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Wow, the lines absolutely blow today. Vegas is tightening up, big time.

I think this is Preds night to break out, they are due. Putting a bit of couch change on PL

Neuvirth confirmed. Bernier for Laffs.

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Cotes, why do you think this line is dropping so quick? I see it was + 115 @ 10:12, now @ 10:40 it is at +102.

Preds are not playing too well lately, now six in a row. Maybe taking the foot off the pedal a bit before the playoffs? If so, not the best plan, the Blues are heating up.

Habs have not lost 3 in a row all season. I look to Price to be in net tonight, and a strong defensive effort from the Habs. They need this win tonight, a lot. I think more than LA is willing to...

The Habs were at -104 when I took them 30 minutes after you posted.

I don't really understand that line, they have identical records and are playing in Duck's barn.

I agree with most of your text; there is tremendous parity in the NHL via the cap and no expansion. But it is a fact that the lines get tighter as the season goes on, and that variables such as...

Rough day, Cotes. They happen.

Gotta say, it sounds like an tin foil hat kind of theory. Still, who knows? But it does make me curious why you would engage in an activity you feel is rigged from the onset.

It's by far the most common score in hockey.

I have ML at -117

Disappointed in Habs line. On the road, with Tokarski, who has been shaky at best. Would have liked to see ML more around -120

I don't know if he was ever in, he played last night.

Update: Not true, Gibson was only confirmed at 7:42. There you go.

Line has jumped to +162, any idea why?

Carlyle actually had the audacity to want the team to be responsible defensively. Imagine!

These sabermetric guys to whom Shanahan has handed the keys to the kingdom hate stuff like that. It's...

Short of a total meltdown, I think Price is a lock for the Vezina.

Clarkson, what the hell? Trying to goad Prust at the end of Prust's shift, then that cheap shot on Gonchar. No rhyme or reason...

Wish I felt better about the Habs tonight. They really don't play well against weaker opponents. I'm hoping a national audience will motivate them, and I feel pretty sure Price will be extra sharp...

Quite the beatdown Jackets laid on the Blues last night. There are games like that for any team. Upward and onward.

Grubauer (?) in net for Caps. NHL debut.

Excellent calls on a very small card.

As awesome as Pacioretty's goal was, the setup by Plekanec's set up was just hockey brilliance. That was a millisecond of open time and space that he found.

I guess we can say they did, and then some.

Lehner in goal for Sens, not a concern?

That's a whole lotta 4's. Like a lesser Sign of the Beast.

They need better cameras. That was an exercise in burden of proof. We all know it went in, but we can't see it going in.

Like the Jets and Stars play. I hope Spezza puts on a show.

I want to like Leafs, but they have been a plague on my bankroll this year. I follow, they fade, and vice-versa.

Habs, gonna back...

Rough two days. Always difficult after breaks, to see who will jump out the gate and who will stall. I thought Pitt would be able to pave over the loss of Crosby in the short-term, they have done...

Last three years have had 21, 21, and 23 as the final tally. I assume that's where they are taking this number.

No Crosby, no Malkin. But, no Rinne either.

Wagering on the All-Star game is...

Cotes, I have been curious for a while now on your track record. When I look at the first entry to this thread, it is from almost a year ago. You mention being at somewhere around 50%, and being at...

Awesome way to head into the break. Many thanks, Cotes!

Who else can Shanahan try to pin the blame on? The guy is like a mix of Mike Milbury and Bobby Clarke.

To paraphrase Bart Simpson, I didn't think it was physically possible, but the Leafs both suck and blow.

Missed the Tampa play. Damn.

I went with Habs Under instead, looks like we're both happy this morning, and not just because Habs won. Preds are pissed about the refs though. Tough to lose when...

Very funny, I was just coming here to post the exact same thing!

Thanks, man.

Sorry, I tried to post today's Pearls Before Swine cartoon, where Pastis is just back from a visit to Montreal, sporting a Habs jersey and discussing poutine. It wouldn't post, but here is the link:...

Well, it was tight, but the Pats squeaked it out in the end in a buzzer beater!

Nice call on 1st Half too.

That was just one hell of a game!

I'm on the other side of you with Pats/Colts. As much as I think Gronkowski will probably dominate, I still think it will be tight. I like +7.

Regardless,...

Whatta choke job by Caps. Even without Rinne, Preds own their barn.

Amazing what losing Rinne is doing to Pred's line.

I will not be in tonight, so I will be capping my own games here.


Rangers -1 @ +145 vs Columbus.
Canucks -103 Ml vs Carolina. (I am...

Line on Habs is at +130 right now.

The Pitt game would've been a easy play. But, I was leaning Florida, and that was not at all the right lean. Also thought Bears/Bolts would be a low scoring affair. Capping is hard shit!

Tampa is not the same team without Hedman. Johnson out too. Not good for them.

At first glance, like Isles, Colorado, Florida, maybe Pitt -1. Juice seems to be out of whack on Sabres, but it's hard to trust them.

Wow, Tampa has laid an egg so far tonight. I was with you 100% on this pick, I thought they needed this game big time before heading to Boston tomorrow, where the 2 points will be a lot more...

Guess not.

Linesmakers amaze me. Even if GB scores another major, they will not hit the -7 line. I don't know how many times I have watched NFL games unfold exactly as they simulated it.

Update: There you...

Bench penalties are the worst. Lack of discipline.

I don't understand why the 4th line was on the ice for the Malkin goal. It was a seeing-eye shot, and I don't think it would have mattered who...

I almost bought the point, just as insurance. Woulda coulda shoulda.

Takeaway from last night's Habs/Pens matchup: Malkin is the best player in the league right now.