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[serge]

So Daniel has no goalies tonite and I have the option of 3..

Any advice from the forum will be appreciated..

here is the options

TORONTO at home to the Islanders
COLORADO at Dallas
NASHVILLE at Columbus

I have gone with Toronto so far however i may change...Raycroft is back in goal tonite...All three teams have played really well defensively lately however Nashville has some erratic games

[goose]

Nashville.

[mrdannyg]

well colorado is obviously out. nashville is better than toronto, but the islanders really really suck, and columbus' offence is decent.

with the leafs at home, i'd go with them.

plus, the leafs rule.

[goose]

well colorado is obviously out. nashville is better than toronto, but the islanders really really suck, and columbus' offence is decent.

with the leafs at home, i'd go with them.

plus, the leafs rule.

Columbus does not have a decent offense right now. They are the lowest scoring team in the entire league, The Islanders are scoring, on average, upwards of half a goal more against their opponents per game than Columbus.

The only reason I would remotely consider not taking Nashville is because Columbus' power play has been the team's only bright spot, whereas Nashville's Penalty Killing has been poor lately... even that's not enough to change my mind though.

Also, Nashville has allowed 11 fewer goals this season than Toronto, and that includes the horrific start they got off to when Nabokov was injured.

[ajs510]

I played Florida's goalies against the Isles on the basis that the Isles really, really suck, and they rang up 4 goals on me.

Go with Nashville. They're my starters tonight as well.

[mrdannyg]

Columbus does not have a decent offense right now. They are the lowest scoring team in the entire league, The Islanders are scoring, on average, upwards of half a goal more against their opponents per game than Columbus.

The only reason I would remotely consider not taking Nashville is because Columbus' power play has been the team's only bright spot, whereas Nashville's Penalty Killing has been poor lately... even that's not enough to change my mind though.

Also, Nashville has allowed 11 fewer goals this season than Toronto, and that includes the horrific start they got off to when Nabokov was injured.

Nabokov?

Toronto has given up 11 more goals, in 3 more games. their GA/game is almost equal. Islanders do have way more goals than Columbus, so far. you've gotta figure columbus will average more than 2.17 GF/g.

home/away has to be a consideration, but its still close.

in terms of EV, it barely matters. On second thought though, with Kubina back, I'd go with Nashville.

[nell789]

Nashville.

[Ottawa_Biatch]

Colorado is your best choice. You watch.

[Belanger25]

Colorado is your best choice. You watch.

Agreed. Budaj 1 goal allowed in his last 2 games.

[gruven]

Nashville: Columbus is in a bit of turmoil and turmoil affects production.

Second pick, Colorado. With Turco in the other net, could turn into a goaltender duel. Budaj has played well as of late....

[serge]

Nashville: Columbus is in a bit of turmoil and turmoil affects production.

Second pick, Colorado. With Turco in the other net, could turn into a goaltender duel. Budaj has played well as of late....

I decided to stick with Toronto...based on the other teams are on the road...Hopefully Raycroft wont give up 6

[gruven]

I decided to stick with Toronto...based on the other teams are on the road...Hopefully Raycroft wont give up 6

Betting with your heart instead of your head, serge.... Raycroft with no game action for an extended period and a potentially bad groin.....

[DanielNegreanu]

Betting with your heart instead of your head, serge.... Raycroft with no game action for an extended period and a potentially bad groin.....

Dude, Serge would put the Leafs in the net at Buffalo even if Nashville was at home to the Kings, lol. He's die hard, give the kid a break

[serge]

Dude, Serge would put the Leafs in the net at Buffalo even if Nashville was at home to the Kings, lol. He's die hard, give the kid a break

I still think if you look at the numbers Leafs are the pick at home agaisnt the Islanders..Cant go with Colorado in Dallas and Nashville in Columbus is dangerous..

We will see if this costs me

[mrdannyg]

Betting with your heart instead of your head, serge.... Raycroft with no game action for an extended period and a potentially bad groin.....

we're leafs fans - going with our heads is obviously an option we long ago gave up on.

Kyle Wellwood = beginning of a dynasty

[gruven]

So Daniel has no goalies tonite and I have the option of 3..

Any advice from the forum will be ignored..

here is the options

TORONTO at home to the Islanders
COLORADO at Dallas
NASHVILLE at Columbus

I have gone with Toronto so far however i may change...Raycroft is back in goal tonite...All three teams have played really well defensively lately however Nashville has some erratic games

FYP

[serge]

FYP

As it turns out my decision was not bad..Nashville gave up one but Toronto gave up 2...

I still think Toronto was the right pick...

[goose]

Serge it wasn't the right move lol. I'll be as sure about starting goalies as I was about this one 5 times a year, maybe.

Even if Toronto shut out Boston, and Boston scored 3 goals on its own net, and Nashville let in 16, it would have still been the right decision at the time to start Nashville.

[digitalmonkey]

Serge, why do you even need goalies when your team is so dominant?