators
18.Ducks
19.Blues
20.Rangers
21.Blackhawks
22.Bruins
23.Kings
24.Lightning
25.Buffalo
26.Canucks
27.Redwings
28.Penguins
29.Sharks
30.Capitals

1. Senators
2.Capitols
3.MN Wild:D
4. Grigorenko
 

Joey Moss

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How can you possibly predict the full draft order without knowing how playoffs turnout? Same can be said for the bonus question for 4th overall. The draft lists are going to change quite a bit..

I think top 5 would make this much better..
 

amnesiac

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Jul 10, 2010
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Montreal
1. Florida*^
2. Ottawa
3. Phoenix
4. Winnipeg
5. Minnesota
6. NY Islanders
7. Dallas
8. Edmonton
9. Calgary
10. Columbus
11. Carolina
12. Nashville
13. Toronto
14. Montreal

15. Colorado
16. St Louis
17. Anaheim
18. Philly
19. New Jersey
20. Chicago
21. Buffalo
22. Tampa Bay
23. Los Angeles
24. NY Rangers
25. Detroit
26. Boston

27. San Jose
28. Pittsburgh
29. Washington
30. Vancouver*

4th pick- Galchenyuk
 

FrankM73

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My Turn

1. Calgary Flames
2. Edmonton Oilers
3. Ottawa Senators
4. Colorado Avalanche**
5. Toronto Maple Leafs
6. Phoenix Coyotes
7. Dallas Stars
8. New York Islanders
9. Columbus Blue Jackets
10. Winnipeg Jets
11. New Jersey Devils
12. Florida Panthers
13. St. Louis Blues
14. Philadelphia Flyers

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15. Minnesota Wild
16. Carolina Hurricanes
17. Nashville Predators
18. Montreal Canadians
19. New York Rangers
20. Anaheim Ducks
21. Chicago Blackhawks
22. Tampa Bay Lightning
23. Detroit Red Wings
24. Boston Bruins
25. Los Angeles Kings
26. Buffalo Sabres
27. Pittsburgh Penguins
28. Vancouver Canucks
29. San Jose Sharks
30. Washington Capitals*

Bonus:
1. **Draft Lottery Winner - Colorado Avalanche will draft #1
2. *Stanley Cup Winner - Washington Capitals
3. Team you are most off with in your predictions: Flyers (down), and Wild (up), Overall pick, Wild!
4. Tie Breaker if necessary – 4th overall pick = Martin Frk
 

Keeptdos

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May 1, 2011
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Finland
How can you possibly predict the full draft order without knowing how playoffs turnout? Same can be said for the bonus question for 4th overall. The draft lists are going to change quite a bit..

I think top 5 would make this much better..

You can't. That makes it challenging and fun :naughty:

1. Ottawa Senators
2. Dallas Stars
3. Phoenix Coyotes
4. Florida Panthers
5. **Winnipeg Jets
6. Edmonton Oilers
7. New York Islanders
8. Toronto Maple Leafs
9. Columbus Blue Jackets
10. St. Louis Blues
11. Colorado Avalanche
12. Calgary Flames
13. Carolina Hurricanes
14. New Jersey Devils
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15. Minnesota Wild
16. Montreal Canadiens
17. New York Rangers
18. Chicago Blackhawks
19. Buffalo Sabres
20. Nashville Predatos
21. Tampa Bay Lightning
22. Anaheim Ducks
23. Philadelphia Flyers
24. Los Angeles Kings
25. Detroit Red Wings
26. Vancouver Canucks
27. Boston Bruins
28. Pittsburgh Penguins
29. Washington Capitals
30. *San Jose Sharks

Bonus:
1. **Winnipeg Jets (Jumps to 3rd overall)
2. *San Jose Sharks
3. Minnesota Wild
4. Ebert
 
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nafrelio

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So you're asking us what the playoff matchups are and how they will turn out each playoff round?

Not really. If you want to win the prediction cup, you could think more in depth like that, but don't take this too seriously JM! Pick your 4 playoff finalists and fill in the rest with top divisional teams and it'll probably be probable-ish. Just a little fun on a hot summer day, huh?

Edit: I could probably tweak my 21-26 to make it more probable for division leaders to be slotted in there, but I won't - if four of them make the semi-finals, it's still reasonable.
 
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PanthersHockey1

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Boy the eastern conference will be screwed in a couple of years if the panthers pick in the top 5 yet again this coming year.

This time it will be a high scoring winger to complete our future top line.

So go ahead people, make my day, please put the panthers in the top of the draft yet again next year!
 

Madic

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^ I don't believe those words have ever been said before. By any fan, of any team.
 

KingJet*

Guest
1. Florida - Steven Christianson
2. Dallas - Nail Yakupov
3. Philadelphia - Ryan Murray
4. New Jersey - Alex Galchenyuk
5. Calgary - Griffin Reinhart
6. Winnipeg - Matt Dumba
7. Minnesota - Matia Marcantuoni
8. Ottawa - Filip Forsberg
9. Edmonton - Morgan Reilly
10. NYR - Nick Ebert
11. Phoenix - Brendan Gaunce
12. Montreal - Olli Maatta
13. Nashville - Jacob Trouba
14. Pittsburgh - Cody Ceci
---------------------------------------------------
15. Detroit
16. St. Louis
17. Washington (Colorado)
18. San Jose
19. Tampa Bay
20. Anaheim
21. Boston
22. Chicago
23. Buffalo
24. Vancouver
25. NYI
26. Carolina
27. Columbus
28. Toronto
29. Washington
30. Los Angeles

Flame Away
 
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Confound

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Oct 28, 2010
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Boy the eastern conference will be screwed in a couple of years if the panthers pick in the top 5 yet again this coming year.

This time it will be a high scoring winger to complete our future top line.

So go ahead people, make my day, please put the panthers in the top of the draft yet again next year!

Fail for Nail! :nod:
 

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