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Bruce on prospects, plus

bigonetimer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:45:05 -0000

Bruce on prospects, plus

He's in candid form.

Let's all lighten up with some more Carrie Milbank

bigonetimer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:49:08 -0000

Let's all lighten up with some more Carrie Milbank

Sarah Spain interview with Carrie Milbank linky deluxe. Also, bonus link to Ted Leonsis interview by Spain. Sure it's a month old...sue me.

"He doesn't like it--no one likes it--when you play him hard. We have to play him and...

bigonetimer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:05:53 -0000

"He doesn't like it--no one likes it--when you play him hard. We have to play him and Malkin hard."

a stonefaced AO during a surprisingly candid and entertaining interview live with the Mullet on ESPN. Mullet went on to conclude the interview by stating that he wants to see #8 "move on and keep playing." Hmm.

"Pressure is when you're unprepared. I don't think either team is thinking about pressure right...

bigonetimer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:01:23 -0000

"Pressure is when you're unprepared. I don't think either team is thinking about pressure right now. They are thinking Game 7. Washington has to be feeling pretty good and the Rangers know they have to play better . Simple as that."

Jim Dowd on NHL Live, regarding tonights tilt at the Booth.

"They're a good team. They're not that good, though. I think we still have our best game in front...

bigonetimer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:23:29 -0000

"They're a good team. They're not that good, though. I think we still have our best game in front of us."

so says Henny Lundquist.

Vegas Odds 4/27/09

bigonetimer — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:07:37 -0000

So, my Vegas preamble to an amazing Coachella Music Festival yielded some interesting preliminary impressions about pucks in the first city of sin. In a nutshell, hockey (and playoff hockey at that) emerges well south of the end-of-the-regular-season NBA to the grizzled chops running the books. No problem. When I wasn’t double dinnering and crushing the house at PaiGow, I still spent some quality time in 4 books over the course of two nights. While the Mirage was excellent (the entire renovation was very well done, btw), it was the Wynn that had absolutely the best set up and was the hockey-friendliest I found. And many thanks to those who rec’d Firefly for chow—outstanding tapas and killer sangria helped drown my post-game 1. I would submit that on Thursday night, Lotus of Siam—well off the strip in a blank strip mall facing away from the street–was even better…a top 3 Thai experience for me. Authentic, superb, and cheap.

On to the odds. Much has changed in the last two weeks, but Vegas of course still loves the B’s and the Wings. Some new favorites have emerged however, with our pals from the end of the PA turnpike looking like they’re back to form. Nuts to you Bill Guerin.

Why is it small comfort that Vegas again frowns on the Rags?

Team	Open	Current
Detroit Red Wings	5/1	8/5
Boston Bruins	30/1	7/2
Pittsburgh Penguins	11/2	4/1
Vancouver Canucks	30/1	13/2
Washington Capitals	18/1	13/2
New Jersey Devils	20/1	7/1
Chicago Blackhawks	40/1	8/1
Carolina Hurricanes	22/1	14/1
Anaheim Ducks	12/1	15/1
San Jose Sharks	10/1	15/1
Calgary Flames	30/1	25/1
New York Rangers	15/1	35/1

Vegas Odds 4/13/09

bigonetimer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:45:29 -0000

Not a whole lot has changed in the last week, but some interesting trends have emerged now that the matchups have been set. Out West, the Red Wings and the Sharks have maintained their lines, but sneaking up quickly is Vancouver and the Blackhawks are getting more action as well.

In the East, the Bruins maintained their line, and Carolina and Pittsburgh saw more action to the good this week. But the Devils and Caps had their odds legthen slightly, as did those of the Flyers, while futures on the Rangers and Habs plunged like Elisha Cuthbert's neckline. How Montreal is still viewed as more likely to win the Cup than St. Louis is mysterious to say the least.

Carolina at 22-1 looks like a pretty solid ROI to me. And now that they're in, does anyone else see Anaheim as a relative bargain at 40-1 with that lineup?

What do you all think?

