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James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 12:11 PM ET
James Tanner: Mike Smith 81 Games From Vezina - Coyotes Employ the Luck of the Irish What should have been a rough opening night went the Coyotes way.
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 12:28 PM ET
Garnie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 11.30.2009

Oct 10 @ 12:36 PM ET
Go Yotes Go
KINGS67
Season Ticket Holder
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Joined: 01.29.2010

Oct 10 @ 12:37 PM ET
Definitely a lucky win.
Bad note for LA, Quick looks like absolute garbage.

smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 12:37 PM ET
Go Yotes Go
- Garnie



Go Leafs, Yotes and Canes.
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 12:56 PM ET

- smellmyfinger



Where the hell did you find that? I think that is the best thing I have ever seen. Thank you so much.
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 12:57 PM ET
Go Leafs, Yotes and Canes.
- smellmyfinger


Just going full tank already eh?
QuickSCF
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 06.11.2014

Oct 10 @ 12:59 PM ET
Disguisting. Winning thousands on draftkings and quick was my goalie.. All I needed was A) a win.. Or B) him to stop 6 out of every 7 .. Goes into the minus and I don't even get a hundred bucks
blacksheep1
New York Rangers
Location: Handsome Eddy, IA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Oct 10 @ 1:08 PM ET
Disguisting. Winning thousands on draftkings and quick was my goalie.. All I needed was A) a win.. Or B) him to stop 6 out of every 7 .. Goes into the minus and I don't even get a hundred bucks
- QuickSCF

smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

Oct 10 @ 1:19 PM ET
Just going full tank already eh?
- James_Tanner



We have some stiff competition for a top 5 pick this year.
Vanoxy
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!!!!
Joined: 06.26.2014

Oct 10 @ 1:22 PM ET
Just bet my full savings account balance on Smith winning the Vezina.

9 months from now that $27 is gonna earn me a cool $270,000

Thanks J.T. !!
QuickSCF
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 06.11.2014

Oct 10 @ 1:33 PM ET
Just bet my full savings account balance on Smith winning the Vezina.

9 months from now that $27 is gonna earn me a cool $270,000

Thanks J.T. !!

- Vanoxy


Did you do this online and where? The highest I saw was andrew Hammond at 76.00
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 1:37 PM ET
Disguisting. Winning thousands on draftkings and quick was my goalie.. All I needed was A) a win.. Or B) him to stop 6 out of every 7 .. Goes into the minus and I don't even get a hundred bucks
- QuickSCF



That's what makes that stuff way harder than it seems/
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 1:38 PM ET
Just bet my full savings account balance on Smith winning the Vezina.

9 months from now that $27 is gonna earn me a cool $270,000

Thanks J.T. !!

- Vanoxy



Hahahah yes.
jfkst1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Clackety Clack
Joined: 02.09.2015

Oct 10 @ 1:49 PM ET
Quick has sucked these first two games. Can't track the puck at all.
Tanner, how do you like the Yotes chances against the Pens tonight?
Paul_and_Wings
Detroit Red Wings
Location: NY
Joined: 07.21.2014

Oct 10 @ 1:58 PM ET
Hahahah yes.
- James_Tanner


Hey Tanner, wanna trade for Quick in your league? We could make a blockbuster and i'd throw in Hall...
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 2:08 PM ET
Quick has sucked these first two games. Can't track the puck at all.
Tanner, how do you like the Yotes chances against the Pens tonight?

- jfkst1


Not good. Take a team that has that fire power, multiply by the fact that they were improbably shutout (Kessel could easily have had a hattrick) and divide it by the luck the Coyotes had last night.

Unless Mike Smith summons the full power of Greyskull, it should be an easy 6-2 Pens victory.
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 2:09 PM ET
Hey Tanner, wanna trade for Quick in your league? We could make a blockbuster and i'd throw in Hall...
- Paul_and_Wings



Sure, which team are you? Send me a proposal?
Vanoxy
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!!!!
Joined: 06.26.2014

Oct 10 @ 2:39 PM ET
Did you do this online and where? The highest I saw was andrew Hammond at 76.00
- QuickSCF



I place my bets with this guy, Steve. He hangs out by the liquor store by Canadian Tire here in Oliver.

