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Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:33 pm
by travzilla
If it's August, and It's Edmonton, then it must be NHL playoffs. The contenders have been whittled to only the most elite 77% of teams. Who has the strength, will, and immunity to become a Stanley Cup Champion? Also the Minnesota Wild will be around.

Returning this year is my Playoff Pool. The details:
  • Players are seperated into 10 groups based on their regular season scoring (points per game).
  • Each group has a multiplier value that alters how much their points are worth, leveling the playing field between the superstars and the, uh, coyotes.
  • There is also a TEAM group. All teams get 3 points for a win and -1 points for a loss.
  • (The qualifying round teams have an advantage of extra games, but they're also theoretically less likely to advance as far as the bye teams, so I think it sorta balances out).
To enter:

From the groups below, select 14 players and 2 teams. Players can be from any groups, but you can only have a max of 4 players from any one NHL team (your two team selections not included).

Use this google form to submit your entry: https://forms.gle/kFJA3B5mNRzBPwm87 (or if that doesn't work, PM me your player selections).

Here is the Google Doc that I am using to track everything, feel free to bookmark it. There is a tab for standings, rosters, stats. Let me know if you can't access something.
I will also post updates in this thread.

Player list:

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Notes:
I increased roster size this year since there is an extra round and more teams.
I changed the group multipiers to go up by .2 instead of .25 to more closely reflect the actual spread in the real stats.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:35 pm
by govmentchedda
My man!

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:19 am
by rass
thanks trav

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:32 am
by Ryan
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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:49 pm
by BSF21
Working on mine but I gave the sheet to my 2 buddies that play hockey with me for them to try their hand if you're wondering who 2 oddball entries are.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:05 pm
by travzilla
BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:49 pm Working on mine but I gave the sheet to my 2 buddies that play hockey with me for them to try their hand if you're wondering who 2 oddball entries are.
the more the merrier.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:35 pm
by wlu_lax6
travzilla wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:05 pm
BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:49 pm Working on mine but I gave the sheet to my 2 buddies that play hockey with me for them to try their hand if you're wondering who 2 oddball entries are.
the more the merrier.
yup sent the invite to a work hockey friend

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:46 pm
by govmentchedda
Didn't see my picks on the spreadsheet. I thought I submitted mine, just want to make sure you got them.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:54 pm
by travzilla
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:46 pm Didn't see my picks on the spreadsheet. I thought I submitted mine, just want to make sure you got them.
yep got them, just entering a few at a time.
Every year I always forget what I learned from the year before about how I should be setting up the formulas and linking cells and stuff, so I end up trial and erroring a bunch of steps to get it to work the way i want ;)

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:59 pm
by govmentchedda
travzilla wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:54 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:46 pm Didn't see my picks on the spreadsheet. I thought I submitted mine, just want to make sure you got them.
yep got them, just entering a few at a time.
Every year I always forget what I learned from the year before about how I should be setting up the formulas and linking cells and stuff, so I end up trial and erroring a bunch of steps to get it to work the way i want ;)
No worries, just wanted to make sure I did what I needed to do correctly.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:04 am
by govmentchedda
I may want to make some changes to my roster, if that's possible.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:20 am
by travzilla
govmentchedda wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:04 am I may want to make some changes to my roster, if that's possible.
yep. Probably easiest to PM me.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:26 am
by Giff
In.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:46 pm
by brian
If I did this I was gonna draft Reilly Smith as a sleeper but he’s showing why he’s not a bad bet to lead VGK in points these playoffs.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:07 am
by rass
Max 4 players per team (as per the thread) or max 2 players per team (as per the verbiage at the top of the form)?

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:37 am
by BSF21
I'm in boys. Let's play

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:18 am
by travzilla
rass wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:07 am Max 4 players per team (as per the thread) or max 2 players per team (as per the verbiage at the top of the form)?
4 players per team, that's a typo on the entry form. (if anyone limited themselves to 2 players from a team they can change their lineups.

Entering lineups today. Entry deadline will be Saturday afternoon.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:40 am
by govmentchedda
travzilla wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:18 am
rass wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:07 am Max 4 players per team (as per the thread) or max 2 players per team (as per the verbiage at the top of the form)?
4 players per team, that's a typo on the entry form. (if anyone limited themselves to 2 players from a team they can change their lineups.

