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2024/25 - NHLP's 34th Season & Playoff Highlights |
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The Central – The Favs vs. Cindy
The Buffalo Sabres (Joel) don’t care what you call
them, they just want to take care of business. The CTR’s #15 has the
luxury of not being in a strong Division with the CTR #5 of Florida
(Marcel) the strongest of the group. With the Panthers just a two-point
favorite, there was a chance for Buffalo to get through and face Dallas
(Jr) who, without Tampa Bay and Los Angeles, wouldn’t stop the Sabres at
that point. Right now, that matchup in the second round looks good.
First things first Buffalo has to extend their 19-17 lead on Tuesday,
which should be a given with a 14-3 point advantage in the players
playing. Vegas winning at home gives the team an 18-point next round,
which goes to 21 with LA. The Stars could be walked over, so with some
more points this round, Joel can be heading to Cincinnati (Matt) where
one of them could be heading to the NHLP Cup Finals. All a way away,
yes, but that is what we do. For GM Matt’s Rage, you have to love how
things have gone. With the wipeout of Sasquatch, the CTR #3 has gotten
more great news thanks to the falling Leafs. GM Chad’s disastrous first
round has opened the door for Boston (Ryan), who is the actual favorite
with the Leafs' injuries and up 16-10 in a defensive battle. Right now,
Boston doesn’t look like any issues in round two for the Rage, who are
living large. With all the bullshit this team has been through this
season, it must surely feel nice to quiet the Champ and a few other NHLP
doubters. This team is good!
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Playing for the Gate
It seems at this point GM Jr is at best playing for
the gate in Calgary. Down 26-24 and not sending on
enough without a massive NHLP upset coming from Minnesota. Without the
Wild a Flames first round win won’t give them any shot with what the
Canucks (Joel) has going down in Vancouver. Joel is moving on; that is a
given. Right now, he has 20 to 31 points coming along
for the ride. That isn’t a number the Flames can reach in the best case.
The best Jr can hope for outside 3-1 winners collapsing is Edmonton,
Minnesota, and Winnipeg winning. GM Shawn can do more in Seattle with
Edmonton moving on, the Storm could be a couple of points favorite.
Whoever gets through will likely have Green Bay (Ryan) or Colorado
(Chad), who are by far the most exciting potential matchup looming in
round two. No matter how you slice things, these two teams are going to
battle, and both have the potential favorite tag depending on the
outcome of the LA and Edmonton series.
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CTR #1 for a Reason The New York Islanders look set up perfectly. The
CTR #1 team of GM Ryan’s biggest problem is the potential tourism damage
from the beached Whale. Everything is going the Islanders' way and
looking ahead to a second-round matchup, not a hell of a lot of worry.
Halifax (Shawn) must have both St Louis to win and Holloway and Holloway
to return, otherwise, things could be ugly. The Destroyers are up by
essentially four points. It seems the 1/2 Chance Stumbers will have a
hard time coming back. Without back to back to back wins by Tampa Bay,
it ain’t happening. Who would Ryan play coming out of the East Division?
That might be the thing we are least sure of, with four teams clinging
to their own slim chances of just moving on to round two.
Moore thee Opportunity
The Memphis Machine (Jr) survived the night. The
lead is only three, but the Machine has the lone player playing Tuesday
in Moore, who has gotten a point a game. The Machine will be hoping for
Moore’s Kings to win and advance, as this could help the second round
matchup that is looking like GM Charlie in New York. Memphis was thought
to potentially roll through the division if they could win round one.
That still hasn’t happened, and every point and man-game now in this
series is crucial. GM Charlie is winning on nothing more than having two
of three games to play at home in his tie-breaker. That however, should
change in a big way tonight. The Rangers are sending out players who
have scored 20 of the team's 22 points. GM Scottie answers with just two
players who have scored 10, thanks to the unstoppable Danault, who has
7, just two less than Charlie’s McDavid. It still might end up a 6 point
advantage with this series playing at least two more games, but that was
the Rangers expectations between those two players. With Boldy,
Zuccarello, and Barbashev not only playing, playing two more games the
Hitmen just don’t seem to have enough left in the tank to pull what
would be an upset without Bjorkstrand and L. Hughes injured. The Hitmen
are set to lose Knies, Meier, and Hughes for this round, surely ending
this series in the Rangers Favor. The Rangers have bucked the losing
trend, with short-handed teams in the first round of the NHLP playoffs
playing 13-32 (29% win rate) over the past 15 seasons. Although Charlie
did have a 6-man team on paper, it is not the typical 6-man team that
usually is missing their top scoring player. Lafreniere was the team's 5th
leading scorer and not the typical leading scorer we usually see with
6-man teams. This meant the Rangers had a CTR potential of 29
first-round points, not enough to beat a full seven of GM Scottie until
the injury bug hit. The Hitmen’s total of 31 dropped to 23, making
Charlie’s 6-man team a big favorite by sheer luck, playing a 7-man team
with two injuries. Without McDavid moving forward, the Rangers likely
can move on about 10 points to round two, and no chance without the Wild
miracle over Vegas. If Edmonton goes through the Rangers are about 20
points next round, likely a four-point underdog versus Memphis and a
heavy favorite over Atlantic City, who has nothing without Colorado.
