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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:50:11 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-33514
Hey tito,
They concluded that it WAS the convention center’s banquet facility that was the source of the outbreak.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7288143/
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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:07:08 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30861
Todd, this page sort of kind of explains how it works:
http://www.sportsclubstats.com/WhatIsThis.html
Your correct, the math is not hard.
Pushing the site forward, for me, is hard. Almost by definition. And fun too. Sometimes.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/comment-page-1/#comment-30841 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:52:52 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30841 Regardless of the mathematical probabilities, if we are going to be humiliated like we were early this season, I’d rather not see Canes going to the play-offs, although it would make an interesting come-back story. I am grateful for the effort they made and for their good performance, as of late.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/comment-page-1/#comment-30829 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:20:59 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30829 I think it will take 92 points and as much as I would love to make the playoffs, I say trade Whitney, Corvo, Alberts and even Ward if someone will take him. Ray Shero, Pens GM saidwhen talking about trades and where Whitneys’ names keeps coming up said “I’m not giving up a #1 draft pick adn a prospect for anyone” without mentioning Whitney by name. So JR is asking a lot and I hope he gets it.
Again, I think the number is 92 (OK not STATS guy here) and I don’t see it happening. I want them to win but I also want to see the Oilers, Toronto and the Isles to win too so we can get a first 3 pick.
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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:15:30 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30828
Awesome to see you here, Ken. Am I correct in assuming that you’ve just done a huge, purely mathematical simulation? As in, you’ve taken the result of every game for every team for the rest of the season at 50/50?
It seems like the math behind it wouldn’t be all that tough, but the trick would be in the bookkeeping. My programming skills aren’t quite good enough to try a project like that…
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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:33:58 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30822
Hi guys, I’m Ken, the guy who makes the site Todd linked to.
I actually live in Raleigh, and frequent Dana’s blog. I graduated from State around 93.
Emma, your correct in asking, it does not factor in trades. And it does not weight recent performance more than early season performance. So that 0.7% playoff chance it shows is likely too low.
Go Canes!
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/comment-page-1/#comment-30821 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:51:25 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30821 Yes, but the convention center also got an 88.5 sanitation grade during one of their three inspections in the last year, so they are fair game for merciless public ridicule!
(they did get a bonus 2 points for attending a food safety course, which brought up their score to 90.5 – still, the bacteria don’t care whether or not a single person with the company spent time attending a course)
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/comment-page-1/#comment-30820 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:43:07 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30820 15-4-2 is a pretty incredible record, and STILL only gives us a 52% chance. It’s interesting that 90pts would give us a 94% chance of getting in, which means that it looks like 87 is a pretty realistic expectation of the cutoff.
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/comment-page-1/#comment-30819 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:31:35 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30819 Did they do that calculation before or after Cullen was traded? Did they factor in the likely Whitney trade?
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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/comment-page-1/#comment-30818 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:29:10 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30818 the convention center likely was not the cause of this weekend’s illness at the sheraton. over one thousand people ate the convention center’s dinner. 150 kids reported being sick. that group also ate at chick-fil-a, ordered local pizza, etc. the convention center’s kitchen was fully inspected and no deficiencies were found.
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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:54:52 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2010/02/15/canes-poised-for-playoff-run/#comment-30815
http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Southeast/Hurricanes.html
This site breaks down every possible outcome for the season and shows the chances that the Canes have of making the playoffs. Hitting 87 points (15-4-2 to end the season) gives a 52% chance of making the playoffs.
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