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 Post your predictions here for each series and how in how many games (Tampa in 6, etc). First game is Wednesday at 6pm eastern, so I would say thats the due date. Will tally who is correct, and probably make some basic spreadsheet. Can someone post reminding me how scoring works for this? Ill then update this. gently caress Pittsburgh.  Henrik Zetterberg posted:I created a Bracket Challenge league for SAS if anyone wants to toss this in the OP: ********************** Round 1 Finals:         scores: Round 1 NHL Playoff Predictions: Zat 35 Lost Season 31 Vincent Van Goat 31 Yellow Car 30 Think Tank 30 Do Yall Want a Boxc 30 Mind_Taker 29 Yaya 29 Ginette Rino 28 Kilza 28 Porrima 28 Aye Doc 27 Duhsal 26 Thufir 26 Jehde 25 Duck Rodgers 25 Pengwin 25 Star 25 Zodijackylite 25 I Am the Bird 24 Glambags 24 Xanstic 24 Corn on the Cop 23 Henrik Zetterberg 23 Koopa Kid 23 Albino Squirrel 23 Glynnenstein 23 Pizza Valentine 23 Frenzy the Killbot 22 Sharks Eat Bear 22 Habibi 22 Duckman2008 21 Big Buff Man 21 Karnegal 21 Kalensc 21 heeheex2 20 Mr Kite 20 LesBeardly 20 Sports Genius 19 DJ Exile 19 Concurred 19 Aces High 19 Clean Ayers 18 Slappy Pappy 18 T-Bone 17 A Typical Goon 17 Stetch Marx 16 Edward Mass 15 Twin Cinema 14 Drunk Canuck 14 CBJSprague24 13 Triple Sulk 12 Guava Moment 11 Furnace Face 7 Albino Squirrel 4 Year Old 7 Round 2 Finals:     Score: TBA ************* Point system: So, here is the point system we're going to use to rate your ability to pick a winner. If you pick the winning team of a series, you get two points. If you pick the correct number of games, you get three additional points If your amount of games is off by one, you get two bonus points. If you are off by two in games needed, you get one bonus point. If you are off by three, you get nothing. If you pick the wrong winner, you lose a point. The amount of points will double each round, so the max points per series in the first round is 5 (2 + 3), and the max for the cup is 40 (16 + 24). Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 21:51 on May 16, 2018 |
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Here are mine. Playoff predictions. Western Conference: Preds vs Avalanche: Preds in 5 Jets vs Wild Jets in 4 Knights vs Kings Kings in 7 Ducks vs Sharks Sharks in 7 Eastern Conference Lightning vs Devils Lightning in 6 Bruins vs Maple Leafs Bruins in 7 Capitals vs Blue Jackets Jackets in 6 Penguins vs Flyers Penguins in 5. gently caress Pittsburgh.
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Don't mind me, I'm just COLLECTING TOXXES HERE
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Apr 9, 2018 21:19
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Tampa in 5 Toronto in 6 Columbus in 6 Pittsburgh in 6 Nashville in 4 Winnipeg in 5 LA in 6 San Jose in 7 Columbus over Pittsburgh in 7 Toronto over Tampa in 6 Winnipeg over Nashville in 6 San Jose over LA in 7 Toronto over Columbus in 5 Winnipeg over San Jose in 5 Winnipeg over Toronto in 6
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iospace posted:Don't mind me, I'm just COLLECTING TOXXES HERE .....Pittsburgh in 4?
