Talk:2007 Stanley Cup playoffs/Archive 1

message: Would it be appropriate to list series' predictions made by various sources (i.e., ESPN already made some) prior to each round's start?  If so, how should it be done? -- megarockman 13:19 CDT, 9 April 2007
:Predictions shouldn't be on the article page. People can make their own here if they like.  Eric B ( T • C • W ) 00:57, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Predictions

message: I think this should be incorporated into an article somewhere, but, I'm not sure where. According to this article, the following officials will participate in the Playoffs: 
Referees:
*Paul Devorski
*Eric Furlatt
*Mike Hasenfratz
*Dave Jackson
*Marc Joannette
*Don Koharski
*Dennis LaRue
*Mike Leggo
*Dan Marouelli
*Wes McCauley
*Bill McCreary
*Mick McGeough
*Dan O'Halloran
*Dan O'Rourke
*Tim Peel
*Kevin Pollock
*Rob Shick
*Kelly Sutherland
*Don Van Massenhoven
*Brad Watson
Linesemen:
*Derek Amell
*Steve Barton
*Lonnie Cameron
*Pierre Champoux
*Mike Cvik
*Greg Devorski
*Scott Driscoll
*Shane Heyer
*Brad Kovachik
*Brad Lazarowich
*Steve Miller
*Jean Morin
*Brian Murphy
*Derek Nanson
*Thor Nelson
*Tim Nowak
*Pierre Racicot
*Dan Schachte
*Jay Sharrers
*Mark Wheler
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by NorthernThunder (talk • contribs).
:Considering only 4 of the officials even have Wikipedia articles, I somehow don't feel that which officials are working for the playoffs is really a notable fact.  Geoffrey Spear 16:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps in the individual game tables, list the officials working each game? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 136.244.13.116 (talk) 16:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Officials

message: The NHL doesn't actually use brackets for the playoffs as they reseed everything each round.  As such the brackets are inherentally wrong and should probably be removed --T-rex 21:54, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They don't use brackets for the first and second round, following rounds they do. It is seeded by points for the first and second which the bracket shown therein is appropriate. -- Eric B ( T • C • W ) 00:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See my talk page for continued disscussion, apperentlly this is mathamatically set at the conclution of the second round, but not before then --T-rex 20:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, I put together the bracket that we're currently using, and I'm starting to work on something to replace it right now.  Give me a day or so, and we should have something that is a better representation of how the playoffs actually work. z4ns4tsu\talk 22:10, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, the redesign is pretty much done.  Take a look at it in my sandbox and let me know if you think it looks any better. z4ns4tsu\talk 21:45, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

text: The only re-seed is after the first round because after the second round there is only 2 teams in the conference remaining, so no matter how you slice it, it's going to be the same matchup no matter what. Having "reseed after every round" doesn't explain how the playoffs work as accurately as "reseed after round 1". Plus, they make t-shirts every year with the championship team that feature a bracket system. I suggest a revert. BT14 18:45, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Brackets

message: What's with the spacing? When I first looked at the page and saw the Pens/Sens lines, I was confused, and realized there were lines going on to the next score, it makes it difficult to read what was going on. Shouldn't there be clearer spacing between the scores (3 - 0, 3 - 1) and who scored, so things aren't carrying over to the next line? --Snojoe 01:57, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spacing? 

message: Check out the newer design at the bottom of the page! 
I just wanted to conduct a quick poll to see which format users seem to like better.
Cast your vote below the format you choose in the manner shown below.
::# Explanation for choosing. --~~~~
====Choice 1====
1	April 11	7:00 p.m. (CDT)	San Jose Sharks 5	Nashville Predators 4		Nashville Arena	TSN
=====Votes in Support of Choice 1=====
# On my monitor, the other choice takes up two lines, and since I run at a pretty high resolution, I'm pretty sure it will for most users. If possible, I always prefer single lines in tables. z4ns4tsu\talk 19:35, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poll: Final Score in Series Table 

message: 1	April 11	7:00 p.m. (CDT)	San Jose Sharks 5	Nashville Predators 4		Nashville Arena	TSN
=====Votes in Support of Choice 1=====
# On my monitor, the other choice takes up two lines, and since I run at a pretty high resolution, I'm pretty sure it will for most users. If possible, I always prefer single lines in tables. z4ns4tsu\talk 19:35, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Choice 1

message: # On my monitor, the other choice takes up two lines, and since I run at a pretty high resolution, I'm pretty sure it will for most users. If possible, I always prefer single lines in tables. z4ns4tsu\talk 19:35, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Votes in Support of Choice 1

