All-Star Elimination

[charlio lemieux]

The All-Star Elimination will consist of 16 players:
3 D-men
2 Goalies
2 Centers
2 LW
2 RW
5 Wild Card

The seeding was determined by draw with the winners of each position guaranteed to be getting one of the top 5 spots. The 5 Wild Card selections are the bottom 5 seedings, and will face one of the Positional winners first round.

The pairings will look like this:


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Goalie #1
Wild Card #5
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D-man #1
Wild Card #4
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RW #1
Wild Card #3
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LW #1
Wild Card #2
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Center #1
Wild Card #1
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RW #2
D-man #3
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D-man #2
LW #2
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D-man #2
Goalie #2
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The only position already known is D-man #3(Phaneuf), the rest are yet to be decided. The reason I am posting this now it to alert everyone to the Wild Card Round where there will be 5 players brought back.

Wild Card Round:
Pick the top 8 players that have either been eliminated or were not included, in the eliminations. The top 5 vote getters will be entered into the All-Star Elimination.

Please Do Not Post Wild Card Selections Yet.

There are still a number of eliminations to be completed. Once they are done the Wild Card Round will begin.

I am glad that you are enjoying this guys.:thumb:

[charlio lemieux]

We know enough now to go ahead and be able to choose the five Wild Card players to re-enter the All-Star Elimination.

Who is eligible to be a Wild Card Player?

Basically anyone, whether they were in the first round of Eliminations or not.

So pick 8 players you would like to see re-entered into the Elimination. The top 5 most selected players will fill the Wild Card spots in the All-Star Elim.

Also for the All-Star Elimination, let's vote on the length of the contract:

2 years
3 years
4 years

The Players that WILL be going to the All-Star Elim are:

Luongo
Brodeur
Chara
Alfredsson
Ovechkin
Crosby
Jagr
Niedermayer
Thornton
Kovalchuk
Phaneuf

So if there is someone not on this list you want to see in the All-Star Elimination.... Just pick him. :nod:
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It was pointed out earlier that I missed Elias in the LW Elim. Well I must have Left Wing Brain Lock, because there was two other top quality LW's that got missed. Anyway all three are part of my Wild Card list.

My Wild Card Selections:

*Elias
Staal
Spezza
Kiprusoff
*Malkin
*Nash
Lidstrom
*Hartnell



Contract Length: 2yrs

[MadDevil]

Wild Card Selections:

Elias
Iginla
Kiprusoff
Hossa
Gagne
Pronger (to make PDO happy:D )
Staal
Morrow

Contract Length: 3 years

[Amoroq]

Staal
Elias
Savard
Lundqvist
Nash
Gagne
Iginla
Marleau

4 Years

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Kiprusoff
Elias
Gagne
Pitkanen
Pronger
Staal
Zubov
Iginla

3 years

MD, Thornton was already voted in.

[Madferret]

Too early for me to make sense out of this..lol
I'll take another crack at it this aft..

[Mel]

You gotta pick 8 players that didn't make it. (see post #2 for the players that did make it)

Then choose the contract length to consider when making your picks.


Heatley
Staal
Spezza
Lundqvist
Morrow
Gagne
Iginla
Demitra

4 years

[Madferret]

You gotta pick 8 players that didn't make it.

Thanks Skip..

Hossa
Savard
Briere
Heatley
Spezza
Iginla
Staal
Lundqvist

4 years

[butterfly_style]

Elias
Iginla
Kiprusoff
Hossa
Marleau
Staal
Cole
Spezza

4 years

[charlio lemieux]

So far there is no concensus pick. Interesting. Liam and Amo left off Spezza and MD didn't take Staal.(although that could change)(It did)
There is one player I am surprised no one has taken. I almost put him on my list. I made sure the wording of the rules allowed for his entry. I thought for sure one of you guys would have put him in. I am not saying who, because I don't want to start a stampede of post editting. Someone will eventually post him and everyone will go "Oh, right, I forgot about him." :D
I have already given too many hints as to who it is. :conspire:

MadDevil: Unless that is Scott Thornton you are voting for, you may want to edit your list. Joe moved on with Crosby. :D

Keep posting your lists. It ain't over yet. :o

There have been 23 different players selected so far. Quite a variety. :thumb:

Edit: The voting in the goalteder Elim. is still going on to decide between Brodeur and Luongo and their eventual seeding in the AS Elim.

