Comments on: Screw you, divisions http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/screw-you-divisions/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Don http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/screw-you-divisions/comment-page-1/#comment-13442 Don Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:43:16 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/screw-you-divisions/#comment-13442 Well apparently my chances of ever understanding it are poor, given that in my rewrite I somehow decided to start making game wins worth 1 point rather than their actual two, and did my calculations accordingly. Duh. That said, I feel like I am in comfortable company given that today's WaPo didn't even manage to get the calculation correct, stating <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040102694.html" rel="nofollow">"the Capitals must finish with more points to beat out the Hurricanes, who hold the tiebreaker."</a> While my numbers above were screwed - with the 2 points per win we're already even with the Hurricanes - the tiebreaking details were accurate - given an even number of points and games played, the team with more wins tops the other. Well apparently my chances of ever understanding it are poor, given that in my rewrite I somehow decided to start making game wins worth 1 point rather than their actual two, and did my calculations accordingly. Duh.

That said, I feel like I am in comfortable company given that today’s WaPo didn’t even manage to get the calculation correct, stating "the Capitals must finish with more points to beat out the Hurricanes, who hold the tiebreaker." While my numbers above were screwed – with the 2 points per win we’re already even with the Hurricanes – the tiebreaking details were accurate – given an even number of points and games played, the team with more wins tops the other.

]]> By: bhrome http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/screw-you-divisions/comment-page-1/#comment-13431 bhrome Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:48:41 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/screw-you-divisions/#comment-13431 Which is why I just use either The Hockey News or ESPN's website to figure it out for me. With tonight's rather dominating game over the 'Canes, the Caps are neck-in-neck at 90, with the tie going to the 'Canes. With Tampa and Florida remaining, it's a better-than-average bet the Caps are skating in by the barest of margins. After the Pens pummel Philly, that is. Revenge will be indeed be sweet! Which is why I just use either The Hockey News or ESPN’s website to figure it out for me.

With tonight’s rather dominating game over the ‘Canes, the Caps are neck-in-neck at 90, with the tie going to the ‘Canes. With Tampa and Florida remaining, it’s a better-than-average bet the Caps are skating in by the barest of margins.

After the Pens pummel Philly, that is. Revenge will be indeed be sweet!

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