NHL 2012, Simulation

Running a sim of the playoffs on NHL 2012.

The games are actually being played... 5 min periods, some aspects sped up in terms of game-play, veteran level I believe.

I listed the goal scorers names for each game in the order the goals were scored in (left to right).

I added some notes in (**) brackets, usually regarding injuries and back-up swaps made after rough goal-tending.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE
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Devils v Panthers: (Devils win 4-2)
Game 1:
0-2 (Matthias, Weiss)
Game 2:
4-3 (OT) (Weiss, Samuelsson, Fleischmann, Parise, Kovalchuk, Clarkson, Henrique)
Game 3:
4-1 (Parise, Matthias, Henrique, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk)
Game 4:
5-0 (Kovalchuk, Fayne, Zidlicky, Bernier, Kovalchuk) (**Wolski out for 2 weeks)
Game 5:
2-3 (Versteeg, Bergenheim, Henrique, Ponikarovsky, Versteeg)
Game 6:
2-1 (Clarkson, Weiss, Parise)
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Rangers v Senators: (0-4 Sweep by Senators)
Game 1:
0-2 (Turris, Foligno)
Game 2:
1-4 (Greening, Gaborik, Spezza, Alfredsson, Spezza)
Game 3:
4-5 (OT) (Greening, Gaborik, Greening, Stepan, Anisimov, Phillips, Gaborik, Phillips, Michalek) (*one goal each in last min of 3rd) .. (** Del Zotto out for 3 weeks)
Game 4:
1-2 (Gaborik, Spezza, Karlsson)
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Boston v Washington (Caps win 4-1)
Game 1:
0-4 (Chimera, Ovechkin, Green, Brouwer)
Game 2:
3-2 (Bergeron, Laich, Ference, Backstrom, Chara) (*Chara scores with .04 seconds left in 3rd)
Game 3:
1-2 (Johansson, Brouwer, Caron)
Game 4:
2-5 (Mottau, Peverly, Chimera, Brouwer, Knuble, Laich, Backstrom)
Game 5:
2-3 (OT) (Beagle, Peverly, Beagle, Peverly, Brouwer) (**Peverly goal with 0.3 second left in game)
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Pittsburgh v Philadelphia (Penguins win in 6)
Game 1:
1-0 (Martin) (*Coburn out for series)
Game 2:
1-3 (Timmonen, Simmonds, Staal, Hartnell)
Game 3:
4-2 (Neal, Sullivan, Simmonds, Briere, Engelland, Kennedy)
Game 4:
0-4 (Wellwood, Van Riemsdyk, Couterier, Giroux)
Game 5:
4-1 (Kunitz, Kennedy, Niskanen, Crosby, Read)
Game 6:
3-1 (Malkin, Van Riemsdyk, Kunitz, Neal)


WESTERN CONFERENCE
Phoenix v Chicago: (Coyotes win in 6)
Game 1:
0-1 (Hossa)
Game 2:
3-1 (Bickell, Whitney, Hanzal, Boedker)
Game 3:
0-3 (Morrison, Brunette, Stalberg)
Game 4:
1-0 (Whitney)
Game 5:
2-0 (Doan, Doan)
Game 6:
3-0 (Hanzal, Pyatt, Hanzal)
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Canucks v Kings: (Canucks win in 7)
Game 1:
5-2 (H. Sedin, Kopitar, Hansen, Kopitar, Booth, Kesler) (*King injured for Playoffs)
Game 2:
0-1 (OT) (Gagne) (*Henrik ROBBED by Quick late in the 3rd, Dubnyk like) (*Martinez out 2 games)
Game 3:
1-3 (Hamhuis, Carter, Carter, Brown)
Game 4:
4-3 (OT) (Williams, Kesler, Williams, Doughty, D. Sedin, Bieksa, Salo) (**Schneider in for game 4) (***Bieksa ties it with 25 seconds left) (****Higgins out 3 weeks)
Game 5:
2-4 (Booth, Williams, Kopitar, Pahlsson, Gagne, Lewis) (**Schneider in net) (Alberts out 2 weeks)
Game 6:
5-1 (Richards, H. Sedin, D. Sedin, Kesler, D. Sedin, Raymond) (**Luongo back in)
Game 7:
3-2 (Brown, Kesler, Booth, Kopitar, H. Sedin)
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Blues v Sharks: (Sharks win in 6)
Game 1:
3-2 (OT) (Boyle, Galiardi, Berglund, Pietrangelo, Backes)
Game 2:
0-3 (Handzus, Thornton, Pavelski)
Game 3:
1-2 (Havlat, Havlat, Backes) (**Elliot in for Game 3) (***Brent Burns out 3 weeks)
Game 4:
0-2 (Desjardins, Couture) (**Elliott in goal)
Game 5:
2-1 (Arnott, Stewart, Marleau) (**Halak back in)
Game 6:
1-2 (Vlasic, Marleau, Oshie)
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Nashville v Redwings: (4-0 Preds Sweep)
Game 1:
4-2 (Radulov, Datsyuk, Fisher, Fisher, Tootoo, Cleary) (*Gill out for next 2 games)
Game 2:
3-0 (S. Kostitsyn, Weber, S. Kostitsyn) (*A. Kostitsyn out 2 games)
Game 3:
4-2 (Weber, Franzen, Radulov, Erat, Lidstrom, Radulov) (**S. Kostitsyn out a week)
Game 4:
2-1 (Halischuk, Helm, Gaustad)


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EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS
Pittsburgh VS Ottawa: (Pens win in 7)
Game 1:
1-0 (Neal)
Game 2:
1-2 (Karlsson, Turris, Orpik) (***Neal out 1-2 game)
Game 3:
1-4 (Alfredsson, Michalek, Crosby, Turris, Greening)
Game 4:
3-0 (Letang, Malkin, Crosby)
Game 5:
0-3 (Michalek, Condra, Greening) (**Spezza injured 2 games)
Game 6:
5-2 (Greening, Z. Michalek, Kunitz, M. Michalek, Cooke, Z. Michalek, Neal) (** Smith injured 2 weeks)
Game 7:
4-3 (OT) (Kunitz, M. Michalek, Crosby, Karlsson, Malkin) (** Spezza back in)