[Man.Utd]

Contract Length: 3 Years

LW:
Frolov (I swear, he'll be the next Hossa)
Gagne

C:
Spezza
Staal

RW:
Hossa
Gaborik

D:
Pitkanen
Lidstrom

* I was really surprised Havlat wasn't included among RW'ers. Was he excluded due to injury perhaps? Another Sen that I feel should have been in the original polling was Volchenkov. Even Meszaros could make a strong case on D. None would've finished all that high though so it's a moot point.

[charlio lemieux]

It was just the top 24 scorers for the forward positions, so due to his injury Havlat didn't make it. If I were to do this again I would use Points per Game instead.

[Mel]

I dropped Keith Tkachuk from my 8, and went w/ Gagne instead.

[Amoroq]

I did the same with Cheechoo, Marleau is the replacement.

[MadDevil]

I dropped Keith Tkachuk from my 8, and went w/ Gagne instead.

I see you also put Morrow on your list. I think we're the only two Morrow fans on this site.:laughing:

And by the way, ManU, I think Niedermayer already moved on.;)

[PDO]

4 Years...

Hemsky
Spezza
Pronger
Lundqvist
Elias
Kipprusoff
Pitkanen
Staal

Andy.. Nieds is already in. And Charlio.. It's i before e except after c! ;)

[Mel]

I see you also put Morrow on your list. I think we're the only two Morrow fans on this site.:laughing:

Guilty as charged :laughing:

I am a big fan of Morrow's. He brings a little bit of everything to his game... He's not high profile, but he's my kind of player. Erik Cole is of a similar mold, but Morrow is better.

I'd take Morrow on my team over a lot of higher scoring finesse players.

[J.R.]

Pronger
Spezza
Hemsky
Staal
Redden
Gagne
Nash
Hossa

Contract: 3 years.

[Man.Utd]

Andy.. Nieds is already in.
And by the way, ManU, I think Niedermayer already moved on

Hmmmmm....... I should have noticed that. I've gone on record as thinking him the best NHL d-man and voted for him every time. I guess I just can't stop backing the guy! I'll sub Lidstrom for him on my list, followed closely by Pronger and then Redden.

Good catch Mad Devil and PDO! :)

[charlio lemieux]

Andy.. Nieds is already in. And Charlio.. It's i before e except after c! ;)

Right! Taken care of.

Well I have added up the Wild Card selections. Ofcourse there is another tie.:rolleyes:

But instead of doing another Tie Break round, I'm just going to leave it until morning. Maybe someone will post a list that breaks the tie.

I made a change in one of my selections. But it doesn't affect the outcome.

[butterfly_style]

So Malkin is the guy you were surprised that nobody took?
Well to me, he's unproven.

[MadDevil]

So Malkin is the guy you were surprised that nobody took?

Well to me, he's unproven.

Should Malkin even be a choice? I mean, I know he was drafted by the Penguins, but he hasn't even played an NHL game yet. It's kind of hard to have him in an elimination with other NHL players if he's never played against them (other than the Olympics).

I mean, I could pick Ari Ahonen or Nicklas Bergfors with that same logic...

[charlio lemieux]

The selection was left open to "basically anybody". I thought he was impressive in the Olympics. Plus, with Ovechkin and Crosby he should fit right in. Not sure if Ahonen or Bergfors are in the same class as Malkin, but ya, you could have picked them.

Anyway, since no one else posted a list we are stuck with a 3-way tie for the 5th and final Wild Card spot.

Results For the Wild Card Selection:

#1 - Staal 10
#2 - Spezza 7
#3 - Elias 6
#4 - Iginla 6
#5 - Kiprusoff, Hossa, Gagne 5

So the final entry into the All-Star Elimination is still up for grabs.

The Contract Length Results:
4 years - 5
3 years - 4
2 years - 1

So for the All-Star Elim. the contract length in question will be 4 years.

Tie Break:
Pick One:

Kiprusoff
Hossa
Gagne

[MadDevil]

Kiprusoff

[butterfly_style]

Hossa

Charlio, excuse me if you've covered this, but why is contract length important ?

