ok. i updated the schedule. as you'll notice, i have posted the adjusted standings to include total points (which accounts for overtime losses). since goals for or goal differential is a fair tie breaker (with half the games not registering), the first tie breaker will be wins (obviously), so in cases like my tie in points with st. louis, he comes in ahead of me. the second tie breaker will be the head to head record between two teams (which is the reason nashville comes in ahead of atlanta). i'll post this every week to keep you updated.
which brings me to my second point, which is about replacement players and how i'm not sure it's such a good idea. for starters, i don't know if it's really fair to everyone to allow a new player to take over a team that already has a better record than half the league (like buffalo and the rangers). in addition to that, this past week, our first week with 16 players, we only had to simulate a single game. third, i already adjusted the schedule for the coming weeks last week, so if we get new players, i'll have to go through and redo it all over again, and i'm pretty lazy. now, if everyone is really gung ho about having more players, then cool, i'll certainly oblige, but if everyone is fairly indifferent about the whole thing (and i have a feeling that's the case, since we all seem like a pretty indifferent bunch), i'd prefer to keep things the way they are.
anyways, this brings us to this week's schedule. due to the adjustments made in the schedule, we'll now have the second meeting this season between the first place devils and the now third place red wings. earlier this year, the wings handed the devils their first loss of the season, and they are looking to have history repeat itself with another win, but this will be no easy task as the devils are riding high after defeating the always challenging atlanta thrashers. speaking of the trashers, this week atlanta will have to face the pittsburgh penguins who are coming into the game with a 6 game winning streak. the penguins are looking to match the accomplishment of their city's steelers and make a run all the way to the CAG Cup. in addition, the surging l.a. kings, who have won 4 of their last 5 games, will take on the nashville predators who are in a rut after losing two straight. nashville is hoping the newly acquired marty turco will have a strong showing. the sixth place philadelphia flyers look to quietly continue moving up the standings as they face the san jose sharks this week. there's more games this week, but this paragraph is getting pretty long so i'm going to wrap it up.
PLAY BY DATE: 02/14/06
standings:
Team----------------W---L---OTL---Points
1. new jersey-----11---2----0-----22
2. st. louis---------10---3----0-----20
3. detroit-----------9----4----2-----20
4. nashville--------9----4----0-----18
5. atlanta----------9----4----0-----18
6. philadelphia----6----7----4-----16
7. colorado--------7----6----1-----15
8. tampa bay------7----6----0----14
9. montreal--------7----6----0----14
10. pittsburgh----7-----6----0----14
11. los angeles---6----7----1-----13
12. boston---------5----8----1-----11
13. san jose-------5----8----0-----10
14. toronto--------5-----8----0----10
15. chicago--------3-----10---1----7
16. dallas----------3-----10---0----6
LINK TO LEAGUE WEBSITE:
http://online.2ksports.com/league/?p=xbox&l=2106
schedule: week thirteen
Detroit Red Wings @ New Jersey Devils
Colorado Avalanche @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Atlanta Thrashers @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Dallas Stars @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Boston Bruins @ St. Louis Blues
Nashville Predators @ Los Angeles Kings
Montreal Canadiens @ Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks @ Philadelphia Flyers
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New York Rangers @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators
TEAMS and PLAYERS::
SteveMcQ - anaheim mighty ducks
(vacated)
repetske - atlanta thrashers
dafoomie - boston bruins
KeyserSoze81 - buffalo sabres
(vacated)
flybrione - chicago blackhawks
Tojo - colorado avalanche
radjago - dallas stars
thatstoobad - detroit red wings
matt young - l.a. kings
meth - montreal canadians
brad 906 - nashville predators
TJordan522 - new jersey devils
fxrival - new york rangers
(vacated)
jaket - ottawa senators
(vacated)
CheapyD - philidelphia flyers
ajh2298 - pittsburgh penguins
BigDirty - san jose sharks
gomer1andonly - st. louis blues
sighlintbob - tampa bay lightning
cfreeze - toronto maple leafs