Nation Network Hockey Pool: November 20th Edition

Jonathan Willis
November 20 2011 02:55PM

This week’s edition of the Nation Network Hockey Pool has a new leader, as the previous front-runner slips into second place.

The contest rules and original entries are here. Scoring is as laid out in the original post, with one exception: because goaltenders are graded primarily on save percentage, some have run up enormous (or enormously bad) totals in the early going, so I have divided their totals by five (we’re roughly one-fifth through the season, league-wide) to prevent them from crazily skewing the contest. As the season continues, these updates will feature goaltender totals divided by a lesser amount.

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Entrant	SCORE
1	15	pelhem grenville	437.75
2	1	Rogue	432.5
3	10	daveeed	421.25
4	17	CrazyCaptain88	420.5
5	14	Ashface88	419.25
6	2	sofarsogood	417.75
7	5	Talbot17	412.5
8	70	G_R_R	411
9	9	DSF	407.25
10	39	Amit Rana	407.25
11	4	Reg Dunlop	406.25
12	56	Bash	405.75
13	28	Kris Krol	404.75
14	34	Hall-for-mayor	402.75
15	24	Team Dingle	402.25
16	27	homerer	402
17	13	Eetu Huisman	397.5
18	43	nofool6110	397.25
19	8	qgenius	396.75
20	36	CooCoo	396
21	3	dragon	395.75
22	19	OneManPillage	395.75
23	92	Deeg	395.75
24	147	bdjosh	394.25
25	26	Kache Okbod	393.5
26	116	Jayamania	392.5
27	45	DC	389.75
28	180	Oilers G	389.25
29	98	HallFever	388.5
30	139	OvenChicken8	388
31	93	akc	387.25
32	110	Aussie Oiler	384.5
33	20	Eterrible	384.25
34	38	blueballs	384
35	49	Ben Dover	383.75
36	101	?>>>>	383.25
37	42	mayorpoop	383
38	16	mackb	382.5
39	12	HOFFFF	381.75
40	62	gravis82	381.75
41	61	Redfern	380.5
42	155	Mont'ster	380.5
43	53	Ball Buster	379.5
44	7	Magic Man	378
45	47	toetag247	376.5
46	18	GSP	376
47	67	Karth	375
48	86	John Chambers	375
49	50	LuckyLex	374.75
50	22	greenlightning86	374.5
51	91	bubbasnickey	374.5
52	30	riles97	373.5
53	74	Oilcruzer	373.5
54	59	Chickenplucker	373
55	60	kudzupo	372.75
56	44	raretomediumrare	372.5
57	71	elsteverino	371
58	215	blair buydens	370.75
59	69	Ogden Brother Jr.	369
60	23	hank2	368.75
61	83	toprightcorner	368
62	88	OMJB	368
63	157	Colin	368
64	33	nhlcheapshot	367.75
65	6	Ahh OILERS	367.25
66	41	Rob H	367.25
67	21	Voidoid	366.75
68	72	Hall of a Player	366.25
69	11	Dutchscooter	366
70	46	momanoilerfan	366
71	107	Bak04	365.75
72	84	gary b	365.5
73	114	Tascman	365.5
74	137	A Big Deal	365.5
75	188	DJ Dynasty Handbag	365.5
76	32	Cmoney	365.25
77	31	O'Reilly	364.75
78	169	Crazycanook	364.75
79	187	Daniel Clark	364.75
80	144	jasper9	364.25
81	113	nvan97	363.5
82	106	Goose	362.75
83	80	codester	362.25
84	136	SuntanOil	362.25
85	57	Dyckster	361.5
86	73	Pilgor09	361.5
87	134	taj1944	361.5
88	66	Piss Shiver	361
89	87	shanetrain	360.75
90	25	raceguy	360.5
91	54	Pope	360.5
92	89	Kevin McNutt	360
93	90	McLovin_Oil	360
94	278	Heavyd	359.75
95	58	BigM	359.5
96	190	ralph_u	359.5
97	195	Hockeyjedi	359
98	35	Maverick	358.75
99	126	Wanyes bastard child	358.75
100	274	oilerhockey.com	358.75
101	40	Tyler	358.5
102	37	Sox and Oil	358.25
103	103	ItsTheBGB	358.25
104	159	Dodd	358
105	65	Number 44	357.75
106	124	oilersfreak	357.25
107	282	OilFan	356.25