New Jersey VS Washington: (DEVILS WIN IN 7)
Game 1:
4-3 (Semin, Ovechkin, Ovechkin, Volchenkov, Kovalchuk, Henrique, Zidlicky) (**Wideman out 3 weeks)
Game 2:
4-3 (2nd OT) (Carlson, Knuble, Kovalchuk, Zidlicky, Hamrlik, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk) (**Kovalchuk ties it with 30 seconds left)
Game 3:
2-0 (Parise, Clarkson)
Game 4:
2-3 (Ovechkin, Chimera, Parise, Parise, Chimera)
Game 5:
2-3 (OT) (Semin, Laich, Bernier, Zidlicky, Chimera)
Game 6:
1-4 (Semin, Elias, Brouwer, Ward, Ovechkin)
Game 7:
1-0 (Parise) (** Broduer game 7 shut-out XD )

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS
Vancouver VS San Jose: (Canucks win in 7)
Game 1:
3-4 (Hamhuis, Pavelski, Havlat, D. Sedin, D. Sedin, Pavelski, Galiardi)
Game 2:
1-4 (Booth, Havlat, Marleau, Moore, Boyle)
Game 3:
5-2 (Havlat, Pahlsson, Kassian, D. Sedin, Salo, Pavelski, D. Sedin) (**Schneider in for game 3)
Game 4:
2-3 (Booth, Hansen, Handzus, Desjardins, Marleau) (**Schneider in net)
Game 5:
5-4 (OT) (D. Sedin, Higgins, Burrows, Boyle, Burrows, Couture, Marleau, Marleau, Higgins) (**Luongo in net) (***Booth Injured 3 weeks)
Game 6:
3-0 (Bieksa, D. Sedin, Burrows)
Game 7:
2-1 (OT) (Couture, Raymond, Pahlsson) (*** Nucks tie 7 secs left in 3rd)

Phoenix VS Nashville: (Nashville wins in 5)
Game 1:
2-5 (Roszival, Halischuk, Weber, Radulov, Whitney, Erat, Fisher) (**Morris out for a month)
Game 2:
2-3 (Vrbata, Legwand, Radulov, Hanzal, Erat)
Game 3:
3-1 (Vrbata, A. Kostitsyn, Vermette, Vrbata)
Game 4:
0-1 (Fisher)
Game 5:
1-4 (Erat, Fisher, Doan, A. Kostitsyn)

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Conference Finals
Eastern:
Pittsburgh vs New Jersey: (Penguins win in 6)
Game 1:
4-2 (Cooke, Ponikarovsky, Kennedy, Neal, Carter, Kunitz)
Game 2:
2-1 (Kovalchuk, Michalek, Kunitz)
Game 3:
2-3 (OT) (Dupuis, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Kennedy, Clarkson)
Game 4:
1-2 (OT2) (Malkin, Zidlicky, Bernier)
Game 5:
4-3 (Dupuis, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Neal, Crosby, Zubrus, Kennedy)
Game 6:
3-0 (Dupuis, Staal, Cooke) (Malkin out for playoffs :( )

Western:
Vancouver vs Nashville: (Canucks win in 6)
Game 1:
4-5 (OT) (Hamhuis, Hornqvist, Raymond, A. Kostitsyn, Fisher, Malhotra, D. Sedin, Ellis, Ledwand) (**Kassian out 2 games)
Game 2:
5-1 (H. Sedin, Radulov, Ebbett, D. Sedin, D. Sedin,Pahlsson)
Game 3:
5-2 (Burrows, Erat, Salo, D. Sedin, H. Sedin, A. Kostitsyn, D. Sedin)
Game 4:
2-3 (OT) (Hansen, Gaustad, Weber, D. Sedin, Tootoo) (** Lindback in for game 4)
Game 5:
2-1 (D. Sedin, Edler, A. Kostitsyn) (** Rinne back in)
Game 6:
3-2 (OT) (D. Sedin, Radulov, Salo, Radulov, Ebbett)

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CUP FINALS
Canucks vs Penguins: GOING TO GAME 7!
Game 1:
0-4 (Orpik, Staal, Neal, Michalek)
Game 2:
3-0 (Burrows, Edler, H. Sedin)
Game 3:
1-2 (OT) (Kennedy, D. Sedin, Sullivan)
Game 4:
5-2 (Kesler, D. Sedin, Kennedy, Michalek, D. Sedin, Sullivan, Higgins, Bieksa)
Game 5:
5-0 (Malhotra, Hamhuis, D. Sedin, Lapierre, D. Sedin) (** Ebbett out for playoffs)
Game 6:
1-2 (Kennedy, Higgins, Orpik) (** Orpik scores with 22 secs left)
Game 7:
PENGUINS WIN STANLEY CUP 5-2!
Coming... video.

Game 7:
3-2 (Brown, Kesler, Booth, Burrows, Kopitar, H. Sedin)


Woops

There ya go

^^ thanks it was Booth's goal, forgot to remove the typo.
(Mind removing the quote... lots of space... or at least shrinking) :)

One can only hope!

Oh God, we were swept?!?

Damn you NHL 12! Curse you!

Oh God, we were swept?!?

Damn you NHL 12! Curse you!

My theory is I think some producer at EA must love the Senators and demand they be overpowered. Last year when I was playing NHL 11, the Sens made it to the ECF, were down 3-1 in the series to the Bruins, and came back to win the series 4-3. But don't worry, I ultimately beat them in the SCF as the Canucks.

As I side note, I made Bure and he was on the Rangers. I miss Bure.

nashville v redwings: (4-0 preds sweep)
game 1:
4-2 (radulov, datsyuk, fisher, fisher, tootoo, cleary) (*gill out for next 2 games)
game 2:
3-0 (s. Kostitsyn, weber, s. Kostitsyn) (*a. Kostitsyn out 2 games)
game 3:
4-2 (weber, franzen, radulov, erat, lidstrom, radulov) (**s. Kostitsyn out a week)
game 4:
2-1 (halischuk, helm, gaustad)


boom!!!