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You can start making brackets at NHL.com now too Preds in 4 - Result: Preds in 6, 2+1 Jets in 7 - Result: Jets in 5, 2+1 Knights in 6 - Result: Knights in 4, 2+1 Sharks in 5 - Result: Sharks in 4, 2+2 Bolts in 6 - Result: Bolts in 5, 2+2 Bruins in 7 - Result: Bruins in 7, 2+3 Caps in 5 - Result: Caps in 6, 2+2 Pens in 5 - Result: Pens in 6, 2+2 EDIT: First Round totals: 30 yellowcar fucked around with this message at 01:11 on May 1, 2018 |
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Apr 9, 2018 21:28
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Tampa in 6 Boston in 7 Columbus in 6 Pittsburgh in 6 Nashville in 5 Winnipeg in 5 Vegas in 7 San Jose in 6
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Nashville in 5 Winnipeg in 4 Kings in 7 Sharks in 7 Lightning in 5 Leafs in 6 Jackets in 6 Penguins in 5 Nashville over Winnipeg in 7 Sharks over Kings in 6 Leafs over Lightning in 7 Jackets over Pens in 6 Nashville over Sharks in 7 Leafs over Jackets in 6 Nashville over Leafs in 5
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Round 1 East TBL def. NJD in 5 - New Jersey are a nice story, but Tampa just don't have any weaknesses BOS def. TOR in 6 - Lots of goals on either side, but Boston pulls this one out (no hilarious meltdowns this time) WSH def. CBJ in 4 - Yeah... Not feeling Columbus this year PIT def. PHI in 7 - Will be the highlight of the first round Round 2 West NSH def. COL in 6 - Like Tampa/Jersey lots of depth runs into plucky young team and wins WPG def. MIN in 5 - Just too many things going right for Winnipeg to lose in the first round this year LAK def. VGK in 6 - LA are playing too well right now and Vegas look mortal for the first time SJS def. ANA in 7 - A quiet year from San Jose probably plays in their favour. They've been excellent. If Bieksa comes back for the playoffs, switch my guess to Sharks in 5. Round 2 East BOS def. TBL in 7 - A tossup, but I give it to Boston because hey why not? PIT def. WSH in 6 - Sorry Caps fans. It's fate. West NSH def. WPG in 5 - The Winnipeg fairy tale comes to an end LAK def. SJS in 5 - LA are cooking now Conference Finals East BOS def. PIT in 7 - Sid ain't Jordan so no threepeat here West LAK def. NSH in 7 - Another close series but the Kings squeak it out on a Toffoli OT winner Stanley Cup Finals LAK def. BOS in 6 - And I stop believing in an disordered, uncaring universe Conn Smythe: Anze Kopitar Playoff Leading Scorer: David Pastrnak Cup Winning Goal: Trevor Lewis - 6:24 of the 2nd period Goals in Cup Final: 31 Oprik Gaffes Directly Leading to a Goal Against that Get GIFed and Empty Quoted at Least a Half Dozen Times: 2
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I created a Bracket Challenge league for SAS if anyone wants to toss this in the OP: https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/leagues/sas-nhl-thunderdome Password: wrinkledkhakis
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:I created a Bracket Challenge league for SAS if anyone wants to toss this in the OP: Added to OP.
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 I want Vegas odds on my bracket.
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Red Xs for the X god Preds in 5 Jets in 5 Kings in 7 Ducks in 7 Lightning in 4 Bruins in 6 Caps in 5 Flyers in 7 Jets in 7 Ducks in 6 Lightning in 6 Caps in 5 Jets in 6 Caps in 7 - Jets in 5
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Tampa in 5 over New Jersey Toronto in 6 over Boston Washington in 7 over Columbus Pittsburgh in 6 over Philadelphia Nashville in 5 over Colorado Winnipeg in 6 over Minnesota Vegas in 7 over Los Angeles San Jose in 6 over Anaheim Toronto in 6 over Tampa Pittsburgh in 7 over Washington Nashville in 7 over Winnipeg San Jose in 5 over Vegas Toronto in 6 over Pittsburgh Nashville in 7 over San Jose Toronto in 6 over Nashville
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Duckman2008 posted:Added to OP. Just a suggestion but maybe make a googledocs people can submit their guesses to and maybe make it easier for you?
