NHL Furious Free Picks 2008 – Sharks In Trouble
San Jose Sharks (1-2) vs. Calgary Flames (2-1)
Tuesday, April 15th --- Pengrowth Saddledome, San Jose --- 10:00pm EST
NHL Betting Line: Calgary -135
The Flames are better than I thought they were, or the Sharks or worse than I imagined. Not sure which one to believe, though I imagine it’s much more of the former. The Flames took a firm hold on this series after Corey Sarich decapitated Marleau and caused the Flames to burn up all of the Sharks momentum. Can Calgary continue burning brightly for their betting investors?
The main problem for San Jose is that they’re the “hump team” in the NHL. They are consistent regular season favorites, only to become the destined playoff letdowns that we’ve grown to expect of them. This whole “let’s play solid team defense” isn’t working in this series because they’re letting teams hang around. Even with a three-goal lead in game three, they couldn’t stop the Flames from thundering back.
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