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Who will win?

Chicago Blackhawks 12 80.00%
 
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 20.00%
 
Total:15
Max King of the Wild on 11 February 2013
hollabackenny said:
Funtime said:
hollabackenny said:
 

 

 

What makes any prediction illogical? It's hockey. This isn't like the NFL where if I were to say "The Pariots will face the Cheifs 10 times this year and lose every time"  Teams are a lot closer in skill in the NHL. But I guess if a team starts out the gate strong, they're indestructable. I'm sorry for thinking some good teams might give the Blackhawks a hard time over the next few weeks. God, I feel so crazy. 


Do you really think that or are you just wishing it to be true? What I find odd is you say you see them beating Vancover... but that's because you need the Hawks to beat Vancover for the Wild. It's suspicious that you think they would beat Vancover but not San Jose(x2), LA, or Anahiem. Anyway, Blackhawks take 3 of the 7 and maybe a tie during this homestand.



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hollabackenny on 11 February 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
hollabackenny said:
What makes any prediction illogical? It's hockey. This isn't like the NFL where if I were to say "The Pariots will face the Cheifs 10 times this year and lose every time"  Teams are a lot closer in skill in the NHL. But I guess if a team starts out the gate strong, they're indestructable. I'm sorry for thinking some good teams might give the Blackhawks a hard time over the next few weeks. God, I feel so crazy. 


Do you really think that or are you just wishing it to be true? What I find odd is you say you see them beating Vancover... but that's because you need the Hawks to beat Vancover for the Wild. It's suspicious that you think they would beat Vancover but not San Jose(x2), LA, or Anahiem. Anyway, Blackhawks take 3 of the 7 and maybe a tie during this homestand.


My logic for that is all in if Vancouver starts Luongo or not. Chicago tends to do well against Luongo but he's been doing good for the Nucks lately. 



Funtime on 11 February 2013
hollabackenny said:
Funtime said:
hollabackenny said:
Max King of the Wild said:
So they will barely win during their homestand? It's a tough one being that 2 are against the sharks and 2 are against first place teams but edmonton, columbus and LA aren't too worrying of teams


But I seriously predict they will lose 4 out of their next 5 games. I can see them beating Vancouver though. 


I seriously predict that an island will be discovered where the natives have purple skin, 3 eyes, and 1 nostril. They will live on a steady diet of cotton candy that grows on the island's trees. Seriously.

I love baseless, illogical predictions rofl. Yes, the Blackhawks who have one of the best home winning percentages in the league over the past 4-5 years are going to collapse on a 7 game home stand. A team that is 10-0-2 after playing 10 of their first 12 on the road and having played 9 or 10 games already against teams that made the playoffs last season are just mysteriously and for no reason going to start to stink.

They don't even have any injuries of note. 

But yeah, maybe your prediction will be accurate. Not because it's logical or makes sense in any way, but because even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.

I'm not suggesting that the Blackhawks can keep up the pace they're on. No team could hope to do that, but to suggest that they are going to lose 4 out of 5 at home against teams they have already beaten on the road is a bit silly.

What makes any prediction illogical? It's hockey. This isn't like the NFL where if I were to say "The Pariots will face the Cheifs 10 times this year and lose every time"  Teams are a lot closer in skill in the NHL. But I guess if a team starts out the gate strong, they're indestructable. I'm sorry for thinking some good teams might give the Blackhawks a hard time over the next few weeks. God, I feel so crazy. 

Don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to rain on your parade. I just find baseless predictions pointless. I like making predictions as much as the next guy, but half the fun is using your sports knowledge to maybe notice something that most peope haven't, and then going against the grain based on what you think you know. Saying that the best team in hockey is going to lose 4 out f 5 at home for no reason at all just seems like a completely random prediction and as the above poster mentioned, one that you HOPE will come true, not one that you really believe will come true.

As I mentioned in my first response to you, I know the Blackhawks are going to fade a bit at some point. No team can keep up this pace, but they aren't just going to implode on a home stand for no reason.



amp316 on 11 February 2013
hollabackenny said:
amp316 said:
hollabackenny said:
Too many Chicago fans!

Hehe.  I am from Chicago and cheered for them when they were the worst team in the league.  That wasn't too long ago...


They won the cup like 3 years ago! I keep betting on them to lose but it hasn't happened yet. Crazy to think the season is about 25% done now. Blackhawks are about to go on a 4-5 game losing streak. 

Do you think that I don't know that?  A few years before that they were wretched.  



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cunger on 12 February 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
cunger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
cunger said:

Why am I not seeing Winnipeg on the list?? :)



Because they are 5 wins behind right now. That's 10% of the season


True dat.  But I gotta pick my jets no matter what.  Even if we're a borderline playoff team.



The presidents trophy goes to the team with the most points at the end of the season. You can think a team will win the trophy but think the jets will win the cup. I like the jets. Ladd and Byfuglien are on there


I like Wheeler and Kane more than Ladd..  Ladd is kinda an ordinary player.. I'm thrilled we are getting Byfuglien back next game and Bogosian soon there after.



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Max King of the Wild on 13 February 2013

10-0-3. 23 points. 30 left to go for a playoff spot.

I really thought they would have it last night with 2 power plays in the OT but while I was watching I was yelling "shoot" at the TV. I understanding wanting to get that one shot to end the game but you have to be more aggressive than they were last night.

Streak: 1 OT

They have to lose their next 4 games



Max King of the Wild on 13 February 2013
spurgeonryan said:
What happens if they lose their next 4 games?

I thought they had it in the bag yesterday as well, but left when it was tied, i believe, for work. At least they still have the streak of not losing in regulation yet.



Hollaback will have been right. lol... he said they will go on a 4-5game losing streak. Being that their streak is 1 OT now in order for him to be correct they need to drop their next 4.



hollabackenny on 13 February 2013

I can't even watch Minny play anymore. 1 goal a game...Jesus.



chocoloco on 13 February 2013
hollabackenny said:
I can't even watch Minny play anymore. 1 goal a game...Jesus.

Quite honestly since the avs are Columbus bad I have little desire to watch the NHL period. At least other years they sucked they were still amongst the top 40% of scoring clubs. This year they are at an extremely boring level. 

What teams have you been watching other than the Wild?



Metallicube on 13 February 2013
hollabackenny said:
amp316 said:
hollabackenny said:
Too many Chicago fans!

Hehe.  I am from Chicago and cheered for them when they were the worst team in the league.  That wasn't too long ago...


They won the cup like 3 years ago! I keep betting on them to lose but it hasn't happened yet. Crazy to think the season is about 25% done now. Blackhawks are about to go on a 4-5 game losing streak. 


True, but a couple years before that they weren't even on the radar. They couldn't even make the playoffs, and home games weren't broadcasted because the owners were too cheap. They were basically a non entity in Chicago, and a team in disarray. How things change..