[charlio lemieux]

It adds age into the equation.
In the D-man Elim. atleast one person said, that right now they would take Niedermayer but over 4 years Chara was his choice.
If the length is 2 years, then age isn't really that important. Just picking the best player right now, would likely work against the rookies.
So by setting a contract length it removes a variable from the decision making process.
I voted for a 2 year contract, in hopes Lidstrom would get a WC spot. At 4 years, his age really works against him.

Did that clear things up, or make them worse? :thumb:

Kiprusoff

[butterfly_style]

Did that clear things up, or make them worse? :thumb:

Clear as mud . . .Thanks

[Madferret]

Hossa

[PDO]

Kipper

[Amoroq]

Gagne

[J.R.]

Simon Gagne.

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

I would vote for Gagne but he has already won because he has 6 votes. Charlio needs to count again.;)

[charlio lemieux]

I would vote for Gagne but he has already won because he has 6 votes. Charlio needs to count again.;)

Hahahaha Very funny! But you are right. Same stuff used to happen in math class. Although I was the fastest counter in the school. One, two skip a few, 99, 100.:D

I missed two votes. Gagne and Pronger.
#1 - Staal 10
#2 - Spezza 7
#3 - Elias 6
#4 - Iginla 6
#5 - Gagne 6

OK, I feel like an ass. :clown:

Alright here is the All-Star elimintaion First Round Pairings:
This one will be like the playoffs, in that for the second and following rounds the highest surviving seed will play the lowest surviving seed.

Staal wins the Wild Card and look who he draws. :shrug:

Length of contract: 4 years
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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
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6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
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[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Brodeur
Chara
Elias
Ovechkin
Crosby
Phaneuf
Kovalchuk
Luongo

[MadDevil]

Brodeur
Iginla
Elias
Ovechkin
Crosby
Phaneuf
Niedermayer
Thornton

Good matchups.:thumb:

[butterfly_style]

One, two skip a few, 99, 100.:D
Very funny.



Length of contract: 4 years
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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
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6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
-----------------------

[J.R.]

Simon Gagne
Zdeno Chara
Daniel Alfredsson
Jason Spezza
Sidney Crosby
Jaromir Jagr
Ilya Kovalchuk
Roberto Luongo

[Madferret]

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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
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6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
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ADD Length of contract - 4 years

[Amoroq]

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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
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6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
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[Mel]

Length of contract: 4 years
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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
----------------------
6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
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[charlio lemieux]

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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
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6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
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[PDO]

16. Simon Gagne
2. Zdeno Chara
3. Daniel Alfredsson
4. Alexander Ovechkin
12. Eric Staal
11. Dion Phaneuf
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
9. Roberto Luongo

[BURY]

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1. Martin Brodeur
16. Simon Gagne
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2. Zdeno Chara
15.Jarome Iginla
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
14. Patrik Elias
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
13. Jason Spezza
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5. Sidney Crosby
12. Eric Staal
----------------------
6. Jaromir Jagr
11. Dion Phaneuf
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7. Scott Neidermayer
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
----------------------
8. Joe Thornton
9. Roberto Luongo
-----------------------

[charlio lemieux]

All-Star Elim.
First Round Results:

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1. Martin Brodeur 7
16. Simon Gagne 3
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2. Zdeno Chara 9
15. Jarome Iginla 1
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3. Daniel Alfredsson 7
14. Patrik Elias 3
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4. Alexander Ovechkin 9
13. Jason Spezza 1
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5. Sidney Crosby 7
12. Eric Staal 3
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6.Jaromir Jagr, 3
11. Dion Phaneuf 7
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7. Scott Neidermayer 3
10. Ilya Kovalchuk 7
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8.Joe Thornton 4
9. Roberto Luongo 6
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Well we lost some big names that round. Round 2 has some interest match-ups including the one everyone has been talking about all year.

Round 2 Pairings:
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1. Martin Brodeur
11. Dion Phaneuf
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2. Zdeno Chara
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
9. Roberto Luongo
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Sidney Crosby
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[Madferret]

Round 2 Pairings:

1. Martin Brodeur
11. Dion Phaneuf
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2. Zdeno Chara
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
9. Roberto Luongo
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Sidney Crosby

[Mel]

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1. Martin Brodeur
11. Dion Phaneuf
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2. Zdeno Chara
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
9. Roberto Luongo
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Sidney Crosby
-----------------------

Ovechkin's gonna be a star no doubt... But I think bigger and better things lie ahead for Sid who is 2 years younger (and still developing) (and still discovering what it's like to play against men not boys).

