As the Hawks game is another eliminator they'll have to leave blood on the ice so there should be goals , without checking we've had 2 elimination games so far I think and they've ended 7-2 and 3-6 and this is the 3rd one coming up.

Think Kings are good enough to forget the other night and start again on serve tonight , whether they're good enough i'm not sure but they've got to be mentally right for the 2nd period as Sharks are becoming fearsome in the middle part of the game.

Ties series 2-2 , incredible stuff 

There's 2 already - took 2.42 just before puck drop

Looks normal here mate tbh 

Dear me its a massacre in Vancouver

drewboy
21 Apr 11 18:35 Joined: 19 Sep 03 | Topic/replies: 4,762 | Blogger: drewboy's blog
Doc - its all blocked on our computers at work - I've had to invest in a dongle and take laptop in, fortunately we have a mast just outside of the works

Pleased Yanks are playing hockey through Good Friday - would have been gutted had they had the same policy as our racing!

Oh, and my job is really, really tough



LOL

whats the score with these dongles then?..i.e if you run streams on it doesn't it use a **** load of data allowance?

STILL NOT WORRIED ... Gulp !!

Doc - I get 3mb for £15 a month - probably get to watch about 90 minutes a night if I'm lucky and as I only need to use it for 9 shifts every 5 weeks its fine.  It would be £35 a month for unlimited usage which I would pay if I needed too.  I suppose it depends how much you are betting - I also follow the Argie football at nights so it works for me anyway.

Only advice/proviso I would give is that you must have a mast close at hand.  During busy times I think proximity to the mast is the deciding factor in how good your speed is - at least thats what their helpdesk say.  In that respect I'm lucky.

I've not decided what to do tonight - both of these match-ups are very difficult to call....

Tonights bet for me is Nashville to chalk one away from home.  Good luck if you are playing.

Crazy start in Philly and the flyers caught napping.  However 2-0 is easily overcomable so will have a fun bet on the comeback.

Good luck.

PS more i look more I like the canucks.  I am all in on Sunday

drewboy
22 Apr 11 22:02 Joined: 19 Sep 03 | Topic/replies: 4,763 | Blogger: drewboy's blog
Doc - I get 3mb for £15 a month - probably get to watch about 90 minutes a night if I'm lucky and as I only need to use it for 9 shifts every 5 weeks its fine.  It would be £35 a month for unlimited usage which I would pay if I needed too.  I suppose it depends how much you are betting - I also follow the Argie football at nights so it works for me anyway.

Only advice/proviso I would give is that you must have a mast close at hand.  During busy times I think proximity to the mast is the deciding factor in how good your speed is - at least thats what their helpdesk say.  In that respect I'm lucky.

I've not decided what to do tonight - both of these match-ups are very difficult to call....

cheers im ok for now as theres a comp in my office, but wanted to know if i change jobs..im only in 3nights every 8 days but its a bit dodgy really isn't it..you'd need to trial it really  wherever you work to make sure you can play streams or its not worth it and ya stuck with a contract then aren't you ?

Yes Hayden, 10 hour hockey festival in store.  Unfortunately I have commitments to day so off out with friends, will be keeping in touch on the Blackberry. 

So no bets today.. saving it for tomorrow!!

Afternoon chaps

Some quality stuff again last night and that Bruins game is what the play-offs are all about for me with goals hard to come by together with just about every emotion shown , from a sport perspective nice to see both Stamkos and Penner contributing and who knows what effect that may have on their team prospects over the next few days.

Been looking over the play-off scores to date and measuring up how any theories have performed over the 39 games played so far.....

Home ice advantage ????
So far there have been 16 home wins as opposed to 23 on the road , in the preview we suggested home ice shouldn't be a criteria for value and questioned whether home ice is indeed an advantage , think the evidence so far is that some teams are far more comfortable on the road and can adopt a game plan better suited to both benefit themselves and upset the opposition , it's a case of picking the teams you think qualify and some of the performances by teams on the road following a home loss adds to the evidence.

Game 3 theory ????
Not really given a chance to test it out so far with a win and a loss after discounting the Coyotes game with all their troubles off the ice and the spanking by Wings , see how it pans out in round 2.

Game 4 theory ????
The suggestion here was to swerve the lot due to the quirky nature depending on the series status , here are the 8 scorelines from round 1 in game 4...
Hawks 7 Canucks 2
Yotes 3 Wings 6
Rangers 3 Caps 4
Tampa 2 Pens 3
Habs 4 Boston 5
Kings 3 Sharks 6
Pred's 3 Ducks 6
Sabres 1 Flyers 0
personally I think there's sufficient in those results to justify swerving game 4 , even the goals markets have an odd read really with bundles of goals in the 2 games you'd expect low scores , namely at Montreal & Rangers.

Eliminators ????
Always worth treating the eliminator games differently as it's potentially the final game of the season for one team so it's normally a case of leaving any blood on the ice with game plans out of the window if you need to chase for survival , 6 eliminators so far...
Hawks 7 Canucks 2
Canucks 0 Hawks 5
Yotes 3 Wings 6
Pens 2 Tampa 8
Caps 3 Rangers 1
Sharks 1 Kings 3
half a dozen games full of shocks , odd goal totals and crazy hockey played by at least one desperate team , most interesting thing is that apart from the Coyotes game the other 5 have all produced survival performances to prolong the series , for eliminators clearly expect the unexpected.

