NHL 15: Season Simulation – Ottawa Senators Finish 29th

[BonkTastic]

The first few posters are taking a computer generated simulation much too seriously

Really? I don't think anyone is taking it seriously.

 

[BonkTastic]

I'm waiting for someone to do, and post, a simulation using coin tosses.

Wait, a coin toss... for every game of the season?

... that sounds interesting, haha.

 

[Qward]

McDavid or Eichel? I am willing for the team to suck this season for a chance at those two.

Now, I am not saying the draft is rigged, but maybe Bettman told Murray and Melnyk he would give them 1st over all if they dropped the Cooke investigation lol

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

McDavid or Eichel? I am willing for the team to suck this season for a chance at those two.

Now, I am not saying the draft is rigged, but maybe Bettman told Murray and Melnyk he would give them 1st over all if they dropped the Cooke investigation lol

Ya know, I love the draft lottery. The concept of any team missing the playoffs getting an instant boost of the first pick is sweet. And discourages all out tanking. Makes it a little more exciting to watch as a fan because of the extra variables involved.

But....imagine how tempting it would be, especially in a year like this one with at least 2 potential superstars in the draft, to be able to place one of these kids in certain markets?

The league has been so focused on getting more penetration in the US TV market (a big reason why Arizona has received so much support), dropping a superstar in a place like Arizona would completely turn that franchise around and boost TV ratings. Or a popular team throughout the US like the Red Wings or Rangers potentially getting that stud...would have a similar effect as the Yankees in terms of popularity, media buzz and all that.

So, so tempting.

 

[Back in Black]

VIA: Nilsen Report

With the NHL season just around the corner, the folks at EA have put out a video that simulates the 2014/15 year.

The Ottawa Senators, my hometown team finish 29th out of 30 teams in this simulation and I am thrilled! CONNOR MCDAVID ANYBODY!?

Only problem with that is 3-4 other teams can tank too, and it could have been all for nothing!

And obviously based on our performance last year, and with pretty well the same lineup this year, you can be sure, they won't be too far off in their prediction!

But I'm going to show a little more optimism and say the Sens will make the Playoffs this year!

 

[Caeldan]

Wait, a coin toss... for every game of the season?

... that sounds interesting, haha.

I actually kind of want to set up a system for that haha...

Though you have four possible outcomes to a regular season game - W (ROW or Shootout), OTL, L. So be harder to do with a coin toss.

 

[Qward]

If we did fall this year, next year we could be looking at

LW: MacArthur/Michalek/Eichel
Centre:Turris/Zibanejad/Legwand
RW: Ryan/Stone/Lazar

That top 9. And still have Puempel, Prince, Robinson, Pageau

 

[Skrymir]

I'm waiting for someone to do, and post, a simulation using coin tosses.

Done and done x5

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B-qSBtZvXQS_fDk07O5XJiePr8hMw8y2Fru-UKpBOUg/pubhtml

Not quite a true coin flip but more of an extended coin flip so I could get a reasonable amount of OT and SO games.

Sens win the Presidents trophy in one of the SIMs with 106 pts

I apologize I didn't take the time to format the table so it's a bit raw.

 

[BondraTime]

If we don't make the playoffs this would be ideal. Get a franchise player with a top 3 pick.

 

[Nordiques1979]

Lol since when EA is a reliable source! their players ratings are so wrong it's ridiculous ! How low is Lazar on NHL15? It's bulls*t!

 

[Xspyrit]

If there's one year I wouldn't mind the Sens to suck (after all, almost every team did it at some point), it's this year. But I wouldn't get my hopes up too much

Sure, Spezza's 75 games and Hemsky 20 games and Kassian 145 minutes of ice-time are going to cause this team to have 17 less pts than last year

Oh I forgot Corvo, hmm yeah that might be reasonable then, unfortunately