NHL BEST BETS - Monday 19/10/2009

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NHL BEST BET thread will be graded by sbr software this year.

A one time 20point donation (less than 1pt/week) is required to join wich will be given back to top cappers.

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This is the tentative point distribution as of today;

50% overall prize: 530 pts

1rst place 60% 318 pts
2nd place 30% 159 pts
3rd place 10% 32 pts
*** to be elegible for overall prize you must be fully active for at least 12weeks.
50% 23 weekly prizes: 23 pts

1rst place 70% 16 pts
2nd place 30% 7 pts

PRIZE POOL 1060 pts
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weekly winners
betplom 16
xxx 16
cgars1 7
landers781 7


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saturday top cappers:

xxx            	5	0	32.71
CupWanted	6	0	26.18
Panekkkk	5	0	24.54
Flight        	3	1	24.50
watertight	8	3	23.12
nysmoneyman	7	1	17.76
landers781	9	8	17.63
figjam    	3	1	11.16
brooks85    	4	1	10.71
TheCommish	7	5	10.63
LT Profits	3	1	10.28
steemkatz	6	5	5.23
Wilforth    	1	1	3.30
szaidi99    	4	2	1.94
lakerboy	10	10	1.05
jjgold        	4	3	0.33

week's top cappers:

1 xxx           15-3-0 83.33 % +64.62 W 12 -  
2 landers781   31-27-2 53.45 % +57.10 W 3 -  
3 TheCommish   24-20-0 54.55 % +54.01 L 1 -  
4 watertight   22-12-0 64.71 % +43.31 W 1 -  
5 steemkatz    26-14-0 65.00 % +42.40 W 3 -  
6 jedipicks     19-6-0 76.00 % +35.59 W 1 -  
7 nysmoneyman  19-11-0 63.33 % +31.62 L 1 -  
8 LT Profits    10-7-0 58.82 % +30.50 W 3 -  
9 CupWanted     11-5-1 68.75 % +29.59 W 6 -  
10 Wilforth      7-3-0 70.00 % +25.70 W 1 -  
11 szaidi99     16-7-1 69.57 % +20.41 W 1 -  
12 Flight        8-8-0 50.00 % +16.01 L 1 -  
13 brooks85     10-7-0 58.82 % +13.64 W 2 -  
14 cgars1       24-23-1 51.06 % +13.17 W 2 -  
15 Mike Huntertz  7-6-1 53.85 % +9.64 L 1 -  
16 Panekkkk     12-10-0 54.55 % +8.05 W 6 -  
17 tullamore     1-0-0 100.00 % +3.85 W 1 -  
18 jjgold        12-9-0 57.14 % +3.16 L 1 -

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nothing for me tonight boys but leans on dallas as about one-third of the Kings' roster is suffering from flu-like symptoms .

[Panekkkk]

Yeah XXX I went heavy on Columbus last game vs. LA and it paid off. Not sure how many players have recovered on LA but Dallas hasn't exactly been spectacular their last 2 games.

[Panekkkk]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-kings-tonight19-2009oct19,0,4473773.story

Seems that upwards of 12 players had the flu so that certainly will still play a factor. Kings bettered the Stars last year (4-2) but the edge has to go to the Stars in this one.

[Panekkkk]

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502632

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What We Learned: When underdogs attack, logic loses
By Ryan Lambert

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/What-We-Learned-When-underdogs-attack-logic-lo?urn=nhl,196775

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Aaron Portzline's NHL power rankings[/SIZE][/B]"]http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/10/19/powerrankings.html?sid=101

A change at the top -- Pittsburgh leapfrogs the New York Rangers -- sets the tone for a volatile week in the NHL. Only four teams held the same spot, all of them in the bottom 10. Meanwhile, Colorado, Buffalo, Phoenix and Atlanta -- all expected to struggle this season -- made the biggest climbs. Here are this week's NHL power rankings with last week's ranking in ( ):

1. Pittsburgh (3) -- Not an easy call at the top, but the Penguins are 5-0 on the road and beat the Rangers in the season-opener.

2. N.Y. Rangers (1) -- So far, Marian Gaborik's rubber-band groin is holding up; Rangers have 10 power-play goals in the past six games.

