Showing posts with label Lies damned lies and statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lies damned lies and statistics. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2018

SNN Predicts: 2018 NHL Division Semi-Finals

Oh, hey, didn't see you there. This year, I've managed to actually watch even less hockey than last year, which makes this whole exercise look increasingly futile. Heck, I was so swamped earlier in the week that I kind of couldn't be bothered to finish and post this before the first games. For what it's worth, the early games really didn't influence things at all: there's been a lot more paper mismatches here than I can remember in previous years. There's often at least a couple of upsets compared to what's on paper, but there was nothing I really felt strongly about this time around.

Monday, May 29, 2017

SNN Predicts: 2017 Stanley Cup Finals

Wales Campbell
Doogie Result Doogie Result
4-2 4-3 4-2 4-2
W-L 7-7 PS 1

Thank goodness. I was getting really worried I was gonna have to pick Ottawa for the Cup simply because the fates were on their side. Unfortunately, this makes for the harder of the two series to call, since...well, let's get to it.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

SNN Predicts: 2017 NHL Division Finals

Wales Campbell
Doogie Result Doogie Result
4-1 4-2 4-2 4-0
4-1 4-2 4-3 4-2
4-1 4-2 4-2 4-0
4-2 4-1 4-3 4-1
W-L 4-4 PS 0

That could've gone a lot better. Part of me feels silly having gotten the Atlantic Division in particular all wrong, but to be fair, the two worst possession teams in the playoffs did just beat the first- and third-best possession teams in the playoffs, and by the end, Boston's D corps wound end up consisting of Chara, Liles, and the Providence Bruins' top four. C'est la vie and all that. Let's see if the division finals fare any better for me.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

SNN Predicts: 2017 NHL Division Semi-Finals

Welcome to the...ah, crap, I can't use that intro anymore. Not really, anyway. I mean, I am still calling it "SNN Predicts," even though there is no more Still No Name, and I'm on a space I created specifically for this purpose, but...whatever. I was getting bored of that joke, anyway. Um...holy shit what's that over there?!

Right. Predictions. Let's do that thing!