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AAA's 10* PUCK-LINE GAME OF MONTH! OFF 3-0 (100%) SWEEP!
(NHL) Florida vs. Tampa Bay,
10/09/2014 3:30 PM, Score: 2 - 3
Point Spread: -1.50 | 164.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -1.50 | 164.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* PUCK-LINE GAME OF THE MONTH on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
I think the home side is going to steam roll the visitors and definitely feel the value is in laying the 1.5 goals for the sizeable return. A big reason why is because Steven Stamkos is back and ready to do some damage once again. Of course, Stamkos would miss 45 games after a broken leg in November, but he dominated previous to that and also afterwards. Tampa still made the playoffs even with Stamkos sidelined for most of the year, rookies Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat would pick up the slack. Ryan Callahan came over from the Rangers in the Martin St. Louis deal and is expected to produce after signing a six year, $34.8 million deal in the offseason. Also note that goaltender Ben Bishop is healthy and ready to go, he'd set a franchise record for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and GAA (2.23) last year. And despite a couple of pickups in the offseason, I think it's going to be another long year for the Panthers who were 29-45-8 in 2013/14. New acquistions include Dave Bolland from TO and 37-year old defenseman Willie Mitchell. Roberto Luongo will be back in net for Florida, Bobby Lu of course can look pretty brilliant at times and rather pedestrian in others. Obviously the additions that the visitors made are nothing to write home about, note that the Panthers finished last in power-play percentage (10.0) and on the penatly kill (76) last season. Also note that Stamkos has dominated the Panthers throughout his career in posting 15 goals and eight assists in his last 13 in the series. All signs point to an epic one-sided rout in my opinion, which leads to a PUCK LINE play on the LIGHTNING.
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I think the home side is going to steam roll the visitors and definitely feel the value is in laying the 1.5 goals for the sizeable return. A big reason why is because Steven Stamkos is back and ready to do some damage once again. Of course, Stamkos would miss 45 games after a broken leg in November, but he dominated previous to that and also afterwards. Tampa still made the playoffs even with Stamkos sidelined for most of the year, rookies Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat would pick up the slack. Ryan Callahan came over from the Rangers in the Martin St. Louis deal and is expected to produce after signing a six year, $34.8 million deal in the offseason. Also note that goaltender Ben Bishop is healthy and ready to go, he'd set a franchise record for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and GAA (2.23) last year. And despite a couple of pickups in the offseason, I think it's going to be another long year for the Panthers who were 29-45-8 in 2013/14. New acquistions include Dave Bolland from TO and 37-year old defenseman Willie Mitchell. Roberto Luongo will be back in net for Florida, Bobby Lu of course can look pretty brilliant at times and rather pedestrian in others. Obviously the additions that the visitors made are nothing to write home about, note that the Panthers finished last in power-play percentage (10.0) and on the penatly kill (76) last season. Also note that Stamkos has dominated the Panthers throughout his career in posting 15 goals and eight assists in his last 13 in the series. All signs point to an epic one-sided rout in my opinion, which leads to a PUCK LINE play on the LIGHTNING.
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