Maple Leafs Choke-A-Thon Last Chance
328 sats \ 31 comments \ @siggy47 20 Apr Stacker_Sports
Due to popular demand (or lack thereof), I have extended the deadline to enter the First Annual Stacker News Maple Leafs Choke-A-Thon until the drop of the puck tonight at 8:00p.m., when the Leafs begin their disastrous four and out first round loss to the Bruins. All the details are here:
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What do you have to lose? You might win some sats.

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What the hell more convincing do you need? Huh?
Do you want me to just stuff the sats in your wallet myself?
Geez.
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54 sats \ 7 replies \ @grayruby 5 May
Ding dong the leafs are gone.
I have to give them credit. That was a hell of a series.
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70 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 OP 19h
Definitely. I must admit they really didn't choke.
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54 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 13h
No they played pretty well after game 4. Terrible, lazy back checking on the winning goal but their D in this series was actually really good.
Before overtime I texted my buddy and said "I think OT is better for the Bruins" and he responded "what do you mean the Leafs won game 5 in OT" and I said "The Bruins changed their style of play in game 5 OT and tried to run and gun with the Leafs and ambush them to score an early OT goal. It was a calculated risk to try to end the series and it backfired, they won't do it again. They will keep playing a tight checking game and get pucks toward the net and wait for the Leafs to make a mistake."
While I was impressed that the Leafs didn't totally choke/collapse I still incurred an unhealthy amount of joy watching them lose in OT of game 7. It felt like a bit of redemption for me after the 49ers lost the superbowl in OT. Haha.
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50 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13h
Good analysis. The Bruins are tough when they pop lay their tight checking and d first game. One of my only recent hockey joys was when the Isles bounced them a few years back. The Leafs impressed me. Maybe they played so well because expectations weren't sky high this year. Like I said before, the Bruins are tough to root for.
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54 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 12h
We can all go back to rooting against the Bruins now. Although I do like their uniforms.
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60 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 12h
Their uniforms are classic. All original six are pretty nice.
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54 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 12h
Agreed. The Leafs have really nice uniforms too. One of the few redeeming things about them.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 12h
Here's my ranking: Habs Blackhawks Bruins Leafs Wings Rangers
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58 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 21 Apr
Haha 5-1 Bruins.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 21 Apr
Off to a great start. One step closer to me winning that 5k bonus sats from the sweep.
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48 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 20 Apr
@gnilma I know Canucks nation wants to throw some shade on the Leafs. Get your pick in for the Leafs inevitable demise.
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104 sats \ 1 reply \ @gnilma 20 Apr
Oh, I saw this post the other day, but got carried away doing something else and never got back to making a pick. I'll go make my pick in Siggy's original post now. Thanks for the heads up.
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75 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 20 Apr
Great. The more people directing negative energy towards the Leafs the better.
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37 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr 20 Apr
i’m taking recommendations for how i should spend @siggy47’s 5000 sats when the leafs win the cup 😂
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152 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Apr
I believe you are a bit early. That will occur during the Stacker News 35th Annual Maple Leafs Choke-A-Thon.
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52 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 20 Apr
5k sats will be a sweet prize in 35 years.
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75 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 20 Apr
Yes it will, but according to actuarial charts it might be tough for me to pay out.
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 20 Apr
We will have a Siggy bot that is fully trained on the compendium of your musings. You will live forever on SN.
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 20 Apr
😂
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37 sats \ 1 reply \ @nym 20 Apr
I pick the Bruins!
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16 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Apr
Of course you do. Now, predict the number of games, like First round, game 4 elimination. Then include the tie breaker, ie total goals scored by both teams in elimination game- 8.
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27 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 21 Apr
Round 2, game 6, 4 goals
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 21 Apr
Okay. Fair enough
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27 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 Apr
Am I too late?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 21 Apr
Nah. Go ahead
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 Apr
#513210
I didn’t pick round one since I entered late
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @BTC_Bellzer 21 Apr
Off to a good start
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27 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter 20 Apr
Round 5 game 3, 7 goals.
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50 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Apr
??? Oh boy. This is like what mine would look like if I was picking a cricket match.
There are only four rounds. Each series can't go less than 4 games, since they are 4 of 7 series.
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27 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 20 Apr
Okay then ve it like round 3 game 3 and 3 goals.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Apr
So you are picking the Leafs to lose then? 2 days ago you said they would win the cup. I am very confused. Also, every series must go four games. This is like an Abbott and Costello routine. Are you messing with me?
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