Monday, April 13, 2009

Season Predictions in Review

If you recall right before this season began (or have been reading the blog that long), Gray, my brother, and I all made predictions about how the teams would finish in both conferences. To refresh your memory, here is what we predicted and how things turned out:

Eastern Conference
GrayGeoffMinaActual
PittsburghTampa BayMontrealBoston
WashingtonMontrealPittsburghWashington
MontrealPittsburghWashingtonNew Jersey
New JerseyPhiladelphiaNew York RangersPittsburgh
New York RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia
BuffaloNew JerseyTampa BayCarolina
BostonWashingtonNew Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers
PhiladelphiaBuffaloBostonMontreal
Tampa BayTorontoOttawaFlorida
TorontoNew York RangersNew York IslandersBuffalo
OttawaCarolinaBuffaloOttawa
New York IslandersNew York IslandersTorontoToronto
CarolinaAtlantaAtlantaAtlanta
FloridaBostonCarolinaTampa Bay
AtlantaFloridaFloridaNew York Islanders


Western Conference

GrayGeoffMinaActual
DetroitDetroitDetroitSan Jose
San JoseSan JoseSan JoseDetroit
AnaheimCalgaryColoradoVancouver
CalgaryChicagoDallasChicago
DallasAnaheimCalgaryCalgary
ChicagoColoradoAnaheimSt. Louis
NashvilleDallasChicagoColumbus
EdmontonPhoenixVancouverAnaheim
PhoenixEdmontonMinnesotaMinnesota
VancouverVancouverPhoenixNashville
ColoradoSt. LouisEdmontonEdmonton
MinnesotaMinnesotaNashvilleDallas
ColumbusColumbusColumbusPhoenix
St. LouisNashvilleSt. LouisLos Angeles
Los AngelesLos AngelesLos AngelesColorado


I think that we all did pretty well overall. Both my brother and I thought Tampa would be good this year, and while no one could have predicted their epic fail this season, it's kinda spectacular that my brother picked the #14 team to finish 1st and the #1 team to finish 14th. None of us had much faith in the Sharks to overtake the Wings in the conference and we all left the Blue Jackets and Blues out of the playoffs. I look kinda dumb for picking the Avs to win their division, but then again, I don't have snow blower ESP.

So there it is kids, our blind stabs in the dark have been evaluated. Either we're better at this than I thought we would be or close to the same teams keep making the playoffs. For my money, I'm going with us being amazing predicting people.

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