What a great game it was indeed. Chicago for the 1st 2 periods. Wings for the 3rd and Conklin in the Shootout. Very impressed by the Hawks tonight as watching a game in person is so much different than on tv. Especially as close as I sit. Not only is Chicago young and talented but their deep as well, They move the puck so well as a team. And fore check like a bitch. Just like the old days with Troy Murray and Dirk Grahmn. They dominated the 1st 2 periods in Detroit and if not for 2 fantastic plays by Zetterburgh and Hossa in the 3rd they would have walked away with an impressive win. I saw no weaknesses on their roster. Everyone contributed.
But my favorite part of the game was when the guy who sits in front of me, [been a season ticket holder for over 20 years he has] tried to convince me that the shootout was a waste and he was ok with ties in the game. I basically told him he was nuts and how exciting it has made the game and then the game went to the shoot out and everyone in the Joe stood on their feet and watched Datsyuk scored the winner and Conklin stop all 3 of his and the place went bonkers. I tapped him on the shoulder and said...."And you'd REALLY rather leave here tonight with a tie?" He just smiled at me and shook his head. Our entire row were high fiveing each other. He then put up his paw and gave me one.
sorry about that. You had the right side all along with the Oilers on the puck line. Perhaps the real right side was taking San Jose +1.5 despite the huge lay. Hockey has been brutely difficult this year wagering with contemporary angles. Time to admit defeat, adjust my style, and take what the game is offering. There has been one consistent this year. Close games. There are two profitable methods at taking advantage of this.
One is bet games to go to OT. I had a thread running on this earlier but quit. My bad, because it clearly has been a money making proposition this year and I didn't have the guts to see it through.
The other is one I will. Just take the +1.5 and parlay them together. Last night for example, there was a full card and only three games didn't end in a one goal finish. In other words you would have won on 21 teams taking them +1.5 and lost with 3. You need a shop that offers alternate goal lines to use this system and inevitable would need to play at least three teamers to get back even money on your investment.
Something to think about.
I've been to exactly two NHL games in the last two years. Both were annual exhibition matches here in Vegas between Colorado and Los Angeles called "Frozen Fury". Both ended up going to a shootout. Although I've heard it related to ending a football game by seeing who can throw a football threw a tire, to me the shootout is the most exciting thing there is in sport.
You mentioned going to a game is the best way to watch a game. I agree and disagree. Going to a game makes you realize the incredible speed it's played at especially if you're sitting down low. However I prefer to sit up higher and think you can see the whole game better from that perspective. For this reason I think the camera placements for TV are the greatest way to watch the game and you never miss a play.
For the shootout there can be no argument the best place to be is at the game. As you said there is not one fanny sitting in a seat. I think that everyone can appreciate it for what it is. If you've played the game at any level you can relate to it fully. We've all played breakaway as kids even if it was only during street hockey practice. If you haven't played the game you can still appreciate it because of it's simplicity. Everyone can "see" the puck, (a common complaint of novices), and no one needs a rule book to understand the objective. Everyone's involved and seemingly part of it. The arena is jumping, and if the home team wins, the trip home is a good one.
But I have to admit, it's brutal to have a wager on one!
You mentioned going to a game is the best way to watch a game. I agree and disagree. Going to a game makes you realize the incredible speed it's played at especially if you're sitting down low. However I prefer to sit up higher and think you can see the whole game better from that perspective. For this reason I think the camera placements for TV are the greatest way to watch the game and you never miss a play.
I don't know about that one Vic. I sit 4 rows off the ice and some of the things I observe I would never see sitting in the upper bowl at the Joe. Sometimes I feel if Babcock were to reach a little farther and tap me on the shoulder, I'd be ready for my shift. %^_%^_ The suites at Joe Louis are the worst in hockey as they sit at the very top of the stadium. I've sat up there quite a few times as well as in the cheap seats and other then being able to watch the lines form there no comparison. Plus.....I could never have had the opportunity to let that puck bounce off my hands last night and hit the woman behind me in the head! :nohead:
I don't know about that one Vic. I sit 4 rows off the ice and some of the things I observe I would never see sitting in the upper bowl at the Joe. Sometimes I feel if Babcock were to reach a little farther and tap me on the shoulder, I'd be ready for my shift. %^_%^_ The suites at Joe Louis are the worst in hockey as they sit at the very top of the stadium. I've sat up there quite a few times as well as in the cheap seats and other then being able to watch the lines form there no comparison. Plus.....I could never have had the opportunity to let that puck bounce off my hands last night and hit the woman behind me in the head! :nohead:
Can't see the corners well sitting down low. I find I end up watching the live feed off the jumbo-tron and then think, shit I could be doing this at home! My other complaint is if you're not near center ice it's hard to follow the play at the other end.
Did you really botch a chance to get a puck last night!?
Did you really botch a chance to get a puck last night!?
