Season's Back

[Nick]

It will be an added roster asset on their CBS page.

You can only have 3 of them... and they cannot be traded.

[kyuss]

well, we'll see what the real CBA brings in details, what would be the way to implement it, who would take care of it and if the majority of the CC will deem that worthy.

for now, i'll celebrate the end of re-entry waivers!

[Robin Hood]

As per Bob Mckenzie

Each team plays: 4 games vs. two Divisional opponents (8); 5 games vs. two divisional opponents (10); 3 games vs 10 Conference rivals (30).

[Nick]

Just like us they are fighting the actual breakdown to make the schedule logical and fair.

[armandtanzarian]

If we follow that model how will we determine what two teams a single team will play that extra time? That does have big impact on a shortened season, especially in the NE. Will it be using a random generator?

[Nick]

It doesn't work for us Kyle. Not even kinda. Although one western conference Div will get to play 1 team from the NE.


Eastern Conference, Division A, Team 1, will play Western Conference, Division A, Team 1
Eastern Conference, Division A, Team 2, will play Western Conference, Division A, Team 2
Eastern Conference, Division B, Team 1, will play Western Conference, Division B, Team 1
etc.

[Nick]

Jan 19th to April 27th.

This gives us a total of 14 weeks, minus 4 weeks for playoffs = 10 week season.

Layout plan, per team, is 4 weeks versus their division, 1 week versus inter conference & play 5 other conference games ** these will not be created equal, but will be random**


Few notes:
- Injuries magnified, someone misses 3 weeks and you just lost them for 30% of the year
- Slumps cannot happen, bad loss + hard matchup + dropped ball = risking playoffs.
+ 9 day opening week, LOTS of games, good feel for what sorta numbers to expect.
+Excellent final week for our stanley cup finals, 13 games on the final day
+ Games every single day, Feb 8th is the season low @ 1

[Nick]

** Not confirmed by CC yet**

This worked out nicely I believe.

TOR: BOS OTT MTL BUF NJD CHI TBL WSH PHI NYI
BOS: TOR MTL BUF PIT OTT CBJ NJD FLA NYR CAR
OTT: BUF TOR NYI MTL BOS STL NYR PIT WPG WSH
BUF: OTT NYR BOS TOR MTL NSH CAR WPG FLA TBL
MTL: PHI BOS TOR OTT BUF DET WPG NJD TBL NJD
TBL: WSH FLA WPG CAR LAK NJD TOR TOR MTL BUF
WSH: TBL WPG CAR SJS FLA PIT NYI TOR NJD OTT
FLA: CAR TBL ANA WPG WSH NYI PIT BOS BUF PHI
CAR: FLA PHX WSH TBL WPG NYR BUF PHI PIT BOS
WPG:DAL WSH TBL FLA CAR PHI MTL BUF OTT NYR
NJD: PIT NYI PHI NYR TOR TBL BOS MTL WSH MTL
PIT: NJD PHI NYR BOS NYI WSH FLA OTT CAR COL
NYI: NYR NJD OTT PHI PIT FLA WSH TBL VAN TOR
NYR: NYI BUF PIT NJD PHI CAR OTT CGY BOS WPG
PHI: MTL PIT NJD NYI NYR WPG EDM CAR TOR FLA

CHI: CBJ STL DET NSH MIN TOR LAK SJS EDM VAN
CBJ: CHI DET NSH COL STL BOS MIN COL CGY PHX
STL: NSH CHI VAN DET CBJ OTT CGY ANA DAL SJS
NSH: STL CGY CBJ CHI DET BUF PHX DAL ANA LAK
DET: EDM CBJ CHI STL NSH MTL DAL MIN LAK MIN
LAK: SJS ANA DAL PHX TBL MIN CHI VAN DET NSH
SJS: LAK DAL PHX WSH ANA COL VAN CHI MIN STL
ANA: PHX LAK FLA DAL SJS VAN COL STL NSH EDM
PHX: ANA CAR SJS LAK DAL CGY NSH EDM COL CBJ
DAL: WPG SJS LAK ANA PHX EDM DET NSH STL CGY
MIN: COL VAN EDM CGY CHI LAK CBJ DET SJS DET
COL: MIN EDM CGY CBJ VAN SJS ANA CBJ PHX PIT
VAN: CGY MIN STL EDM COL ANA SJS LAK NYI CHI
CGY: VAN NSH COL MIN EDM PHX STL NYR CBJ DAL
EDM: DET COL MIN VAN CGY DAL PHI PHX CHI ANA

Few notes:
Entire schedule was made blind (no team assignments) - and turned out exactly to design.
Which division was which range was randomly assigned, I asked another BBKL member at each instance.
Using last year's most up to date ranking, determined the within division numbering (1-5 turned out to be NE, TOR was 1st in div and got 1 spot, etc).

