Pool: Zemgus26's 2nd Annual WJC Pool

[MackAttack26]

STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3

Place	Team	Pool Points
1	Khabby	16
2	TheBeastCoast	15
T3	Zemgus26	14
T3	czechcanadian	14
T5	Scorevat53	13
T5	LainePeg	13
T5	Canada4Gold	13
T8	TMOMR	11
T8	FinPanda	11
10	Tapu Coco	9

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The standings got reallllly close after last night and some Americans picking up points for the teams in the bottom half. 1st and 7th separated by just 3 points with lots of action today!

 

[Scorevat53]

@Zemgus26 didnt ukka pekka get a SO vs KAZ

 

[MackAttack26]

@Zemgus26 didnt ukka pekka get a SO vs KAZ

Nope. Their backup Lindberg was in net for that one.

 

[Scorevat53]

Okay my bad. I heard in highlights he was in net on TSN. Figures.

Didnt personally watch the game. My bad.

 

[MackAttack26]

Update on conditional picks.

Honka and Salda are on their team so replacement pick will NOT be used. Khovanov was not named and now roster spots are filled so Sodergran WILL replace him.

@Tapu Coco @Scorevat53

 

[FinPanda]

Lehtinen is now a part of the team, registered as the 3rd goalie. No replacement for me.

 

[MackAttack26]

STANDINGS AFTER DAY 4

Place	Team	Pool Points
1	Scorevat53	25
2	FinPanda	23
3	TheBeastCoast	20
T4	Canada4Gold	19
T4	Khabby	19
T6	Zemgus26	18
T6	czechcanadian	18
T8	Tapu Coco	17
T8	LainePeg	17
10	TMOMR	12

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Lots of movement today. A very tight 3-9 with a couple guys pulling ahead at the top in Scorevat53 and FinPanda. Hat tricks by Kurashev and Poehling led the way for these guys.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Dammit im bound to suck in your pool

 

[Canada4Gold]

Once Jack Hughes actually plays hockey watch out

 

[FinPanda]

I've done quite good without a goalie lol. Last year I got like 8-10 points from G.

 

[MackAttack26]

Dammit im bound to suck in your pool

Still plenty of time! And can only go up from last year

It's tough when guys you expect to produce big like Necas just aren't doing anything. I'm feeling that right now with a somehow pointless Zadina

 

[Scorevat53]

I mean i only have points from 1 defensemen! Likely Kurashev is going to get another Hatty vs Russia(;

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Once Jack Hughes actually plays hockey watch out

He missed points day against Kazakhstan sadly lol

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Still plenty of time! And can only go up from last year

It's tough when guys you expect to produce big like Necas just aren't doing anything. I'm feeling that right now with a somehow pointless Zadina

Yes I think my main mistake is not picking the right players.

 

[MackAttack26]

STANDINGS

Place	Team	Pool Points
T1	Canada4Gold	27
T1	TheBeastCoast	27
3	Scorevat53	25
4	FinPanda	23
5	Khabby	21
6	czechcanadian	20
7	Tapu Coco	19
8	Zemgus26	18
9	LainePeg	17
10	TMOMR	12

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For a seemingly pretty uneventful schedule yesterday, there sure was a lot of movement for some. Canada4Gold and TheBeastCoast led by their many Russians picked up 8 and 7 points respectively moving them from the middle of the pack to a tie for the top. While they picked up that many points, there were 5 of us who didn't pick up ANY yesterday (Scorevat, FinPanda, Myself, LainePeg and TMOMR). A huge day today though so plenty of opportunity to recover the lost ground!

 

[Canada4Gold]

Maybe I don’t need Jack Hughes after all. He’s up for sale

 

[MackAttack26]

Maybe I don’t need Jack Hughes after all. He’s up for sale

Trades are now permitted. Zadina for Hughes

 

[Canada4Gold]

Trades are now permitted. Zadina for Hughes

Ok deal, but only for today and it has nothing to do with who the Czechs are playing

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Trades are now permitted. Zadina for Hughes

Zadina was so dominant last year, poor guy is having a really bad season all around.

 

[MackAttack26]

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND ROBIN

Place	Team	Pool Points
T1	Canada4Gold	30
T1	TheBeastCoast	30
3	Khabby	28
T4	FinPanda	27
T4	Scorevat53	27
T4	czechcanadian	27
7	Zemgus26	21
8	LainePeg	20
9	Tapu Coco	19
10	TMOMR	16

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After the round robin, it looks like we still have a 6 way race for the top spot, with everyone within 3 points. Canada4Gold and TheBeastCoast maintain their slight edge in their 1st place tie. Big days from Khabby and czechcanadian kept them in the running. Looks like it won't be a repeat for me this year!

 

[MackAttack26]

STANDINGS AFTER QF

Place	Team	Pool Points
1	Canada4Gold	36
T2	czechcanadian	35
T2	TheBeastCoast	35
4	Scorevat53	32
5	Khabby	31
6	FinPanda	27
7	Zemgus26	24
8	LainePeg	23
9	Tapu Coco	22
10	TMOMR	20

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Canada4Gold takes sole possession of 1st place after the quarters with a 6 point day with TheBeastCoast right behind him. czechcanadian also moves up to a tie for 2nd with a pool leading 8 point day. Scorevat53 and Khabby have work to do but can still win this. Meanwhile, FinPanda had a 0 point day to pretty much take him out of contention here...but I don't think he will be too disappointed with that considering the results (Congrats Finland). The other 4 of us have witnessed a lot of let-dows and appear to be duking it out to not finish last.

 

[FinPanda]

Yeah my game is pretty much over but I am not too disappointed.

Go Finland!

 

[MackAttack26]

Also very key in all this; the tournamnet itself is down to just 6 teams. With a couple of the big dogs in Sweden and Canada out it makes this very interesting. Here is an update of how many players each team has remaining in the tournament after losing their many Canadians, Swedes, Czechs and Slovaks:

Canada4Gold: 8 remaining (5F, 3D)
Scorevat53: 4 remaining (3F, 1G)
Khabby: 5 remaining (3F, 2D)
TheBeastCoast: 5 remaining (3F, 1D, 1G)
FinPanda: 5 remaining (3F, 1D, 1G)
Zemgus26: 4 remaining (1F, 2D, 1G)
TMOMR: 6 remaining (4F, 2D)
LainePeg: 4 remaining (2F, 1D, 1G)
Tapu Coco: 4 remaining (2F, 2D)
czechcanadian: 2 remaining (2F)

So looking at this the race for 1st may be clearer than first thought. C4G has the clear advantage going into the final 2 days of games and is the heavy favourite to win the pool. TheBeastCoast still has a chance but it will be tough. czechcanadian doesn't appear to have enough players left to make a push. Anything can happen though, looking forward to see what turn of events is next in the coming days!

 

[Scorevat53]

If I want to win I need the Fins to have a 6-5game with Swiss. Kurashev 5P. Also would have helped if the Canada Vs Finalnd game was a 6-5 game yesterday...

 

[czechcanadian]

Yeah I have no chance now lol