NHL Picks 03/29

[Way out West]

March Record 19-12-1 (+16.95 units)
Last night 2-2 (+1.90 units)

Tampa Bay -1/2 (-110) 2 units
3rd in 4 nights for Montreal on the road, b2b with no rest. Plus Tampa has won every game this year after losing to New Jersey the previous game.

Pittsburgh -1/2 (-200) 1 unit
Chicago in disarray right now. Also playing b2b. Pittsburgh 3-0-1 ATS last 4 meetings and 5-2-1 ATS last 8 at home. Chicago 2-5-1 last 8 road games and 1-7-1 last 9 games overall. Chicago just waiting to hit the golf course, Pittsburgh looking to gear up for the playoffs.

Colorado -1/2 (-165) 1 unit
I pretty much play on Colorado every game and this year they've made me money overall.

L.A. -1/2 (-200) 1 unit
Columbus is hurt. Lots of players being called up to play. L.A. wants to keep pace with Phoenix who won last night. Big game for LA.

Good luck

 

[Dimmu]

Like the TBay pick W.O.W...they have a secret weapon too:

Hypno-help: Speaking of the Lightning, the team is using a hypnotist to help some of its players focus better.

Edward Klein, 60, is a Tampa psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to enhance athletic performance. Goalie Kevin Weekes and rookie center Brad Richards are his most consistent patients, but at least three others have used his services this season.

Klein, who has a medical degree from Louisville, uses a small room in the hallway of the Ice Palace leading to the Lightning bench, and puts players in a trance before games ? then imprints their subconscious with images of success.

Said Weekes, who swears by the process: ''In games I'm able to be as intense and hyped as I want to be, but I can temper it with a sense of calm that allows my body to move with a sense of flow.''

Somehow, the idea of putting a player ito a trance before a game seems funny and scary at the same time...whatever works, I guess.

GL2A - Dimmu

 

[mw]

Nice angle on TB bouncing back after playing Jersey. Don't know whether the hypnotism has anything to do with it, but TB has been playing better lately.

I was scared to bet the Sens after the Hawks' players-only meeting to address Thibault's comments, but I can't see them regrouping in the 24 hours before tonight's game. Pens also showing defensive improvement with some tactical adjustments.

Also agree with the LA play.

Re: the Avs -- this looks like a nice place for a bounceback, but it can be a tough trip from Edm to Calg. Last month the Stars took a bus from Edm to Calg and got in at like 4:30 a.m. for the second of back-to-backs. Is that SOP in Alberta?

 

[Ice Picks]

I posted a response to this chain by mistake under "TRANCE"