Stars vs. Red Wings Game 1 NHL Free Pick

[Shame About Ray]

NHL Furious Playoff Picks 2008 – Can Turco Shake His Demons in Detroit?

Dallas Stars (45-30-7) vs. Detroit Red Wings (54-21-7)
Thursday, May 8th --- Joe Louis Arena, Detroit --- 7:30pm EST
NHL Betting Line: Detroit -215

There are very few online wagering question marks remaining about whether Dallas has the mustard to sit at the table with Detroit offensively and defensively. It may come down to one man – Marty Turco, who is 2-6 SU in the past three seasons when playing Detroit. What’s worse is that Turco’s record at Joe Louis Arena is so bad that I won’t even bother mentioning it here.

The thing I really don’t like about the Wings right now is this – they’ve had a fairly easy ride through the playoffs thus far. After they wizened up and pulled Hasek out of net, they inserted Chris Osgood. Now, I know Ozzie has been amazing in net, posting a 1.52 goals against average. The truth about that, however, is that he faced a hapless Nashville team and an even worse Colorado team that barely reached the net, let alone found the twine behind Ozzie.

Grab the rest of this article, plus previews, free picks and betting advice at Betus...