Poolpicks.xls

The poolpicks spreadsheet is now updated to reflect eliminated players. You may have to click 'Don't Update' when you open the file.

I'll try to stay on top of keeping that sheet current as well.

Business Redirect

As many of you noticed, the site was inaccessible for the past couple days. In the face of my conspiracy theories, it turns out it was a missed payment for the renewal of the domain name that was causing the redirected traffic. It appears to be fine now, and hopefully will remain that way for the remainder of the playoffs.

On the standings page, I've added a 'Players' column which is the number of players remaining on a given team. I'll also be updating the Pool Picks spreadsheet accordingly as teams are eliminated.

Again, sorry for the inconvenience.

Stats and Picks

In the sidebar you will now find player and goaltending stats tables for the possible selections in the pool. These will also be updated daily with the pool standings for those that like to track the stats. The columns in every table on the entire site are sortable by clicking on the appropriate heading in the blue header row.

I also intend to post all of your picks, in a spreadsheet, after puck drop (~7:05) tonight so you can compare picks, and make sure that I have all your names and team names entered correctly. Send an e-mail my way with your corrections if you have any.

Update: All entries are now in, 29 in total. That makes the prize for 1st $87, 2nd $43.50 and 3rd $14.50 (assuming all outstanding payments come in). Good luck everyone. Go Avs.

Picksheet Now Available

The picksheet is now available in the sidebar. I've checked as best possible to make sure I've only included non-injured players, or players that will have a likely shot at playing in the playoffs. If you see any errors post them in the comments and I'll do my best to fix them.

Please try to get your completed picks back to me ASAP to make it easier to post standings updates from Day 1.

Good luck!

Update: Remember, select one player in each grouping of 4 forwards or 8 defensemen, as well as one goaltender combo for each conference.

Submit your completed spreadsheets to loopool08@gmail.com or paper copies in person.

26 entries (22 paid) so far. (10:02 9-Apr)

End Draws Near

Everything is pretty much set up as it will be for the actual pool now. Standings updates (see sidebar) are running fairly seamlessly, so daily updates shouldn't be an issue.

The columns on the standings should be sortable regardless of what browser you're using. But I took a look at the page in IE a few minutes ago, and it looks like ass. For those of you not using Firefox (or something comparable) yet, now is as good a time as any (and better than later) to make the switch. I also highly recommend the Ad Block Plus extension for Firefox to clean up your browsing.

Let me know if you have any other suggestions for functions you'd like to see on the page.