My theory is I think some producer at EA must love the Senators and demand they be overpowered. Last year when I was playing NHL 11, the Sens made it to the ECF, were down 3-1 in the series to the Bruins, and came back to win the series 4-3. But don't worry, I ultimately beat them in the SCF as the Canucks.

As I side note, I made Bure and he was on the Rangers. I miss Bure.

In NHL 07, the Flames were a super awesome team. I was about to get swept by them when game 4 of the SCF went into OT. Kipper went extremely far out to play the puck and was pick pocketed by Shanahan. He scored, we came back, and denied Calgary in Game 7. :laugh: Good times.

Running a sim of the playoffs on NHL 2012.

The games are actually being played... 5 min periods, some aspects sped up in terms of game-play, veteran level I believe.

I listed the goal scorers names for each game in the order the goals were scored in (left to right).

I added some notes in (**) brackets, usually regarding injuries and back-up swaps made after rough goal-tending.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE
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Devils v Panthers: (Devils win 4-2)
Game 1:
0-2 (Matthias, Weiss)
Game 2:
4-3 (OT) (Weiss, Samuelsson, Fleischmann, Parise, Kovalchuk, Clarkson, Henrique)
Game 3:
4-1 (Parise, Matthias, Henrique, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk)
Game 4:
5-0 (Kovalchuk, Fayne, Zidlicky, Bernier, Kovalchuk) (**Wolski out for 2 weeks)
Game 5:
2-3 (Versteeg, Bergenheim, Henrique, Ponikarovsky, Versteeg)
Game 6:
2-1 (Clarkson, Weiss, Parise)
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Rangers v Senators: (0-4 Sweep by Senators)
Game 1:
0-2 (Turris, Foligno)
Game 2:
1-4 (Greening, Gaborik, Spezza, Alfredsson, Spezza)
Game 3:
4-5 (OT) (Greening, Gaborik, Greening, Stepan, Anisimov, Phillips, Gaborik, Phillips, Michalek) (*one goal each in last min of 3rd) .. (** Del Zotto out for 3 weeks)
Game 4:
1-2 (Gaborik, Spezza, Karlsson)
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Boston v Washington (Caps win 4-1)
Game 1:
0-4 (Chimera, Ovechkin, Green, Brouwer)
Game 2:
3-2 (Bergeron, Laich, Ference, Backstrom, Chara) (*Chara scores with .04 seconds left in 3rd)
Game 3:
1-2 (Johansson, Brouwer, Caron)
Game 4:
2-5 (Mottau, Peverly, Chimera, Brouwer, Knuble, Laich, Backstrom)
Game 5:
2-3 (OT) (Beagle, Peverly, Beagle, Peverly, Brouwer) (**Peverly goal with 0.3 second left in game)
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Pittsburgh v Philadelphia (Penguins win in 6)
Game 1:
1-0 (Martin) (*Coburn out for series)
Game 2:
1-3 (Timmonen, Simmonds, Staal, Hartnell)
Game 3:
4-2 (Neal, Sullivan, Simmonds, Briere, Engelland, Kennedy)
Game 4:
0-4 (Wellwood, Van Riemsdyk, Couterier, Giroux)
Game 5:
4-1 (Kunitz, Kennedy, Niskanen, Crosby, Read)
Game 6:
3-1 (Malkin, Van Riemsdyk, Kunitz, Neal)


WESTERN CONFERENCE
Phoenix v Chicago: (Coyotes win in 6)
Game 1:
0-1 (Hossa)
Game 2:
3-1 (Bickell, Whitney, Hanzal, Boedker)
Game 3:
0-3 (Morrison, Brunette, Stalberg)
Game 4:
1-0 (Whitney)
Game 5:
2-0 (Doan, Doan)
Game 6:
3-0 (Hanzal, Pyatt, Hanzal)
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Canucks v Kings: (Canucks win in 7)
Game 1:
5-2 (H. Sedin, Kopitar, Hansen, Kopitar, Booth, Kesler) (*King injured for Playoffs)
Game 2:
0-1 (OT) (Gagne) (*Henrik ROBBED by Quick late in the 3rd, Dubnyk like) (*Martinez out 2 games)
Game 3:
1-3 (Hamhuis, Carter, Carter, Brown)
Game 4:
4-3 (OT) (Williams, Kesler, Williams, Doughty, D. Sedin, Bieksa, Salo) (**Schneider in for game 4) (***Bieksa ties it with 25 seconds left) (****Higgins out 3 weeks)
Game 5:
2-4 (Booth, Williams, Kopitar, Pahlsson, Gagne, Lewis) (**Schneider in net) (Alberts out 2 weeks)
Game 6:
5-1 (Richards, H. Sedin, D. Sedin, Kesler, D. Sedin, Raymond) (**Luongo back in)
Game 7:
3-2 (Brown, Kesler, Booth, Kopitar, H. Sedin)
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Blues v Sharks: (Sharks win in 6)
Game 1:
3-2 (OT) (Boyle, Galiardi, Berglund, Pietrangelo, Backes)
Game 2:
0-3 (Handzus, Thornton, Pavelski)
Game 3:
1-2 (Havlat, Havlat, Backes) (**Elliot in for Game 3) (***Brent Burns out 3 weeks)
Game 4:
0-2 (Desjardins, Couture) (**Elliott in goal)
Game 5:
2-1 (Arnott, Stewart, Marleau) (**Halak back in)
Game 6:
1-2 (Vlasic, Marleau, Oshie)
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Nashville v Redwings: (4-0 Preds Sweep)
Game 1:
4-2 (Radulov, Datsyuk, Fisher, Fisher, Tootoo, Cleary) (*Gill out for next 2 games)
Game 2:
3-0 (S. Kostitsyn, Weber, S. Kostitsyn) (*A. Kostitsyn out 2 games)
Game 3:
4-2 (Weber, Franzen, Radulov, Erat, Lidstrom, Radulov) (**S. Kostitsyn out a week)
Game 4:
2-1 (Halischuk, Helm, Gaustad)


Next Round (Coming Tomorrow):
East:
Pittsburgh VS Ottawa
New Jersey VS Washington
West:
Vancouver VS San Jose
Phoenix VS Nashville

New shutout record!!