[Amoroq]

Round 2 Pairings:
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1. Martin Brodeur
11. Dion Phaneuf
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2. Zdeno Chara
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
---------------------
3. Daniel Alfredsson
9. Roberto Luongo
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Sidney Crosby
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[J.R.]

Martin Brodeur
Zdeno Chara
Roberto Luongo
Sidney Crosby

[charlio lemieux]

Round 2 Pairings:
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1. Martin Brodeur
11. Dion Phaneuf
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2. Zdeno Chara
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
---------------------
3. Daniel Alfredsson
9. Roberto Luongo
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Sidney Crosby
-----------------------

[PDO]

Just a thought... maybe make this a double-elim bracket?

Phaneuf, Kovalchuk, Luongo, Ovechkin (Crosby'll be better.. I just love AO :nod: )

[Man.Utd]

1. Martin Brodeur
11. Dion Phaneuf
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2. Zdeno Chara
10. Ilya Kovalchuk
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3. Daniel Alfredsson
9. Roberto Luongo
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4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Sidney Crosby

[charlio lemieux]

Just a thought... maybe make this a double-elim bracket?

Phaneuf, Kovalchuk, Luongo, Ovechkin (Crosby'll be better.. I just love AO :nod: )

Double elim eh? Sounds interesting. How would the next rounds work?
We're already doing Highest seed against Lowest seed.

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Phaneuf, Chara, Alfredsson, Crosby

[MadDevil]

Brodeur
Chara
Alfredsson
Ovechkin

[PDO]

Double elim eh? Sounds interesting. How would the next rounds work?
We're already doing Highest seed against Lowest seed.

You have to lose twice to be finshed.

kinda drunk, excuse the typing.

Just reseed for the "loser" bracket. Once you lose twice, you're out.. so the "winner" has to lose twice to the "winner" of the loser bracket. Second bracket would be..

16. Gagne
15. Iginila
14. Elias
13. Spezza
12. Staal
8. Thornton
7. Niedermayer
6. Jagr

Pit them against each other. Once they lose, you're down to 4.. but you add the 4 losers from the winner bracket, continue on, etc. When I'm a bit more sober I can explain more if needed ;). Either way, you're in until you lose twice.

[charlio lemieux]

If you haven't voted on Round 2, please do so, it is still open.
All-Star Elimination Round 2 B, Pairings:
Round 2 B:
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6. Jaromir Jagr
16. Simon Gagne
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer
15. Jarome Iginila
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8. Joe Thornton
14. Patrik Elias
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12. Eric Staal
13. Jason Spezza
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So the losers of round 2 B will be eliminated, and the winners will face the losers of round 2.

[Madferret]

Round 2 B:

6. Jaromir Jagr
16. Simon Gagne
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer
15. Jarome Iginila
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8. Joe Thornton
14. Patrik Elias
----------------------------
12. Eric Staal
13. Jason Spezza

[Mel]

--------------------------------
6. Jaromir Jagr
16. Simon Gagne
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer
15. Jarome Iginila
-------------------------
8. Joe Thornton
14. Patrik Elias
----------------------------
12. Eric Staal
13. Jason Spezza
----------------------------

[J.R.]

Simon Gagne
Scott Niedermayer
Joe Thornton
Jason Spezza

[PDO]

6. Jaromir Jagr
7. Scott Niedermayer
14. Patrik Elias
12. Eric Staal

[MadDevil]

Jagr
Niedermayer
Elias
Staal

[Amoroq]

Round 2 B:
--------------------------------
6. Jaromir Jagr
16. Simon Gagne
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer
15. Jarome Iginila
-------------------------
8. Joe Thornton
14. Patrik Elias
----------------------------
12. Eric Staal
13. Jason Spezza
----------------------------

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Gagne, Neidermayer, Thornton, Staal

[butterfly_style]

Round 2 B:
--------------------------------
6. Jaromir Jagr
16. Simon Gagne
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer
15. Jarome Iginila
-------------------------
8. Joe Thornton
14. Patrik Elias
----------------------------
12. Eric Staal
13. Jason Spezza
----------------------------

[charlio lemieux]

I had better make my picks before I start ot add anything up.

