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Right around the halfway mark for round one of playoffs, any revised predictions? Lots to go but so far it appears to be par for the course and a question of seeding amongst top four teams.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:27 pm Right around the halfway mark for round one of playoffs, any revised predictions? Lots to go but so far it appears to be par for the course and a question of seeding amongst top four teams.

TRT - Currently sit in top spot. 6 Points with 3 games remaining. Battle of the Top 2 from the Regular season on Saturday as they face Leaside, followed by games vs. NT and TA. Hard to imagine a scenario where they dont scoop up 4/5 points in their next 3.
Final Point Prediction: 11

ARD - Ducks sit in 2nd, also with 6 Points but only 2 games left. TA could play major spoilers here as they went undefeated against the Ducks all season. Ducks wrap it up vs. NT.
Final Point Prediction: 9.

NYK - Knights are in 3rd with 5, however with 4 games remaining look for them to make a jump. On paper, they should win 3 of the next 4, with a tough match up against Leaside mixed in. I'll go out on a limb and say the finish the RR 3-0-1.
Final Point Prediction: 12.

LF - Sitting in the crucial 4th spot with 4 Points, Leaside really needs to go on a run. Flames also have 4 games in hand. A loss to Ted Reeve Saturday could create a temporary logjam as 3 teams are on the Flames' heels. They follow that with 2 winnable games, and close off the RR against NYK.
Final Point Prediction: 9.

Seems like the Magic # here could be 9 (ARD and LF). Do the bottom 4 have what it takes to force a tie breaker scenario?

NTH - Currently sitting in 5th, also with 4 Points but with only 3 games remaining, can NTH pull it off? With games against NYK, TRT, and ARD, it will be an uphill battle for sure.
Final Point Prediction: 4.

MI - In 6th, the Islanders sit with 3 Points, with 3 to play. Their next game is a must win against the Raiders, followed by tough matchups against the Flames and Knights. Another uphill battle here.
Final Point Prediction: 5.

TA - Near and dear to my Heart, the Aeros sit in 7th with 2 Points and 4 games remaining. After opening up the RR with a win against NTH, Aeros were in tie games against both the Knights and the Islanders deep into the 3rd and couldnt hold a tie or take a lead. A loss on Saturday to the Raiders will seal their fate, however a win in that game could make things interesting as their next opponent would be ARD. They close off against Flames and Thunder.
Final Point Prediction: 10 (j/k). 5.

SIR: Rounding things out, we have SIR still searching for their 1st point after 4 games, With match ups against TA and MI next, they have an opportunity to scoop some points before closing things off against NYK.
FInal Point Prediction: 2.

This is all "On Paper" and anything can happen as we have all seen this season. Good luck to all the rest of the way.

TRT, LF and NYK through with tonight’s results. Last spot in play. ARD with the obvious path with a big game Monday against NT. If NT wins it though, a world exists where there is a 4 way tie at 7 points and the universe implodes on itself as the G attempts to figure out the last digit of pi.

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:06 am TRT, LF and NYK through with tonight’s results. Last spot in play. ARD with the obvious path with a big game Monday against NT. If NT wins it though, a world exists where there is a 4 way tie at 7 points and the universe implodes on itself as the G attempts to figure out the last digit of pi.

Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:06 am TRT, LF and NYK through with tonight’s results. Last spot in play. ARD with the obvious path with a big game Monday against NT. If NT wins it though, a world exists where there is a 4 way tie at 7 points and the universe implodes on itself as the G attempts to figure out the last digit of pi.

Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

What is the tie breaker for a three way tie?

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:58 pm
Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

So it seems. NT with wins over ARD and MI seals it even in the three-way. Congratulation's to NT and condolences to ARD, they’re only 11 year old kids, that’s a heartbreaker for them. Such is sports sometimes.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:17 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:58 pm
Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

So it seems. NT with wins over ARD and MI seals it even in the three-way. Congratulation's to NT and condolences to ARD, they’re only 11 year old kids, that’s a heartbreaker for them. Such is sports sometimes.

The kids will get over it faster than their parents.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:06 am TRT, LF and NYK through with tonight’s results. Last spot in play. ARD with the obvious path with a big game Monday against NT. If NT wins it though, a world exists where there is a 4 way tie at 7 points and the universe implodes on itself as the G attempts to figure out the last digit of pi.

Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

What is the tie breaker for a three way tie?

It's record vs. each other in rd robin

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:07 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:06 am TRT, LF and NYK through with tonight’s results. Last spot in play. ARD with the obvious path with a big game Monday against NT. If NT wins it though, a world exists where there is a 4 way tie at 7 points and the universe implodes on itself as the G attempts to figure out the last digit of pi.

Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

What is the tie breaker for a three way tie?

It's record vs. each other in rd robin

Wrong, not when 3 teams are tied. If MI wins tomorrow it will come down to goal for / goals against percentage

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:02 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:07 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:06 am TRT, LF and NYK through with tonight’s results. Last spot in play. ARD with the obvious path with a big game Monday against NT. If NT wins it though, a world exists where there is a 4 way tie at 7 points and the universe implodes on itself as the G attempts to figure out the last digit of pi.

Looks like an upset with NT winning tonight. They hold the 4th and final spot, and the Markham vs
Knights game is meaningless since NT holds the tiebreaker.

What is the tie breaker for a three way tie?

It's record vs. each other in rd robin

Wrong, not when 3 teams are tied. If MI wins tomorrow it will come down to goal for / goals against percentage

For regular season the last playoff spot defines by number of wins first. If it's the same rule in round robin playoff, NT and MI have advantage. Then it's head to head result. NT has advantage. However, I cannot find tie breaker rules for round robin playoff. If someone can provide it, it would be great.