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Nashville in 5 (2) Winnipeg in 5 (2) (3) LA in 6 (-1) Anaheim in 7 (-1) Tampa in 6 (2) (2) Boston in 7 (2) (3) Columbus in 6 (-1) Pittsburgh in 6 (2) (3) updated with round 1 points: 18 clean ayers act fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Apr 28, 2018 |
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Apr 9, 2018 22:17
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Lightning in 5 Bruins in 6 Capitals in 7 Penguins in 6 Predators in 4 Jets in 6 Kings in 7 Sharks in 6
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 ~my thoughts~ Tampa vs. New Jersey: I think New Jersey can push this to 6, but they just don't have enough to compete with Tampa. Boston vs. Toronto: I am trying to be optimistic, but I think this will be the closest series. Both teams are very good, and I think it's a coin flip as to who will actually win. Washington vs. Columbus: I think Columbus can finally escape the first round, partly because they are a good team, and partly because they are playing Washington. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia: Pittsburgh, winner of the past 2 Cups, will have a tough road ahead of them. A three-peat is incredibly difficult to do. Then again, we thought the same thing for their two-peat. I am just not a huge fan of Philly's team. I am also biased because I am never a fan of Philly. Nashville vs. Colorado: On paper, this looks like it's going to be an easy series for Nashville. Seems like everyone is on the same page with this one. Winnipeg vs. Minnesota: Again, on paper this looks like it'll be easy for Winnipeg. Jets had a great season, but I was slightly hesitant picking them in 5. Maybe it's not based in anything, but it feels like a team that comes back to the playoffs after a few year layoff, may have a tough road. Vegas vs. Los Angeles: Vegas' magical season has to end sometimes. They aren't winning the Cup (prepare to quote this if they do). They have a lot of inexperience on their team, and I am really questioning their ability to do damage in the playoffs. Anaheim vs. San Jose: Honestly, I have no idea. In any other series, I would pick both of these teams to lose in the first. I have to pick one, so why not Anaheim?
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First Round Eastern Conference TBL vs. NJD: Lightning in 5 BOS vs. TOR: Leafs in 7 WSH vs. CBJ: Caps in 5 PIT vs. PHI: Pens in 6 Western Conference NSH vs. COL: Preds in 4 WPG vs. MIN: Jets in 6 VGK vs. LAK: Knights in 7 ANA vs. SJS: Sharks in 5 Second Round Eastern Conference TBL vs. TOR: Lightning in 6 WSH vs. PIT: Caps in 7 Western Conference NSH vs. WPG: Preds in 5 VGK vs. SJS: Sharks in 7 Conference Finals TBL vs. WSH: Lightning in 6 NSH vs. SJS: Preds in 5 Stanley Cup Finals TBL vs. NSH: Preds in 7 games and 51 goals I lust for red Xs, and SMASHVILLE. 
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 Second round predictions: Jets in 6 Sharks in 5 Bruins in 7 Pens in 7 Conference finals: Jets in 5 Bruins in 6 DA FINALS, BABY Jets in 6
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Quarterfinals Bolts over Devils in 5 Leafs over Bruins in 7 (lol) Caps over Blue Jackets in 6 Pens over Flyers in 7 Preds over Avs in 5 Jets over Wild in 5 Kings over Goldaknights in 6 Ducks over Sharks in 7 Semifinals Bolts over Leafs in 6 Caps over Pens in 7 (lol) Jets over Preds in 7 Kings over Ducks in 6 Conference Finals Bolts over Caps in 5 Jets over Kings in 6 Finals Jets over Bolts in 6 Conn(or) Smythe: Conn(or) Hellebuyck
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yellowcar posted:Just a suggestion but maybe make a googledocs people can submit their guesses to and maybe make it easier for you? This is a good suggestion. Im traveling (vacation), but maybe Ill have time to set that up today or tomorrow. If anyone is in Denver and sees a Preds hat, it could be me. Bummer Im missing home games here by a week though.
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My strategy is to consider what I least want to happen. Worst timeline and all that, so it's bound to be correct. Nashville in 5 - I like the Preds, but I don't think the Avs have a chance Winnipeg in 6 - To build up a terrible "Canada's Team" narrative LA in 5 - A fun expansion team in the playoffs!? So of course they're going to get killed Anaheim in 6 - gently caress Corey Perry and the rest of these cheating scumbags Devils in 7 - To maximize the pain I feel as an Oilers fan as Hall drags this team to the 2nd round. Good for Hall, bad for anti-Oiler hot takes Leafs in 7 - The other "Canada's Team" narrative that needs building. Leafs fans will be insufferable Caps in 5 - To set up 2nd round hilarity Pens in 5 - We all want another 2012 series, so this one will be boring and Penguin dominated Winnipeg over Nashville in 6 - Canada's Team! Anaheim over LA in 6 - Anaheim still cheats too much Leafs over NJ in 5 - Canada's other Team! Pens over Caps in 4 - lol caps Anaheim over Winnipeg in 5 Pens over Leafs in 7 - so having two Canadian teams in the semi-finals will of course end with both losing, and giving us the shittiest possible result ever. Even shittier than the Leafs winning. Pens over Anaheim in 4 - And then the finals suck. Hockey is dead. Life sucks. Begin mentally preparing for a 2nd Trump term.