Entering lineups today. Entry deadline will be Saturday afternoon.
Trav, the private messaging on this page isn't the best. Not sure if you got my most recent reply, but I need to see who I picked to figure out who I need to sub out.

ETA - I must have been typing this as you were responding. I got it. Thanks!

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:03 am
by rass
In, any issues LMK and thanks again

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:10 am
by travzilla
One more thing to clarify -
The round-robin games for the top seeds that are being played to determine seeding: I wasn't planning on including those stats in the pool. To me, those aren't playoff games and I'm not all that interested in them. However, if people think it's better to include them so as to even out the games played disparity, I'm good either way. As it is, I'm leaving them out unless people want them in.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:17 am
by BSF21
travzilla wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:10 am One more thing to clarify -
The round-robin games for the top seeds that are being played to determine seeding: I wasn't planning on including those stats in the pool. To me, those aren't playoff games and I'm not all that interested in them. However, if people think it's better to include them so as to even out the games played disparity, I'm good either way. As it is, I'm leaving them out unless people want them in.
I'd say no extra points except for the "play-in" rounds. Those are legit games. Games for seeding that don't count towards a series shouldn't.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:26 pm
by Ryan
Agreed

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:37 pm
by wlu_lax6
Include the seeding ones. Those are legit games.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:40 pm
by travzilla
Received and entered so far:


Pandemaniacs (Travzilla)
Degenerasian
COVID? Is that another advanced dork stat? Folks... (Ryan)
Chedda
wlu_lax6 pheasants
Giff's Goals
Soft Dump in the Corner (BSF)
Thank You Canada (rass)
Truculance (Adam W.)

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:04 pm
by govmentchedda
My vote would be to add the round robin games, but it's certainly not a hill I'm willing to die on.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:04 pm
by sancarlos
In. Thanks, Trav.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:04 pm
by govmentchedda
sancarlos wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:04 pm In. Thanks, Trav.
Yes. Many thanks, this is such a fun diversion.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:04 pm
by travzilla
travzilla wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:10 am One more thing to clarify -
The round-robin games for the top seeds that are being played to determine seeding: I wasn't planning on including those stats in the pool. To me, those aren't playoff games and I'm not all that interested in them. However, if people think it's better to include them so as to even out the games played disparity, I'm good either way. As it is, I'm leaving them out unless people want them in.
Feel bad about not determining this before people picked rosters but I think I'm gonna stick with not including the seeding games. I do like the idea that more games = more points = more fun but I think the pool should just be playoff (series) games. Plus I like that it adds an interesting advantage for players from lower seeded teams.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:37 am
by travzilla
BSF out to an early lead on day 1

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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:32 am
by Giff
4.20 nice.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:36 am
by govmentchedda
Right there with you

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:06 am
by travzilla
Low scoring day yesterday with some upsets and shutouts. BSF grows his early lead...

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Link to pool spreadsheet

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:58 am
by travzilla
Rass with the Penguins and Sancarlos with the Oilers were the big movers yesterday...
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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:34 am
by travzilla
Big night for Degen with Flames and Islanders...

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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:25 am
by travzilla
BSF back on top.

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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:00 pm
by travzilla
Late update for Thursday's games:

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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:46 pm
by Nonlinear FC
Soft dump in the corner... Chef's kiss.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:49 am
by travzilla
update from a busy Friday:

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Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:15 pm
by BSF21
Nonlinear FC wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:46 pm Soft dump in the corner... Chef's kiss.
It’s also our Bar Trivia name.

Re: Swamp NHL Playoff Pool 2020

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:48 pm
by travzilla
Here's the standings heading into round 1:

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Degen did not lose a single player, while I thought 44 million dollars could buy the leafs better than a 2% shooting percentage. All 7 of my play-in round players lost.

Chedda and Giff can finally get in on the action, as they both have 14 players joining from the bye teams.

Dominik Kubalik (CHI) and Sean Monahan (CGY) were the highest scorers with 16.8 points each.

link to pool spreadsheet