There are some interesting races shaping up:
The Money Shot Race
- Obviously, the top 3 remain interesting (to the top 3 anyways). The Flyers have had a big week and clawed back into 1st place, but this is a weird league and shit happens. A late season surge by any one of these teams could mean a new champion
- The Mackhawks have had the best week in the entire KL and have consolidated their hold on 4th place. Nothing is safe, however, and the Teeyotes/Classsics are still within striking distance. I would still love to hear from any of MattMack, Teehan or Claassen with respect to their chosen charities so I can figure out who to root for.
- Side note: No team in the KL has as many points as the Mackhawks in March. Probably a long shot but they cannot be discounted to actually end up in the top 3.
- The Krupuls and Rangers (against all odds, having lost Stamkos for the season) are probably good bets to make the playoffs, but 23 points is far from a safe lead in this league, even this late in the season. The Los Amjawors Kings' 27 points last week is probably a disappointing result as a Moiler-esque 38 points would have put them within 12 points.
- The Moilers aforementioned 38 point week is an excellent result and could position them to make things interesting down the stretch.
- The Lidstroms and Patrik Stefans probably had higher hopes for this year. Instead they are probably going to end up competing for the worst possible finish - just out of reach of the playoffs but not a comparatively poor draft position.
- Let's be reality here, this is probably the Rordique's to lose - and a perfect position for a new GM taking over a struggling franchise to find themselves in. This will be a chance for our newest GM to show us what he's really made of.
- That leaves the WBS Parkers, the Schizzarks and the Vanrooser Canicks all competing for the silver medal - the 2nd overall pick. With a mere 8 points separating 3 teams (14 if you want to include the Stefans in this group) the race for second worst team in the KL might actually end up being the most interesting one to watch.
Current projections have the Mackhawks currently finishing 1 point back of 3rd... I think that might be the best race down the stretch as 1-2 I believe will be solidified by Greg and Micah
ReplyDeleteLet's be reality here.
ReplyDeleteIf Moira has a shot at the playoffs, then MattMack has a shot at first.
ReplyDeleteI dunno I could see Micah fading. St. Louis is a fart now and I could see the B's resting Rask down the stretch (although I guess one could say the same for Fleury).
ReplyDeleteGo P Rangers!
Fy - you humble yourself. Obviously one good Saturday for the Fylanders coupled with a bad night for either Micah's team or my team and you're right back in the mix.
ReplyDeleteStefan - you're right, the Moilers are the longest of long shots, but J-Kru's team is stumbling down the stretch and weird shit happens in this league. I'm trying not to give you false hope on your team's chances though.
Greg, that my team is "stumbling" is to say that I traded away Lupul for Penner and purposely picked up an out for the season Zetterberg. I calculated the risk, and felt I could make those trades for next year and still make the playoffs this year. Anyone want a side bet on that?
ReplyDeleteGreg, the only reason I'm in the race is because my team has been healthy. With healthy squads the Fylanders are no match for the Top 2 teams and likely the Mackhawks as well. All things being equal my team is a pretender and not a contender just yet (a .72 PPG is quite indicative of just that)... that's just a realistic outlook of where my team is at...
ReplyDeleteIt's not the 9th place finish that Dobber coined for this garbage raft...
That doesn't mean Ovechkin or Getzlaf are immune to season ending injuries allowing the Fylanders a taste of victory.
Josh - no doubt about that. In fact, I annoyed some other KL GMs by raving about your team. I think it is the team to beat next year.
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