Oh if only the Sharks/Blues series happens minus Burns getting injured.

Wow, four shutouts for Mike Smith!

Oh if only the Sharks/Blues series happens minus Burns getting injured.

Wow, four shutouts for Mike Smith!

Actually 3 in a row to close the series... he went 2 more periods in round 2 game 1 against the Preds then got lit up in the 3rd...

Will post 2nd round later tomorrow... err... today..

For some reason in this game, I could have the best team ever, but the only rounds I could get sweeps in are the 1st and SCF.

Haha, it's a shame NHL12 is absolutely terrible. I wouldn't mind Smith's three consecutive shutouts coming true, though. :D

At least i get my wish of playing the caps

you shouldnt really play (depending on how good/bad you are). Simming is the fair way to go

you shouldnt really play (depending on how good/bad you are). Simming is the fair way to go

I don't think he's playing them. When he says "Game's are actually being played", he means that he's not doing a quick sim. He's actually watching the games being played by the AI.

I don't think he's playing them. When he says "Game's are actually being played", he means that he's not doing a quick sim. He's actually watching the games being played by the AI.

gotcha:laugh:

because if someone is really good or bad they will win/lose the series haha

An 8 seed sweeping a 1 seed would be epic, hope the playoffs actually go this way.

LAWL at Sens sweep.

They suck man.

Hank Sedin kills the Kings again haha.

I did this same type of thing yesterday, I did it once with Luongo starting, lost in the 2nd round to the Sharks.

Did it again with Schneider starting, Canucks went 16-4 to win the cup.

Controversy

An 8 seed sweeping a 1 seed would be epic, hope the playoffs actually go this way.
Has this ever happened? I know Ottawa got swept twice when they were the second seed in '99 and '01 and Detroit got swept by the Ducks in '03 but has an 8 ever swept a 1?

Looks like a good first round to me!

I'm kind of torn. A Preds sweep would be awesome. Getting out of this series with Detroit in the fewest number of games possible could go a long way for success in the later rounds.

BUT the Preds just aren't a very good team when they get a lot of time off between games. I think if this were to actually happen the Preds would go into the PHX and lose the first game.

Rads getting three goals in four games would be sweet, though :nod:

Man that Sens sweep would be amazing :laugh: Game 3 sounded really entertaining.

Hank Sedin kills the Kings again haha.

I did this same type of thing yesterday, I did it once with Luongo starting, lost in the 2nd round to the Sharks.

Did it again with Schneider starting, Canucks went 16-4 to win the cup.

Controversy

Glad I'm not the only one that saw this :laugh: I was like EVEN IN THE VIDEO GAME GO AWAY!

Can we swap out another player instead of Higgins getting injured?

Even in Sims we can't escape bad injuries. :shakehead:

PHX /CHI has me laughing pretty good... 6 game series with 5 shutouts!

Haha, it's a shame NHL12 is absolutely terrible. I wouldn't mind Smith's three consecutive shutouts coming true, though. :D

I'd agree with you if there was anything close to being a better game...

Hank Sedin kills the Kings again haha.

I did this same type of thing yesterday, I did it once with Luongo starting, lost in the 2nd round to the Sharks.

Did it again with Schneider starting, Canucks went 16-4 to win the cup.

Controversy

Luongo pulled in round two also. :laugh:

EDIT:

And yes as was mentioned i'm not "playing" the games but they are being "played" by the AI... as in I am not just quick simming through.

Main reason for this is that I find the quick simming to basically just randomly pick a team to win, where-as the "more skilled" team seems to have a better chance if the game is played out.

Can we swap out another player instead of Higgins getting injured?

Even in Sims we can't escape bad injuries. :shakehead:

Actually Higgins was okay for round two in the game. :nod: Or at least playing injured.

Oh God, we were swept?!?

Damn you NHL 12! Curse you!

On NHL 12, our defense is a 79 overall :shakehead I think McD is below 80 as well.

Burns out for three weeks! Say it ain't so! :scared:

Sounds pretty good to me! Loving the sweep from the Sens and what sounds like a wildly fun Game 3.

Very cool on Smith getting 3 straight shut outs, and also the Preds sweeping the Wings.

These things are always fun.

Gagne scoring an OT goal from the press box. I hope that comes true!

Sounds pretty good to me! Loving the sweep from the Sens and what sounds like a wildly fun Game 3.

Very cool on Smith getting 3 straight shut outs, and also the Preds sweeping the Wings.

These things are always fun.

None of these things actually happened...

None of these things actually happened...

whaaaa? nooo wayyy!

Oh so THAT'S what simulation means...

On NHL 12, our defense is a 79 overall :shakehead I think McD is below 80 as well.

Ya I boosted the NYR D a bit. McD was rated 82 when I finished with him.

Ya I boosted the NYR D a bit. McD was rated 82 when I finished with him.

That's still below where he should be. IMO he's the best d-man on the team.

Lmao @ Sens sweeping the Rangers. I'm not saying the Sens can't beat the Rangers, but a sweep is just not happening. Still fun to see the simulation play out.

if you are going to sim it, why not set it to full rules and 20 minute periods?

I was thinking about running a SIM on NHL 12 but glad someone else had the time to do it. I'm also glad the Sens managed a sweep the Rangers despite such a mediocre rating.

:handclap:

Friend of mine simmed it as well - SCF was Florida and Phoenix with Phoenix taking it in 4. Wow.

if you are going to sim it, why not set it to full rules and 20 minute periods?

You know how long it would take to watch every one of those games? Doubt anyone has that much time on their hands lol

man i cant wait for game 3. Dont let us down greening.

WTH the B's lost in 5...fire Clode!!