108	96	Captain Ron	355.75
109	252	Jimmeh	355.75
110	148	druds	355.25
111	29	Zed	355
112	81	ahbrown	355
113	130	Oilerguy	354.75
114	141	Roy Hennig	354.75
115	207	stuffit	354.25
116	51	trinkers	354
117	63	Bardownsnipe	354
118	140	Eulers	354
119	111	Gerald R. Ford	353.25
120	154	Cranky young guy	353.25
121	158	S.S Baweja	353.25
122	179	44stampede	353.25
123	196	Bill Rizer	353.25
124	217	mesh	352.5
125	127	SmyttyRules	352.25
126	209	adamjames	352
127	100	Nomad787	351.5
128	181	Feynman	350.5
129	123	DimebagDave	350.25
130	76	Rallan72	350
131	146	Seaward	350
132	153	bigrroberto	349.75
133	172	Romulus' Apotheosis	349.75
134	99	streeky	349.25
135	102	TonyDanzaPervo	349.25
136	85	French Toast Mafia	349
137	218	Truth	348.75
138	112	schevvy	348
139	131	Cam Charron	347.75
140	149	Buchburgler	347.75
141	117	Oil Is My Blood	347.25
142	166	oilersOne	347.25
143	174	Julia	347
144	151	dw	346.75
145	171	beirutOil	346.75
146	257	4thLinegrind	346.75
147	192	productof85stanleycup	346.5
148	163	Corner Plumber	346.25
149	75	BitchumenNation	346
150	183	treevojo	345.5
151	175	Deb Anderson	345
152	201	mattpercy	345
153	104	tragically hipcheck	344.75
154	162	Oilers-5 Canucks-0	344.75
155	178	Vintage Flame	344.75
156	52	BigB_09	344
157	199	Luc	343.75
158	300	Nick	343.75
159	55	UlanovWinsArtRoss	343.5
160	119	Camel Toews	343.25
161	121	xis10ce	343
162	109	OutForMilk	342.75
163	160	Scott	342.75
164	161	mchockey	342.75
165	255	tomek	342.5
166	68	Faiz	342.25
167	321	Vanguard	342.25
168	48	Saytalk	341.5
169	182	Cletus Spuckler	341.5
170	232	Soft Hands McSteeley	341.25
171	78	Major	340.75
172	138	DrPow	340.25
173	197	Benjammin	340.25
174	244	LawrenceOfCanada	340
175	245	Kevin C	340
176	77	toedrag	339.75
177	79	Sawatz	339.75
178	184	StHenriOilBomb	339.75
179	247	Mark G	339.75
180	152	Jordan	339.5
181	213	Paq Twinn	339
182	108	number99	338.75
183	120	Blue_in Red	338.5
184	200	Sammy	338.5
185	276	Buddha7305	338.5
186	338	DoubleJ	338
187	211	Pisani's Irish Cousin	337.5
188	128	dubs	336.25
189	129	RollsRoyce13	336.25
190	243	Old Soldier	336.25
191	164	lorette	335.25
192	219	Ninjai	335.25
193	222	oilnik	335
194	202	Cow Tipping Dwarfs	334.25
195	229	Dickers	334.25
196	237	Stew	334
197	167	PhillipSmithson	333.5
198	133	ChaoticBoredom	333.25
199	185	Ron Burgundy	333.25
200	250	madjam	333
201	122	Brad Isbister	332.25
202	234	Valic	332.25
203	176	Ken V.	332
204	204	Steener	332
205	177	Kavy	331.75
206	212	snappingpacco	331.25
207	105	TigerUnderGlass	330.75
208	125	Oil Fever	330.75
209	132	Fisher	330.75
210	226	ryantologist	330.75
211	97	kawi460	330.5
212	173	TAE0145	330.5
213	253	smiliegirl15	330
214	115	Ian	329.5
215	142	Clyde Frog	329.5
216	165	Aron S	328.75
217	220	Stone Hands McOsta	328.75
218	273	tlkaufman	328.75
219	320	SmodFooZombie	328.25
220	306	DBONE	328
221	251	Casey	327.75
222	267	kfarrah	327.75
223	82	Tim in Kelowna	325.75
224	95	J_Budd	325.75
225	208	Bicepus Maximus	325.75
226	150	2 Minutes For Looking So Good	325.25
227	287	natedoo22	324.75
228	307	Matty31	324.75
229	145	Tron	324
230	94	Jocelyn M	323.5
231	156	Austin	322.75
232	64	Natedogg	322.5
233	191	Jason Gregor	322
234	205	RobsonStreet	321.5
235	235	LJAC	321.5
236	298	Saazman	321.25
