Steve looks like a solid bet to finish 2nd now, with Ryan all but clinching 1st.  The good news is it's looking like Marc will lose, and we love it when Marc loses. It's worth noting that the three oldest poolies are currently holding down the last three spots.  In

Buffalo won last night, just to give ABO a little sliver of hope.  After they win the next two I'll start to believe again.  Let me know, k? As for this ridiculous chatter about Ottawa being Canada's team, that's the biggest load of bologna I've heard in quite some time.

I was in the money until some point last night when Holmstrom put his third point of the night on the board for Detroit and my little brother Steve caught me.  It wasn't going to be much money, Ryan's taking home the big cheque, but it's still a tank of

With ABO down 3 games to 0, I've come up with a great new outlook that will make us all happy here in Leafsland.  Let the babies have their bottle. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.

Ryan, I humbly apologize for the delay in updating this site.  I experienced server issues this morning that threw Toronto Mike off course.  Yes, you're still winning, you're going to win by a mile and you're very handsome. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.

The top three spots in our annual playoff pool are currently held by me and my two brothers.  Ryan has the lead, I'm in second and Steve is in third.  Welcome to Boon country. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.

Normally he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but Greg left a comment on this entry a month ago calling a Detroit ~ Sens final.  Sure, he went with a couple of favourites and hardly went out on a limb, but it's still upsetting to think he could be right.

At this point there are probably only a few people following the daily updates in our playoff pool.  Ryan is checking to watch his lead grow, Marc and Steve are checking in to see how close they are to the money and Alexi probably takes a peek now and then

Once again, the Sharks have fizzled in the playoffs.  The Dominator is dominating again, go figure.  I'm calling a Ducks ~ Sabres final. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.

With the New York Rangers eliminated, poor Pops becomes the first poolie to lose every single one of his ten players.  This guarantees Pops will finish dead last. On the other end of the spectrum, Ryan is looking uncatchable.  In fact, I've giving Ryan the coin right now. For the

Ottawa is in the final four.  One more series win, and they're playing for the cup.  Not only does this kill my chance of winning the pool, but it greatly upsets me personally as a life long Leafs fan. The Sabres should beat the Rangers and they'll give the Sens

The Sabres stunned the Rangers, which is good, and allow me to explain why.  Ottawa will likely beat the Devils and advance to the conference finals.  We're rooting for ABO, and that means we need the best team in the conference to be the opposition. Buffalo is now my team

Vancouver never seemed to find their groove.  I didn't see a lot of their games, but from what I saw they were lucky to make it this far. Everyone picked the Ducks to blow them out, and that's eventually what happened. It was an easy pool update.  Except for a

Ryan is rolling right along, getting points from the Senators and Red Wings.  More important for him, those two teams won last night.  The smart money is on Ryan finishing first. When Ryan wins, we all win.  Dude needs the coin. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.

Right on schedule, here comes the luckiest bastard ever to draft a hockey pool, Marc.  Marc wins this annual pool more often than he loses, and he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer if you know what I mean.  He's just really lucky. And kudos to Joe who has

With three points in two low scoring games, Ryan has asserted himself as the man to beat.  He's six points up on me but I've been snake bitten these past few days. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.

Much like Tony Soprano, I need good earners.  Solid producers on my team make all the difference, and a lot of my guys have stopped producing.  My Canucks stick, my Duck doesn't score, my Sabre stinks and my Red Wing isn't helping.  If the Devils don't play, I lose ground.

Ryan had a good day and has taken the lead.  I got a few points myself and am a close second, and more importantly, the Sens lost. My favourite stat these days is the fact the Senators have never been up 2-0 in a playoff series.  That's awesome. For the

There weren't a lot of points to go around last night.  For all the Ducks and Canucks we drafted, only two points were shared by the nine poolies. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.

Those with Sens and Devils got some points last night.  Even without Elias in the lineup, I got five from my Devils and assumed sole possession of first place.  Now that Sens just need to tank on queue. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.

Big nights were had by the Anaheim drafters, mainly Gary, Alvin and Marc.  Ryan and I, the co-leaders, got zero points. Tonight, those unlikeable choke artists from Ottawa take on the Devils.  ABO my friends.... ABO. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.

Round one has ended with the Canucks sending Dallas home.  It's time to take a snapshot of where we're at in the pool.  Here are the standings after one round. T1. Ryan - 46 T1. Mike - 46 T3. Alvin - 35 T3. Joe - 35 T3. Gary - 35

My New Jersey player advanced and earned me a solid 7 points yesterday, tying me for the lead until Ryan squeaked a couple of points out of his Red Wings.  Ryan had a huge Saturday, so we've started to pull away from the pack. Calgary's demise really only hurt Gary

Ryan had a helluva day yesterday and stormed into a five point lead.  A couple of his Detroit players combined for seven points and he picked up another from Dallas. I suspect there are a lot of nervous people in Vancouver right now.  They've let this series slip away.  Reminds

A big win by the Devils gave me lots of points last night.  Throw in a big night from Afinogenov during Buffalo's big win and I'm back in first overall. The fall of the New York Islanders didn't have a big impact in our pool as only Ryan Smyth was