Total goal markets ???
No surprise here for me based on previous seasons and expectations , so far in 39 games there's been 19 unders v 20 overs , looks a fairly obvious stat that comes out in the wash at first glance but when you split the games into 2 parts it tells the more realistic story , opening 19 games when teams were feeling their way and in many cases waiting for mistakes rather than having to make anything happen there were 12 unders v 7 overs , for the last 20 games when teams have been forced to chase games due to the series status there's been 7 unders v 13 overs , a complete reversal of the trend but understandably so when gameplan and mentalities have been frequently thrown out of the window.

Can't say much about bookmaker opportunities on here for fear of a forum ban but as previously stated always worth looking at the special bets available , good example last night after banging on about how effective Sharks were in the 2nd period , they lost the game last night but still won the 2nd period . there's loads out there.

I've banged on a bit guys but the above is for reading between the lines and see what may suit your own strategy at a certain time with nothing an exact science or set in stone , easy for me to come up with all this nonsense in all honesty as Hockey & Tennis are a full time punting occupation for me , so plenty of time on my hands for analysis.


Good luck for the rest of the play-offs 

Great game in Buffalo, shame to have a loser in this series and both teams look very even.  Thought Philly just getting on top in the third so suspect they make nick it in OT. 

Huge night for me, I think Vancouver need to win tonight to have a chance of taking the overall cup.  It would send such a message that when up against in terms of pressure and momentum this could win in chicago aainst their nemesis.

I am not looking at trends, form, stat or anything else for this one.  I just have a gut feeling they will win tonight.  Fingers crossed I am right and it is not just the legacy of my king prawn tikka Vindaloo earlier.

Amazing 

Well done any winners but I am not happy.  Think Vancouver deserved to win this games and were very unfortunate not to. I could write a page on the luck that went against them last night but I dont have the inclination.

Anyway need to look at the positives, a wonderful game 7 to look forward to and unlike the pervious 2 games we have shown them we  are the better team.

Back tomorrow for the big one.

Now I guess I have to put a serious amount on Chicago in game 7. tbh though I cant think of an amount I could win that cancels out the pain of losing this series.

The way the lost last night (and I have to admit I didnt see the entire game because of easter dinner) gives me a bit more hope going into game 7. Had they been blown out again I would give them no chance tomorrow night but from the sounds of it they played pretty well and could have easily taken game 6. Will be at baseball Tuesday night and truthfully I am a bit happy I have something else to occupy my time.

Going to avoid betting any other series today or tomorrow and focus on how to approach game 7.

Extraordinary game in one of the most entertaining series for a good while for me , that 5 min PK after the McGinn rush of blood at that stage of the game showed a resolve that was missing from the Sharks of 2010 giving Jumbo the chance to deliver a telling play-off moment at last , 2 things that didn't surprise last night as we've chatted about the last few days were Sharks winning the 2nd period and elimination overs yet again.
As for Kings i've said more than once this season that however far Kings progress this season they will be better equipped in 2012 , given equal luck with injuries e.t.c next season they are a huge player to lift the trophy and any fancy prices available early doors should be taken.

A potentially amazing triple header tonight to come   

I'd probably take issue with the statement that the Sharks were the better team in that series. Two OT wins, and a miracle comeback, and a win when LA were having the best of it until an unlucky deflection broke the deadlock causing LA to fall apart with SJ quickly scoring another two putting the game to bed.

On the other hand LA won their two in a canter (although Quick was exceptional in that 3-1 win) and obviously should never have lost a 4-0 start which effectively broke them.

Was a great (and very close contest), but i think LA will look back on it and wonder how they got lost 4-2. Only my view, and i might be biased having backed LA.

LA a definite play for me in 2012, will take the odds as soon as the markets up. A young and talented lot for sure.

It's a fine line between success and failure for sure CJ and most series could turn out differently with some puck luck along the way , you clearly have a good insight into the game though mate and sure it would benefit everyone to see you posting more frequently.

Good luck to you Vancouver boys tonight and i'm sure you don't need a bet to be staying up all night , my own take on the game is a hunch rather than any statistical view or feel , I can relate the big comeback to my other sport of tennis with the 2-0 sets back to 2-2 and then the expected momentum takeover , sport rarely seems to work out that way and for me the monumental energy required by Chicago to claw back to 3-3 could really tell on them tonight and i'm half expecting a comfortable night for Canucks.

Having said the above it's still a no bet game for me , good luck guys 

Will take a look drew, cheers, however the SA stuff is normally just passing the time until the hockey starts. 

Wow, just hit post as I type.

No bets for me and may try to get an hour or two of sleep in before Nucjs game.  However, dont think I will be able to sleep.

It will be a disaster for the city if they lose racingguru.  It would not surprise me to to see the same scenes as 1994 if they did