WK26 - A New Gun Show

Burgundy, after the final results were published Sunday morning.

We have a new Champion inside the Randy Leagues. A new King; a new Ruler; a New Gun Show.

"Watch out; they'll getcha!" shouted a thrilled Burgundy.

After dominating Randy's Redemption (2013) and Randy's V (2013-2014), Sitch's reign of victorious crunches came to an end, ending an impressive two-year run, where he consumed more than 600 cups of rice. Here are the final visuals, courtesy of the stats machine:

Oops... sorry. I didn't mean to show the visual of Sitch eating 600 cups of rice. Here are the LEAGUE STATS visuals, courtesy of the stats machine:

As you can see, the margin was razor thin.

Burgundy edged out Sitch with a point differential of 30.85. Sitch ended the season playing 28 fewer games than Burgundy; had Sitch made up those games during the season with the League PPGP average of 3.33, he would have sat atop the rankings for a third consecutive year.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!" cried Sitch.

This just goes to show you that PPGP means nothing at the end of the day. If you don't cash in your games to get valuable points, you run the risk of looking like a fool.

"I'm thrilled," said Burgundy. "But I am not going to boast. This was an incredibly difficult season and I am victorious due to several factors that were beyond my control. At the mid-season mark, I really thought Sitch was just going to run away with it again. Then, he had injuries to his two top goalies (Rinne and Lundqvist) and some top players (Seguin, Byfuglien, Letang). He's been a two-time Champion in this League, and is now a one-time finalist. There's no shame in that."

Very gentlemanly of you to say, Burgundy. But, you are too modest. Burgundy came into this season hoping to redeem himself for a lacklustre 2013-2014 season, and he accomplished this by selecting some really fine players; Rick Nash, in particular, was a monstrous pick up (Nash went undrafted, but achieved 304.65 fantasy points, ahead of Crosby, Seguin and Getzlaf, to name a few). Max Pacioretty, selected in the 9th round, was fourth in fantasy points among players with 319.60. Not too shabby, if you ask me!

Asked to comment about his bronze medal finish, Safari responded, "This is weird."

"I don't know how to feel about this..." said Safari.

Dick Burns, who will NOT be selecting first overall in the coming year's draft for the first time in years, was too busy 'shaking off' in numerous on campus videos to provide comment. My best guess is that he's as happy-go-lucky as he's ever been.

This is exactly what happens to Dick Burns every Monday.

Asked to comment about her fifth place finish, Tree Bone responded, "What did I place fifth in?"

"Cheerio, mates!" said Tree Bone.

As always, I am honoured and privileged to have been a part of this League. As Commissioner and exclusive journalist to the Randy Leagues, I thank all of you for visiting this prestigious site for all League matters, chatter and vulgarity. There were times this season where I wondered whether or not I was fit to continue writing this blog, and then I'd get a compliment from one of you select-GM's and it would make my day. Though I write for the fame and glory, your feedback is definitely appreciated.

The season may be finished, but I still have a few reports to publish before I formally wrap up Tri-Hard! Still to come is the last instalment of GM's Quarterly, as well as some other feature pieces I have yet to complete. The NHL Playoffs are also just around the corner so I'm sure to make comment on some of the happenings as they progress.

Until then, congratulations Burgundy on your victorious season. To all other select-GM's: better luck next time.

Cordially,

- Morpheus Randy

PS - Yes, I know; I've been obsessed with .gifs lately!