Playoff Picks: Round 2
Remember Maggie the Macaque? I guarantee the TSN panel in 2006 does.
In 2006, Maggie picked 9 of 15 playoff series winners, beating out an expert panel consisting of Bill Berg (who is Bill Berg, anyway? I wouldn’t know who Bill Berg was if I ran him over with my truck), Pierre McGuire (future Habs G.M.?), and Bob McKenzie (yes, that Bob McKenzie).
I remember feeling sorry for the expert panel at the time.
On a completely unrelated note, here are the scores from the first round predictions (I haven’t used tie-breakers here since we have an overall leader):
Writer | Wesbite | VAN/L.A. | S.J./STL | PHX/CHI | NSH/DET | NYR/OTT | BOS/WSH | FLA/NJD | PIT/PHI | Total Score |
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Oilers4ever | Commenter | L.A. | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 7 |
Cam Charron | Canucks Army | L.A. | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 6 |
John Cullen | Canucks Army | L.A. | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 6 |
greenlightning86 | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 6 |
master of my domain | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 6 |
Vintage Flame | Commenter | L.A. | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 6 |
Johe | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PHI | 6 |
david | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PIT | 6 |
Oilerpride15 | Commenter | L.A. | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 5 |
BigE91 | Commenter | L.A. | STL | PHX | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Woodguy | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Orange-n-Blue | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | PHX | NSH | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Koolaid drinker #33 | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Horcsky | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Alberto’s dad | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Quicksilver ballet | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Mason Storm | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 5 |
maimster | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
schevvy | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
Woodguy | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 5 |
EvanAllTogether | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 5 |
~S~K~ | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | FLA | PHI | 5 |
Danny Gray | Leafs Nation | VAN | S.J. | CHI | NSH | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PHI | 5 |
Matt Stephen | Leafs Nation | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PHI | 5 |
Jeff Angus | Canucks Army | VAN | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 4 |
Thomas Drance | Canucks Army | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Marda Miller | Canucks Army | VAN | S.J. | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Nate Sans Hate | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
ItsTheBGB | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
oilderrick | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Mantastic | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Ern Beckett | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Trentonl | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Dunnonuttin | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 4 |
Brett Mitchell | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Beavis | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | DET | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PHI | 4 |
James | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Abby W. | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | OTT | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 4 |
First Name Unidentified | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
ncomas | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | WSH | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
icedawg_42 | Commenter | L.A. | S.J. | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Wax Man Riley | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Tim in Kelowna | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
D | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
shanetrain | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Wes Mantooth | Commenter | VAN | STL | PHX | NSH | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 4 |
geoilersgist | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Justin Azevedo | Flames Nation | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Jason Gregor | Oilers Nation | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Lowetide | Oilers Nation | VAN | STL | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 4 |
Tinfoil Tuque | Canucks Army | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Bucknuck | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 3 |
Gitagrip | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
DieHard | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Time Travelling Sean | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
yawto | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | PHX | NSH | OTT | WSH | FLA | PIT | 3 |
TLHansum | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | NSH | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
gord962 | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
dan | Commenter | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | OTT | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
madjam | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PHI | 3 |
ashley | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Kent Wilson | Flames Nation | L.A. | S.J. | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
John Lofranco | Leafs Nation | L.A. | STL | CHI | DET | OTT | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Jonathan Willis | Oilers Nation | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Cam Davie | Canucks Army | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Rob Vollman | Flames Nation | VAN | STL | PHX | DET | OTT | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 3 |
Patrick Johnston | Canucks Army | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 2 |
mark | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 2 |
everton fc | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | FLA | PIT | 2 |
Fight Club | Commenter | VAN | S.J. | CHI | DET | NYR | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 2 |
mayorpoop | Commenter | L.A. | S.J. | CHI | NSH | OTT | BOS | FLA | PIT | 2 |
Ryan Fancey | Leafs Nation | VAN | S.J. | CHI | NSH | OTT | BOS | N.J. | PIT | 2 |
SLAM | Commenter | VAN | STL | CHI | DET | OTT | BOS | FLA | PIT | 1 |
The average number of correct answers, for all entrants, was four, as an unpredictable first round made a hash out of most predictions. Commenter Oilers4Ever somehow nailed seven of the eight series winners, while a pair of Los Angeles-picking Canucks Army writers tied for second.
The Second Round
Writer | Wesbite | STL/LA | Games | PHX/NSH | Games | NYR/WSH | Games | PHI/N.J. | Games |
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Cam Davie | CanucksArmy | STL | 6 | NSH | 7 | NYR | 6 | PHI | 7 |
Jason Gregor | OilersNation | LA | 7 | NSH | 6 | NYR | 5 | PHI | 5 |
John Cullen | CanucksArmy | STL | 7 | NSH | 7 | WSH | 6 | PHI | 5 |
Jonathan Willis | OilersNation | STL | 7 | PHX | 7 | NYR | 5 | PHI | 5 |
Justin Azevedo | FlamesNation | STL | 6 | NSH | 5 | WSH | 6 | PHI | 5 |
Kent Wilson | FlamesNation | STL | 7 | NSH | 7 | NYR | 6 | PHI | 5 |
Lowetide | OilersNation | STL | 7 | NSH | 5 | NYR | 5 | PHI | 5 |
Vintage Flame | FlamesNation | STL | 6 | NSH | 7 | NYR | 6 | PHI | 5 |
These are the picks I have in so far; and I’d like to have all other picks in by the end of the second period between L.A./St. Louis. Thanks!
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