The OFFICIAL 2008-09 NHL Thread

[watravaler]

Originally Posted by bronconick

I'd love to see the two division and divisional playoff format again. Since I only really know the West, I'd probably move Dallas and Minnesota into the "Central" and move Colorado and the three western Canadian teams with Phoenix and the three California teams.

This year you'd get the same teams in, but flip the 3/6 and 4/5 matchups.

(1) Detroit vs. (4) Columbus
(2) Chicago vs. (3) St. Louis

(1) San Jose vs. (4) Anaheim
(2) Vancouver vs. (3) Calgary.

That's pretty much awesome.

It is/was awesome, and it needs to come back. Screw 6 divisions and the current playoff/league format and point set-up. I'll still watch, but expansion has not been good for the game, imo, but the powers that be can fix the screw-ups of the late 90's/early 00's by going back to the old 4 division set up. It will make everything OK in my book...forgive and forget.

But the way it's set-up now? Minny and Detroit/Chicago not in the same division? DUMB

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by watravaler

It is/was awesome, and it needs to come back. Screw 6 divisions and the current playoff/league format and point set-up. I'll still watch, but expansion has not been good for the game, imo, but the powers that be can fix the screw-ups of the late 90's/early 00's by going back to the old 4 division set up. It will make everything OK in my book...forgive and forget.

But the way it's set-up now? Minny and Detroit/Chicago not in the same division? DUMB

The biggest (and perhaps only) drawback to this system is that you're very likely to have teams that should be in the playoffs excluded and weaker teams included. I'd still be in favor of it.

[MikeVic]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I was hoping that the Devils would somehow end up playing Montreal or Philadelphia in the playoffs. Unfortunately, Philadelphia hung on to that #4 spot, and Montreal never got totally out of the tank. I haven't followed Carolina very closely this year, but I know that the Hurricanes are capable of beating the Devils.

Hey, I'm glad that Parise had a monster season and Brodeur is back, but it's the other guys on that team who worry me. The team really doesn't have much past its top two lines, but I think the offense can hold it together. That's not my biggest concern. This isn't easy for a Devils fan to say, but I have no faith in the New Jersey defense right now. They don't have a defenseman that really scares anybody, they don't have a real offensive threat on the blue line, and it's hard to trust no-names like Andy Greene and Mike Mottau in high-pressure situations.

I'll be watching the series because I'm a Devils fan, but I'm not terribly excited about it.

The Devils still have Colin White. I think I read some posts here before where you said he was basically your new Scott Stevens? Or am I mistaken there?

[molson]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

The biggest (and perhaps only) drawback to this system is that you're very likely to have teams that should be in the playoffs excluded and weaker teams included. I'd still be in favor of it.

That would be a factor, but I don't think it would be a severe one - maybe the occasional #5 team better than the #3 in a another division. If you have an unbalanced schedule and focus on divisional games, such comparisons between divisions would be flawed anyway. And actually, the smaller the divisions, the greater the chance for such statistical anomalies (see the NFL). In the current NHL system it's pretty easy to have a division winner that's only the 6th or 7th best team in the conference.

It's funny, sometimes we (or really, the leagues) want a huge amount of small divisions, and sometimes we sound like we only want one big division. Some people complained about the Patriots, for example, not making the NFL playoffs over teams with worse records. The solution to that (if it's a problem) would be to have 1 division w/32 teams, and the top 12 making the playoffs.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by MikeVic

The Devils still have Colin White. I think I read some posts here before where you said he was basically your new Scott Stevens? Or am I mistaken there?

That's your ass.

[Logan]

Obligatory crosspost.

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The OFFICIAL 2008-09 NHL Playoffs Thread

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

I'm new with Google docs, hopefully these link works

Option 1- team pool.

Pretty simple, rank teams 1-16, 16 being your Cup winner. You receive points per each teams win.

Welcome to Google Docs

Option 2 - player based.

Since I don't think we'd get through a full draft, this is the next best option.

You'd chose 1 player from each grouping. In the case of forward 6 and defense 4, you can write in any player NOT in one of the other groups.

So everyone would field a team of 12, with some overlap in players.

The twist being, as teams are eliminated, you'll lose players. So while Ovechkin, Crosby, or Malkin will no doubt be important, picking the right guy in group 3 could make or break your team. If you take Ovechkin, and the Caps are out in round one, you are hurting.

Welcome to Google Docs

Hmm...tried to do this, but I can't seem to get access to the spreadsheets.

The team one seems pretty straightforward, so I will put it here. I would like to do the player one, but without the spreadsheet access, I can't see what the groupings looks like.

Team (16 to 1)

16 Wings
15 Sharks
14 Devils
13 Pens
12 Caps
11 Bruins
10 Hawks
9 Flyers
8 Ducks
7 Nucks
6 Flames
5 Blues
4 Bluejackets
3 Canes
2 Rangers
1 Les Habitents

[Travis]

Sportsnet is reporting that MacT has stepped down as coach of the Oilers. Tambellini has a press conference scheduled to start pretty soon so it should be confirmed (if true) in pretty short order.

If so, the question begging to be asked is whether or not the next coach is another member of the club (Buchberger/Huddy/etc) or if Tambellini is free to bring in somebody from the outside.

Please please please let it be the latter.

[Travis]

Confirmed by Tambellini, Craig MacTavish is now officially an ex Oilers head coach.

Hallelujah.

Now please don't name Buchberger the replacement.

[bbor]

New coach of the Oilers is Petr Klima!

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by bbor

New coach of the Oilers is Petr Klima!

That would be awesome.

DeTox's girlfriend's little brother plays on a team coached by Klima. Maybe Tambellini should talk to DeTox's girlfriend's little brother to see how he is.

Besides, who wouldn't want this guy as their headcoach?

[Travis]

Count me in for that. Seriously, I'd take him over Buchberger.

Sigh.

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

That would be awesome.

DeTox's girlfriend's little brother plays on a team coached by Klima. Maybe Tambellini should talk to DeTox's girlfriend's little brother to see how he is.

Besides, who wouldn't want this guy as their headcoach?

He does yell in Czech a lot when he is mad at ref's.

I liken him to the Hawks coach in the Mighty Ducks. I am almost positive I've seen him pop his collar on his jacket a few times as well.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I am almost positive I've seen him pop his collar on his jacket a few times as well.

If you had hair like that, wouldn't you?

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

If you had hair like that, wouldn't you?

If I had hair like that I wouldn't be on FOFC so much, I'd be on random women so much.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

If I had hair like that I wouldn't be on FOFC so much, I'd be on random women so much.

That's true. That's a good point. You'd be missed.

[MizzouRah]

It's hockey time.

[MizzouRah]

Good game so far, I hate seeing Demitra in a Vancouver jersey though.

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Good game so far, I hate seeing Demitra in a Vancouver jersey though.

Ahem .. Playoff thread, Todd. We don't want those non playoff fans having any of this fun.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Ahem .. Playoff thread, Todd. We don't want those non playoff fans having any of this fun.

Once we get done with Vancouver, we will be coming for yo ass!