Round 2 B:
--------------------------------
6. Jaromir Jagr
16. Simon Gagne
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer
15. Jarome Iginila
-------------------------
8. Joe Thornton
14. Patrik Elias
----------------------------
12. Eric Staal
13. Jason Spezza
----------------------------

[charlio lemieux]

Round 2:

1. Martin Brodeur 3
11. Dion Phaneuf 6
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2. Zdeno Chara 6
10. Ilya Kovalchuk 3
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3. Daniel Alfredsson 3
9. Roberto Luongo 6
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4. Alexander Ovechkin 4
5. Sidney Crosby 5

Round 2 B:

6. Jaromir Jagr 6
16. Simon Gagne 3
---------------------------------
7. Scott Niedermayer 5
15. Jarome Iginla 4
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8. Joe Thornton 7
14. Patrik Elias 2
----------------------------
12. Eric Staal 8
13. Jason Spezza 1
----------------------------


The winners of round 2 will have a bye for this round.
The remaining players have been reseeded, according to performance and original seeding.

Round 2 Winners:
1. Zdeno Chara
2. Sidney Crosby
3. Roberto Luongo
4. Dion Phaneuf

Round 3 Pairings:

5. Martin Brodeur
12. Eric Staal
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6. Daniel Alfredsson
11. Ilya Kovalchuk
----------------------
7. Alexander Ovechkin
10. Joe Thornton
--------------------
8. Jaromir Jagr
9. Scott Niedermayer

[butterfly_style]

Round 3 Pairings:

5. Martin Brodeur
12. Eric Staal

6. Daniel Alfredsson
11. Ilya Kovalchuk

7. Alexander Ovechkin
10. Joe Thornton

8. Jaromir Jagr
9. Scott Niedermayer

[Mel]

Round 3 Pairings:

5. Martin Brodeur
12. Eric Staal
---------------------
6. Daniel Alfredsson
11. Ilya Kovalchuk
----------------------
7. Alexander Ovechkin
10. Joe Thornton
--------------------
8. Jaromir Jagr
9. Scott Niedermayer

[MadDevil]

Brodeur
Alfredsson
Ovechkin
Niedermayer

[Madferret]

Round 3 Pairings:

5. Martin Brodeur
12. Eric Staal
---------------------
6. Daniel Alfredsson
11. Ilya Kovalchuk
----------------------
7. Alexander Ovechkin
10. Joe Thornton
--------------------
8. Jaromir Jagr
9. Scott Niedermayer

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Staal, Alfredsson, Ovechkin, Neidermayer

[PDO]

12. Eric Staal
11. Ilya Kovalchuk
7. Alexander Ovechkin
8. Jaromir Jagr

[Amoroq]

5. Martin Brodeur
12. Eric Staal
---------------------
6. Daniel Alfredsson
11. Ilya Kovalchuk
----------------------
7. Alexander Ovechkin
10. Joe Thornton
--------------------
8. Jaromir Jagr
9. Scott Niedermayer

[charlio lemieux]

Round 3 results:

5. Martin Brodeur 2
12. Eric Staal 5
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6. Daniel Alfredsson 5
11. Ilya Kovalchuk 2
----------------------
7. Alexander Ovechkin 7
10. Joe Thornton 0
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8. Jaromir Jagr 5
9. Scott Niedermayer 2



Round 4 Pairings:

1. Zdeno Chara (2-0)
12. Eric Staal (1-1)
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2. Sidney Crosby (2-0)
8. Jaromir Jagr (1-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-0)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (1-1)
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4. Dion Phaneuf (2-0)
6. Daniel Alfredsson (1-1)
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[butterfly_style]

Round 4 Pairings:

1. Zdeno Chara (2-0)
12. Eric Staal (1-1)
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2. Sidney Crosby (2-0)
8. Jaromir Jagr (1-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-0)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (1-1)
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4. Dion Phaneuf (2-0)
6. Daniel Alfredsson (1-1)
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[charlio lemieux]

1. Zdeno Chara (2-0)
12. Eric Staal (1-1)
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2. Sidney Crosby (2-0)
8. Jaromir Jagr (1-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-0)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (1-1)
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4. Dion Phaneuf (2-0)
6. Daniel Alfredsson (1-1)
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[butterfly_style]