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Nashville in 5 Winnipeg in 5 Vegas in 6 Anaheim in 6 Tampa in 6 Toronto in 7 Washington in 6 Pittsburgh in 6 Go Bolts, and Vegas why not
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Quarter-finals (Points: 28) TB vs NJ - Bolts in 5 (  TayTay)BOS vs TOR - Bruins in 7 WSH vs CBJ - Caps in 7 PIT vs PHI - Pens in 6 NSH vs COL - Preds in 4 WPG vs MIN - Jets in 6 VGK vs LA - Kings in 7 ANA vs SJ - Sharks in 6 Semi-finals (Points: 0) TB vs BOS - Bolts in 7 WSH vs PIT - Pens in 7 NSH vs WPG - Preds in 7 SJ vs LA - Sharks in 6 Conference Finals TB vs PIT - Bolts in 6 NSH vs SJ - Preds in 5 Stanley Cup Finals NSH vs TB - Bolts in 7 Kilza fucked around with this message at 03:58 on May 11, 2018 |
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Apr 10, 2018 01:54
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 Overly optimistic good hockey bracket. Pekka wins the Smythe but PK finishes second. West Nash in 4 Jets in 6 VGK in 7 Sharks in 6 East Bolts in 5 Leafs in 6 Caps in 6 Pens in 5 I actually want the Leafs to win and am not rooting for a meteor because I actually hate them less than the Habs now thanks to Matthews and Nylander and I want to see Tampa play Toronto. Thanks Goldblum.
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Preds in 5 Jets in 6 Kings in 6 Sharks in 7 Bolts in 6 Bruins in 7 Blue Jackets in 6 Pens in 5 Preds in 7 Sharks in 6 Bolts in 6 Pens in 6 Preds in 6 Bolts in 6 Preds in 7 BITCHES
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You know, last year I distinctly remember, being second (ie. first loser, the one no one remembers etc.) overall and all, that we did only one round at a time and people could then make new guesses based on what teams actually had gone through. But now some people are posting the whole bracket so which way is it going to be? Doesn't matter much either way but it's silly to see columns of red x:s for teams that weren't even participating in later rounds. Maybe. Or funny.
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Porrima posted:You know, last year I distinctly remember, being second (ie. first loser, the one no one remembers etc.) overall and all, that we did only one round at a time and people could then make new guesses based on what teams actually had gone through. We've always historically scored round by round to avoid that scenario but there's no harm in posting your full bracket know for maximum bragging rights if ever things pan out for you.
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Devils in 7 Bruins in 4 Caps in 6 Pens in 5 Preds in 6 Jets in 7 Kings in 5 Sharks in 7
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Xtanstic posted:We've always historically scored round by round to avoid that scenario but there's no harm in posting your full bracket know for maximum bragging rights if ever things pan out for you. OK. I'm too timid to go for bragging rights, but first round: Tampa - New Jersey 4-2 EDIT: 2 + 2 Boston - Toronto 4-3 EDIT: 2 + 3 Washington - Columbus 4-2 EDIT: 2 + 3 Pittsburgh - Philadelphia 4-1 EDIT: 2 + 2 Nashville - Colorado 4-1 EDIT: 2 + 2 Winnipeg - Minnesota 4-2 EDIT: 2 + 2 Los Angeles - Las Vegas 4-1 EDIT: - 1 San Jose - Anaheim 4-2 EDIT: 2 + 1 EDIT: FIRST ROUND SCORE: 28 Porrima fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Apr 29, 2018 |
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Preds in 5 - Avs will be missing Varlamov but MacKinnon will steal a game for them before the season ends Jets in 7 - Jets are loving rolling into the postseason but they will struggle to put their last playoff appearance behind them and struggle against the Wild Kings in 6 - Because there is no god Ducks in 6 - Because God exist and he is an rear end in a top hat like Corey Perry Bolts in 5 - Kinkaid steals game one then gets injured in game 2 and the tesla coil lights up permanently Leafs in 7 - Because I want to believe the reverse of 2013 can happen and seeing a bunch of sad Bruins fans would fill me with immense joy Flyers in 7 - Dont get too excited, its going to be a tame and close series Jackets in 7 - Caps gonna Caps - Jets in 6 - Perds find themselves down 2 games right off the bat and fail to recover against a renewed Jets team Kings in 5 - gently caress the loving Kings Leafs in 6 - I just want to see the Wonderllama meltdown Flyers in 7 - This one turns into the old Flyers/Pens gong show we all love - Jets in 6 - Because Satan is real and he hates the Kings too Flyers in 5 - Leafs are pooped at this point and the Flyers thrive on chaos - Jets in 6 - FAS spends the whole series having flashbacks to 2010 while Big Buff terrorizes their goalies and Laine's troll beard goes SSJ2
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https://twitter.com/LILBTHEBASEDGOD/status/983518034315759616?s=19 You guys should fix your brackets while you have the chance.
