When configuring this little hockey pool for 16 entrants, I failed to consider the ramifications of getting only 8 people to submit their picks. As a result, several facets of this format are now flawed, but still workable.
Here are the Official Rules, as they have been previously laid out in a series of three posts on the baseball league message board (msgs # 209, 227, 233).
1. A maximum of 16 entries will be accepted (though we can make do with only 8, I suppose).
2. Scoring will be counted under a H2H Roto format (meaning the same scoring type as the baseball league, hockey league, basketball league).
3. Each team will consist of 12 F, 6 D, 2 G.
4. Each team must contain one player from each of the 16 NHL teams among their starting 20, with 4 "at-large" players.
5. Each team will select a “Press Box” of substitutes, consisting of 2 F, 1 D, 1 G (to be used after Round 2 is complete).
6. There will be 8 scoring categories: G, A, Pts, +/-, PPG, GWG, SOG, Wins.
7. Scoring will accumulate throughout the playoffs (meaning a player can score all his points in Round 1, but they will still be used to count a manager’s Round 4 score).
8. Teams will be seeded 1-8, as a way to determine H2H matchups.
9. If we end up going with only 8 teams, then our “Quarter-Finals matchups” will run for a month, with the first eliminations taking place after Round 2 is completed.
10. With 8 scoring categories, a tie-breaker or Overtime will be needed to determine the winner. Any category can remain tied, meaning OT would be required for a 4-4 game as well as a 3-3 game or (God forbid) a 2-2 score.
11. For such occurances, the "Overtime" period will become the final day of the just-completed matchup. So, if after the NHL completes its Conference Semi-Finals, one of our "Series" or Matchups is tied 4-4 or 3-3, then those two teams would be judged upon their performance on the last day of action before the Conference Finals begin. If that day's scores also result in a 4-4 or 3-3 tie, then we'd look back one more day for the "Double-Overtime Period".
12. Substitutions from your Press Box can only be made between the NHL’s second and third Rounds, and third and fourth Rounds, so if both of your active goalies were to advance to the Conference Finals, you'd be given the opportunity to make a switch if your 3rd goalie were to advance as well (keep in mind that we will all lose a minimum of 8 players from our active roster after Round 1, so chances are that all 3 of our Press Box skaters will be brought in automatically).
13. Our Press Box players will not be allowed to contribute to our opening round Matchup. Since our opening Matchup will be a four-week Series, that means that no substitutions will be allowed after the NHL completes its Conference Quarter-Finals. Once we get to the Conference Finals, you will be allowed to use these players to win your Semi-Finals Matchup. As stated, the scoring that players accumulate, whether in your active lineup or in your Press Box, will be used to determine the Semi-Finals winners, and ultimately the Championship. Deciding which players to replace in your active lineup in four weeks time, will depend on how many stats they have compiled to date, even if their season is over. For the most part, the decision will be easy, but there may arise a situation where you prefer an eliminated player's stats to a still-active player's. Either way, you will only be allowed to "bench" or essentially throw away 4 players, while keeping your best 20 for the next Matchup. With a minimum of 12 players to be eliminated from each of our teams by the time we need to decide, we will all be choosing at least 8 guys for the Semis whose season is over. Just think of it as a place to dump your worst 4 guys, if you're lucky enough to advance.
So I hope that covers every contingency. The wording can be a little awkward at times, but I wanted to retain the exact phrasing from the original posts, whenever possible. I’m sure we all understand the gist of it, so let’s just sit back and enjoy the first two Rounds of the playoffs. Once we get close to the Conference Finals, I’ll remind everyone to consider their Press Box moves. As for scoring updates, Hockey Guru and I are currently trying to configure the most efficient layout. Expect to see an update similar to this one, probably after tomorrow night’s games.
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