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Capital Punishment
Four NHLP GM’s with Washington Capitals players all
could use longer series than 5 games, but like Toronto, the Capitals are
heading home for game 5 with a chance to end the series, likely ending
some NHLP Caps built teams in the process. The Buffalo Sabres (Joel)
were not high in the CTR at #15 even though they were only a two-point
first-round underdog. Part of the problem the CTR spoke about was that
the top 6 players on the team were all expected to play only 5.5 games
in the first round. Three are getting 6 and three could end in 5, about
right where the CTR had them pegged, and likely meaning a loss to
Florida (Marcel), who is down 19-13 in the series. For Marcel that
changes tonight. The Panthers top five players, Rantanen, Drouin,
Granlund, Cirelli and Machment all play against a zero-point night of
the Sabres. So they all get a point each. Marcel will be done 19-18,
with the tie-breaker back home in Vegas. The winner here might fair well
next round with Dallas (Jr), the competition, and facing what could be
anywhere from a Walk-Over to a full team. The Stars have lit up the
round, on their way to 40+ but won’t like the look if both the Kings and
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The Knights' Answer is Simple:
Colorado
The Green Bay Knights has a real shot of making a
run this playoffs. The GM Ryan team is well up 26-18 and everything is
pointing to a matchup with Colorado (Chad) next round. The interesting
thing in the NHLP is you never want to cheer for losing one of your
teams players. You only have 7 of them. What is compelling here is Ryan
might be cheering for his Dallas Star to advance. The issue is if Hintz
does advance, he will be not only cancelled by Chad’s Hintz, but Chad’s
Avs have Johnston, a potential 6 point player. Ryan is much better of
moving forward with the Colorado Avalance in the playoffs.
How much so? Well, there isn’t a Avs player on Vancouver (Joel),
Seattle (Shawn) or Calgary (Jr) teams they would play in the Conference
Finals and no two Colorado Avs players on any current winning teams
right through to the NHL Finals, except his own team in Boston. The only
Avs threat comes from Atlantic City (Bryce) and if they don’t come back,
down 19-13, they aren’t advancing. If the Knights are to win the Pacific
Division they might have to do it next round as underdogs if Dallas
Stars are still in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. |
Gamblers Need More from Makar
The Atlantic City Gamblers (Bryce) are a big night
away from getting back into their East Division first-round matchup with
the Memphis Machine (Jr). All Jr can hope for tonight is to keep as much
of his current 6-point lead as he can. Make no mistake, the Gamblers are
coming hard. Down 19-13 the Makar led Gamblers send out their other
three Avs to join their leader, Necas, Toews, and Nelson (who cancels)
and also Benett, Paul and Samoskevich. Combined without Nelson, who’s
points don’t affect this series that is 11 points in 21 man-games
amongst them. All 6 players will not have a response if Bryce gets one
per tonight, the series will be tied. Memphis has hung on without Protas
but now faces just possibly one more game from their four Caps. While
the Gamblers might be hoping Florida and Tampa Bay can even up their
series, where Bryce is getting 2 points a game from the three in that
series. The series is getting two more games, so adding a sixth will be
a win. The winner here would appear to be getting the NY Rangers
(Charlie), but that series is suddenly tied at 22. That series sits idle
tonight with only another x for Bjorkstrand, who will likely be the
difference it Hamilton (Scottie) loses. ---
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Leading Scorers Pool
Everyone starts out with 8 picks, one for each first round series. Your goal is to pick the leading point getter of that series (a tie is a win) or you lose that pick the rest of the playoffs (in the next round). If your player is the leading point getter (or tied) you get to select again a new player of the first round winners series where you were correct for the next round. Whoever has a pick reach the furthest round into the playoffs wins If multiple guys are left in the finals a random draft order and draft will occur (Drafting different players and most points in finals wins) Picking First Round Winners - Most Right Wins
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NHLP Divisions for 2025-26 *First Round Winners Stay & 5th Place Team Central - North Florida - Marcel (Stays in North) Dallas - Jr (Moves to North) Chicago - Andrew (Stays in North) Buffalo - Joel (Stays in North) Las Vegas - Bryce (Stays in North) New Orleans - Shawn (Moves to North) Central - South Miami - Charlie (Moves to South) Toronto - Chad (Stays in South) Boston - Ryan (Moves to South) Cincinnati - Matt (Moves to South) San Fran - Scott (Stays in South) Cleveland - Scottie (Moves to South) East - Atlantic Halifax - Shawn (Moves to Atlantic) Hartford - Andrew (Stays in Atlantic) Barrie Island - Joel (Stays in Atlantic) NY Islanders - Ryan (Stays in Atlantic) Philadelphia - Scott (Stays in Atlantic) Montreal - Marcel (Moves to Atlantic) East - East NY Rangers - Charlie (Stays in East) Memphis - Jr (Moves to East) Atlantic City - Bryce (Moves to East) Hamilton - AJ (Stays in East) Pittsburgh - Chad (Stays in East) Quebec - Matt (Moves to East) West - Pacific Alaska - Marcel (Stays in Pacific) Colorado - Chad (Stays in Pacific) St. Louis - AJ (Moves to Pacific) Green Bay - Ryan (Moves to Pacific) Edmonton - Scott (Stays in Pacific) Portland - Bryce (Moves to Pacific) West - West Calgary - Jr (Moves to West) Seattle - Shawn (Stays in West) Los Angeles - Andrew (Stays in West) Vancouver - Joel (Moves to West) Phoenix - Charlie (Stays in West) Indianapolis - Matt (Moves to West) |
GM's Total Transactions After #505 | ||||||||||||
Actual -2700-505 | ||||||||||||
Andrew | 0 | 225 | ||||||||||
Scoreboard | Bryce | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Schedules | Chad | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Injuries | Charlie | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Transactions | Joel | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
NHLP Injuries | Jr | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Sides | Marcel | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Drafts | Matt | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Champions | Ryan | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
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Scott | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
Scottie | 0 | 225 | ||||||||||
2018/19 Season | Shawn | 0 | 225 | |||||||||
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