2015 NHL Franchise Tournament - FINALS, GAME 5 RESULTS!

[E.H. Ruddock]

No way the sabres should have stolen one

[Mecca]

No way the sabres should have stolen one

[philpritchard]

Sorry guys, things got crazy at the end of the day and I wasn't able to run the games. I'm going to try to run them in the morning and then do tomorrow's games in the afternoon.

[philpritchard]

Day 23 Results!

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders
Game 1 (@NYI) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

Spoiler: show

Toronto Maple Leafs - 4
New York Islanders – 3 (OT)

Three Stars
1. Tor – Lorne Carr
2. Tor – Sweeney Schriner
3. Tor – Darryl Sittler

Game 2 (@TOR)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

Spoiler: show

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3
New York Islanders – 2 (OT)

Three Stars
1. Tor – Babe Pratt
2. NYI – Tomas Jonsson
3. Tor – Doug Gilmour

Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues
Game 1 (@STL) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

Spoiler: show

Detroit Red Wings - 2
St. Louis Blues - 5

Three Stars
1. Stl – Pierre Turgeon
2. Stl – Joe Mullen
3. Stl – Steve Duchesne

Game 2 (@DET)- http://whatifsports.com/locker/saved_games.asp?view=5

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Detroit Red Wings - 6
St. Louis Blues - 3

Three Stars
1. Det – Carl Liscombe
2. Det – Nicklas Lidstrom
3. Stl – Adam Oates

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Edmonton Oilers
Game 1 (@EDM)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Pittsburgh Penguins - 7
Edmonton Oilers - 9

Three Stars
1. Edm – Paul Coffey
2. Pit – Kevin Stevens
3. Edm – Wayne Gretzky

Game 2 (@PIT) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Pittsburgh Penguins - 6
Edmonton Oilers - 7

Three Stars
1. Edm – Craig Simpson
2. Pit – Jaromir Jagr
3. Edm – Jari Kurri

Dallas Stars vs. Quebecorado Nordalanche
Game 1 (@QUE) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Dallas Stars - 5
Quebecorado Nordalanche - 7

Three Stars
1. Que – Peter Forsberg
2. Dal – Brian Bellows
3. Que – Joe Sakic

Game 2 (@DAL) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Dallas Stars - 3
Quebecorado Nordalanche - 6

Three Stars
1. Que – Mats Sundin
2. Dal – Bobby Smith
3. Dal – Dino Ciccarelli

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
Game 1 (@MTL) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Boston Bruins - 3
Montreal Canadiens - 5

Three Stars
1. Mtl – Yvan Cournoyer
2. Bos – Dit Clapper
3. Bos – Brad Park

Game 2 (@ BOS)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Boston Bruins - 0
Montreal Canadiens - 5

Three Stars
1. Mtl – Jose Theodore
2. Mtl – Guy Lafleur
3. Mtl – Chris Chelios

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres
Game 1 (@BUF) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Chicago Blackhawks - 1
Buffalo Sabres - 5

Three Stars
1. Buf – Danny Gare
2. Buf – Gilbert Perreault
3. Buf – Thomas Vanek

Game 2 (@CHI) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Chicago Blackhawks - 6
Buffalo Sabres - 2

Three Stars
1. Chi – Tony Amonte
2. Chi – Al Secord
3. Buf – Pat Lafontaine

[Mecca]

So it's pretty much win and in for the ol blades

[Mecca]

Phil?

[numbers]

Wtf

[E.H. Ruddock]

Good bump. I forgot this was still going on.

[philpritchard]

Ugh, sorry guys. I was unavailable yesterday.

Are we calling it a season after Day 24 like we discussed?

[Mecca]

Ugh, sorry guys. I was unavailable yesterday.

Are we calling it a season after Day 24 like we discussed?

yes!

[@SkitchP]

I think the inability to control your lineup made this pretty flawed.

[philpritchard]

I think the inability to control your lineup made this pretty flawed.

Yeah, that hurts. It's bad enough not being able to control your relievers and bench in baseball, but that's a much smaller part of it. I can even put a guy in my starting lineup in this tournament and it'll still give him 12 minutes a night while playing someone else 27 minutes. It's really weird.

[@SkitchP]

I think the inability to control your lineup made this pretty flawed.

Yeah, that hurts. It's bad enough not being able to control your relievers and bench in baseball, but that's a much smaller part of it. I can even put a guy in my starting lineup in this tournament and it'll still give him 12 minutes a night while playing someone else 27 minutes. It's really weird.

And if you put a guy on the wrong line it double shifts him, no matter what. There's really no good way or benefit to stay engaged with it.

[philpritchard]

Ok, so this is going to be the last day of the regular season. Here are the current standings:

1. MTL 68 (33-11-2)
2. DET 68 (32-11-3)
3. EDM 67 (31-10-5)
4. NYI 63 (30-13-3)
5. BOS 58 (27-15-4)
6. BUF 53 (24-17-5)
7. PIT 50 (24-20-2)
8. QUE 49 (22-19-5)
9. STL 45 (19-20-7)
10. CHI 34 (14-24-6)
11. TOR 25 (10-31-5)
12. DAL 24 (10-32-4)

Montreal, Detroit and Edmonton are battling for the first round bye. The Islanders and Bruins have clinched playoff spots. Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Quebecorado are all technically still alive and fighting for the 6th seed.

