Well here it is, my fourth annual Stanley Cup Playoffs Game. Since it's always been a success, I've decided to go again with this. Last year was a bit lame, especially since I was out of the country for the end of it, but I'm hoping this year will be better. The playoffs start on Wednesday night, so I figured I'd get a head start on this to try and get as many people as possible. I'm hoping for more than last year (where we had only five). So please join!
Each round, every participant picks the winner of each series and in how many games. In addition, there are a number of questions about each round that should be answered. Furthermore, I'm setting up a set of questions for the entire playoffs that should be answered before the first round begins. Anyone who wants to join can, just post your predictions here. Please don't PM anything to me, there should be no worries about cheating with this.
Rules:
1. Predictions for round one and the full playoff questions are due by 7:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday, April 15 - just before the games start.
2. For the series predictions, please choose both which team you think will win and in how many games (remember, it's best-of-seven, so the first team to win four wins the series).
3. For the questions, just choose one answer (it'll either be a player, a team, a series, or a number). There may be ties for some of the questions, but just choose one answer.
4. The scoring will be done as follows:
1 point for choosing the correct team
2 points for picking the right number of games (only if you also picked the right team)
3 points for each round question right
5 points for each full playoff question right
Any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. Without further adieu, here's round one:
ROUND ONE
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 San Jose Sharks vs. 8 Anaheim Ducks
2 Detroit Red Wings vs. 7 Columbus Blue Jackets
3 Vancouver Canucks vs. 6 St. Louis Blues
4 Chicago Blackhawks vs. 5 Calgary Flames
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1 Boston Bruins vs. 8 Montreal Canadiens
2 Washington Capitals vs. 7 New York Rangers
3 New Jersey Devils vs. 6 Carolina Hurricanes
4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. 5 Philadelphia Flyers
QUESTIONS
01. Which series will last the fewest games?
02. Which series will last the most games?
03. How many series will go to seven games?
04. Which series will have the biggest blow-out?
05. Which series will have the longest game?
06. How many overtimes will the longest game go to?
07. Which team will score the most goals?
08. Which team will score the fewest goals?
09. Which team will allow the most goals?
10. Which team will allow the fewest goals?
11. Which player will score the most goals?
12. Which player will score the most assists?
13. Which player will score the most points?
14. Which goalie will have the best goals against average?
15. Which goalie will have the best save percentage?
16. Which goalie will have the most shutouts?
FULL PLAYOFF QUESTIONS
01. Which team will be eliminated first?
02. Which team will play the most games?
03. How many seven game series will there be?
04. How many overtimes will the longest game go to?
05. Which player will score the most goals?
06. Which player will score the most assists?
07. Which player will score the most points?
08. Which goalie will have the best goals against average?
09. Which goalie will have the best save percentage?
10. Which goalie will have the most shutouts?
11. Who will be the Western Conference champion?
12. Who will be the Eastern Conference champion?
13. Who will win the Conn Smythe Award (playoff MVP)?
14. Who will win the Stanley Cup?
Thanks for playing, those of you who do!
