Satyr
Paster of Muppets
So far San Jose catching my attention. I know it's a square play, a team winning 10 straight against a team that is 1-7-2 in last 10, lost 4 straight, but I honestly think the Blues are done for the season.
This:
does not look good. Notice that they lost by a multi-goal margin 7 times since February 21st.
The Sharks won 4 straight by 1, including one in OT and one in a shootout. But they're home now, had a three day rest (even though they're no good on 3 days or more rest this season, only 2-8, but given the fact they had a huge road trip not long ago this may have come as a small refreshment for them).
The Sharks are 8-2 in last 10 against St Louis. 5 of those 8 wins were by 2 or more goals.
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* STL are 7-22 in their last 29 overall.
* STL are 35-84 in their last 119 road games.
* Under is 7-3 in STL last 10 overall.
San Jose:
* SJ are 10-1 in their last 11 overall.
* SJ are 24-9 in their last 33 games following a win.
* SJ are 39-15 in their last 54 vs. Central.
Head to Head:
* STL are 3-15 in the last 18 meetings.
* STL are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in San Jose.
Need more?
Just considering it for now, but I think 2.20 is enough for me to pull the trigger on.
Other leans: Columbus' first game with Nash as a captain. As I said Chicago is the team I'll be fading, if I touch them at all. Columbus pays 1.84 on the ML. People are actually backing Chicago more here. My question is: why?
The Canes are dogged again, this time in Buffalo. The Sabres are desperate but will that be enough? Last time I checked they were desperate in their last 4 as well, lost all of them. 2 wins in last 10. Why would I play the Sabres again? Anyone? Because they need it more? Not enough for me.
Florida, winners of 5 straight, against NY Rangers, 8-0-2 in last 10. Interesting. No bet.
I will probably get slated for this but here it goes. I'm leaning Atlanta ML here for a small play. The price is ludacris. 3.27 for a team that just raced back from a 0-3 deficit to win the game 6-4? This is still an NHL team you know. These guys are still going to show resilience. The Caps are the better team right now but the price not only shows it, but exceeds it big time. Last time I checked Atlanta had 70 points, Washington had 74. 1.40 - 3.27? Seriously? Also, don't forget the Thrashers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings and 5-2 in last 7 in Washington.
The way I see it, they could either fall right back down after a win over former Atlanta franchise, or...they could use that momentum and win another one. If I take the gamble here, I'd like to be on the good side of the payout, and that's Atlanta.
Please share your thoughts.
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This:
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Feb 21 @LA Lost 1-5 28-23-9 Dan Cloutier Manny Legace 14,132
Feb 22 @ANA Lost 1-2 (OT) 28-23-10 Jean-Sebastien Giguere Manny Legace 17,174
Feb 24 @PHO Lost 0-2 28-24-10 Ilya Bryzgalov Manny Legace 14,845
Feb 26 DAL Lost 1-3 28-25-10 Marty Turco Manny Legace 19,150
Feb 28 PHO Lost 1-2 28-26-10 Ilya Bryzgalov Manny Legace 17,867
Mar 1 SJ Lost 0-2 28-27-10 Brian Boucher Manny Legace 19,150
Mar 4 LA Won 3-2 29-27-10 Manny Legace Erik Ersberg 14,973
Mar 5 @DET Lost 1-4 29-28-10 Dominik Hasek Manny Legace 18,064
Mar 8 @VAN Lost 2-4 29-29-10 Roberto Luongo Manny Legace 18,630
Mar 10 @CGY Lost 3-7 29-30-10 Miikka Kiprusoff Hannu Toivonen 19,289
Mar 11 @EDM Lost 3-4 (OT) 29-30-11 Mathieu Garon Manny Legace 16,839does not look good. Notice that they lost by a multi-goal margin 7 times since February 21st.
The Sharks won 4 straight by 1, including one in OT and one in a shootout. But they're home now, had a three day rest (even though they're no good on 3 days or more rest this season, only 2-8, but given the fact they had a huge road trip not long ago this may have come as a small refreshment for them).
The Sharks are 8-2 in last 10 against St Louis. 5 of those 8 wins were by 2 or more goals.
Want more?
* STL are 7-22 in their last 29 overall.
* STL are 35-84 in their last 119 road games.
* Under is 7-3 in STL last 10 overall.
San Jose:
* SJ are 10-1 in their last 11 overall.
* SJ are 24-9 in their last 33 games following a win.
* SJ are 39-15 in their last 54 vs. Central.
Head to Head:
* STL are 3-15 in the last 18 meetings.
* STL are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in San Jose.
Need more?
- Of the Sharks' 10 straight wins, seven were in regulation, two were in a shootout and one was in overtime.
- The Sharks are out-scoring their opponents 31-17 during the stretch, allowing more than two goals in a game only once (6-4 W vs. Montreal on 3/3/08).
- The Sharks are out-shooting their opponents 32.5 – 23.2 during the stretch. In fact, the Sharks have out-shot their opponent by 10 or more in six of the games. During the ten games, they have out-shot the opponent nine times and tied the opponent once (22-22, at Detroit on 2/29/08).
- The Sharks have scored the game’s first goal eight times during the stretch. Jonathan Cheechoo has done it three times.
- The Sharks are far from safe as far as divisional title is concerned, despite last night's Stars' loss.
Just considering it for now, but I think 2.20 is enough for me to pull the trigger on.
Other leans: Columbus' first game with Nash as a captain. As I said Chicago is the team I'll be fading, if I touch them at all. Columbus pays 1.84 on the ML. People are actually backing Chicago more here. My question is: why?
The Canes are dogged again, this time in Buffalo. The Sabres are desperate but will that be enough? Last time I checked they were desperate in their last 4 as well, lost all of them. 2 wins in last 10. Why would I play the Sabres again? Anyone? Because they need it more? Not enough for me.
Florida, winners of 5 straight, against NY Rangers, 8-0-2 in last 10. Interesting. No bet.
I will probably get slated for this but here it goes. I'm leaning Atlanta ML here for a small play. The price is ludacris. 3.27 for a team that just raced back from a 0-3 deficit to win the game 6-4? This is still an NHL team you know. These guys are still going to show resilience. The Caps are the better team right now but the price not only shows it, but exceeds it big time. Last time I checked Atlanta had 70 points, Washington had 74. 1.40 - 3.27? Seriously? Also, don't forget the Thrashers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings and 5-2 in last 7 in Washington.
The way I see it, they could either fall right back down after a win over former Atlanta franchise, or...they could use that momentum and win another one. If I take the gamble here, I'd like to be on the good side of the payout, and that's Atlanta.
Please share your thoughts.
opcorn:
Any thoughts on the SJ and ATL games?
have fun at the game, Thornton 2 goals, Cheechoo 1 goals, 2 assists, Setoguchi 1 G 
