HHT "Experts" vs SportsFed Bloggers: Final Results

by Cam Collingwood on Jun 15, 2009 9:58 AM EDT

As you already know (if you read this), the hockey bloggers in the Sports Federation were involved in a little prognosticate-off with the "Experts" from Hardcore Hockey Talk as part of The Score's Playoff Hockey Challenge with the goal to see who has the larger brains.

Here's how the final results shake down:

Congrats to the Canucks Hockey Blog for taking the prize with an impressive performance;
Al Strachan led the way for the "Experts" with a respectable copper medal finish; and
Down Goes Brown was the only one to correctly pick the Penguins in 7 and that vaulted him passed Mark Osborne... DGB can now die a happy man.

Here's the final results:

			Finals Prediction
Rank (Pts)	Prognosticator	Excuse for Performance	Pit vs Det

#1 (250)	CanucksHockeyBlog	13-2 in the playoffs… too easy		PIT in 6
#2 (220)	Lions in Winter	Was going to using winnings to put together bid for Habs		Pass
#3 (210)	Scott Carefoot	Hoopshead thought Pistons over Pitt Panthers was a lock		DET in 6
#4 (200)	Al Strachan	Confused how he got scooped by Ludzy on the Pronger trade		Pass
#5 (190)	Down Goes Brown	Claiming victory as his only goal was to beat Mark Osborne		PIT in 7
#6 (190)	Steve Kouleas	Perfect teeth can only get you so far		Pass
#7 (180)	Steve Ludzik	Too busy breaking the Pronger for Jack Johnson trade		Pass
#8 (170)	Fantasy Hockey Scouts	It was revealed afterwards that they played in playoffs with sore balls		DET in 7
#9 (160)	HockeyJackAss	Refused to shake hands with the other competitors after the game… shameful		DET in 6
#10 (150)	Five Hole Fanatics	Had the compete level of Todd Bertuzzi		DET in 6
#11 (140)	Maple Leafs Hot Stove	Was tanking to improve draft position		Pass
#12 (130)	Checking From Behind	Apparently pulling picks out of his behind		PIT in 6
#13 (120)	Mark Osborne	Didn't have Wendel Clark and Dougie Gilmour to carry him		Pass
#14 (110)	SensChirp	Was counting on Hossa to come up big, just like he always did for the Sens		DET in 7
#15 (40)	BlackDogHatesSkunks	Had a 6 for 15 success rate in playoffs… success meaning if a pick was submitted		DET in 7