The Predator Cup will be going to GM Darrell Mann and the Personal Vendetta according to the predictions set out in McKeen's magazine. The magazine, one of the "Big 3" predictive guides that most FunHL GMs refer to when preparing their own lists (if only to scoff), is known for its the bare-bones newsprint-style pages that lend a certain credibility to the predictions and, along with the clever use of dots to rank prospects, makes it a favorite among many league GMs.
According to McKeen's, the Personal Vendetta will have a solid 29 win over the second place Great Whites. The prediction process has its flaws. McKeen's, for example, does not provide FunHL point predictions for goaltenders (one reason why the otherwise high-ranked Great Whites were not at the top of the table) nor are TG's included, of concern for the Wolves. Also, because all guides went to print unsure of the ultimate status of Selanne and Niedermayer their predicted totals were not included in the calculations. Injured players, like D.Boyle, however were included as the injury is not expected to be too long.
McKeen's rankings were as follows: 1-Personal Vendetta, 2-Great Whites, 3-Severed Heads, 4-Bladerunners, 5-Edge, 6-Highlanders, 7-Wolves, 8-Knights Templar and Lost Boys, 10-Ramapithicines, 11-Scourge, 12-Shadowmen.
The other guides were a little different. The Score Sports Forcaster gives the Highlanders a narrow repeat win, within 2pts, over the Great Whites. Their ranking was as follows: 1-Highlanders, 2-Great Whites, 3-Personal Vendetta, 4-Wolves, 5-Severed Heads, 6-Knights Templar, 7-Ramapithicines, 8-Bladerunners, 9-Lost Boys, 10-Edge, 11-Scourge, 12-Shadowmen. The Hockey News Ultimate Pool Guide also gave the win to the Highlanders, though this time it was by a greater margin, 16pts, and it was over the Edge. Their ranking was as follows: 1-Highlanders, 2-Edge, 3-Great Whites and Ramapithicines, 5-Personal Vendetta, 6-Severed Heads, 7-Knights Templar, 8-Bladerunners, 9-Lost Boys, 10-Wolves, 11-Scourge, 12-Shadowmen.
One other shortcoming for predictions of this sort is the fact that trades are not included, which is why you should never presume that the Shadowmen will actually finish last. They never do. Don't give too much weight to these predictions, Cam certainly doesn't and besides ... your mileage may vary.
Game on, drop the puck!
1 comment:
Darrell - don't listen to McKeen's man. Take a few years off from trying to collect trophies and take it easy, you deserve it.
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