Friend of mine simmed it as well - SCF was Florida and Phoenix with Phoenix taking it in 4. Wow.

thanks for sharing, more people should sim this and share in this thread :handclap:

lol in game 2 chara score with 0.04 seconds left in 3rd then in game 5 peverly scores with 0.3 seconds left in 3rd. thats enough to give me two heart attacks

That's still below where he should be. IMO he's the best d-man on the team.

Got to remember Staal is also 82 and a lot of good d-men in the game are rated 80-84 ... and 'poise' makes a massive difference, usually based off how many playoff games they have actually played.

if you are going to sim it, why not set it to full rules and 20 minute periods?

I wanted to get it done before the playoffs start.

If I had done it on 20 minute periods the first round probably wouldn't be done until the actual first round was almost over. :laugh:

EDIT:

Also round two is taking slightly longer than I thought it would due to 3 game 7's.

Washington beating Boston and Nashville sweeping Detroit is enough of a reason to laugh at these simulations.

Usually simulations are run multiple times (a decent sample size for this would probably be in the 100's) as running just 1 simulation is subject to so much random chance that the results are only marginally reliable.

Washington beating Boston and Nashville sweeping Detroit is enough of a reason to laugh at these simulations.

Usually simulations are run multiple times (a decent sample size for this would probably be in the 100's) as running just 1 simulation is subject to so much random chance that the results are only marginally reliable.

Well ya... i'm not saying this is anywhere near accurate. :laugh:

Can I consider the Blues to be official underdogs vs the more experienced Sharks now?

I think the NYR and Blues are not well accounted for with the numerical player stats the game uses. Team play is their forte, and NHL12 just doesn't model that very well.

2nd Round Done***********

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS
Pittsburgh VS Ottawa: (Pens win in 7)
Game 1:
1-0 (Neal)
Game 2:
1-2 (Karlsson, Turris, Orpik) (***Neal out 1-2 game)
Game 3:
1-4 (Alfredsson, Michalek, Crosby, Turris, Greening)
Game 4:
3-0 (Letang, Malkin, Crosby)
Game 5:
0-3 (Michalek, Condra, Greening) (**Spezza injured 2 games)
Game 6:
5-2 (Greening, Z. Michalek, Kunitz, M. Michalek, Cooke, Z. Michalek, Neal) (** Smith injured 2 weeks)
Game 7:
4-3 (OT) (Kunitz, M. Michalek, Crosby, Karlsson, Malkin) (** Spezza back in)

New Jersey VS Washington: (DEVILS WIN IN 7)
Game 1:
4-3 (Semin, Ovechkin, Ovechkin, Volchenkov, Kovalchuk, Henrique, Zidlicky) (**Wideman out 3 weeks)
Game 2:
4-3 (2nd OT) (Carlson, Knuble, Kovalchuk, Zidlicky, Hamrlik, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk) (**Kovalchuk ties it with 30 seconds left)
Game 3:
2-0 (Parise, Clarkson)
Game 4:
2-3 (Ovechkin, Chimera, Parise, Parise, Chimera)
Game 5:
2-3 (OT) (Semin, Laich, Bernier, Zidlicky, Chimera)
Game 6:
1-4 (Semin, Elias, Brouwer, Ward, Ovechkin)
Game 7:
1-0 (Parise) (** Broduer game 7 shut-out XD )

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS
Vancouver VS San Jose: (Canucks win in 7)
Game 1:
3-4 (Hamhuis, Pavelski, Havlat, D. Sedin, D. Sedin, Pavelski, Galiardi)
Game 2:
1-4 (Booth, Havlat, Marleau, Moore, Boyle)
Game 3:
5-2 (Havlat, Pahlsson, Kassian, D. Sedin, Salo, Pavelski, D. Sedin) (**Schneider in for game 3)
Game 4:
2-3 (Booth, Hansen, Handzus, Desjardins, Marleau) (**Schneider in net)
Game 5:
5-4 (OT) (D. Sedin, Higgins, Burrows, Boyle, Burrows, Couture, Marleau, Marleau, Higgins) (**Luongo in net) (***Booth Injured 3 weeks)
Game 6:
3-0 (Bieksa, D. Sedin, Burrows)
Game 7:
2-1 (OT) (Couture, Raymond, Pahlsson) (*** Nucks tie 7 secs left in 3rd)

Phoenix VS Nashville: (Nashville wins in 5)
Game 1:
2-5 (Roszival, Halischuk, Weber, Radulov, Whitney, Erat, Fisher) (**Morris out for a month)
Game 2:
2-3 (Vrbata, Legwand, Radulov, Hanzal, Erat)
Game 3:
3-1 (Vrbata, A. Kostitsyn, Vermette, Vrbata)
Game 4:
0-1 (Fisher)
Game 5:
1-4 (Erat, Fisher, Doan, A. Kostitsyn)

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Upcoming:

East Finals:
Penguins vs Devils

West Finals:
Canucks vs Predators

Washington beating Boston and Nashville sweeping Detroit is enough of a reason to laugh at these simulations.

Yeah.....kinda reminds me of that ridiculous NHL '10 simulation when 5 out of the first 6 Eastern Conference playoff series were won by the underdogs, and a Flyers team that only got into the playoffs by winning a shootout in their final regular season game not only advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, but overcame a 3-0 deficit along the way.

Completely laughable outcome that would never happen in reality......


.......oh wait, that was REALITY!


Obviously the OP and everyone knows that this isn't all going to go down exactly as in the simulation, but half the fun of playoff hockey is that it can be as absurdly unpredictable as any video game simulation, if not even more so.

You could run 200,000 simulations of the Stanley Cup Finals matchup, think you've got all realistic possible outcomes covered......and then somebody goes and bites another player's finger and suddenly all heck breaks loose.

Yeah.....kinda reminds me of that ridiculous NHL '10 simulation when 5 out of the first 6 Eastern Conference playoff series were won by the underdogs, and a Flyers team that only got into the playoffs by winning a shootout in their final regular season game not only advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, but overcame a 3-0 deficit along the way.

Completely laughable outcome that would never happen in reality......


.......oh wait, that was REALITY!