Wow, charlio, the exact opposite of me

[charlio lemieux]

Well you Sens fans do live in an alternate universe.:D

[butterfly_style]

Well you Sens fans do live in an alternate universe.:D
Yes, one that makes the playoffs:D

[charlio lemieux]

And then falls apart. :D

[Madferret]

Round 4 Pairings:

1. Zdeno Chara (2-0)
12. Eric Staal (1-1)
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2. Sidney Crosby (2-0)
8. Jaromir Jagr (1-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-0)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (1-1)
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4. Dion Phaneuf (2-0)
6. Daniel Alfredsson (1-1)

[Amoroq]

1. Zdeno Chara (2-0)
12. Eric Staal (1-1)
-----------------------
2. Sidney Crosby (2-0)
8. Jaromir Jagr (1-1)
-----------------------
3. Roberto Luongo (2-0)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (1-1)
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4. Dion Phaneuf (2-0)
6. Daniel Alfredsson (1-1)

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Staal, Crosby, Ovechkin, Phaneuf

[PDO]

STaal, Crosby, Ovechkin, Phaneuf

(Liam knows.)

[MadDevil]

This is scary, I agree with an Oilers, Flyers, and Leafs fan...:eek:

Staal
Crosby
Ovechkin
Phaneuf

[charlio lemieux]

Round 4 results:

1. Zdeno Chara 2
2. Eric Staal 5
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2. Sidney Crosby 6
8. Jaromir Jagr 1
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3. Roberto Luongo 2
7.Alexander Ovechkin 5
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4. Dion Phaneuf 5
6. Daniel Alfredsson 2


Round 5 Pairings:
Only Alfredsson and Jagr, who lost their second rounds, are eliminated.

I tried to avoid previous matchups, so this isn't exactly according to seedings.

2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0)
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)
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[PDO]

Crosby, Ovechkin, Luongo

[charlio lemieux]

2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0) - first time voting against him
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)
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[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Crosby, Ovechkin, Staal

[Amoroq]

2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0)
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)

[butterfly_style]

Round 5 Pairings:

2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0)
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)

[Mel]

Oy vay! This is still going?


2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0)
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)

[charlio lemieux]

Oy vay! This is still going?


2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0)
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)

It's a freakin' energizer bunny unto itself! It keeps going and going and going.....:D

It was suggested to make it a double elim round. So that has added two or three rounds. It made for some good match-ups.

[Madferret]

2. Sidney Crosby (3-0)
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0)
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1)
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1)
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1)
12. Eric Staal (2-1)
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[J.R.]

Sidney Crosby
Zdeno Chara
Roberto Luongo

[MadDevil]

Phaneuf
Ovechkin
Staal

[charlio lemieux]

Round 5 results:

2. Sidney Crosby (3-0) 6
4. Dion Phaneuf (3-0) 3
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1. Zdeno Chara (2-1) 3
7. Alexander Ovechkin (2-1) 6
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3. Roberto Luongo (2-1) 4
12. Eric Staal (2-1) 5
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Sidney Crosby (4-0)
Dion Phaneuf (3-1)
Alex Ovechkin (3-1)
Eric staal (3-1)

Wow what an impressive group of young stars.
Phaneuf makes it to the final four after qualifying as the 3rd defenseman. Staal makes it after being a Wild Card. Ovechkin and Crosby both won their positional elim.
Crosby has gone the entire elim to this point without losing a single match. He has already beaten all three remaining contenders in individual matches. I think it would be fair to declare Crosby the Winner of the Elim. According to this he is the most desirable player in the NHL to sign to a 4 year deal.

So the battle is really for second place.

Ozolinsh just got trade to the Rangers.

Final round Elim:
Which one would you sign to a 4 year deal?

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Alexander Ovechkin
Dion Phaneuf
Eric Staal
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[MadDevil]

Ovechkin

[Amoroq]

Ovechkin

Anyone see his top 10 today on sportscenter? Simply magifico!

[butterfly_style]

Alex

[Madferret]

Ovechkin

[PDO]

Ovechkin

[J.R.]

Eric Staal. :)

[LiAmTrAnSdEmOn]

Alexander the Great