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Lost my Kings & Rags parlay but still have Kings RL in play
JUST A COUPLE THOUGHTS
I know this was a short week so our sample size isn't very large but this was just a few things I thought this week when watching games. Feel free to put in your input but these were just things I wanted to address.
1 - The Penguins are going to make a deep run in the playoffs this season. I know I know laugh it up but I really think that the players were running that team last year and they just didn't give a shiit. This is why some days you would see them play their butts off and other times they were just super sloppy. I think the coaching change is going to be good for them and plus with all the skill on that team they will always be a contender. Who's going to compete with them...Philly? No I don't see it. Rangers? No I still think things just happened to fall into place for the Rangers last season and that is why they got so far but that is a different story. Boston? Yes but skill wise the Penguins match up well with the Bruins. Long season so we have a long way to go I'm just saying I think with the new coach and everything the team will be a lot different.
2 - Alex Stalock at some point will be the starting goalie for the Sharks. The kid is good and I think eventually with this "youth movement" the Sharks are starting they will move to him and either try to trade Niemi or have him be the #2. Niemi has had his chances to win a Cup with the Sharks and while it's not entirely all his fault he hasn't been successful. Much like how they say Couture is the future of the franchise I think Alex with be their future goalie. Maybe the Sharks won't collapse when they get into the playoffs this year behind him. Who knows...I guess we have 80 more games to watch before we find out.
3 - The Minnesota Wild will be a SC contender this year. All they have to do is figure out their goal tending situation and they will be good. As other teams in the West get all the press and coverage this team quietly has built a great team. Parise, Vanek, Pominville, Brodin, Suter, Nino, Granlund and Coyle. Plenty of skill. Year by year they have continued to get better and better and I think beating Colorado in the 1st round last year was good experience for them. They will look to build off that and make a deeper push this year.
4 - The Western Conference is still the cream of the crop. I can think of about 7 teams right now who can contend for the Cup. Hawks, Blues, Kings, Sharks, Ducks, Canucks, Wild, Stars oops that's 8. Teams in the East that can contend? Bruins, Pens, Bolts, Montreal and Wings. Do we think the Cup stays in the West this year or does somebody in the East step up and take it? Bruins and Pens seem like the two biggest contenders but I will say Hawks vs Pens and Hawks in 6...(homer alert) 
5 - Short and sweet the shootout still sucks. They need to do something different maybe play 10 minutes of 4 on 4 or something but I still hate the shootout. Speaking of things I hate...the NHL's lack of emphasis on trying to build the sport. Friday ONE LOUSY GAME and Saturday there were 15!! Are you kidding me? Competing with college football why not split it half and half and play a bunch of games on Friday as well. It's ridiculous how the NHL just seems like it's okay with being the 4th or 5th most watched sport. I think they should make it a point to schedule more games in prime time, but I guess there are content with not increasing in popularity
MY TOP 5
1 - Hawks
2 - Pens
3 - Sharks
4 - Montreal
5 - Minnesota
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Habs +120 1U
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