Detroit Tigers: One and eight sure is great!
Posted in Fantasy, Hockey, collapse, epic collapse, moneyball, playoff races on Apr 7th, 2008
For twenty-six long weeks, DrunkenMoose reigned supreme a the top of our fantasy hockey league. None could stand against him. His winning percentage was a downright gaudy .730 and his opponents fell like grain before the reaper. He clenched long before any of the rest of us and, micro-managing to perfection, he seemed dead-set to […]
Posted in Hockey, nhl, playoff races, predictions, projections, shit americans hate on Mar 21st, 2008
Based on your feedback, I did some more work on this and now have two sets of projections. Both use my classification system, but while one classifies as before using the full season standings, the other classifies based on winning percentage since the All-Star Break. Not surprisingly, it changes the outcome quite a bit.
I have […]
Posted in Hockey, analysis, nhl, playoff races, predictions, projections, shit americans hate on Mar 20th, 2008
Over the last week or so, I’ve done some projections of the final NHL playoff races. Today, I up the ante, with full projections of the entire league based on my formula, which I have modified somewhat.
These projections look largely at the strength of the remaining opposition and obviously upsets and streaks will change things. […]
Posted in Hockey, nhl, playoff races, projections, shit americans hate on Mar 18th, 2008
Before the big weekend, I brought you my analysis of the playoff races. Since then, a lot has happened, and a few upsets. I have also eliminated two teams from contention. Phoenix and Toronto, sorry, but you’re now mathematical bottom feeders.
Now onto the new analysis!
Posted in Hockey, nhl, playoff races, shit americans hate, toronto maple leafs on Mar 16th, 2008
The most curious of sports fans is the fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. They are often angry - you would be too if your team hadn’t won a Stanley Cup since 1967 - but they are also a very proud and confident people. After a win, the national media in Canada, which is all […]
Posted in Hockey, bullshit, math, nhl, playoff races, predictions, projections, shit americans hate on Mar 15th, 2008
The NHL is coming down to the wire with extreme parody and tightness in both conferences. For non-fans, the top 8 teams in each 15 conference make the playoffs (there are three 5-team divisions in each conference, the winner of each gets seeded as the top 3, but 99% of the time, if you win […]