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NHL Playoffs Picks Contest: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens ($100 Prize!)

NHL Playoffs Picks Contest: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

The Habs are hot and Carey Price is playing out of this world. The Boston Bruins lack the offensive star power to feel confident betting into a goalie this tremendous. Price is proving himself. This is dangerous.

Still, there seems to be line value, for me, in the Boston Bruins. I think they’re the best team in hockey right now, and I’ve got to think they can bounce back from that game one loss with authority. Game Two proved that. Game Three will decide if they’ve lose home ice or if  ... 

NHL Picks Contest Round Four: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

NHL Picks Contest Round Four: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday. May 6th

This is one of my favorite rivalries in sports and so far the first two games haven’t disappointed. Boston is deep, physical, experienced, and they know how to win. Montreal is hot and Carey Price might be the best goaltender in the playoffs right now. On the road, can Boston battle back in this series and find a way after losing home ice advantage for the series? Dramatic comebacks, epic overtimes, fantastic goaltending, high scores, big hits, and a whole lot of playoff hate. Who ya got?

To participate, simply comment on this post on our Facebook page. It’s never to late to join and nobody has more than two wins. It’s anybody’s game!

NHL Playoffs Picks: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers

NHL Playoffs Picks: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers

We don’t have any big-confidence plays on Sunday. These series have all been battled out in lengthy fashion, and this is no exception. Game Five comes in 2-2 after both teams split at home. This is a whacky series.

The Flyers had some momentum, but starting Ray Emery was clearly a mistake. Mason came back in and shut down New York in Philadelphia. I don’t think they can take another one in New York though.

The Rangers appear to me to be the better team across the board. I like their weapons offensively better, though they’re very similarly isolated to a few lines. I love their defense, especially with Grossman out. I think that’s the edge on which the series will turn. Lastly, I think Lundqvist is the better goalie here.

The computer seems to agree. At -150, the computer has the Rangers as a 2.5-star favorite with a 59% chance  ... 

NHL Playoffs Picks Contest Round Two: Habs Lightning Game Four Prediction

MLB and NHL Picks Contest: Round Two – NHL Playoffs, Habs Lightning Game Four on Tuesday!

The Tampa Bay offense’s speed and skill has dominated the Montreal defense that I thought would be their strong point. The Habs have been out-skated and the Lightning are getting chances. That said, it hasn’t mattered much with the way Carey Price has been playing and Montreal’s depth. As good as Anders Lindback was in Game One, he was a tremendous liability in Game Two. Montreal has the upper hand as the series shifts back to Canada, but there’s no quit in this Tampa team. In Game Four, will they roll over for the mighty Canadiens, or will they fight with the season on the line? That’s for you to decide. This series has been a coin flip, but it’s also been the most fun for me to watch. In Round Two of our NHL Picks Contest, after a postponed baseball game, we  ... 

Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils Win Possible Last Start

Martin Brodeur and the Future of the New Jersey Devils

It doesn’t sound like Martin Brodeur is all that ready to hang up the skates. He did slip in his post-game interview and call Sunday’s matinee with the Bruins his last start, but he quickly backtracked to indecision. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t seem like the Devils really want him back. Marty is unlikely to happily accept a role as a backup, and it’s hard to imagine him platooning in New Jersey for another year. This might be goodbye for a number of reasons.

It would be weird to see Brodeur in another uniform, so the child in me is hoping for retirement or a 20-game role to stay in New Jersey and keep Cory Schneider fresh next season. Brodeur is arguably the greatest goaltender to ever play the game, and doing it all for one team makes it special. That said, he’s a stubborn man.

Comments (read: very loud, whining  ... 

NHL and MLB Picks Contest Round Two ($100 Prize): Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies

NHL and MLB Picks Contest ($100 Prize): Round Two – Braves at Phillies

Tuesday, 4/15

The contest is still in the early stages and only one round has passed. I was going to do a hockey round, but we’ll wait for the playoff situation to be settled. Instead, we do another baseball pick. Can the talent of the Atlanta Braves overcome Cliff Lee’s impressive repertoire? In this divisional rivalry, who will win on Tuesday?

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MLB and NHL Picks Contest ($100): First Round Update Orioles at Yankees

NHL and MLB Picks Contest: First Round Standings Update – Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees

The Baltimore Orioles erupted and destroyed the New York Yankees. We had 26 participants and only a handful of winners, congrats to you guys listed below. It’s the first round of a long contest, keep trying! This should be a fun one as we combine our MLB and NHL Picks contest.

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One Win:

Jackson Fisher  ... 

NHL Picks Contest: Final Results and New Contest Announced

NHL Picks Contest: Final Results and New Contest Announced

Congratulations to Alex Dionne for winning the first-ever tiebreaker round. We’ve sent payment and would like to formally announce your victory! Congrats again to Pat O’Reilley for taking the first place prize.

We are starting another contest and I invite all of you to participate. Once again, all you need to do is comment on the post pinned to the top of the page to play. This contest will be a special hybrid of baseball and hockey picks. The first game chosen is a baseball pick, and it appears at the top of the page on our MLB Picks page. Here is the link:

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Give us a like, find the post pinned to the top of the page for the contest, and comment. Again, first to ten wins will take the grand prize of $100. Good luck, and don’t forget to follow both pages as the contest will  ... 

NHL Picks: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

NHL Picks: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

This is a heartbreak or hope game for me, so kindly ignore my various and blatant biases in evaluating this game. I think the Devils can make the playoffs. Here’s why:

1. The Columbus Blue Jackets are about to play three top teams. I think they could lose all three. They were sellers at the deadline and this is a deadly stretch in their schedule.

2. The Devils play the Caps later this week. Win and they leap both non-playoff teams to become the top threat to Columbus’ WC 2 spot.

3.  ...