Eklund: Big Win for Kings Improved Their Projection. New Standings.Tonight's Picks

Even using your simple win-loss definitions, your record is 41-27. Not 41-26.

Also, the 8 teams in the West are basically finalized. There is no race between the Kings and the Wild or Blues. Maybe in the Buzztron universe, but in real life the 8 teams are set.

Last night's King's Win Moved them 1 point ahead of the Wild, in a virtual tie for the last wildcard spot with the Blues.

How can you not spend the 10 seconds it takes to see the standings?
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2024-03-21/wildcard

How can you not spend the 10 seconds it takes to see the standings?
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2024-03-21/wildcard
- jfkst1

Though I'm not sure I think he's referring to some sort of alternate Buzztron world, not the actual standings.

It seems that you're calling it a big win and an upset because you didn't see it coming, but you probably should've. The Kings were ahead of them in the actual standings and had a +30 goal differential to the Wild's -3. Only in your projected standings, in which you had the Kings finishing behind the Wild and out of the playoffs the other day, could it look like an upset. If I predict the Kraken to win most of the rest of their games and pass the Kings, though, that doesn't make a Kings win over the Kraken an upset.

You still have the Kings finishing behind the Blues, despite the Kings having a +36 goal differential now to the Blues' -12 and being significantly better in every key metric (15th vs 26th in GF, 3rd vs 15th in GA, 11th vs 26th in PP% and 1st vs 20th in PK%). I understand the desire to make bold predictions, but that's pretty puzzling.

Eklund: Big Win for Kings Improved Their Projection. New Standings.Tonight's Picks
- Eklund

So at some point the Kings will go a major losing streak and the Blues will be unstoppable

So at some point the Kings will go a major losing streak and the Blues will be unstoppable
- Alexzanki

didnt you know that real results have no affect on the projected standings.

It seems that you're calling it a big win and an upset because you didn't see it coming, but you probably should've. The Kings were ahead of them in the actual standings and had a +30 goal differential to the Wild's -3. Only in your projected standings, in which you had the Kings finishing behind the Wild and out of the playoffs the other day, could it look like an upset. If I predict the Kraken to win most of the rest of their games and pass the Kings, though, that doesn't make a Kings win over the Kraken an upset.

You still have the Kings finishing behind the Blues, despite the Kings having a +36 goal differential now to the Blues' -12 and being significantly better in every key metric (15th vs 26th in GF, 3rd vs 15th in GA, 11th vs 26th in PP% and 1st vs 20th in PK%). I understand the desire to make bold predictions, but that's pretty puzzling.
- Osprey

I picked the 3 favorites last night and went 3-0. I'm 16-2 in the last 3 days. I'm hitting way over 61%. Not that complicated.

On Tuesday you had the 1st half of the team MVPs. What about the 2nd half?

So at some point the Kings will go a major losing streak and the Blues will be unstoppable
- Alexzanki

Kings will be in the postseason

Kings will be in the postseason
- dmnted

- Alexzanki

One of the creepiest mascots ever...

26-41

Didn't take long for the media vultures to start swarming, let the kid breathe. A stroll up the 401 to Bellevegas might be in order to catch his debut in a yuge weekend with massive playoff implications

Dang - 0 for 4 now on NYR picks? 0 for 5 if you count them slippin to CAR.