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Post by bookboy007 on Apr 9, 2024 19:30:53 GMT
I like this as a measure of what everyone's expectations are. Keeps the drama llamas calm when they want to get dramatic about what a colossal choke it is to have something that was 93.75% likely to happen come to pass. I think you can modify it some. I like the list of where cup winners finished in the regular season overall standings that I think it was pletch compiled (and apologies if it was someone else). I think it's about right to say that you are 4 times more likely not to win the Cup as win it even if you are the best regular season team. And that your odds are worse than that if you don't finish first. And that your odds are approaching zero if you finish below 6th. Though there's also some "gambler's fallacy" in there in suggesting that the odds this year are in any way affected by what happened in years past. I think they have about a 15% chance. this isn't Powerball, it's RollerBall at best. [stan...] Jon-a-than! Jon-a-than!
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Post by sandogbrewin on Apr 9, 2024 19:45:11 GMT
I liked, without asking, that you got to go from a Pamela Hensley girlfriend to a Cheryl Ladd lookalike delivered to your house. And still got to have your ex Maud Adams Bond Girl flown in when you felt like it. Pretty cool future!
But John Houseman as my boss ? Nope I would have had Moonpie put that bastards face where the steel ball got shot out of.
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Post by 50belowzero on Apr 9, 2024 20:03:13 GMT
The Rags numbers 5 V 5 stink, they better hope they get lots of PP's but we know how that works in the playoffs once Brind' Amour starts complaining. I wouldn't say they stink. They're middle of the pack, just 6 goals back of the Bruins 5v5. I'm not sure how much it means, but the Bruins are +35 over the Rangers at 5v5 - 6 more goals for and 29 fewer goals against. The Rangers' special teams are a net 6% better than Boston's, being just slightly better on the PK and significantly better on the PP, especially if you compare to the second half PP numbers. Since the ASG, the Bruins PP is just 16.5% and the Rangers are still up around 25%. Ouch. So if they do meet in the ECF, stay the frack out of the box! Well they're bad enough to show their record is inflated by the PP, enough to show in the playoffs when the PP's dry up the Rags can be had. If the bad Shesturdkin shows up they could be gone in the 1st round again, beauty of the playoffs baby!
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Post by 50belowzero on Apr 9, 2024 20:34:44 GMT
The key is the 1st round, get by that and anything can happen, any team can get on a roll. Look at 2011, 2013 and 2019, all the B's 1st round series in those playoff runs went 7 games, Montreal, TO, TO and 2 went to OT, last year same thing but it went the other way, Panthers win in 7 games OT and off they go. Regardless who the B's play no series will be easy but if they can win the 1st round anything is possible, there could be upsets in other series, injuries and more favorable matchups down the line. The 1st round is key, let's see what happens, whoooooooo!
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