Archive for May, 2010

Alas, the Montreal Canadiens couldn’t keep the magic alive. So instead, it is the seventh seed Flyers that make it to the cup final against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks looked mighty strong against a strong Sharks team, and there’s probably no surprise which of the Hawks and Flyers it likes better. But first, here’s a review of the last round:

Philadelphia_Flyers   0.576 0.180
Montreal_Canadiens    0.424 0.106

San_Jose_Sharks       0.441 0.303
Chicago_Blackhawks    0.559 0.411

The predictor goes 2/2 this round making it 9/14 overall. Not a bad recovery after a topsy turvy first round!

The Stanley cup final starts on Saturday, and unfortunately for me, the games all start late — probably too late for me to watch any of them live. Oh wells. At any rate, here’s what the predictor says about the final:

Philadelphia_Flyers   0.287
Chicago_Blackhawks    0.713

No surprise, really. It might be an exciting series though…

Heraldk

What a crazy year for the NHL playoffs. The teams that make the semifinals? Seeds 1 and 2 in the west, and seeds 7 and 8 in the east! Yeesh.

Pittsburgh_Penguins   0.611 0.332 0.122
Boston_Bruins         0.482 0.236 0.078
Philadelphia_Flyers   0.518 0.263 0.089
Montreal_Canadiens    0.389 0.169 0.046

San_Jose_Sharks       0.648 0.304 0.202
Chicago_Blackhawks    0.561 0.341 0.243
Vancouver_Canucks     0.439 0.242 0.161
Detroit_Red_Wings     0.352 0.114 0.059

So the predictor did a good job, going 3/4 this time around. The exception was Montreal’s 7 game masterpiece against the Pittsburgh Penguins. I’m feeling the magic! The question in my head is: will Montreal follow the “canadian team forcing game 7 in the finals and lose” pattern, or will they follow the 1993 pattern of having the stars align and pulling out a win? At any rate, the predictor now has a record of 7/12  (same as last year at this time). So what does it think of the next round?

Philadelphia_Flyers   0.576 0.180
Montreal_Canadiens    0.424 0.106

San_Jose_Sharks       0.441 0.303
Chicago_Blackhawks    0.559 0.411

The flyers are the favourite agains the Habs, but I’ll be rooting for the Canadian club anyways. There’s something special going on there. On the west side, Chicago has a bit of an edge … that should be an excellent series to watch.

Herald