1.) boston/nj over 5..plus 110..
i'll take the over in this game at plus money....i dont care if boston had hasek in net...with defensive corps they have they are going to give up shots ...scoring chances and make mistakes in thier zone as well as the neutral zone...that being said ..i think potvin (or whoever is in net..never a good sign on opening night)..will give up a few ...i also think with a healthy samsanov the bruins offense will be harder to maintain in a trap like defense...regardless he will help the power play ..there is no doubt about that...
last season a total of 5 in the bruins game was almost a sure play for me regardless of who they were playing..of course with the nj defensive style of play there is always a chance of a very low scoring game....first few games of the season however is never the most crisp....defensive lapses happen more often ..assignments are missed..and there is no way goalies are at the top of thier game ..
with all that being said...there are a ton of reasons to play the under here...but i just dont think boston has changed enough defensively for me not to give this line a serious look...
cooz
i'll take the over in this game at plus money....i dont care if boston had hasek in net...with defensive corps they have they are going to give up shots ...scoring chances and make mistakes in thier zone as well as the neutral zone...that being said ..i think potvin (or whoever is in net..never a good sign on opening night)..will give up a few ...i also think with a healthy samsanov the bruins offense will be harder to maintain in a trap like defense...regardless he will help the power play ..there is no doubt about that...
last season a total of 5 in the bruins game was almost a sure play for me regardless of who they were playing..of course with the nj defensive style of play there is always a chance of a very low scoring game....first few games of the season however is never the most crisp....defensive lapses happen more often ..assignments are missed..and there is no way goalies are at the top of thier game ..
with all that being said...there are a ton of reasons to play the under here...but i just dont think boston has changed enough defensively for me not to give this line a serious look...
cooz