Olympic Contest Winner!

With the Olympics over and done with, it's time to tally up the points to see who was the winner of the contest!

E Daniel Clark: 11 Points
Leafies: 12 Points
Skinnyfish: 13 Points
Rich: 16 Points
Sleza: 17 Points
Kessticle: 17 Points
Will: 19 Points
Shield: 23 Points
MykeNose: 23 Points
Gooner4Ever: 24 Points
Space Weed: 24 Points
Fleet Fox: 25 Points

Congrats to Fleet Fox for owning the podium!
Shoot me an email at dennis0430 at gmail dot com to claim your prize

Thankfully, no tie-breaker was needed.

What I learned from the contest

• Joe Thornton is in true playoff form, scoring 2 points in 7 games
• The top 2 scorers were Marian Hossa and Pavol Demitra and nobody picked them. No respect for the Slovaks!
• The only goose-egg pick was Lidstrom who didn't register a point in 4 games
• Niklas Hagman is the highest scoring Finn. Now you can't say he's never done anything for the Finns, sleza!
• Remember that offensive dynamo team from Russia? They only had one player in the top 30...
• Canadians led the way with 13 players in the top 30, followed by Slovakia with 6 then the US with 4.
• I LOOOVE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLD!!!1
  

Olympics Contest Reminder

Just a reminder that there's a week left until the Olympics so that means only a week left until the Olympics contest. Leave your entries in the comments! Here are the rules once again.

------------------------------OLYMPICS CONTEST------------------------------Now for a new contest. With the Olympics coming up, I figured an Olympics themed one would make most sense. To keep it quick and simple, list 3 forwards and 2 defencemen playing in the Olympics. Person with the most points wins.

To avoid having Malkin, Crosby and Ovechkin as everybody's 3 forwards, they are void from the contest. Everybody else is fair game. For a tie-breaker, state who you think will lead the Olympics in points along with how many goals and assists they get. Remember to leave your name rather than anonymous along with some way I can contact you in case you win.

Winner gets this Tomas Kaberle autograph.

Olympic Contest + Contest Update

If you haven't noticed, I have a "Track the Contest" link in the bar to the right. Now for those who missed the train, it was basically a Leafs contest I held before the season started asking some over/under, true or false and fill in the blank questions. Here's an update on that contest.

Over/Unders
1. Over/Under on the number of goals Jason Blake will score: 24.5
Actual goals: 10 // Projected goals: 15 - Yeah, the under it looking pretty safe.

2. Over/Under on the number of fighting majors Luke Schenn will get: 4.5
Actual fights: 3 // Projected fights: 5 - This one looks like it's going down to the wire.

3. Over/Under on the number of points Jiri Tlusty will get: 50.5
Actual Points (as a Leaf): 0 // Projected points: 0 - I HAD FAITH IN YOU!!!

4. Over/Under on the number of wins The Monster will get: 19.5
Actual Wins: 9 // Projected wins: 14 - Ugh...this one was totally reachable if it wasn't for two heart ablations, one sore groin and Ron Wilson's overplaying of ToskaLOL

5. Over/Under on the number of goals for this team will score: 239.5
Actual goals: 139 // Projected goals: 215 - With the Leafs' PP going cold and Kessel no longer scoring at a point per game place, it looks like this one will stay under

True or false
1. We will make the playoffs.
11 points out...it's still possible but it doesn't look good.

2. We will finish above the dirty Habs.
With the 8th place team being the Habs, this one doesn't look good either

3. Mike van Ryn will not get put on injured reserve this year. Technically true since he never really came off the IR but the fair answer would be false. 4. The Monster will outplay Toskala for the starting job.
Though Gustavsson hasn't been amazing, this is still without a question, true.

5. Our penalty killing will be in the top 10 at season's end.
With a revamped defence and a "healthy" Toskala/new goaltender in The Monster, I figured there would be a huge improvement on the PK. Unfortunately we are the worst team in the NHL defensively and our PK will go down as one of the worst, if not the worst, PKs in the history of the NHL.

Pick a Player
1. _______ will be the first person to get suspended.
Surprisingly, there hasn't been a suspension yet.

2. _______ will score the first goal of the season.
Alexei Ponikarovsky

3. _______ will be the first to be healthy scratched.
Matt Stajan & Niklas Hagman were the first "regulars" to ride the pine.

4. _______ will be the first to be traded.
Jiri Tlusty

5. _______ will lead the team in +/-
So far, Ian White at +4 but Schenn & Gunnarsson are right behind with +3

If the season finished with the projected stats then there will be a 3-way tie for winners: Ryan, Clark and Lordosis with Ryan taking the tie-breaker (November record).

------------------------------OLYMPIC CONTEST------------------------------

Now for a new contest. With the Olympics coming up, I figured an Olympics themed one would make most sense. To keep it quick and simple, list 3 forwards and 2 defencemen playing in the Olympics. Person with the most points wins.

To avoid having Malkin, Crosby and Ovechkin as everybody's 3 forwards, they are void from the contest. Everybody else is fair game. For a tie-breaker, state who you think will lead the Olympics in points along with how many goals and assists they get. Remember to leave your name rather than anonymous along with some way I can contact you in case you win.

Winner gets this Tomas Kaberle autograph.

The Price is Right: Leafs Edition

The Leafs Rookie game against the Pens was just on last night and they had another one against the Bruins this afternoon. After those cock teases, I'm just bubbling with giddy anticipation. I don't recall ever being so excited for the new season to start. So many fresh faces, so much hope, so much promise!

Now it's been three seasons in a row already that we haven't made the playoffs. While we're heading toward the right direction, I'm not sure if next year will be the year. If we are in for another dreadful season, it doesn't mean we can't have fun with it.

Barilkosphere, come on down!

I figure people love free shit so why not have a contest?

Rules
To enter, just submit your answers in the comments. I will be taking entries all week (Sept 13 is the last day) so any comments submitted after that will be void. Leave an e-mail or some sort of contact information so I can get at you if you win.

Over/Unders
1. Over/Under on the number of goals Jason Blake will score: 24.5
2. Over/Under on the number of fighting majors Luke Schenn will get: 4.5
3. Over/Under on the number of points Jiri Tlusty will get: 50.5
4. Over/Under on the number of wins The Monster will get: 19.5
5. Over/Under on the number of goals for this team will score: 239.5

True or false
1. We will make the playoffs.
2. We will finish above the dirty Habs.
3. Mike van Ryn will not get put on injured reserve this year.
4. The Monster will outplay Toskala for the starting job.
5. Our penalty killing will be in the top 10 at season's end.

Pick a Player
1. _______ will be the first person to get suspended.
2. _______ will score the first goal of the season.
3. _______ will be the first to be healthy scratched.
4. _______ will be the first to be traded.
5. _______ will lead the team in +/-

Tie-breaker
Predict the Leafs' record in the month that matters.

Prize
Autograph prize pack!
Consisting of a certified authentic autograph from Johnny Bower, Mats Sundin and Luke Schenn.

Since a lot of the answers won't be known until the end of the season, I will have to contact the winner once the season is over.

Best of luck!

Just for kicks my picks are

Over/Unders
1. Under
2. Over
3. Over
4. Over
5. Under

True or false
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

Pick a Player
1. Garnet Exelby
2. Nikolai Kulemin
3. Matt Stajan
4. Ian White
5. Francois Beauchemin