skates_with_a_stick Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, I am quite shocked at this prediction, but last year they also predicted Boston v LA in the final. Both teams didn't even qualify! I am guessing EA is losing their touch or they need to adjust their algorithm. I think the boys will do fine. Not sure about the playoffs, but I hope a second or third round finish. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/nhl-16-released-who-does-the-game-say-will-win-the-stanley-cup/ New York Islanders fans can plan the parade, or at least NHL 16 seems to think so. With the release of EA Sports’ NHL 16 Tuesday, we took it upon ourselves to see what the league could look like in 2015-16 — or at least what the game is projecting will happen in the campaign through a full-campaign simulation of its season mode. The results actually weren’t too far-fetched, so long as you can picture the Islanders taking home the franchise’s fifth Stanley Cup. A few notes, before we take a look at the simulations results, however. First, trading was turned off. Anyone who has played EA’s NHL series knows full well that during the course of a season, the non-human controlled teams have a penchant for making some bizarre deals. It’s not beyond reason that, with trades on, a full-season simulation of NHL 16 could end with Evgeni Malkin playing for the Dallas Stars and Jamie Benn lining up alongside Sidney Crosby. The likelihood of that actually occurring is slim. In addition, the out-of-the-box rosters for the latest instalment in EA’s NHL series doesn’t include any of the rookie players that could make the NHL this season. You won’t find Connor McDavid on Edmonton’s roster, Buffalo will be without Jack Eichel and Dylan Strome isn’t playing in Arizona. So keep that in mind when it comes to which rookie earns the Calder Trophy. So, with that in mind, here is how the standings shook out: The Calgary Flames were the most dominant team in the league, dropping only 24 games in regulation all season and capturing the Presidents’ Trophy. The defensive additions seemed to help quite a bit, too, as Jonas Hiller was among the top-10 goaltenders in the league while not a single Calgary Flame cracked the top-10 in scoring. In the post-season, the Islanders won three hard-fought series in order to take home the Stanley Cup. After a scare was put into the squad in the first round by the Detroit Red Wings, the Islanders emerged victorious in Game 7, moved on to sweep the Washington Capitals, bounced the Boston Bruins in seven and then won the Stanley Cup on the back of a Game 7 victory in Dallas. With an outstanding 19 goals and 34 points in 25 games, John Tavares took home the Conn Smythe Trophy. Click bracket to enlarge. At the end of the season, Claude Giroux nabbed MVP honors, winning both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award while also picking up the Lady Byng Trophy for his gentlemanly play. For his play on the Arizona blueline, Oliver Ekamn-Larsson won the first Norris Trophy of his career with an 11-goal, 68-point campaign. One of the most shocking awards went to Keith Kinkaid, who took over for the injured Cory Schneider in New Jersey and won the Calder Trophy with a 16-23-6 record, .913 SP and 2.78 GAA. He was far from the Vezina Trophy winner, though. That honor went to Tuukka Rask whose 1.82 GAA and .941 SP were the best marks in the league. Not shockingly, the Rocket Richard Trophy went to Alex Ovechkin for what would be the fourth straight season. He was the only player to reach 50 goals in the simulated campaign. Whether or not any of these EA Sports NHL 16 simulated predictions come to pass is an entirely different story, but right out of the box, the New York Islanders are the NHL 16 champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovesLikeDatsyuk Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 So Arizona and Boston are making the playoffs and Boston is going deep?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 They also had us winning in 2011.