Originally Posted by
El Nino
6/19
Boston Bruins -133 3.99u 5Dimes
Boston Bruins -1/2 1st 60 Min (+125) 1u 5Dimes
YTD
155-150-4 +34.21u
Playoff Record
52-65-2 +4.91u
So, I am once again shocked by this opening line. I expected to see Bruins right around -145. The books are really going to need the Hawks to steal this one on the road. Rask is playing great at home and with the Hossa injury being very murky and Crawford's less than stellar play I cannot back the Blackhawks here. Injuries in the NHL playoffs are a more tightly kept secret than the Pats injury list. So what "upper body" injury did Hossa have that Coach Q knew could have kept Hossa out for Game 3, but allowed Hossa to skate in the warmup. An injury that Coach Q says that Hossa is "likely" to play in Game 4. I'm going with a head injury here. It is possible that Hossa suffered a concussion in Game 2, the training staff allowed him to try and give it a go in the warm up for Game 3 and he didn't feel right afterward. Hossa would have gutted out any sort of strain or contusion or other similar injury. His safety after suffering a head injury is the only thing that I can think of that would keep him from taking contact and ruling him out of the game. Either way, if he is nursing an injury other than a head injury that was bad enough to keep him out of Game 3, is he really going to be 80%? (nobody is 100% come playoff time) If Hossa is ruled out or he isn't seen on the ice for the pregame warmup, the $ Line for the Blackhawks should drop even more. The Bruins are playing physical hockey at home and with the way Rask is defending the net I'm taking the Bruins on the $ Line and to win in regulation. I will prob throw a unit or 2 on some props when they are released as well.