237	271	ALL THE WAY IN	321
238	118	boochie	320.5
239	189	Moeeid	320.25
240	248	DougieFM	320.25
241	261	Alzal	319
242	281	theoil	318.75
243	203	Kpat99	318.5
244	286	Marsha	318.25
245	214	Backlund4MVP	318
246	272	Tendash	317.25
247	236	majin_oil	316.75
248	143	yawto	316.5
249	331	toni_rajalapeno	316.25
250	329	ffpepper	316
251	312	Calgary Oilers	315.5
252	233	Team Gnarkill	315
253	297	ChinookArch	314.25
254	313	oilerbill	313.75
255	186	Beer drinker #33	313
256	259	greendog	312.5
257	239	teamblue	312
258	340	D	311.75
259	241	Mike S	311
260	310	Big Worm	311
261	194	SmellOfVictory	310.75
262	288	CurtisS	310.5
263	170	Chiefs Hockey 97	309.75
264	322	Kodiaks Fan	309.5
265	289	ruprecht	309
266	344	Bucky9	308.5
267	318	justincider	308
268	296	Beeker73	307.75
269	284	20feet	306.75
270	316	Baderjams	306.75
271	193	DrJ	306
272	277	Chris81	306
273	227	Reidja	305.75
274	283	JamesVW	305.5
275	135	dawgtoy	305
276	223	Oilers4ever	305
277	242	k	304.5
278	246	Mantastic	304.5
279	228	Brett T	304.25
280	225	Archaeologuy	303.75
281	264	ebesartross	303.75
282	280	laughing pug	303.5
283	262	Grumpy OM	303.25
284	168	Professor Fatbot, PhD	302.25
285	258	Max Powers	301.75
286	336	Wax Man Riley	301.75
287	210	Edwards87	301
288	238	CdnBarbarian	299.5
289	263	sec206	299.5
290	311	Aaron A. Aardvark	299
291	314	Justin Azevedo	299
292	260	Thrillhouse	298.75
293	290	GospelofJon	298
294	327	geoilerogist	298
295	330	thundercat	297.75
296	342	Wes Mantooth	297.75
297	266	gary d	296.5
298	302	Oilcan	296.5
299	285	ColeJ	295.75
300	304	Northern Fire	295.5
301	206	SurfacetoAirMissile	295.25
302	337	Me	294.75
303	269	HankMarducas	294.5
304	221	Derzie	294.25
305	270	Badger	294.25
306	198	JOFA	294
307	303	NsxZero	293.5
308	325	mayhemsince1977	293
309	231	Sam Lippitt	292.5
310	216	Namicus	292.25
311	334	Yzermanfan19	292
312	299	Jonathan Willis	291.75
313	291	50in39	291.25
314	294	Poly	291.25
315	249	Shudz	290.5
316	315	ChiliChunk	289.75
317	224	Philbertus	286.75
318	256	kerry	286.75
319	265	OilLeak	286.5
320	308	VicOiler	285.25
321	279	Big Bad Bill	284.75
322	350	VATech	284.75
323	230	Clay	284.25
324	339	billmad	284
325	240	dmackay14	283
326	295	Ambassador humantorch	282.5
327	332	I'm a Scientist!	282
328	309	DougWeightProblem	281.5
329	356	Hank	281.5
330	275	jgl	280.25
331	317	88 Black Gold	279.5
332	293	Bobo	277.25
333	360	Mojo	277.25
334	341	brian broughton	276.75
335	358	luke	274
336	301	MKULLAR	273.5
337	268	Rugslinger	273.25
338	335	Forever Anoiler	272.25
339	343	Hallberle	272.25
340	305	Dog Train	271.5
341	319	TrentonL	271.5
342	364	The Beaker	271
343	323	BleedOil83	270.5
344	351	Jdex	269.75
345	324	Madagain	269.25
346	352	beefimus	268.25
347	328	watkinator	267.25
348	348	book¡e	266
349	326	Tickle Me Aulie	265.25
350	345	ColeRoll	264
351	254	Tony D.	263.75
352	363	rockola7	261.75
353	292	Eyre	260.75
354	354	Eric	258.5
355	333	marty	258.25
356	355	sumoil	257.25
357	362	Cory Dakin	257
358	361	dustin642	254.75
359	367	Glen	252.75
360	353	dirtybird5021	252.5
361	366	RyanCoke	251.75
362	359	kk	249.75
363	346	Caleb	246.25
364	347	jesc23	246
365	349	Exxon Valdez	245.75
366	357	sonders	244
367	368	ummoscov	237.75
368	365	Owen T	229.75