I'm about to start running today's games.

Edit: Just to add, since there are a lot of possible scenarios here, the tie-breaker will be head-to-head record, and if that's even it will be goal differential in head-to-head matchups.

[southp]

If only the present-day Habs could play with as much consistency.

[philpritchard]

Day 24 Results!

St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Game 1 (@STL) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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St. Louis Blues - 6
Toronto Maple Leafs – 4

Three Stars
1. Stl – Brendan Shanahan
2. Stl – Brett Hull
3. Stl – Chuck Lefley

Game 2 (@TOR)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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St. Louis Blues - 5
Toronto Maple Leafs – 4 (OT)

Three Stars
1. Stl – Al MacInnis
2. Tor – Frank Mahovlich
3. Stl – Brendan Shanahan

Edmonton Oilers Blues vs. Detroit Red Wings
Game 1 (@EDM) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Edmonton Oilers - 7
Detroit Red Wings – 5

Three Stars
1. Edm – Mark Messier
2. Edm – Glenn Anderson
3. Edm – Mike Krushelnyski

Game 2 (@DET)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Edmonton Oilers - 4
Detroit Red Wings – 7

Three Stars
1. Det – Paul Coffey
2. Det – Steve Yzerman
3. Edm – Mike Krushelnyski

Quebecorado Nordalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 1 (@QUE) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Quebecorado Nordalanche - 5
Pittsburgh Penguins – 2

Three Stars
1. Que – Ray Bourque
2. Que – Mats Sundin
3. Que – Patrick Roy

Game 2 (@PIT)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Quebecorado Nordalanche - 5
Pittsburgh Penguins – 6

Three Stars
1. Pit – Kevin Stevens
2. Que – Joe Sakic
3. Que – Peter Forsberg

Montreal Canadiens vs. Dallas Stars
Game 1 (@MTL) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Montreal Canadiens - 5
Dallas Stars – 3

Three Stars
1. Mtl – P.K. Subban
2. Dal – Andy Moog
3. Dal – Bobby Smith

Game 2 (@DAL)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Montreal Canadiens - 3
Dallas Stars – 1

Three Stars
1. Mtl – Guy Lafleur
2. Mtl – Jose Theodore
3. Dal – Ed Belfour

Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
Game 1 (@BUF) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Buffalo Sabres - 5
Boston Bruins – 4 (OT)

Three Stars
1. Buf – Jerry Korab
2. Bos – Joe Thornton
3. Buf – Pierre Turgeon

Game 2 (@BOS)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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Buffalo Sabres - 2
Boston Bruins – 3

Three Stars
1. Bos – Tiny Thompson
2. Buf – Dominik Hasek
3. Buf – Rick Martin

New York Islanders vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Game 1 (@NYI) - http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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New York Islanders - 7
Chicago Blackhawks – 4

Three Stars
1. NYI – Bryan Trottier
2. NYI – Brent Sutter
3. NYI – Mike Bossy

Game 2 (@CHI)- http://whatifsports.com/nhl/boxscore.as ... teamfee=-1

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New York Islanders - 6
Chicago Blackhawks – 4

Three Stars
1. NYI – Bob Nystrom
2. NYI – Bryan Trottier
3. NYI – Mike Bossy

[philpritchard]

Final Standings:

1. MTL 72 (35-11-2)
2. DET 70 (33-12-3)
3. EDM 69 (32-11-5)
4. NYI 67 (32-13-3)
5. BOS 61 (28-15-5)
6. BUF 55 (25-18-5)
7. PIT 52 (25-21-2)
8. QUE 51 (23-20-5)
9. STL 49 (21-20-7)
10. CHI 34 (14-26-6)
11. TOR 26 (10-32-6)
12. DAL 24 (10-34-4)

Montreal and Detroit receive byes to the second round. I'm planning on running the first round between tomorrow and Friday.

Wednesday
Buffalo @ Edmonton - Games 1 and 2
Boston @ New York - Games 1 and 2

Thursday
Edmonton @ Buffalo - Games 3 and 4
New York @ Boston - Games 3 and 4

Friday (as necessary)
Buffalo @ Edmonton - Game 5
Edmonton @ Buffalo - Game 6
Buffalo @ Edmonton - Game 7

Boston @ New York - Game 5
New York @ Boston - Game 6
Boston @ New York - Game 7

The second round will start on Monday. Let me know if there are any lineup changes - so... starting goalies, I guess - that you want to see before tomorrow's games!

[Mecca]

[philpritchard]

I was hoping for a little more drama while I was running the games, but Pittsburgh and Quebecorado split and the Sabres clinched before playing a game.

[Mecca]