NHL Daily Dogs "open" thread (free & in-game discussion)

[Dharmonize]

today is the day to put a little money on lightning to win the cup at 11/1

I don´t see this happening, but if they somehow managed to take over in the series with the Bruins, this bet would gain an extreme value and you could either hedge it with a very nice profit, or let is run and enjoy the series all the more. So GL with that!

[Dharmonize]

Not taking anything pre-game today, it´s just too unpredictable. I´m leaning Tampa and under, though. Have a positive night, all!

[Dharmonize]

So Tampa forced game 7, respect! Under never had a chance in this scenario, though...

[Dharmonize]

I suppose I´ll go with a dog in game 7. I really don´t see any noticeable advantages od disadvantages here... it´s just that anyone can win tonight, so why not take the team at + money? It´s probably not very sharp attitude, but I am not a sharp, never was and never will be. And besides, taking dogs in coinflip games has always paid for me in the long-term. However, I won´t place this wager until about an hour before the game or so... today might yet reveal many factors that could influence my decision or make me change my mind...

[Dharmonize]

No need to stink at home because of this one game. I thought I´d go big on Tampa and hedge it live, but screw it. Just took the Lightning for 2 units only (so I won´t care too much even if the Bruins win) and I´m going out... hopefully I´ll get to see some bits of the game on a flatscreen over dinner. GL whatever you play!

[Dharmonize]

1-0??!! Was this a bloody soccer game or what? I thought it was gonna be game 7 of the Conference Finals Barca and ManU will probably score more goals today... Anyway, I guess the Bruins will be a bit easier for the Nucks to handle... Tampa would´ve been more dangerous opponent.

[Dharmonize]

So the time has finally come. However, I really don´t like anything much for a game 1. Don´t know if the Bruins ml has any value.. and concerning the total, I think the game will stay under, which has no attractive odds at all .

[Dharmonize]

Fook, I´ve waited for so long only to find out that I can´t bet anything today.. just can´t, although I´ve tried to talk myself into taking the Bruins ml (after all, they are a solid road team and should have a chance in this one) or the over at + money... hm... I guess I´ll just have to sit back, watch and try to enjoy the game.. gl to anyone wiser than me, knowing who or what to take here... cause I´m simply clueless!

[Dharmonize]

Sooooo glad I stayed away from this game completely and avoided the Bruins and the over But the game itself was a great disappointment for me... the Bruins simply shouldn´t be in the Finals with the way they´re playing, it´s not good for the hockey fans.

[Dharmonize]

I know this is a dog thread, but I feel really tempted to take the Nucks puckline. However, getting the same line for being down 2 goals before the game even begins is never a good bet to me. Therefore, I´ll take my time to reconsider it and possibly talk myself into taking the Bruins ml in the end Decisions decisions...

[Dharmonize]

Under is tempting as hell, but it´s just too obvious play and makes me wonder why it´s still at + money. I smell a trap here, although I can really see this game ending like 3-1 or 3-2, so it would be a push at worst.

[Dharmonize]

Well, many could say Boston is just about finished right now. That´s possible. But the games were so close so far that I´m really looking forward to moving the series to Beantown. Even though the Bruins are better on the road, this time the crowd will push them forward (it´s the Finals, after all) and might help them cross that thin line between winning or losing. The Nucks really aren´t as dominating as I thought they would be in this series. Twice I wanted to take them on the puckline, and twice I would have lost my money. Too bad Bruins probably won´t be dogs on their homeice... pk at best. I might finally take them in game 3.

[Dharmonize]

I know I said I would take Boston in game 3, but I just can´t. The only way I´d take the Bruins tonight is on the pl, which is not the smartest play regarding how poor their offense has been so far. So I guess I´ll either take the Nucks ml pre-game or wait for live betting again. I really haven´t placed a single bet this finals yet... in fact I find this year´s match-up totally frustrating. Everything I like to win is too chalky for me to take. Anyhow, enough complaining... GL whatever you play, everyone!

[Dharmonize]

Wow, what a second period!! Shame I didn´t pull the trigger on the Bruins pl... I can´t see the Nucks coming back here... but it´s pucks and there´s still a period left, anything is possible... we shall see.

[Dharmonize]

Hm... the Nucks managed to pull out two rather lucky wins in what were very close games, and now they get totally destroyed in game 3 by Boston, whose offense has been mocked and ridiculed by pretty much everyone including myself. What does it say about the future of this series? If the Bruins win another game, this might yet get interesting after all...

[Dharmonize]

Well, I guess this game is our very last chance to take the Nucks as a dog Definitely not gonna touch the totals tonight, too much of a coinflip.

[Dharmonize]

Canucks, 1 unit and some points (eventually had to at least once try betting with points ). I´m really not very comfortable with this play, so I just took it very lightly... GL everyone!

[Dharmonize]

C´mon, Nucks, could you possibly wake up and start playing instead of taking it up the arse from the Bruins??!!

