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Yeah that is definitely a freebie day... 10-1

aw man.

https://imgur.com/msUDHN3

What's even worse is I swore I had saved Kaiji but I guess I never hit "post" on the post... this is even worse than the one day I missed resulting in Attack on Titan's elimination. Sad.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

One Punch Man

Kaiji

Code Geass

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

+8 Capitals

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Death Note

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

yeah I need a standings update to strategically make my pick to ensure I don't finish in last (if that's even possible at this point), lol

Honestly just want the Caps to win so damn bad though...

.....why the hell would it be Romza?

Then again, from the company that gave us Tee-dus and Yoo-fee, I wouldn't be surprised...

Yeah, I didn't get that at all, maybe there were a bunch of Supergirl fans or something. Shantel was my pick to win.

Which reminds me.

Nom: Shantel VanSanten

She is pretty good (though Rachel Cook would've put up a different effort against her, damn...)

I think I mentioned this before, but user SuperExcitebike runs an annual "hottest babes of TV" contest across the Television boards, and Lindsay Morgan was the runner-up in it this year - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=469437

So, she can definitely go on a run here!

Well, definitely regret nominating this girl now, she certainly has a much more... artificial look relative to Rachel. Doubly brutal since my next nom is so far away. Hope Rachel can come back.

12-14

Monster

Rachel Cook is a model big on instagram

Marie is an actress on tv show "The 100"

And it's 19-4.... yikes. Didn't realize Rachel was such a winner.

Oh phew, I thought I was late since the game had an 8 pm start time... just turned on the tv and I must have gotten in seconds before the puck drop, lol

+8 Jets
+4 Capitals

in case I'm not too late, if I am well I wouldn't have won anyways...

SmartMuffin posted...

charmander6000 posted...

Obviously viewer rates would still be good in Canada, but relatively speaking what teams do Canadians care the least?

It probably WOULDN'T be Arizona or any Florida based teams due to the snowbird effect.

I'd guess like Carolina or maybe even Columbus or somewhere like that. Dallas probably too.

I'd be interested in seeing the ratings difference between Calgary/Tampa Bay (2004), Edmonton/Carolina (2006) and Ottawa/Anaheim (2007).

Granted the 2005 playoffs being wiped out with the strike could be a confounding effect on 2006's ratings (e.g. could they have lost viewers due to the strike?), but that could shed some light which would be interesting to see...!

Uglyface2 posted...

Somehow I missed this. Is Rachel Cook actually Rachel Leigh Cook or is she a completely original Rachel Cook?

Completely original, model/instathot

15-17!

Another of my babes possibly dethroned by... the next babe I nominated. Damn!

14-15

nom: Megan Frey

rammtay posted...

God dammit nashville
You just added two more days before the third round

three. there's an extra day off, Game 7 is Thursday night.

yeah...

I'm so damn happy

....goddamn, now they better beat the Lightning to get to the cup finals!!!!

I need somebody to run the numbers on NHL teams and conference final appearances in the past x years (whatever x works).

Like off the top of my head I know it's 3 for Ottawa (last year, 2007, 2003). And 4 for Toronto in recent history (93, 94, and twice in the early aughts).

I just want to see the list of "0" franchises and then put Vegas above them with 1. It's just a great story, and hilarious. I ain't even mad I'm basically eliminated from the prediction challenge with my Sharks +8 pick, this is just too good.

25-10

EndOfDiscOne posted...

Nom: Allison Mack

lol

....though I will say, when Smallville was on, she was my favourite over Lana or Lois.

Kind of like picking Misato in the Rei vs. Asuka debate.

Bryana

14 to 16

What's funny is Eliza isn't even babe-y enough to make the cut on the "Hottest Babes of TV" contest on the television boards, but Raiden's next two noms from The 100 (Marie and Lindsey) did, and actually Lindsey's in the final 4, so, not too shabby. Will be interesting to see how she does in the Brawl!

Tokoyami posted...