message: 1	April 11	7:00 p.m. (CDT)	San Jose Sharks	Nashville Predators	5 – 4 (2OT)	Nashville Arena	TSN
=====Votes in Support of Choice 2=====
# I would prefer this one because the other method leaves the "Final" column redundant for non-OT games (which most will be). It may take up two lines when OT comes around, but visually isn't it still one line?  -- megarockman 13:55 CDT April 17, 2007
# I also prefer option 2 for the exact same reason as above. It just looks a lot cleaner than the former option. --Snojoe 02:03, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Choice 2

message: # I would prefer this one because the other method leaves the "Final" column redundant for non-OT games (which most will be). It may take up two lines when OT comes around, but visually isn't it still one line?  -- megarockman 13:55 CDT April 17, 2007
# I also prefer option 2 for the exact same reason as above. It just looks a lot cleaner than the former option. --Snojoe 02:03, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Votes in Support of Choice 2

message: Minor suggestion for any games into Overtime; since all games are of the sudden-death OT variety, wouldn't it (in theory) be a better fit, for multiple OT games (a la Canucks/Stars Game One) to just put:
First - xxx Overtimes
No Scoring
nth Overtime
Scoring line
Instead of listing each Overtime individually? Just a thought... --Snojoe 21:08, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overtimes 

message: nobody is updating this page consistently —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.98.228.98 (talk) 02:07, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  updates 

message: Following is a new template I have designed for playoff series. This is how it would look like for the current Sharks-Predators Series
 
How it would look before the series began.
 
Please leave any comments or suggestions. If nobody has any problems with it in the near future, then I'll consider that it is safe to go ahead and switch this out with the old series boxes currently in the article.
Thanks!
--Sukh17 T • C • E03:51, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Series Box: Example 

message: Here is a new and improved series box that has the actually game summaries within the series summary table. Any comments and suggestions are welcome. --Sukh17 T • C • E02:45, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New New Series Box: Example 

message: ... and I don't mean technical problems. I've noticed a lot of people have gone and edited the bracket so that the teams that have won their series are already seeded in the semi-finals. To prevent this, and perhaps save people some time from going and editing back this, isn't there a warning of sorts (besides the text in the coding that specifically states to not edit it) that we could add on the main page to prevent people from doing so, or no? --Snojoe 05:22, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bracket Problems 

message: Hey, I designed the tables used in the 2006 SCP article for concluded series, which I think might be good for inclusion in this year as well. I also just designed a summary table that could go at the top summarizing all eight series game-by-game (though it could also just be considered a waste of space). Both are visible at User:Jonpin/Stanley. What do people think? Should I move these tables in? Jonpin 05:57, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To be honest, I think the summary tables that we have now look better than what was used on the 2006 page. z4ns4tsu\talk 13:19, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Series summary tables 

message: Someone needs to explain what this line means: "Teams with the higher seed are awarded home ice advantage in a 2-2-1-1-1, best-of-7 series."  --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 16:43, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The line has been expanded, but still doesn't say what "2-2-1-1-1" means.  --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 02:30, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What does this mean? 

message: Why were the individual game officals removed? I believe this is important enough information. Certainly more important than game attendance. NorthernThunder 02:00, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It may be notable on some level, but NeoChaosX is probably right. Jmlk17 06:58, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Listing game officials 

message: "Please do not reorder brackets to reflect the semi-final matchups."
I don't understand why this restriction is necessary, especially now that the first round is over. In all the previous Stanley Cup playoff pages, the bracket ordering reflects the reseeding of the semifinal matchups. Why should the 2007 page be any different??? Richiekim 04:20, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bracket Problems, part 2 

message: I was just looking back at the previous Playoffs page. I think it would be a good idea to proved a paragraph or so of summary for each of the completed series. --Sukh17 T • C • E06:33, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Have at it.  I agree; it would look nice. Jmlk17 06:45, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Series Summaries 

message: I've noticed something, a bug perhaps? Or just my screen resolution again. Regardless, there are some scores in a lot of the games shows up on two lines. I'm thinking it might be an issue with the template, because it cuts off at the same spot in most instances, no matter which side of the template (team one vs. team two, it's occuring with both sides) once it his a certain point. There are SOME games where it's extended all on one line, which is considerably longer than some of the lines that are affected, which is what is striking me as odd. It's evidenced (for me, at least) in a few of the New Jersey Devils/Tampa Bay Lightning series games, amongst many others. Is this just me, or is anyone else experiencing this trouble? --Snojoe 03:27, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New issue?