Board 8 > NHL Playoffs Confidence Challenge (now without purge)

(+) Yeah! (+)

go caps
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We've done well to not let this purge this year. We can't fail now.

Looks like my opposite predictions worked out.
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Welp, there goes my time at the top.
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+8 Capitals
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the question is....do you trust Holtby in the SCF?
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+8 Capitals
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As much shit as I've given Holtby over the years, he REALLY held strong in the second when Tampa was dominating and charging hard...

Tampa was the better team for most of this game, and Holtby did what he's never been able to do in the playoffs before... he stole one for them.
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+8 Golden Knights

I picked against them every round. I will do that no longer!

I am probably fated to be wrong about them every round
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SmartMuffin posted...

As much shit as I've given Holtby over the years, he REALLY held strong in the second when Tampa was dominating and charging hard...

Tampa was the better team for most of this game, and Holtby did what he's never been able to do in the playoffs before... he stole one for them.

i was waiting for the 3rd period collapse tbh
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+8 caps
go caps.
**** vegas
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Can we get a standings update?
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Just to make sure it isn't missed because I posted early....

+8 Golden Knights
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yeah I need a standings update to strategically make my pick to ensure I don't finish in last (if that's even possible at this point), lol

Honestly just want the Caps to win so damn bad though...

bump
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About those standings
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+8 Golden Knights
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Don't have an official update or anything as I'm not host or at home to do one but according to the one I put together the other day the only people who I believe can win are davidponte or Peridiam. But I'm still gonna

+8 Capitals

cause I think I want them to win more.
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Standings:

Peridiam - 61
Nee - 56
davidponte - 55
Shadow Dino - 53
Stan - 53
Iceman - 51
starscream - 48
HBJ - 47
Muffin - 46
dp - 44
Nick - 40
KCF - 36
MartinFF7 - 36
rammtay - 34
ExTha - 33
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The only people who can win are technically myself or Nee, though I guess I get dibs on the pick. david can take Vegas assuming Nee doesn't get back.

As a Washington DC native, the Caps are my favorite sports team. This is the first time in my life a DC team has reached a final, outside of DC United 15 years ago -- but like... MLS.

Anyway:

+8 Washington Capitals

Either I double down and pick the Caps to win, or I hedge my bet and pick Vegas here, where if the Caps lose the SCF, hey, at least I got this! But this kinda stuff never happens in DC, so fuck it, I'm doubling down, all or nothing. This may be the last time I get the chance to pick my team in a finals of any sport for a long time.
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+8 Capitals

+8 Capitals because why not
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And the "official" standings are

Peridiam 63
Nee 58
Stan 53
Iceman 53
Shadow Dino 53
Starscream 48
HBJ 47
Muffin 46
Dp 44
davidponte 43
Nick 40
MartinFF7 38
KFC 36
rammtay 36
ExTha 33
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while i appreciate the bonus points, how did i go from 49 to 63 if there were only 12 points on the table
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also david should have 55, cause 43 + 12 = 43
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also nee went from 52 to 56 with +4 caps yet somehow has 58???

can i really trust this officiating
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Yeah, I changed both my picks before the games started, so I should be +12 on the last round.

For this round:

+8 Vegas
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Peridiam posted...

also nee went from 52 to 56 with +4 caps yet somehow has 58???

can i really trust this officiating

I am at least as good at this as Tim Peel is at his job
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I found an error in my excel where I was giving +6 instead of +4 for the +4 pick, so thats probably the issue
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Golden Knights +8
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So uh, assuming Peridiam's standings are correct, one of Peridiam or myself is going to win this.

I assumed Nee didn't pick, but he went with Washington as well in post 156, meaning he loses regardless or the outcome.
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bump That was a really fun game to watch on my day off. Probably won't see another one
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Furk. I wanted Caps +8
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today's bump
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what ever lighting got luckey to even beat the devils

again
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again once more
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save
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Good thing I didn't swap to Vegas in the finals. Sure, I wasn't going to win, but that change would've dropped me even further down.
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So happy for Ovie. Been wanting this for a long time.
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I've never been so happy to lose.
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Nailed it. :D
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Bump for final official tallies?

Pretty sure the final is:

Peridiam - 69
Nee - 64
Stan - 61
Muffin - 54
Shadow Dino - 53
Iceman - 51
Starscream - 48
HBJ - 47
Dp - 44
MartinFF7 - 44
davidponte - 43
rammtay - 42
Nick - 40
KCF - 36
ExTha - 33
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Not that it matters, but I was at 55.
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yay, fourth last
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