Team	Open	Current
Detroit Red Wings	5/1	3/1
San Jose Sharks	10/1	7/2
Boston Bruins	30/1	11/2
New Jersey Devils	20/1	6/1
Washington Capitals	18/1	7/1
Vancouver Canucks	30/1	10/1
Chicago Blackhawks	40/1	11/1
Calgary Flames	30/1	12/1
Philadelphia Flyers	15/1	15/1
Pittsburgh Penguins	11/2	15/1
Carolina Hurricanes	22/1	22/1
Columbus Blue Jackets	75/1	30/1
New York Rangers	15/1	30/1
Anaheim Ducks	12/1	40/1
Montreal Canadiens	10/1	45/1
St. Louis Blues	60/1	60/1

Vegas Odds 4/13/09

bigonetimer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:25:47 -0000

Not a whole lot has changed in the last week, but some interesting trends have emerged now that the matchups are set. Out West, the top two have maintained their lines, but sneaking up quickly is Vancouver and the Blackhawks are getting more action as well. And now that they're in, does anyone else see Anaheim as a relative bargain at 40-1 with that lineup?

In the East, the Bruins maintained their line, as did the Devils and Caps. Carolina and Pittsburgh saw more action to the good this week, while the Flyers, Rangers and Habs are getting longer odds. Carolina at 22-1 looks like a pretty solid ROI to me.

What do you all think?

ODDS TO WIN THE 2009 NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS

Team	Open	Current
Detroit Red Wings	5/1	3/1
San Jose Sharks	10/1	7/2
Boston Bruins	30/1	11/2
New Jersey Devils	20/1	6/1
Washington Capitals	18/1	7/1
Vancouver Canucks	30/1	10/1
Chicago Blackhawks	40/1	11/1
Calgary Flames	30/1	12/1
Philadelphia Flyers	15/1	15/1
Pittsburgh Penguins	11/2	15/1
Carolina Hurricanes	22/1	22/1
Columbus Blue Jackets	75/1	30/1
New York Rangers	15/1	30/1
Anaheim Ducks	12/1	40/1
Montreal Canadiens	10/1	45/1
St. Louis Blues	60/1	60/1

Vegas Odds - 4/7/09

bigonetimer — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:07:40 -0000

Since I won't be at the Booth, I am looking forward to my trip to Las Vegas next week for the first two nights of the NHL playoffs, and naturally I am curious about how the Big V handles the puck. Here's a gander at current lines from a 'reputable source'. The top 5 make sense--and the Caps at 6-1 looks, well, about right. But is anyone else a little bit nonplussed by all the love for Calgary, or how down in the mouth the bookies are on the Pens? Does Vegas know something we don't? Count on it.

ODDS TO WIN THE 2009 NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS

Team	Open	Current
Detroit Red Wings	5/1	3/1
San Jose Sharks	10/1	7/2
New Jersey Devils	20/1	11/2
Boston Bruins	30/1	11/2
Washington Capitals	18/1	6/1
Calgary Flames	30/1	10/1
Philadelphia Flyers	15/1	13/1
Vancouver Canucks	30/1	14/1
Chicago Blackhawks	40/1	15/1
Pittsburgh Penguins	11/2	18/1
New York Rangers	15/1	22/1
Carolina Hurricanes	22/1	25/1
Montreal Canadiens	10/1	25/1
Columbus Blue Jackets	75/1	30/1
Nashville Predators	30/1	50/1
Florida Panthers	50/1	55/1
Anaheim Ducks	12/1	55/1
Buffalo Sabres	30/1	60/1
St. Louis Blues	60/1	65/1
Dallas Stars	12/1	70/1
Minnesota Wild	22/1	75/1
Edmonton Oilers	50/1	80/1
Ottawa Senators	15/1	OFF
Colorado Avalanche	25/1	OFF
Toronto Maple Leafs	40/1	OFF
Tampa Bay Lightning	45/1	OFF
Atlanta Thrashers	60/1	OFF
New York Islanders	75/1	OFF
Phoenix Coyotes	75/1	OFF
Los Angeles Kings	100/1	OFF

Chatty McPhee

bigonetimer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:28:58 -0000

Chatty McPhee

A nice interview in which GMGM is as forthcoming and candid as I can ever recall.