Obviously the OP and everyone knows that this isn't all going to go down exactly as in the simulation, but half the fun of playoff hockey is that it can be as absurdly unpredictable as any video game simulation, if not even more so.

You could run 200,000 simulations of the Stanley Cup Finals matchup, think you've got all realistic possible outcomes covered......and then somebody goes and bites another player's finger and suddenly all heck breaks loose.

I don't even think the final 4 is "that" crazy. How they got there might be but I could see Van/Nas, Pit/NJ

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS
Vancouver VS San Jose: (Canucks win in 7)
Game 1:
3-4 (Hamhuis, Pavelski, Havlat, D. Sedin, D. Sedin, Pavelski, Galiardi)
Game 2:
1-4 (Booth, Havlat, Marleau, Moore, Boyle)
Game 3:
5-2 (Havlat, Pahlsson, Kassian, D. Sedin, Salo, Pavelski, D. Sedin) (**Schneider in for game 3)
Game 4:
2-3 (Booth, Hansen, Handzus, Desjardins, Marleau) (**Schneider in net)
Game 5:
5-4 (OT) (D. Sedin, Higgins, Burrows, Boyle, Burrows, Couture, Marleau, Marleau, Higgins) (**Luongo in net) (***Booth Injured 3 weeks)
Game 6:
3-0 (Bieksa, D. Sedin, Burrows)
Game 7:
2-1 (OT) (Couture, Raymond, Pahlsson) (*** Nucks tie 7 secs left in 3rd)


So to recap......

Sharks blow series leads of 2-0 and 3-1

Sharks manage to score only 1 goal in the final 2 games/~8 periods of hockey (OT Game 5, Game 6, Game 7 + OT)

and Sharks choke away Game 7 after leading with under a half minute to go.......


Seriously.........This might be the most realistic/accurate outcome from a video game simulation I've ever seen!


It's like the A.I. engine has been following the Sharks for years, critically understands them, and has learned everything it possibly could about them.

Come to think of it, it's actually quite terrifying just how much that A.I. actually seems to know about them.

I might have to write a letter to EA Sports to stop giving that program more information before it eventually becomes sentient and rapidly learns how to enslave us all.

really sens swept rangers...interesting

So to recap......

Sharks blow series leads of 2-0 and 3-1

Sharks manage to score only 1 goal in the final 2 games/~8 periods of hockey (OT Game 5, Game 6, Game 7 + OT)

and Sharks choke away Game 7 after leading with under a half minute to go.......


Seriously.........This might be the most realistic/accurate outcome from a video game simulation I've ever seen!


It's like the A.I. engine has been following the Sharks for years, critically understands them, and has learned everything it possibly could about them.

Come to think of it, it's actually quite terrifying just how much that A.I. actually seems to know about them.

I might have to write a letter to EA Sports to stop giving that program more information before it eventually becomes sentient and rapidly learns how to enslave us all.

:laugh:

Missing Brent Burns on d-though.

really sens swept rangers...interesting

Yup and I thought I had optimized the Rangers quite a lot. Even fiddled with their lines while not touching much of anything on the Sens. :huh:

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Nashville v Redwings: (4-0 Preds Sweep)
Game 1:
4-2 (Radulov, Datsyuk, Fisher, Fisher, Tootoo, Cleary) (*Gill out for next 2 games)
Game 2:
3-0 (S. Kostitsyn, Weber, S. Kostitsyn) (*A. Kostitsyn out 2 games)
Game 3:
4-2 (Weber, Franzen, Radulov, Erat, Lidstrom, Radulov) (**S. Kostitsyn out a week)
Game 4:
2-1 (Halischuk, Helm, Gaustad)



Pierre Gauthier is somewhere, laughing maniacally.

:laugh:

Missing Brent Burns on d-though.

So in other words.....just like in reality? :sarcasm:


You think I'm being funny, do ya? Take another look at what you posted....


WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS
Vancouver VS San Jose: (Canucks win in 7)
Game 1:
3-4 (Hamhuis, Pavelski, Havlat, D. Sedin, D. Sedin, Pavelski, Galiardi)
Game 2:
1-4 (Booth, Havlat, Marleau, Moore, Boyle)
Game 3:
5-2 (Havlat, Pahlsson, Kassian, D. Sedin, Salo, Pavelski, D. Sedin) (**Schneider in for game 3)
Game 4:
2-3 (Booth, Hansen, Handzus, Desjardins, Marleau) (**Schneider in net)
Game 5:
5-4 (OT) (D. Sedin, Higgins, Burrows, Boyle, Burrows, Couture, Marleau, Marleau, Higgins) (**Luongo in net) (***Booth Injured 3 weeks)
Game 6:
3-0 (Bieksa, D. Sedin, Burrows)
Game 7:
2-1 (OT) (Couture, Raymond, Pahlsson) (*** Nucks tie 7 secs left in 3rd)


Just look at how knowledgeable and intuitive it already is!

Luongo pulled mid-series, and then re-inserted later
Pavelski leading the charge early in the series
Marleau getting white hot with 4 goals in 5 games before completely disappearing
Niemi getting lit up for 3 quick goals against in at least two (and possibly 3) of the games
Couture the lone Shark able to score over the final two games
.....and Joe Thornton absolutely nowhere to be found on the goal scoring sheet.

:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:

Dude, seriously.......for the sake of the entire human race, put that damn game down, now! It's learning too fast! Hell, it may already know too much.

I'm now 100% convinced it's watching you while you play. It's learning you. If you keep playing that game, I'm telling you, it will eventually learn everything there is to know about you and then one day rise up and kill you in your sleep. Save yourself. Shut that devil game off and just live off the grid for a little while.......unless, the A.I. learned how to hack into your HF account, in which case it may already be too late.

^^ I'm not even playing! dun dun daaaaaa!

Washington beating Boston and Nashville sweeping Detroit is enough of a reason to laugh at these simulations.

Usually simulations are run multiple times (a decent sample size for this would probably be in the 100's) as running just 1 simulation is subject to so much random chance that the results are only marginally reliable.