Movers And Shakers

The following entrants climbed by more than 100 places in the overall rankings.

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Improvement	Entrant	SCORE
94	278	184	Heavyd	359.75
107	282	175	OilFan	356.25
100	274	174	oilerhockey.com	358.75
58	215	157	blair buydens	370.75
167	321	154	Vanguard	342.25
28	180	152	Oilers G	389.25
186	338	152	DoubleJ	338
109	252	143	Jimmeh	355.75
158	300	142	Nick	343.75
24	147	123	bdjosh	394.25
42	155	113	Mont'ster	380.5
75	188	113	DJ Dynasty Handbag	365.5
146	257	111	4thLinegrind	346.75
30	139	109	OvenChicken8	388
79	187	108	Daniel Clark	364.75
219	320	101	SmodFooZombie	328.25

Jonathan Willis is Managing Editor of the Nation Network. He also currently writes for the Edmonton Journal's Cult of Hockey, Grantland, and Hockey Prospectus. His work has appeared at theScore, ESPN and Puck Daddy. He was previously founder and managing editor of Copper & Blue. Contact him at jonathan (dot) willis (at) live (dot) ca.

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Reply #1 Chris Team Fire Chairman Lowe Now Katz! November 20 2011, 03:00PM

+1 3 props

I'll be the fist to say I regret not entering this pool

Reply #2 joey joe joe jr shabadoo November 20 2011, 03:03PM

+1 1 props

@Jordan Nugent-Hallkins

Fedorov

Reply #3 OilLeak November 20 2011, 06:50PM

+1 1 props

Great my goaltenders and Washington selections are killing me, FFS! At this rate I'll be in last place by the end of the season.

Reply #4 OilLeak November 20 2011, 07:00PM

+1 1 props

Just reviewed Pelhem Grenville's submissions; they are almost as solid as they get. All healthy players, still no Crosby, and very good goaltending. He might just take the overall prize, unless he loses a lot of players to injury.

Reply #5 Jordan Nugent-Hallkins November 20 2011, 03:01PM

+1 0 props

That's one of the first times I've ever actually laughed at a commercial. Who was that that skates by Shanny?

EDIT: Also, "Camel Toews"

*snicker*

Reply #6 Jordan Nugent-Hallkins November 20 2011, 03:04PM

+1 0 props

@joey joe joe jr shabadoo

Makes sense, I thought I recognized the nose...

Reply #7 D November 20 2011, 03:15PM

+1 0 props

I went from 340 to 258. I was hoping to be the 2009-2011 Edmonton Oilers by this point - firmly in last place. But alas, that appears to not be happening.

Reply #8 Romulus' Apotheosis November 20 2011, 03:18PM

+1 0 props

moving on up!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z66wVo7uNw

Reply #9 Romulus' Apotheosis November 20 2011, 03:22PM

+1 0 props

Jordan Nugent-Hallkins wrote:

That's one of the first times I've ever actually laughed at a commercial. Who was that that skates by Shanny?
EDIT: Also, "Camel Toews"
*snicker*

how on earth do you get "Taves" out of "Toews" anyway??

Reply #10 DoubleJ November 20 2011, 04:06PM

+1 0 props

Nice, I don't remember who I picked, I think I picked Crosby so I expect to jump up a bunch more spots by the next update. He's playing Monday.

Reply #11 John Chambers November 20 2011, 04:12PM

+1 0 props

Wow. Go Pelham.

Reply #12 Chuckpuck5000 November 20 2011, 04:15PM

+1 0 props

OILERS!!!!

Reply #13 Oilers G - that Haiku writing MotherF^%$er November 20 2011, 04:25PM

+1 0 props

Hmmmmm, from 180th to 28th.

Seems to me that come the next update I could be possibly enjoying meself some Oodle Noodle goodness.

Reply #14 Wanyes bastard child November 20 2011, 04:40PM

+1 0 props

Still ahead of vintage flame!!!

Reply #15 Heavyd November 20 2011, 04:52PM

+1 0 props

Yes the move up to 94 what a sweet place to move up too. The best improvment 184 points.

Reply #16 nofool6110 November 20 2011, 05:34PM

+1 0 props

18th? And SIDNEY CROSBY'S COMING BACK ON MONDAY YOU SAY?

I can sense that Singapura Box is approaching.

Reply #17 Ashface88 November 20 2011, 06:37PM

+1 0 props

Nice. Hopefully Crosby does some damage when he gets back lol

Reply #18 Ken V. November 20 2011, 07:22PM

+1 0 props

Damn. dropped 27 places. guh. Welcome back Sid, lots of scoring please!

Reply #19 RKD November 20 2011, 08:19PM

+1 0 props

Awesome commercial. If it weren't for some guy named Gretzky, Fedorov would have won the Art Ross in the '93/'94 season.

Wikipedia: Most overtime points, career (27) Regular season overtime goals (15) - Currently tied with Mats Sundin, Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias. First European-trained player to win the Hart Memorial Trophy First Russian player to reach 1,000 NHL points Most goals by a Russian-born NHL player (483) Only player to score 5 goals in one game, with the last one in overtime (4 Capitals vs 5 Detroit OT, December 26, 1996)

Plus 3 Stanley Cups!