A taunt. All it takes is a taunt. Looking for meaning with a blog that is approaching five years of its troubled existence, a glimmer of hope and purpose shows up in a 27th comment:
Temujin [12:19 AM April 7, 2008]It is a sad state of affairs but let's review how odd this spring is:
http://hockey-madness.blogspot.comHow about a special Monday Morning Bullet Points highlighting the Blue Jays sweeping the Red Sox :=)
Did you know the Jays are on pace for a record of 107-55?
Did you know Jeremy Accardo is on pace for 81 saves?
Frank Thomas is on pace for 28 grand slams!Oh, the joys of being a Jays fan. April is always so much better than September.
- The AL East is upside down.
- The Habs have finished first in the east.
- There has been no call for a GX40 sports pool for the first time since 1996.
- Morton sucks.
So, just to keep the continuity, I give you the Gen X at 40 NHL hockey pool 2008:
Pick five scorers, one goon, one goalie, eight teams and a dark horse.Get your picks in my, err, Friday at 10:00 am. That'll even give you a few games. Just hockey, just NHL. Anybody in?
- A point for a goal by a scorer.
- A point for an assist by a scorer.
- A point for a penalty minute by a goon. If your goon is kicked out of the playoffs and thereby the pool, you double the penalty minutes he has achieved to that point. The logic here is that the goon is a nut-bar. The later that he freaks and gets tossed for the balance of the playoffs, the more nut-bar like he is, the more he is the essential goon.
- A point for each thousandth save percentage over .900 by your goalie
- 5 points for picking each of the teams in the second, third and fourth rounds.
- 25 bonus points for picking the dark horse - the team with the lowest regular season points to go the farthest in the playoffs. The dark horse must be seeded in the lower half of their conference.
Comments
Hans - April 7, 2008 11:39 am
-- Alfredsson, Spezza, Datsyuk, Richards, Modano.
-- Neil.
-- Gerber.
-- (1) Habs, Sens, Caps, Devils. Wings, Flames, Avs, Stars. (2) Sens, Caps. Wings, Stars. (3) Sens, Stars. (4) Sens.
-- Sens.
Temujin - April 8, 2008 12:50 pm
Fantastic.
-- Thornton, Michalek, Ovechkin, Kovalev, Plekanec
-- Jody Shelley
-- Carey Price
-- 1) Habs, Pens, Caps, Rangers, Preds, Sharks, Avs, Stars; 2)Habs, Pens, Sharks, Stars; 3)Habs, Sharks; 4) Habs
-- Predators
Funny that the Caps have less points than the 6th place team they are facing, but they aren't an underdog. Thank Gary Bettman and his crazy ways!
Zanstorm - April 8, 2008 3:58 pm
-Joe Thornton, Milan Michalek, Jaromir Jagr, Scott Gomez, Joe Sakic
-Sean Avery
-Evgeni Nabokov
-1)Wings, Sharks, Avalanche, Ducks; Habs, Pens, Flyers, Rangers
2)Avalanche, Sharks; Rangers, Habs
3) Sharks, Rangers
4) Rangers
-Avalanche
Alan - April 8, 2008 11:10 pm
1. Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby, Joe Thornton
2. Aaron Voros (Minn.)
3. Niklas Backstrom (Minn.)
4. 2nd: Pittsburg, Rangers, Montreal, Washington; Detroit, Minnesota, Dallas, San Jose. 3rd: Rangers, Pittsburg; Detroit, Minnesota. Finals: Rangers v. Detroit.
5. Dallas
Mike - April 9, 2008 8:10 am
'Sunday incensed'
Thx, Alan
Scorers: Crosby, Malkin, Gonchar, Sykora, Ryan Malone, all PITT
Goon: Georges Laraque PITT
Goalie: Corey Price MTL
(2nd)Pitt, Mtl, NYR, Det, SJ, Philly, Minn, Dallas
(3rd)Pitt, Mtl, Det, SJ
(4th)Pitt, Det
(Cup)Pitt
DH: Minn
Rob MacD - April 9, 2008 4:24 pm
point scorers: Kovalev, Plekanec, Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Thornton
Goon: Donald Brashear
2nd round: Montreal, Pittsburgh, Washington, NY Rangers, Detroit, Anaheim, San Jose, Colorado
3rd round: Montreal, Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Jose
Final round: Montreal, Detroit
Winner: Montreal
Dark Horse: Colorado
Fortitudine - April 9, 2008 9:40 pm
(1)Alexander Ovechkin (WASH), Nicklas Backstrom (WASH), Henrik Zetterberg(DET), Pavel Datsyuk (DET), Joe Thornton (SJS)
(2)Donald Brashear (WASH)
(3)Cristobal Huet (WASH)
(4)Montreal, Pittsburgh, Washington, New York; Detroit, San Jose, Minnesota, Anaheim --> Montreal, Washington; Detroit, San Jose --> Washington; Detroit--> Washington
(5)Dallas
Don - April 10, 2008 1:02 am
Thornton, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Jagr, Gomez
Avery
Hasek
Montreal, NYR, Philly, Ottawa, Detroit, SJ, Colorado, Dallas --> NYR, Ottawa, Detroit, SJ --> Ottawa, Det --> Ottawa!
Ottawa