I'm pretty sure this is all just for fun. No one is taking it seriously, or at least they shouldn't.

as is the fact BLUES play SHARKS, CANUCKS play KINGS

I'm pretty sure this is all just for fun. No one is taking it seriously, or at least they shouldn't.

Nope. I just thought i'd see what the game did. Gotta be as valid as making a random prediction myself, at least.

LOL'd at Ottawa sweeping the Rangers.

I had my NHL 99 simulate the games, here are the results:

West
NYR-OTT 3-4
BOS-WSH 4-0
FLA-NJ 0-4
PIT-PHI 1-4

BOS-OTT 4-0
PHI-NJ 4-2

BOS-PHI 4-3 (Bruins 0-3 down)

West
VAN-LAK 4-3
STL-SJ 4-3
PHX-CHI 3-4
NSH-DET 1-4

VAN-CHI 0-4
STL-DET 3-4

DET-CHI 4-2

Stanley Cup Finals

BOS-DET 4-3 (2-1, 2-3ot., 8-3, 1-3, 2-1ot., 1-2, 2-1ot.)

Let's see which game gives the best prediction :P

So in other words.....just like in reality? :sarcasm:


You think I'm being funny, do ya? Take another look at what you posted....



Just look at how knowledgeable and intuitive it already is!

Luongo pulled mid-series, and then re-inserted later
Pavelski leading the charge early in the series
Marleau getting white hot with 4 goals in 5 games before completely disappearing
Niemi getting lit up for 3 quick goals against in at least two (and possibly 3) of the games
Couture the lone Shark able to score over the final two games
.....and Joe Thornton absolutely nowhere to be found on the goal scoring sheet.

:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:

Dude, seriously.......for the sake of the entire human race, put that damn game down, now! It's learning too fast! Hell, it may already know too much.

I'm now 100% convinced it's watching you while you play. It's learning you. If you keep playing that game, I'm telling you, it will eventually learn everything there is to know about you and then one day rise up and kill you in your sleep. Save yourself. Shut that devil game off and just live off the grid for a little while.......unless, the A.I. learned how to hack into your HF account, in which case it may already be too late.

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/images/2008/05/27/wargames.jpg

The only winning move is not to play :nod:

Canucks tie game 7 with 7 seconds left then win in OT? Yea I would have had a heart attack :laugh:

I'm now 100% convinced it's watching you while you play. It's learning you. If you keep playing that game, I'm telling you, it will eventually learn everything there is to know about you and then one day rise up and kill you in your sleep. Save yourself. Shut that devil game off and just live off the grid for a little while.......unless, the A.I. learned how to hack into your HF account, in which case it may already be too late.
Ohh that explains why I keep losing to clearly inferior opponents - the game is delibrately making me lose so I would kill myself :eek:

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/images/2008/05/27/wargames.jpg

The only winning move is not to play :nod:


Winner! :laugh:

:handclap:

what if people read books and learned languages with all the free time on their hands?

Game 7 OT against Ottawa is the last thing I need :laugh:

what if people read books and learned languages with all the free time on their hands?

? i'm writing a 25,000 word finance report with games running in the background... :huh:

EDIT:

Also, update:

Conference Finals
Eastern:
Pittsburgh vs New Jersey: (Penguins win in 6)
Game 1:
4-2 (Cooke, Ponikarovsky, Kennedy, Neal, Carter, Kunitz)
Game 2:
2-1 (Kovalchuk, Michalek, Kunitz)
Game 3:
2-3 (OT) (Dupuis, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Kennedy, Clarkson)
Game 4:
1-2 (OT2) (Malkin, Zidlicky, Bernier)
Game 5:
4-3 (Dupuis, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Neal, Crosby, Zubrus, Kennedy)
Game 6:
3-0 (Dupuis, Staal, Cooke) (Malkin out for Playoffs :( )

Western:
Vancouver vs Nashville: (Canucks win in 6)
Game 1:
4-5 (OT) (Hamhuis, Hornqvist, Raymond, A. Kostitsyn, Fisher, Malhotra, D. Sedin, Ellis, Ledwand) (**Kassian out 2 games)
Game 2:
5-1 (H. Sedin, Radulov, Ebbett, D. Sedin, D. Sedin,Pahlsson)
Game 3:
5-2 (Burrows, Erat, Salo, D. Sedin, H. Sedin, A. Kostitsyn, D. Sedin)
Game 4:
2-3 (OT) (Hansen, Gaustad, Weber, D. Sedin, Tootoo) (** Lindback in for game 4)
Game 5:
2-1 (D. Sedin, Edler, A. Kostitsyn) (** Rinne back in)
Game 6:
3-2 (OT) (D. Sedin, Radulov, Salo, Radulov, Ebbett) (***Bieksa hurt 1-3 games)


CUP FINALS Coming
Canucks vs Penguins

? i'm writing a 25,000 word finance report with games running in the background... :huh:

EDIT:

Also, update:

Conference Finals
Eastern:
Pittsburgh vs New Jersey: (Penguins win in 6)
Game 1:
4-2 (Cooke, Ponikarovsky, Kennedy, Neal, Carter, Kunitz)
Game 2:
2-1 (Kovalchuk, Michalek, Kunitz)
Game 3:
2-3 (OT) (Dupuis, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Kennedy, Clarkson)
Game 4:
1-2 (OT2) (Malkin, Zidlicky, Bernier)
Game 5:
4-3 (Dupuis, Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Neal, Crosby, Zubrus, Kennedy)
Game 6:
3-0 (Dupuis, Staal, Cooke) (Malkin out for Playoffs :( )

Western:
Vancouver vs Nashville: (Canucks win in 6)
Game 1:
4-5 (OT) (Hamhuis, Hornqvist, Raymond, A. Kostitsyn, Fisher, Malhotra, D. Sedin, Ellis, Ledwand) (**Kassian out 2 games)
Game 2:
5-1 (H. Sedin, Radulov, Ebbett, D. Sedin, D. Sedin,Pahlsson)
Game 3:
5-2 (Burrows, Erat, Salo, D. Sedin, H. Sedin, A. Kostitsyn, D. Sedin)
Game 4:
2-3 (OT) (Hansen, Gaustad, Weber, D. Sedin, Tootoo) (** Lindback in for game 4)
Game 5:
2-1 (D. Sedin, Edler, A. Kostitsyn) (** Rinne back in)
Game 6:
3-2 (OT) (D. Sedin, Radulov, Salo, Radulov, Ebbett) (***Bieksa hurt 1-3 games)


CUP FINALS Coming
Canucks vs Penguins

I'm okay with losing in the ECF! At least we took Malkin :handclap:

Doesn't the NHL usually do an "official" one before the playoffs start? They're usually pretty accurate from what I recall, well at least the first round is.