NJD & MIN do not have an out of conference game (for reasons i previously explained).
No one has 2.
No one plays an opponent twice.

[armandtanzarian]

Is there an issue with TB? You have yourself playing TOR in B2B yet it does not show it on TO sched?

[Arian The Insider]

the second TOR in TBL's schedule should say NYI.. probably just a typo

[Chuck Norris]

You have me playing NJD twice,...last week and 3rd last week.

[Nick]

You have me playing NJD twice,...last week and 3rd last week.

weird... will see what's up and edit. Should be mirrored in west, and yep it is.

[Nick]

the second TOR in TBL's schedule should say NYI.. probably just a typo

yep

[Nick]

That was a pain, had to redo the final week for a couple of teams, went back to the #'s and shuffled the error back down to a solution.

TOR; BOS OTT MTL BUF NJD CHI TBL WSH PHI NYI
BOS; TOR MTL BUF PIT OTT CBJ NJD FLA NYR PHI
OTT; BUF TOR NYI MTL BOS STL NYR PIT WPG WSH
BUF; OTT NYR BOS TOR MTL NSH CAR WPG FLA TBL
MTL; PHI BOS TOR OTT BUF DET WPG NJD TBL FLA
TBL; WSH FLA WPG CAR LAK NJD TOR NYI MTL BUF
WSH; TBL WPG CAR SJS FLA PIT NYI TOR NJD OTT
FLA; CAR TBL ANA WPG WSH NYI PIT BOS BUF MTL
CAR; FLA PHX WSH TBL WPG NYR BUF PHI PIT NJD
WPG;DAL WSH TBL FLA CAR PHI MTL BUF OTT NYR
NJD; PIT NYI PHI NYR TOR TBL BOS MTL WSH CAR
PIT; NJD PHI NYR BOS NYI WSH FLA OTT CAR COL
NYI; NYR NJD OTT PHI PIT FLA WSH TBL VAN TOR
NYR; NYI BUF PIT NJD PHI CAR OTT CGY BOS WPG
PHI; MTL PIT NJD NYI NYR WPG EDM CAR TOR BOS

CHI; CBJ STL DET NSH MIN TOR LAK COL EDM VAN
CBJ; CHI DET NSH COL STL BOS MIN SJS CGY EDM
STL; NSH CHI VAN DET CBJ OTT CGY ANA DAL SJS
NSH; STL CGY CBJ CHI DET BUF PHX DAL ANA LAK
DET; EDM CBJ CHI STL NSH MTL DAL MIN LAK ANA
LAK; SJS ANA DAL PHX TBL MIN CHI VAN DET NSH
SJS; LAK DAL PHX WSH ANA COL VAN CBJ MIN STL
ANA; PHX LAK FLA DAL SJS VAN COL STL NSH DET
PHX; ANA CAR SJS LAK DAL CGY NSH EDM COL MIN
DAL; WPG SJS LAK ANA PHX EDM DET NSH STL CGY
MIN; COL VAN EDM CGY CHI LAK CBJ DET SJS PHX
COL; MIN EDM CGY CBJ VAN SJS ANA CHI PHX PIT
VAN; CGY MIN STL EDM COL ANA SJS LAK NYI CHI
CGY; VAN NSH COL MIN EDM PHX STL NYR CBJ DAL
EDM; DET COL MIN VAN CGY DAL PHI PHX CHI CBJ

believe it or not, there were only 3 possible solutions for that final week! (given the other weeks and parameters we are trying to meet).

Please continue to post any repeats , or errors. I'll make sure league knows as soon as CC approves.

[KapG]

I like this more than the one I had last year

[kimmer]

Showing off my Gleason banner for kicks

[bills09]

sooo the BBKL final will only be 1 week this season not 2?

[Shep]

yes

[Lee]

yes

...Dave Bolland?

[Peter]

iphoto sucks. you guys are just going to have to deal with my obnoxiously large sig.