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Knights in 5
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Proper red xing requires round by round predictions! Going with what I want to happen: Lightning in 5 Leafs in 7 Pens in 4 Capitals in 6 Preds in 5 Jets in 5 Sharks in 6 Kings in 7
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Let's do this poo poo Lighting in 5 Leafs in 7 Blue Jackets in 7 Penguins in 6 Preds in 5 Jets in 5 Kings in 6 Sharks in 6
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Here's what I did for the NHL Bracket game and why, but I'll also play the Red X game. Round 1 (FIGHT!) East  def. Team TayTay in 5 - Ain't nobody stopping the Bolts for a while.LOL TIME FOR BRUINS def. Maple Leaves in 6 - I think Boston's a bit tougher than the Leafs, though it'll be an interesting one. IT'S JACKETS TIME def. C-A-P-S in 7 - This series goes as  goes, but there are enough other pieces (led by Panarin and Jones) that I think it can happen. Plus, playoff Caps.I Can't Count Out The def. Flyera in 5 - Wear 'em down, Flyers.  West I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT, I WANT SOME MORE OF IT def.  Matt Duchene in 4 - Ain't nobody stopping the Preds for a long while.Atlanta def. SCORING FORRRRRRRRR MINNE-sota in 5 - Minnesota doesn't strike me as terribly impressive. I could be wrong. gently caress THE KING def. Fun Expansion Team in 7 - Vegas runs out of gas after a season of partying. Question is how bad will the hangover be? Fun Should Be Always def. gently caress Corey Perry in 6 - Something tells me San Jose's going to surprise some people. Round 2 East def. LOL TIME FOR BRUINS in 7 - This'll be a fun one but the Bolts ain't stoppin' here. Give it time.Pittsburgh Penguins until they're def. IT'S JACKETS TIME in 6 - PIT will channel Penguins Bullshit to steal at least one win by scoring highlight reel batted out of the air goals and irritating goal line tuck-ins and win in OT to make me further hate this series. West HEY, YOU SUCK def. Atlanta in 5 - The Nashville Express keeps on truckin'. Fun Should Be Always def. gently caress THE KING in 6 - NHL.com says the stats favor the Sharks so gently caress The King. Conference Finals East On the bad end of def. in 7 - This is where I start taking the piss a bit. Gut says TBL, brain sides with a feeling of inevitability.West Nashville Country Cavalcade! def. Fun Should Be Always in 6 - Martin Jones is informed repeatedly that he sucks, it's all his fault, and is politely asked if he'll allow another goal so that the patrons may continue to enjoy the game. GO FARTSMELL AND PK! Stanley Cup Finals A Handshake Line def. HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES, YOU SUCK in 6 - God hates us all. Conn Smythe: Phil Kessel Playoff Leading Scorer: Filip Forsberg Cup Winning Goal: Jake Guentzel at 19:01 of the third period. Goals in Cup Final: 31 Oprik Gaffes Directly Leading to a Goal Against that Get GIFed and Empty Quoted at Least a Half Dozen Times: 2
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Lightning in 5 Bruins in 7 Capitals in 6 Penguins in 6 Preds in 4 Jets in 5 Kings in 7 Sharks 5 E: 31 Points Lost Season fucked around with this message at 07:57 on Apr 29, 2018 |
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Lightning in 5 Leafs in 7 (please) Capitals in 6 Penguins in 7 Predators in 5 Jets in 4 Knights in 7 Sharks in 6 All hail the coming of the glorious red X!
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