He says his website will be up and running soon. Apparently there's some hang-up with Go-Daddy because of that time his day trading venture was "allegedly" caught funneling funds straight into his personal chequing account which was garnished for unpaid child support payments.

He assures me it was just an accounting mix-up.

Just send me your $ via email transfer and I can place your bets for you.

(Domi for the Art-Ross is paying 18,000 to 1) I'd totally do it if I hadn't already maxed out on Tanner's guaranteed lock.
jfkst1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Clackety Clack
Joined: 02.09.2015

Oct 10 @ 2:57 PM ET
Not good. Take a team that has that fire power, multiply by the fact that they were improbably shutout (Kessel could easily have had a hattrick) and divide it by the luck the Coyotes had last night.

Unless Mike Smith summons the full power of Greyskull, it should be an easy 6-2 Pens victory.

- James_Tanner


Yeah, a Pens win would be best for both teams. Kessel was the best Pens forward against DAL.
Klaatu
Joined: 09.03.2015

Oct 10 @ 2:59 PM ET
I'm not a Coyotes fan, but rather an ex-Kings fan who's looking for a new team because I can't stand the bullying style of their play and the arrogance in their front office. That said, I think you gave a bad wrap to the Coyotes on last night's game. I don't think they were lucky. I think they played a solid game, particularly defensively. Most of the 40 shots by the Kings were their usual easily defended slappers from the blue line or along the side wall. Smith played a great game in goal but he had relatively few real difficult saves and that was because his team was playing smart defense in front of him and giving him a chance to see the puck, blocking some of the shots and clearing most of them before the Kings could pounce on rebounds. The big thing the Coyotes did was not buckle in the face of the Kings' bullying, physical forecheck. They got better and better at this as the game went along and in the third period were easily clearing the puck on most Kings' rushes. If I was a Coyotes' fan I'd be proud of what I saw. Yes, they have lots of work to do, but if they can play the solid defense they played last night they are going to surprise some people.
Brownsoldier
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Altoona
Joined: 06.30.2015

Oct 10 @ 3:00 PM ET
Should be a good one tonight boys. Hopefully you guys are good and tired from that late game. P.s. Love that "worst music vid" video lol. Making work go by much quicker.
Byfuglien Ate Me
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Burger King
Joined: 09.24.2010

Oct 10 @ 3:31 PM ET

- smellmyfinger




It's good to see Bryz having fun with his Philly money.
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Oct 10 @ 3:49 PM ET
I'm not a Coyotes fan, but rather an ex-Kings fan who's looking for a new team because I can't stand the bullying style of their play and the arrogance in their front office. That said, I think you gave a bad wrap to the Coyotes on last night's game. I don't think they were lucky. I think they played a solid game, particularly defensively. Most of the 40 shots by the Kings were their usual easily defended slappers from the blue line or along the side wall. Smith played a great game in goal but he had relatively few real difficult saves and that was because his team was playing smart defense in front of him and giving him a chance to see the puck, blocking some of the shots and clearing most of them before the Kings could pounce on rebounds. The big thing the Coyotes did was not buckle in the face of the Kings' bullying, physical forecheck. They got better and better at this as the game went along and in the third period were easily clearing the puck on most Kings' rushes. If I was a Coyotes' fan I'd be proud of what I saw. Yes, they have lots of work to do, but if they can play the solid defense they played last night they are going to surprise some people.
- Klaatu


I appreciate the well thought out post, but I do not agree that I'm underselling the performance last night. They allowed 40 shots and 70+ shot attempts and that isn't good defense, that is getting hemmed in your own zone and being bailed out by the goalie.

Still I agree with what you said about the forcheck and the way they handled the big team, overall lots of positives, especially the top six.
Klaatu
Joined: 09.03.2015

Oct 10 @ 4:03 PM ET
I guess we can agree to disagree. To me, it's not the number of shots but rather the quality of the shots. The Kings are known for throwing lots of shots toward the goal from the perimeter. But they've not been that much of a threat offensively. They like to cycle and hold onto the puck but they seldom get true scoring chances out of it. But the cold statistics seem to say they were a threat. We put way too much stock in statistics these days.
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