Comments for 2010-11 Fearless Forecasts: A Look Back at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 13 out of 13 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:10:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13172 1. Toronto would make the playoff (or at worst finish bubble) - Close but no cigars... a few games short (lost 10$ dang!) 2. Edmonton would make the playoff - No comment.... at least i didn't bet on this one... 3. Tampa would be 1st in division - They were... sadly the season is 82 matchs... do i get ½ pt? 4. NewJersey would miss the playoff big time - Too little too late, they started so bad... still i get the point 5. Lecavalier would score 90+ pts - Like dobber said... i'm a believer... sadly traded Ehroff for him... :( 6. Kessel would get 75+ pts including 30 goals - 63pts in 81 games... but improving... no point for me though 7. Latendresse would get a career high 70+ pts - Hum ok... injured most of the time, total: 6pts out of 11 match... EPIC FAIL 8. Gonchar would get 50+ pts and +10 - Euh... 27pts (and minus 15) in 67 games... but who knows what he would have done in those 13 games missed. I guess i should better stick to NFL lol - Simon Beauregard Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:24:46 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13164 These were mine: My Fearless Forecasts 10. Sergei Gonchar is nominated for the Norris Trophy (following a 60+ point season) [b]LOL[/b] 9. Zbynek Michalek leads the Pittsburgh D in scoring [b]18 points was not enough[/b] 8. Pascal Leclaire doesn't get injured at all this year [[b][/b]b]moving on[/b] 7. Olli Jokinen tops the 80 point mark [b]damn[/b] 6. Michael Grabner leads the Panthers in scoring [b]I'll give myself this one, he led the Isles in goal scoring [/b] 5. Edmonton makes the playoffs [b]lmao[/b] 4. Mike Comrie and Patrick O'Sullivan each score at least 30 goals [b]ouch[/b] 3. Alex Kovalev gives one last hurrah with a 70+ point saeason [b]close...[/b] 2. Tampa Bay wins the Southeast Division [b]they were leading for a long while, but they suck[/b] 1. Washington struggles to make the playoffs [b]they were shitty for a bit[/b] - Big Ev Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:21:51 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13156 September 25, 2010 Votes: +2 P Swami said: 2 Minutes For Bearding 10 for the bank 10. Hank and Dank finish the season with the exact same amount of points. - admittedly not that risky and still got it wrong..FAIL 9. Anaheim surprises everyone and makes the playoffs on Hiller's back. - Hiller did alot to get them there, and aside from may's expectations they are there....WEAK PASS 8. Edmonton finishes tops in the division. - HAHAHA! i suppose if one were standing on their head i would be right! FAIL 7. Berglund leads the Blues in scoring. - Well second to Backes so FAIL 6. Crosby & Ovechkin miss 40 games between them this year. - Must be my crowning acheivment of these piss poor predictions...BIG PASS 5. The last place team in the east misses the playoffs by 9 points. - FLA out by 21 pts and counting...FAIL 4. Jason Spezza does not lead the sens in scoring this year. - errr... even with only 60 GP he still managed to do it. goes to show how crappy the sens have been!...FAIL 3. Phoenix make the cup finals. - we will have to see, but im not holding my breath...PUSH 2. Boston has another top 3 draft pick thanks to the leafs. - well, the leafs have proven me wrong. not sure how many teams get in the lottery but this has to be a.... FAIL 1. Subban struggles to top 30 pts this year. - 38 and counting. can i still call it a struggle to top 30? probably not. another FAIL. these are obviously not that easy to pull off. i went 2-7-1, so kudos to you angus! - P S Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:07:33 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13155 if you put money on vegas odds on all these predictions you'd be way ahead... in that light, great results... anyone can predict vancouver to win their division etc and have a better than 50/50 performance.. nice piece and follow up, angus.. - heater Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:31:29 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13154 As predictions go, I thought this was a really good bunch. On the very fine line of being bold, interesting, and attainable. I remember reading these and liked them very much. I definitely give these a big thumbs up and a big gold star. I remember disagreeing firmly with the STL prediction, probably the boldest call of them all. (but man, I've had a brutal year of predictions... P.Martin over Letang... I remember telling somebody to drop Lundqvist early in the season... brutal Pengwin, brutal) As for the Vezina, the only argument that can be made is that Rinne plays in a harder conference. But both Rinne & Thomas fared better (by both GAA & SV%) against the West, than the East! So, I think Thomas' extra .10 in GAA & extra .009 in SV% has to give him a definitive edge. And I think the NAS defense is better than BOS too. Everybody always thinks "Boston, Chara, good defense"... but this team gives up 32.7 shots against per game, 2nd worst in the NHL. - Pengwin7 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:46:04 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13150 I'd give it to Rinne. You are probably right though, Craig. - Jeff Angus Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:26:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13149 "Right division, wrong goalie." Are you actually implying that Rinne will beat out Thomas for the Vezina? Amazing season by Rinne, but he's only going to the awards as a spectator. I'm pretty sure that they've already engraved TT's name on that one. Otherwise, great article. - Craig K Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:19:26 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13145 Angus...delightful read, congrats on fessing up, but overall not very bad at all... St. Louis I agree you are a year out of synch.... Tavares lost a lot of support to injuries so who knows what might have been? Montreal, who would have predicted Carey Price's return in such strong fashion. Boston killer first half.... 50/50 is good enough for me this year, I just had to pick the right 50% to use...:D Visnovsky, Perry, Ryan and Vancouver all on my team and I won the league..thanks for the help - mike hess Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:44:36 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13143 All I have to say is thank you! I know there was a lot of talk about Vis leading the way for D men in the West but I made it a goal to draft him in my one year league, and got him at round 10. Not only leading the West but the entire NHL! Definitely came through in some tight spots for me this year. - AL Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:04:27 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13135 I don't think those predictions are inferior. If you believe people could see in the future, I'd call Angus a clairvoyant! A score of 30-40% on say the Zenner Card test would mean you'd have ESP. Except I would imagine the probability of knowing what card out of 5 turns up next would be higher then trying to guess 10 random events with infinite variables. - Eric Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:03:53 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13132 Angus, maybe poll the members in advance of next season, and pick 10 or 15 top fantasy questions to answer. That way, you are offering your take on questions asked directly from the guys who will criticize your predictions otherwise...just a thought. That being said, I enjoy your predictions, and 3-4/10 is decent. Nicely done! - Puckhead Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:29:25 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13130 I'd make them a tad more realistic if I was shooting for 50. I'm happy getting the 3 or 4. Better than last year. :) - Jeff Angus Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:55:54 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3599-2010-11-fearless-forecasts-a-look-back#comment-13129 Kudos for sticking your neck out...but not a good result. You need better than 50/50 or your predictions are inferior. :D - KJ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:47:47 +0100