BBKL SWEET 16 - Week 1

[Robin Hood]

Criteria is simple. Who will make the playoffs in each conference as of now and what will the standings look like?

Western Conference

1. P - LA Kings - President Trophy Favourites as usual.
2. Y - Colorado Avalanche - Have you seen this team lately? Top 5 contender easy.
3. Y - Columbus Blue Jackets - Moneyball being played by the GM here.
4. X - Minnesota Wild - Will lose division crown but a threat to go deep into the playoffs.
5. X - St. Louis Blues - GM Shep may have taken the lockout the hardest and put a trade freeze on, but his team is still great.
6. X - San Jose Sharks - Team has taken great strides since GM Shook made his return to BBKL. Could be a contender by playoff time.
7. X - Vancouver Canucks - Another GM driven team. Borderline playoff team as of now but a lot can change in 2 months.
8. X - Nashville Predators - Finally gets some respect in the power rankings and will make sure the other 7 teams are on the outside looking in.

Eastern Conference

1. Z - Pittsburgh Penguins - Finally has some depth. Conference favourites as of now and could win the Presidents' Trophy.
2. Y - Toronto Maple Leafs - The best in the tough Northeast Division. Would be the conference champ were it not for 4 tough weeks versus dvision rivals.
3. Y - Washington Capitals - The team that won the East last year under GM Kareem is still in tact.
4. X - Boston Bruins - No more Tim Thomas. But this team is still deadly.
5. X - Tampa Bay Lightning - If Crosby, Giroux and Stamkos all put up 90-100 Point seasons, the teams in the East are in trouble.
6. X - New Jersey Devils - GM Bergey has made his mark. The New Jersey Staals are going to do some damage.
7. X - Ottawa Senators - The only team to make a conference finals appearance in the Eastern and Western conference. Don't count GM Billy's team out.
8. X - New York Rangers - The New York Rangers will make the playoffs for the first time under KapG.

[Tony]

[The BBKL Insider]

i agree with most

I'd flip Hong and I (positions - LA to 4, Minny to 1)

In the East i'd flip Toronto and Pitts

[Nick]

3. Y - Washington Capitals - The team that won the East last year under GM Kareem is still in tact.

I do not believe he won the East...he didn't with the Southeast.

[anton]

i used to get excited about these, but now that im bad...MEH

call me when you do full predictions

[Robin Hood]

3. Y - Washington Capitals - The team that won the East last year under GM Kareem is still in tact.

I do not believe he won the East...he didn't with the Southeast.

He did win the East. I was the 8th seed.

[Robin Hood]

i used to get excited about these, but now that im bad...MEH

call me when you do full predictions

You'll crack it the minute you decide to try to compete

[Nick]

Was this 09-10 or 10-11?

[Robin Hood]

Was this 09-10 or 10-11?

It was 2011-2012. The image you posted is 2010-2011

[Robin Hood]

Btw we should definitely have an archive of standings in a thread. Good to have history.

[Nick]

I just thought i beat Kareem in the final week of the last season, which caused us to switch spots, making me face Mike in the first week -> but obviously do not recall really, just speculation.

[Robin Hood]

I just thought i beat Kareem in the final week of the last season, which caused us to switch spots, making me face Mike in the first week -> but obviously do not recall really, just speculation.

That was 2010-2011 lol. You won the division that year.

[Nick]

Right, I've flipped and combined the last two season ends.

This is the 2nd last week final standings.

Kyle passed Mike, Kareem passed me, which caused TBL VS TOR & WSH vs PIT. I do not even recall if i won or lost to Mike.

[Robin Hood]

Right, I've flipped and combined the last two season ends.

This is the 2nd last week final standings.

Kyle passed Mike, Kareem passed me, which caused TBL VS TOR & WSH vs PIT. I do not even recall if i won or lost to Mike.

Lol you won then lost to Billy. I'll create a threa archiving the standings and playoffs sometime this season maybe.

[shooker]

You'd have put me 7th or 8th at best if you had seen my schedule. Easily the hardest of the western playoff teams, its actually not close lol. Guess i got the Kareem sched this year.

[Nick]

You'd have put me 7th or 8th at best if you had seen my schedule. Easily the hardest of the western playoff teams, its actually not close lol. Guess i got the Kareem sched this year.

It was a new model this time, only one out of conference game, how bad can it be!

[Mike]

Right, I've flipped and combined the last two season ends.

This is the 2nd last week final standings.

Kyle passed Mike, Kareem passed me, which caused TBL VS TOR & WSH vs PIT. I do not even recall if i won or lost to Mike.

Kyle passed me because I forgot Goc's salary

[shooker]

You'd have put me 7th or 8th at best if you had seen my schedule. Easily the hardest of the western playoff teams, its actually not close lol. Guess i got the Kareem sched this year.

It was a new model this time, only one out of conference game, how bad can it be!

I play three teams not in the top 8 in the west which are all divisional games. One of those is probably the 9th in the west in Ana. The rest are all above me in the power rankings. That is tough any way you slice it.

[MSP4LYFE]

Good write up Shiv, I always enjoy reading these.

[Nick]

Although not confident going into week 1 thanks to injuries, I hope to make you eat these rankings.

By 90-100pts for my big 3, I think you mean 50-60, and big outputs from Weber & Green are also expected. Time will tell I guess!!!