[Dharmonize]

Been rooting for the Nucks all year, but they are just sick chokers Unable to cover pl at home, and now this... losing big when being a dog with bettable odds... disgusting

[Dharmonize]

If I had at least one small reason to believe the Nucks will be able to cover the pl, I´d take it. Don´t see Boston winning 3 in a row, not even with all the momentum they have after literally raping the Nucks the last two times. Really, this series is like the worst match-up to cap for me ever... Anyway, if there´s any value, mathematically, it´s gonna have to be on the Bruins ml, I´m afraid. Still undecided, though...

[Dharmonize]

I have a feeling that the Bruins take this one, can´t pull the trigger, though. Thus I´m gonna hope that the Nucks allow some cheap goal early in the game and I´ll then take them live on the ml instead of the pl GL, gentlemen!

[Dharmonize]

I simply had to take the Bruins ml at + 670 now with still almost 8 minutes left in the game

[fixxer]

another 1-0....wow

[Dharmonize]

Well, it was still worth a shot. The Nucks suck, btw... again they won by the lowest score possible, screwing anyone on the pl. The Bruins at least played some hockey back home. However, I don´t understand their shooting impotence either... weren´t they a very good road team not so long ago? They score 12 goals in two games at home and only 2 goals in the next 3 games away?? WTF?? I have to repeat myself, I hate this Finals (speaking from the betting point of view).

[Dharmonize]

Well, I still can´t decide whether to play the Nucks or pass on them. Theoretically, the value is there. But practically, I don´t see them winning tonight. They won each of their three home games by one lousy goal, and got totally hammered two times in Boston. I think they will take the cup eventually, but only after winning game 7, not tonight.

[Dharmonize]

Alright, I´m taking the Nucks ml for a unit, but I hate to be doing so, since I really don´t like their chances much tonight. However, it´s hockey and anything can happen, the game can go either way and as the season has neared its end, I tend to bet even things I would normally pass on during the season. GL everyone!

[Dharmonize]

FOOK ME!

[Dharmonize]

3-0 already??!! It´s over for the Nucks. Fook those biatches. I want my money back, honestly!!

[Dharmonize]

4-0 Help, somebody call the police!! The Nucks are getting raped in Boston

[Dharmonize]

Alright, let me get this straight, without emotions from the previous night. Vancouver got 3 tight, rather lucky wins at home. Vancouver lost 3 games on the road by 3, 4 and 7!!! goals. Vancouver got nearly knocked out already in the first round by Chicago. On the other hand, Boston came back several times from being down 0-2 in the series and made the Finals. Yet, there are still plenty of people saying that Vancouver is far more superior team to Boston. This including me after game 1, I must admit, when I said something like Boston had no business being in the Finals. I really thought that it was a mere coincidence that the Nucks won the game by only one goal with only seconds to go in the third. But now, it is more than clear that it´s not just the matter of being "caught unprepared". Once, you can be caught unprepared. Maybe even twice, although some might then say that you´ll never learn. But getting smashed like that 3 times in a row?!! What does it prove? Well, it certainly says nothing about the Canucks´ superiority to Boston, on the contrary. The Nucks seem to choke real bad when it really matters.
I still, deep in my heart, wish that Canucks win the cup. I´ve been rooting for them the whole season with the exception of the Conference finals. I stayed neutral there as I like both these teams, Nucks and Sharks, equally. I never liked the way Boston was playing and I truly dislike some of the players. But these Finals, it´s the Bruins who is saving hockey from looking like a boring game, it´s Boston that´s making it interesting series worth watching for the fans of hockey. And I´m telling you, even though it will not spoil the euphoria of the Canucks fans (or Canadians in general) if they eventually take the Cup: If the Canucks win game 7 by less than 2 goals (and I don´t include an empty netter in this number), they will become the most undeserving Cup holders in recent history. It might not bother the Nucks fans, as I said, but the hockey fans from all over the world will know and remember that for long, long years to come.
Ufff, feeling much better already... no hard feelings and angry posts, Canucks fans, please. I just had to get this off my chest

[Dharmonize]

Still undecided... will wait until game time...

[Dharmonize]

This is a dog thread. And I said I would take Boston in game 7. However, there´s last game of the season coming up. I would love to take the Bruins. But I spent the day waiting and they´re only + 110 now. Given their previous performances in Vancouver so far, the line should be at least + 130, or even slightly higher. Therefore, I´m gonna play the home team tonight. If they fook me, they´ll be fooked too. So wtf?! Vancouver Canucks ML, 3 units! GL everyone, whatever you play, enjoy the game and have fun!!

[Dharmonize]

I´m also gonna be betting this game live, so even if the Nucks shit the bed, I´ll be hopefully able to win some money back on other props... gl!

[Dharmonize]

This is starting to suck I threw another 0.5 unit on the Nucks live at + 155 and 0.5 unit also after the second goal at + 590. That´s it, now I´m just gonna hope for the Nucks resurrection.

[Dharmonize]

The Nucks need to score a contact goal before the period is over!! C´mon...