NHL Betting Preview for Tuesday March 22, 2011: Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens |
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Written by Charlie Jimenez
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Monday, 21 March 2011 22:38 |
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 Betting Online Overview
The intensity of the online March Madness betting in Buffalo is matched only by the desire of Sabres fans to see the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs. Sabres fans are not watching the March Madness bracket predictions, they are glued to the NHL standings. The Sabres hold on to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by three points over the Carolina Panthers. But Buffalo is having problems on defense and that means they are not able to put critical games away. The Sabres just lost a game 4-3 in overtime to the Nashville Predators which Buffalo lead all the way to the 50-minute mark of the game. The Sabres need to pick up the play on defense or else their playoff spot could be at risk.
The Montreal Canadiens are rolling right along in the Eastern Conference. They trail the Boston Bruins by only one point for the Northeastern Division lead, and the Habs are playing some very good hockey. The Canadiens received some more motivation when Max Pacioretty, the Canadiens’ player that was seriously injured on a check by Boston’s Zdeno Chara, is doing very well and could return to the team by the playoffs. It all adds up to a Montreal team that is ready to build some momentum for the playoffs.
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Read more... [NHL Betting Preview for Tuesday March 22, 2011: Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens]
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NHL Betting Picks for Tuesday March 15, 2011: San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars |
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Written by Charlie Jimenez
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 09:12 |
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 Online Sports Betting Overview
Things are getting a bit hectic in Dallas. As the online March Madness betting begins, the Dallas Stars find themselves holding on to sixth place in the Western Conference by only one point. The rest of the NHL seems to be passing the Stars by as Dallas cannot get any consistent goaltending or consistent production out of their offense. The betting services are starting to wonder if removing the veteran leadership of Mike Modano and replacing proven NHL starting goaltender Marty Turco with a platoon of backups was such a great idea.
The San Jose Sharks have found their rhythm, and a lot of it has to do with the resurgence of goaltender Antti Niemi. When the season started, Niemi was repeatedly benched and making San Jose fans wish they had kept long-time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. But Niemi’s play has improved so dramatically that the Sharks just offered the former Stanley Cup champion a three-year contract extension.
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Read more... [NHL Betting Picks for Tuesday March 15, 2011: San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars]
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NHL Betting Preview for Tuesday March 8, 2011: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders |
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Written by Gaby Varji
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Monday, 07 March 2011 22:29 |
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 Betting Online Overview
As people continue to bet on March Madness, others are enjoying the sports betting bonus role of spoiler that some NHL teams have assumed. The price per head hockey fans in Toronto were getting extremely excited when their team was closing in on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But something is going wrong again in Toronto, and the Maple Leafs are slipping away in the standings. A couple of more conference losses and the Leafs may find themselves too far on the outside looking in to make an impact. That is the spoilers show up.
In this drama, the spoilers are played by the New York Islanders. The Islanders were never able to get the goaltending they needed all season long to win games, and now find themselves completely out of the playoff race. The only comfort the Islanders have is that they may never fall so far as to take over last place in the Eastern Conference from the Ottawa Senators. But the Islanders have come out and publicly said that they enjoy the role of spoiler late in the season. When you have nothing else to hold on to, you may as well make other people’s lives miserable.
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Read more... [NHL Betting Preview for Tuesday March 8, 2011: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders]
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NHL Betting Preview for Tuesday March 1, 2011: Dallas Stars vs. Phoenix Coyotes |
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Written by Matt Stevens
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Monday, 28 February 2011 22:26 |
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 Sports Betting Online Preview
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As betting on March Madness starts to heat up and the 2011 NHL trade deadline passes us by, the Phoenix Coyotes are giving us an exact duplicate season as we saw from them in 2009-2010. A late-season surge has pushed the Coyotes up in the NHL standings and, once again, puts the Coyotes within striking distance of a top seed in the Western Conference. The Coyotes made significant moves at last year’s trade deadline. But this year they are expected to stand pat with their roster and try to drive deeper into the playoffs.
The Dallas Stars made a couple of changes in the off-season that they very well may be regretting at this point. While goaltender Marty Turco was not the best goaltender in the league, he was more consistent for the Stars than Kari Lehtonen is turning out to be this season. The Stars are falling and fading fast in the NHL standings.
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Read more... [NHL Betting Preview for Tuesday March 1, 2011: Dallas Stars vs. Phoenix Coyotes]
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