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 NHL 16 must be based out of Calgary if they have them at 108 pts and 1st in the Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Its more probable that the Islanders win the playoffs than ARI making them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Crosby Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Montreal missing out? Buffalo improved so much. No wonder their game is broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat James Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I really don't understand when people laugh at others who predicted a Boston vs Los Angeles final last year. Boston won the Presidents Trophy and LA won the cup in the season prior. Neither team made any huge roster-changes in the off season either. The picks seemed perfectly reasonable when they were made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 LOL Edmonton worse than Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 LOL Edmonton worse than Buffalo. How is that LOL? Buffalo's in an easier division with a better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That's what a stats derived model gets you. Reverse Calgary and Anaheim and move Arizona to the bottom. The spread between the top and the rest in terms of points will not be that much. After Anaheim, it's going to be a dog fight. Ottawa wins Atlantic by 11 points? c'mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshiyoshi Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Did you update the rosters before you ran this or is this the one that EA likes to do? I havent done more than have a brief look at the xbox 360 version of this but i found that the rosters were not up to date. Sutter was still on pittsburgh and that trade happened in july. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Canuckian Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Plenty wrong with their model. Big drop offs for us, St. Louis, Anaheim, Pittsburgh and Montreal - all of whom dropping out of the playoff race. And I'm not convinced that Calgary can sustain the same style of play and win as many games. They will run into discipline problems, and teams will be more aware of their ability to come back in the third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Craziness! NHL16's gone rogue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby-b Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Compare the Vegas Odds with the EA predictions for yourself... there seems to be a wide difference, Don't you Think?NHL Future OddsNFLNBAMLBNHLNCAA FBNCAA BKGolfAuto RacingBoxing/MMASoccerWNBACFLODDS TO WIN THE 2015-16 NHL STANLEY CUP FINALSTeam OddsChicago Blackhawks 13/2Tampa Bay Lightning 8/1Los Angeles Kings 10/1Anaheim Ducks 11/1New York Rangers 12/1Minnesota Wild 13/1Nashville Predators 13/1Pittsburgh Penguins 13/1St. Louis Blues 13/1Montreal Canadiens 18/1Washington Capitals 18/1New York Islanders 22/1Winnipeg Jets 22/1Columbus Blue Jackets 25/1Calgary Flames 28/1Detroit Red Wings 28/1Boston Bruins 35/1Dallas Stars 40/1Edmonton Oilers 45/1Ottawa Senators 45/1San Jose Sharks 45/1Florida Panthers 55/1Buffalo Sabres 85/1Colorado Avalanche 85/1Vancouver Canucks 85/1Carolina Hurricanes 100/1New Jersey Devils 100/1Philadelphia Flyers 100/1Arizona Coyotes 200/1Toronto Maple Leafs 200/1ODDS TO WIN THE 2015-16 NHL EASTERN CONFERENCETeam OddsTampa Bay Lightning 13/4New York Rangers 19/4Montreal Canadiens 6/1Pittsburgh Penguins 6/1New York Islanders 7/1Washington Capitals 8/1Columbus Blue Jackets 12/1Detroit Red Wings 12/1Boston Bruins 15/1Ottawa Senators 20/1Florida Panthers 23/1Buffalo Sabres 45/1Carolina Hurricanes 45/1New Jersey Devils 45/1Philadelphia Flyers 45/1Toronto Maple Leafs 90/1ODDS TO WIN THE 2015-16 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCETeam OddsChicago Blackhawks 13/4Anaheim Ducks 9/2Los Angeles Kings 19/4Minnesota Wild 6/1Nashville Predators 13/2St. Louis Blues 13/2Winnipeg Jets 8/1Calgary Flames 12/1Dallas Stars 30/1Edmonton Oilers 30/1San Jose Sharks 30/1Colorado Avalanche 45/1Vancouver Canucks 45/1Arizona Coyotes 100/1How To Bet NHL FuturesThe “Odds to Win” wager in pro football is also commonly referred to as a future wager. Bettors must correctly select a team to win an event that takes place a later time. The money wagered will be tied up until there is an outcome and bettors will receive fixed odds when they place the wager. The future odds are normally updated on a weekly basis and wagers can be placed throughout the season.To figure out your Win Amount, take the odds and multiply by the amount wagered. Ex. Boston Bruins (10/1) to win the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The Bruins are listed as a 10/1 betting choice to win the Stanley Cup Finals. If you wager $100 on Boston to win the Stanley Cup Finals and it captures the championship, then you would win $1,000 (10 ÷ 1 x 100). You