3. Colorado (11) -- One must think the wheels will come off soon, but road wins last week in Boston, Toronto, Montreal and Detroit are mighty impressive.

Story continues belowAdvertisement4. Columbus (6) -- Even with a sputtering top two lines, the Blue Jackets are thriving. Twelve goals allowed in six games is why.

5. Buffalo (10) -- Rookie defenseman Tyler Myers doesn't look like a project at all. He's got 1-3-5 and a plus-5 in six games.

6. Phoenix (15) -- Wins last week over San Jose, St. Louis and Boston are a testament to the system; Coyotes have allowed 10 goals in seven games.

7. Chicago (8) -- Cristobal Huet has not calmed many fears that goaltender could be the Blackhawks' undoing this season.

8. Atlanta (19) -- Rich Peverly's stats as a Thrasher: 17-25-42 in 44 games. And the goal-starved Predators let this guy go?

9. Calgary (2) -- Early struggles led to a reconfigured top line, with Curtis Glencross and Craig Conroy joining Jarome Iginla.

10. Ottawa (14) -- Former Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire is playing very well; only losses are to the Rangers and Penguins.

11. Edmonton (18) -- Amid low expectations, Dustin Penner and ex-Jacket Gilbert Brule are carrying the Oilers.

12. Washington (16) -- Ovechkin on pace for 92 goals, 164 points, 625 shots on goal and a plus-92. He can't do that. Can he?

13. Detroit (12) -- Goaltenders Chris Osgood and Jimmy Howard have been brutal, but there's less margin for error now than in previous seasons.

14. San Jose (5) -- The Sharks can light it up, but they're leaky, allowing a power-play goal in all but one game and getting outshot in four straight.

15. St. Louis (13) -- Awakened from a three-game skid to rout the Ducks in Anaheim. Ty Conklin is pushing No. 1 goalie Chris Mason.

16. New Jersey (21) -- The Devils have a winning record, but look closer -- only quality win was a shootout victory in Washington.

17. Dallas (22) -- The Stars finally lost in regulation, on Friday vs. Dallas; Brenden Morrow's return reminds how much they missed him last season.

18. Los Angeles (7) -- Gave up 13 goals in three straight road losses last week; monster trip ends tonight in Dallas.

19. Philadelphia (4) -- Playing with the regularity of a football team these days, and they've dropped three straight after a 3-0 start.

20. Anaheim (9) -- The soul of these Ducks -- power center Ryan Getzlaf -- has yet to get going, with only 0-3-3 in seven games.

21. Vancouver (26) -- Unless goaltender Roberto Luongo turns this around -- and quick -- there will be lots of nervous Canadians heading into the Winter Games.

22. Boston (20) -- The Stanley Cup pick by lots of really smart writers (ahem) is off to a slow, sloppy start. The penalty kill is a joke.

23. Tampa Bay (23) -- Goal totals since 2006-07 for Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier: 52, 40, 29 ... and so far zero in 2009-10.

24. Carolina (24) -- Only two wins have been over Tampa Bay and Florida. Even in the Southeast Division, they can't dig too big a hole early in the season.

25. Montreal (25) -- The Habs are paying $13 million for Scott Gomez and Mike Cammelleri this season. So far they've repaid with one goal each.

26. Florida (29) -- Gone missing: David Booth. After 31 goals in 2008-09, he's got 1-0-1 and a minus-5 in six games this season.

27. Nashville (17) -- The Preds' only two wins -- and the only games in which they've scored more than two goals -- are against Detroit.

28. N.Y. Islanders (27) -- Matt Moulson was a spare part with the LA Kings; he's tied for the scoring lead with the Isles, along with rookie John Tavares.

29. Minnesota (28) -- An 0-6-0 start on the road shows the Wild don't have nearly enough talent up front to present to avoid matchups problems.

30. Toronto (30) -- Dodgeball instead of practice was a curious approach. The Leafs need to tighten up (defensively), not loosen up

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Brad Richards Out with Groin Injury; Perttu Lindgren to Start Tonight

http://www.defendingbigd.com/2009/10/19/1091402/brad-richards-out-with-groin