[pinchylarue]

take it to the bank, free money.

tampa bays goalies blow and boston's defense won't allow more than 2 goals.

boston wins 3-2 or 4-2 if there is an empty netter.
ps: tell your friends not to bet tampa bay and lose their $$$

[gohabsgo]

No way, tampa is better coached and got more fire power.
I'll be on tampa

[KnuckKnasty]

TB needs to figure out their goaltending situation. I'm loving their 1-3-1 skating. Not only aids in defense, but also explosive in the offense. "free money" is a total joke. It's going to be one hell of a game.

[pint86]

Too many lead changes during this series. Can't rely on either team for "free money". Although Thomas did guarantee the Bruins will win the series.

Nevertheless, Go Canucks!

[a4u2fear]

Whoda thought, TB would turn into such a great team. I almost think they'd do better against Vancouver, but I also like Boston in 7. Let's hope for some OT!

[hockey216]

im still trying to figure out why the bruins collapse every year.

[darren125]

GL man, I hope you're right.

[Snowball]

i need this bad

[zneverloses77]

I need a kool aid badly

[hockey216]

tampas goalies do not blow. and why do you think boston wont allow more than 2 goals? you give no analysis. im a bruins fan, but tampas better team. special teams. tampa has better offense, penalty kill, powerplay, forecheck, coaching

[hockey216]

and even though past is not always indicator of future results, remember Bruins had game 7 at home the last 2 years. 2 years ago they lost to the carolina hurricanes, last year they lost to flyers. bruins suck. powerplay is pathetic. ryder is an idiot always out of position and always getting beat on defense. seguin had two fluke games and still sucks defensively. bruins dont hit. thomas only reason they are where they're at. TB is the play.

i am a realist. that being said, im a bruins fan. go bruins!

[Wiscsportsfan92]

Agree with you here... C'mon bruins

[mart59a]

and even though past is not always indicator of future results, remember Bruins had game 7 at home the last 2 years. 2 years ago they lost to the carolina hurricanes, last year they lost to flyers. bruins suck. powerplay is pathetic. ryder is an idiot always out of position and always getting beat on defense. seguin had two fluke games and still sucks defensively. bruins dont hit. thomas only reason they are where they're at. TB is the play.

i am a realist. that being said, im a bruins fan. go bruins!

Good to see an honest analysis from a fan.

[ColdBeerHere]

My early lean is that this game is going to OT, and then it's a coin flip

[FlashinLeather]

Lock lock lock blah blah blahhhhhhh all in, lock of the century

[supr_villn]

i need this bad

congratulations !

BOS VAN 4 the stanley`s finale
was locked in on sooo many levels :

-> US based squad vs CAN team ,,
-> east coast vs west coast ,,
-> fresh face of the NHL
vs original six team ..

(u name it)

as 4 gm 7 BOS in reg`s is a no-brainer
& personally ?? .. i like the unders

[DwightShrute]

I have TB to win the series 4-3 for +550. I will stick to it. They are more talented and the last game in Boston should have been 3-0 TB after one but Thomas was amazing. He will have to have another unbelievable game to have a chance.

Tampa 7-5

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

I'll be pretty heavy on the Tampa tomorrow night. Boston choke every single year..they're turning into the Sharks of recent memory.

Choke artists. Tbay ML for me.

[moses millsap]

hope tampa wins, they will be more competitive against the canucks, but vancouver is pretty much a lock to win the cup at this point against either, so i guess it doesnt matter

[chopperocker]

45% of my bankroll locked in on BOS -

[bracerman]

Who cares as long as the decimate each other. C'mon triple OT!

[Miser]

TB is solid this is a risky bet

[dvw5bf]

With the goaltending basically a push (thomas being Thomas V2011.0 vs roli who flat out OWNS elimination games), d being very close (b's team d vs 1-3-1), and so very many lead changes throughout... Not to mention a large edge to tampa in so far as POTENTIAL offensive power (key word), I will take + money time and time again. Far from guaranteed money. As most of the games in the conference finals, comes down to penalties (taken and not taken). Taken everything into account, I will take +money day in and day out.

Note: I may be biased as I grabbed a bite of Tampa to win the Eastern Conference at crazy + money a month or so before the playoffs.

Hockey + Playoffs = NO GUARANTEES!!!!

[dvw5bf]

^ clearly drinking a bit... repreating myseld.... points still stand true

[chopperocker]

take it to the bank, free money.

tampa bays goalies blow and boston's defense won't allow more than 2 goals.

boston wins 3-2 or 4-2 if there is an empty netter.
ps: tell your friends not to bet tampa bay and lose their $$$

Petrucci is a guitar god! GL pinchy!!!

[leafs_ducks]

Tb is the smart play here boys.

[somethingelse]

I posted this elsewhere, but thought it should be mentioned here as well.

Remember, Tampa is the only team so far in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs that was able to win a Game 7 on the road (vs Pittsburgh)

They are also one of only four teams that was able to close out a series on the road (the others being: San Jose 1st round vs LA; Detroit 1st round vs Phoenix; Vancouver 2nd round vs Nashville)

[FindTheLock]

I posted this elsewhere, but thought it should be mentioned here as well.

Remember, Tampa is the only team so far in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs that was able to win a Game 7 on the road (vs Pittsburgh)

They are also one of only four teams that was able to close out a series on the road (the others being: San Jose 1st round vs LA; Detroit 1st round vs Phoenix; Vancouver 2nd round vs Nashville)

one other thing worth mentioning is the lightning are 4-0 in elimination games during this years playoffs.

[somethingelse]

one other thing worth mentioning is the lightning are 4-0 in elimination games during this years playoffs.

I can't believe I left that out of my analysis! DOH!

[Fayt13]

C'mon seriously this is getting scary. It seems EVERYONE on these forums likes Tampa Bay. That's almost never a good sign

[FindTheLock]

C'mon seriously this is getting scary. It seems EVERYONE on these forums likes Tampa Bay. That's almost never a good sign

it's just the great value tampa is getting. It's a coin toss with heads paying almost 1.5-1 over tails. That's the reason people are playing tampa.

[Snowball]

Tim Thomas steps up Boston wins

[betforbread]

Boston will win, 3-1 final score.
Nucks/Bruins in final.

[knelson]

Yep I was all over the Bs as well. Should be interesting here tho.

[dmiles1021]

hey hope you put a ton of money on them boston boys...WE GOING TO THE CHIPPPP