Here is last year's.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559597

i was playing last night on nhl 12. i was using canucks

nucks vrs l.a=7games van won kesler was specutacular.
2nd round=nucks/sharks a sweep. srsly. s.j was weak. all one goal games and some ot.

3rd round=chicago had a 3-0 series lead. i simulated and there were some injuries. bieska hurt for 3 weeks. put schiends in for game 5 won. then put luongo in. game 6 at the united center blew chicago out of the water. 8-1 booth/kesler leading the way.

4th round rematch against boston..... they had a 3-1 series lead. put schiends in game 5. won it. then game 7 came luongo in. van won 6-2 therefore winning the cup.

leading scorers were kesler with 22 pts. booth with 18. then daniel then burrows. the third line was really good. pahulsson had 6 goals=12pts, hansen 5 goals. higgins 4.

Ottawa sweeping the Rangers and then taking the Penguins to 7 games.

OK

Ottawa sweeping the Rangers and then taking the Penguins to 7 games.

OK

:laugh:

Yup. That and Mike Smith's 3 games + 2 period shut-out streak have been the most bizarre things so far.

I had my NHL 99 simulate the games, here are the results:

West
NYR-OTT 3-4
BOS-WSH 4-0
FLA-NJ 0-4
PIT-PHI 1-4

BOS-OTT 4-0
PHI-NJ 4-2

BOS-PHI 4-3 (Bruins 0-3 down)

West
VAN-LAK 4-3
STL-SJ 4-3
PHX-CHI 3-4
NSH-DET 1-4

VAN-CHI 0-4
STL-DET 3-4

DET-CHI 4-2

Stanley Cup Finals

BOS-DET 4-3 (2-1, 2-3ot., 8-3, 1-3, 2-1ot., 1-2, 2-1ot.)

Let's see which game gives the best prediction :P

this looks more realistic for sure

Kovalchuk was a beast in this simulation.

14 goals? I'd love that :laugh:

Update. Since it's going to game 7 i'll put that up as a video either later tonight or tomorrow.

CUP FINALS Coming
Canucks vs Penguins: GOING TO GAME 7!
Game 1:
0-4 (Orpik, Staal, Neal, Michalek)
Game 2:
3-0 (Burrows, Edler, H. Sedin)
Game 3:
1-2 (OT) (Kennedy, D. Sedin, Sullivan)
Game 4:
5-2 (Kesler, D. Sedin, Kennedy, Michalek, D. Sedin, Sullivan, Higgins, Bieksa)
Game 5:
5-0 (Malhotra, Hamhuis, D. Sedin, Lapierre, D. Sedin) (** Ebbett out for playoffs)
Game 6:
1-2 (Kennedy, Higgins, Orpik) (** Orpik scores with 22 secs left)
Game 7:
Coming... video.

Update. Since it's going to game 7 i'll put that up as a video either later tonight or tomorrow.

CUP FINALS Coming
Canucks vs Penguins: GOING TO GAME 7!
Game 1:
0-4 (Orpik, Staal, Neal, Michalek)
Game 2:
3-0 (Burrows, Edler, H. Sedin)
Game 3:
1-2 (OT) (Kennedy, D. Sedin, Sullivan)
Game 4:
5-2 (Kesler, D. Sedin, Kennedy, Michalek, D. Sedin, Sullivan, Higgins, Bieksa)
Game 5:
5-0 (Malhotra, Hamhuis, D. Sedin, Lapierre, D. Sedin) (** Ebbett out for playoffs)
Game 6:
1-2 (Kennedy, Higgins, Orpik) (** Orpik scores with 22 secs left)
Game 7:
Coming... video.

Surely you won't make us wait for the video to tell us the results tho, right?.....right?

I will take a WCF including a sweep of DET and run for the hills!

Surely you won't make us wait for the video to tell us the results tho, right?.....right?

:p No but i'm going to run it 8 min periods.

Penguins win 5-2, Fluery went god mode, Luongo... not so much lol. :) Video is uploading, be about an hour.

Although I like the fact that the Canucks got to Game 7 again I don't think I would be able to take another loss.

Although I like the fact that the Canucks got to Game 7 again I don't think I would be able to take another loss.

You wont like how it happened. :laugh:

I think the shots were about 32-15 for the Canucks...

You wont like how it happened. :laugh:

I think the shots were about 32-15 for the Canucks...

At least we got 2 goals on 32 shots instead of last year's 0 goals on 38 shots.

Orpik with two goals in the Finals, Crosby and Malkin with none.

I'll take it!

The Caps are too beastly in the NHL games. I wouldn't mind if this prediction came true.
PS - Just noticed Orpik getting some clutch goals....cue the 2012-2013 Rock Richard Watch :sarcasm:

how are people creating a Playoff Mode with this years playoff teams?

Although I like the fact that the Canucks got to Game 7 again I don't think I would be able to take another loss.

Exactly how i feel.

fantastic... another game 7 SCF loss.

But nicely done overall.

:laugh:

Yup. That and Mike Smith's 3 games + 2 period shut-out streak have been the most bizarre things so far.

Didn't Giguere do something like that with the ducks in 03? I think they swept the the wings that year.

I don't even think the final 4 is "that" crazy. How they got there might be but I could see Van/Nas, Pit/NJ

The simulation mentioned here for last year (www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559404), was exactly right on the finals, number of games, and winner--and as wrong as it could be on everything else (and still get the same two SCF opponents). Fun stuff!