would collect $1,100, which includes your win and stake ($100).Odds provided by Sportsbook.agUpdated Tue, Sept 1, 10:00 AM ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 useless stuff is useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby-b Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Useless Perhapss... but we all do it.Here's an article about the Art of Prediction.http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/why-predicting-the-nhl-standings-is-such-a-difficult-task/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Compare the Vegas Odds with the EA predictions for yourself... there seems to be a wide difference, Don't you Think? NHL Future Odds NFLNBAMLBNHLNCAA FBNCAA BKGolfAuto RacingBoxing/MMASoccerWNBACFL ODDS TO WIN THE 2015-16 NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS Team Odds Chicago Blackhawks 13/2 Tampa Bay Lightning 8/1 Los Angeles Kings 10/1 Anaheim Ducks 11/1 New York Rangers 12/1 Minnesota Wild 13/1 Nashville Predators 13/1 Pittsburgh Penguins 13/1 St. Louis Blues 13/1 Montreal Canadiens 18/1 Washington Capitals 18/1 New York Islanders 22/1 Winnipeg Jets 22/1 Columbus Blue Jackets 25/1 Calgary Flames 28/1 Detroit Red Wings 28/1 Boston Bruins 35/1 Dallas Stars 40/1 Edmonton Oilers 45/1 Ottawa Senators 45/1 San Jose Sharks 45/1 Florida Panthers 55/1 Buffalo Sabres 85/1 Colorado Avalanche 85/1 Vancouver Canucks 85/1 Carolina Hurricanes 100/1 New Jersey Devils 100/1 Philadelphia Flyers 100/1 Arizona Coyotes 200/1 Toronto Maple Leafs 200/1 ODDS TO WIN THE 2015-16 NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Team Odds Tampa Bay Lightning 13/4 New York Rangers 19/4 Montreal Canadiens 6/1 Pittsburgh Penguins 6/1 New York Islanders 7/1 Washington Capitals 8/1 Columbus Blue Jackets 12/1 Detroit Red Wings 12/1 Boston Bruins 15/1 Ottawa Senators 20/1 Florida Panthers 23/1 Buffalo Sabres 45/1 Carolina Hurricanes 45/1 New Jersey Devils 45/1 Philadelphia Flyers 45/1 Toronto Maple Leafs 90/1 ODDS TO WIN THE 2015-16 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Team Odds Chicago Blackhawks 13/4 Anaheim Ducks 9/2 Los Angeles Kings 19/4 Minnesota Wild 6/1 Nashville Predators 13/2 St. Louis Blues 13/2 Winnipeg Jets 8/1 Calgary Flames 12/1 Dallas Stars 30/1 Edmonton Oilers 30/1 San Jose Sharks 30/1 Colorado Avalanche 45/1 Vancouver Canucks 45/1 Arizona Coyotes 100/1 How To Bet NHL Futures The Odds to Win wager in pro football is also commonly referred to as a future wager. Bettors must correctly select a team to win an event that takes place a later time. The money wagered will be tied up until there is an outcome and bettors will receive fixed odds when they place the wager. The future odds are normally updated on a weekly basis and wagers can be placed throughout the season. To figure out your Win Amount, take the odds and multiply by the amount wagered. Ex. Boston Bruins (10/1) to win the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The Bruins are listed as a 10/1 betting choice to win the Stanley Cup Finals. If you wager $100 on Boston to win the Stanley Cup Finals and it captures the championship, then you would win $1,000 (10 ÷ 1 x 100). You would collect $1,100, which includes your win and stake ($100). Odds provided by Sportsbook.ag Updated Tue, Sept 1, 10:00 AM ET Huh, well then. According to those odds I like our chance of getting our big D prospect this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersexual Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The Edmonton Oilers are proud to select with the first overall pick in this years draft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Quite possibly the most bizarre predictions they've made yet. Guessing either injuries played a major role, or EA got even worse at ranking players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoball Cannons Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, I am quite shocked at this prediction, but last year they also predicted Boston v LA in the final. Both teams didn't even qualify! I am guessing EA is losing their touch or they need to adjust their algorithm. I think the boys will do fine. Not sure about the playoffs, but I hope a second or third round finish. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/nhl-16-released-who-does-the-game-say-will-win-the-stanley-cup/ Calgary won't make the playoffs, mark my words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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