The most points at the end of four rounds of the playoffs wins. It’s as simple as that. Here’s the trick though… by the Finals, you will only have a maximum of six players playing on your team.
On the selection sheet, from 24 boxes, you will choose 24 players. There will be 12 from each conference (seven forwards, four defensemen and a goaltender). The catch of the playoff pool is you can only have a maximum of three players from any one team.
There will be no trades in the Playoff Pool, what you pick is what you get. Period.
The Selection Sheet will include all teams in the league, so it will be your responsibility to know which teams are in and which teams are out. The best place to check is NHL.com, where they have their standings updated every night.
The playoffs will have a similar point structure as the regular season, it will have a little twist:
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All Players |
Goalies |
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Goal – 1 point |
Win – 2 points |
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Assist – 1 point |
Shutout – 2 points |
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Game Winning Goal – 1 point |
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Game Winning Goals are actual statistics given to the deciding goal scorer of the game. If the New York Rangers were to beat the New Jersey Devils 2-0 with Chris Drury scoring the first and Scott Gomez the second, Drury’s goal would count as the winner, as it is the deciding goal of the game.
Goalies will have their goals and assists count towards their point totals and in the highly unlikely event that a player has to dress as a goalie and wins, those points will count towards his point totals.
The tie-breaking system will be done as follows:
The buy-in for the pool hasn't changed, it will still be $10 for the sprint to the finish. It's a cheap pool that needs no attention paid to it, unless you're constantly watching and cheering on your guys. Please have your money in or have an idea of when you can get your money in when you submit your team, that would be greatly appreciated.
If you are paying from somewhere other than Calgary or can’t get out to see the Opiated Sherpa, you can send your pool fees to him via PayPal. Just choose the PayPal option on the Online Selection Sheet, which you can access below and I will respond back to your e-mail with account options.
If you go to www.opiatedsherpa.com, you will find a link to the Playoff Pool webpage. You will also find the link to the regular season pool… if you felt the need to see how it all went down and what you’re up against. If you want to keep up with the news, go to the Opiated Sherpa’s Hockey Pool Domain at www.osherpanews.blogspot.com.
The Playoff Pool will go live on March 16 and the deadline for submissions will be April 13. The regular season will end on April 10 and the playoffs will start on April 13. If a team has been submitted early with players on teams that are considered to be “on the bubble” and do not make it into the playoffs, they have until the submission deadline to change any of these players. If any team does not rectify their choices of a player or players not in the playoffs, they will be made examples of in the newsletter. I’m just sayin’!
Clayton Corley
Phone: 403-560-9102
e-mail: clayton@opiatedsherpa.com
Website: www.opiatedsherpa.com
The online
selection sheet is now available! Click
here to select your team, but I recommend you click
here to plan out your team a little easier.
If you plan out your team, you can make sure to pick only three players
per team this year.
If there is a
Selection Sheet sent to me that doesn’t fit the
guidelines, I will reply back to you to let you know that you need to pick your
team again to be within the guidelines.
Have fun and remember to tell your friends!