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digitalmonkey
I've already made up my mind, but I'm just wondering what goalies you guys would start tonight?

I have 3 sets of goalies; Anaheim, Boston and Ottawa. Anaheim is not an option for me because they are not playing tonight.

The Matchups

New Jersey Devils @ Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators @ Nashville Predators

The Numbers

Ottawa goals against average = 2.88
Boston goals against average = 3.43

Nashville goals for average = 3.23
New Jersey goals for average = 2.38

Other Factors

- Ottawa is playing on the road.
- Boston is playing at home.
- Ottawa is without Wade Redden and Daniel Alfredsson
- Boston is without Phil Kessel and P.J. Axelsson.
- Nashville should have Jason Arnott and Steve Sullivan back tonight.
- New Jersey beat Boston 5-1 last week.
Zach6668
Ottawa.

Emery is hot.
SBriand
QUOTE (Zach6668 @ Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 1:22 PM) *
Ottawa.

Emery is hot.
nell789
Boston. Nashville has Radulov.
ajs510
Given no other choice I'd start Boston at home here. Nashville is going to light up Ottawa, no way Jersey scores more goals against Boston than Nashville does against the Sens.
Untilted
Tim Thomas has not been great as of late. 4.25 GAA in last 4 games. Emery has been playing well. Even with the home and away factors and Nashville, I might take Ottawa.
digitalmonkey
QUOTE (Untilted @ Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 1:57 PM) *
Tim Thomas has not been great as of late. 4.25 GAA in last 4 games. Emery has been playing well. Even with the home and away factors and Nashville, I might take Ottawa.


I actually see the home/road factor favoring Ottawa because teams tend to play tighter on the road.

However, I'm still going with Boston as Ottawa has been a little reckless defensively lately and Nashville has the guns to take advantage of that, especially with Arnott and Sullivan expected back in the lineup.
7s7c
I expect Boston to play well tonight avenging the drubbing by NJ they suffered in the CAA not too long ago. They were flat out embarassed I say they play well tonight but I'm no sexpert.
Fenxis
Voted Ottawa -- provided they smarten up and bury Gerber in a hole somewhere.
gruven
I'd go with Boston. Thomas is a fish in a frying pan kind of goalie. He can make the big first save, but sometimes plays himself out of position. NJ is a counterpunching team, not an offensive flury kind of team. So I like the way he matches up against the Devils...
MapleLeafpoker
not that Boston is shutting down NJ (3GA), but better than Ottawa's 6 GA. nice call.

i would have said ottawa
digitalmonkey
QUOTE (MapleLeafpoker @ Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 9:27 PM) *
not that Boston is shutting down NJ (3GA), but better than Ottawa's 6 GA. nice call.

i would have said ottawa



That was fast hat trick by Sullivan.
ajs510
QUOTE (MapleLeafpoker @ Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 9:27 PM) *
not that Boston is shutting down NJ (3GA), but better than Ottawa's 6 GA. nice call.

i would have said ottawa


Exactly the way I called it, Boston will let in goals, Ottawa will let in more.
DanielNegreanu
I thought this was a joke at first. How could you start Ottawa? This one is not close at all.
nell789
QUOTE (nell789 @ Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:45 PM) *
Boston. Nashville has Radulov.



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