To be fair is Square really in the situation of an emergency with how well XIV and XV are doing for them

True, I was just thinking about this



(could've swore there was an animated gif of that but couldn't find it...)

...



So if I'm reading this right:

>Give contract to company known for making shit
>Wait two years
>Realize company is making shit and scrap it

There is no wojack pink or angry enough, like how is this possible. This is your guaranteed "in case of emergency, break glass and print money" release Square, ffs.

did we get everybody for round 2? did any round 1 participants miss the boat...?

+8 Sharks
+6 Bruins
+4 Predators
+2 Capitals

I'm impressed how many people are predicting the Caps, like, we haven't learned anything from history at all... lol

You know, I was thinking about this...

SmartMuffin posted...

and right out of the gate, someone picks all home teams!

And how 7 of 8 home teams won and the 8th (Sharks) were off by one point. So... it pays to go with the favourites, sometimes!

(Also it's the first playoffs since 2011 that didn't have a wild card, or 7th/8th seed, winner in the first round... and that was the year Chicago came back from down 3-0 to force the Canucks to Game 7 overtime, so close)

Hope everybody's getting ready for the next round of picking... Round 2 starts tomorrow night!!

SmartMuffin posted...

I'm kinda surprised they didn't have San Jose/Vegas go tonight.

Maybe if the San Jose/Vegas was east coast teams they could get away with that too, but PST games, they realize they're not stepping on any toes when it comes to tv schedule so you won't have the "overlapping games" issue with them.

More than that, it'd just be too much of an advantage for that series winner, assuming you believe there's an advantage to time off between series, they'd be done early while Preds/Jets seems destined for a 7-game slugfest.

I don't think I've ever seen the NHL start a series before the previous round is over? Feel like I have seen that before, maybe in the NBA...

7-3

Damn, the Hamburglar magic looks to be over...

Then again, they're getting pelted 12-4 in shots and the first period isn't over yet, so much for Avs on home ice.

davidponte posted...

The Hamburgler strikes again!

Shadow Dino posted...

Hammond played out of his mind, jeeze.

14 more wins to the Cup & Conn Smythe!!

2015 just a prelude to 2018

Hell, 2 more wins and he'd get the lifetime burger pass in Denver too.

StealThisSheen posted...

Oof. That third pic of Bryana was a mistake.

did... did you mean Lara?

SmartMuffin posted...

Colorado done.

Entirely up to Washington and Toronto to deliver a not-totally-boring first round.

And coincidentally, or unfortunately, they're the two Thursday games happening at the same time...

Though knowing our luck, we'll gets Washington/Columbus going to overtime again to really pad things out into the night.

I always believed in Vegas... just wish I believed in them more than a +1

Couldn't help but notice, you know, the lack of a source in this topic.

Also, wouldn't they need to trademark Der Wille Zur Macht and Jenseits Von Gut Und Bose too? Or you think there's just a remaster of the 3rd game? My kingdom for a remaster trilogy but I'll fucking take anything I can get at this point, I'd even buy a goddamn Switch.

Snrkiko posted...

please god

And San Jose's doing all this without Joe Thornton...that's a frightening thought (or Anaheim is just playing that bad? I haven't seen any of the games)

Phew. Was afraid of another late vote surge.

StealThisSheen posted...

I'm just not into the twig supermodel look

MariaTaylor posted...

just happens that twig body is a much bigger negative.

Thank you, this does help me understand since I don't see her that way. Maybe if she had no curves and an emaciated look, but neither's the case with her? Just a normal, healthy, slender woman. But to each their own, fair enough.

can any of the Danielle voters help us understand this, like... is it the D.Va bodysuit? I just don't understand, it's very frustrating.

Bryana

Just a reminder on Bryana's flawless body and beautiful smile:



I also just noticed Danielle is doing the "fish mouth" in all her pics and now can't un-notice it.

16-16

Think that's the first time I've seen Danielle had the tacky text tattoos, include a big paragraph one... never got the appeal of that

Damn, 11-10, so close... but prime time for a new champ!