Actually when I bet, I don't bet with my heart, I bet based on what I know & see.
I'm glad you respect my opinions Katt as I respect yours as well.
I admit do I want my team outshot 35-12 a game, hell no I don't but at the same time I find that particular stat to be a little overrated depending on the situation.
The play of your goaltenders is the most important thing obviously & if a stat like being outshot is going to be brought up then we must focus on who has been the better goaltender.
Patrick Roy has outplayed Brodeur this whole series and at times it looked like anything would get past him. Those 12 shots were of mostly good quality & even being outshot so badly didn't matter much as if Roy didn't make that bonehead play, the Avs still would have won.
As far as the regular season goes, I look at this way. We don't know if they're were any factors that led to the domination the Devils had over the Avs as maybe one was on a long road trip, etc.... I would have to go back & see that but I don't have the time now.
Also you can't judge a whole season as to what a team did against 2 or 3 teams. I look at the whole season & when you do that, it will clearly show who the better team was & the standings don't lie.
The scary thing the Devils backers must realize & I'd hope agree with me is the fact they have yet to play one good complete game in this series & that won't win you the cup, I don't care how deep your team is.
They dominated only in spurts & in the end they had to comeback to win as their hardwork did not produce them with a comfortable lead nor did they have a comfortable lead in any of the games so far.
I look at this way, how can you really say the Devils are the better team if the Avs had every chance to win every game & were short handed on top of that.
Honestly look at each game, we know they dominated in game 1, in game 2 they had control and if it wasn't for Brodeur early on, they would have gotten killed, game 3, they were the better team & in game 4 eventhough at different periods they were dominated, they had a legitimate shot at winning.
Take away a few minutes of this series & this series would already be over. The Devils system just doesn't matchup well against the Avs overall & if this series were to go long, it wouldn't benefit them at all.
If the Avs execute the way they know how & have done for the most part in this series, they will win the cup as they are the better team in my opinion & I will continue to back them as they continue to show absolutely no respect to the best team in the league.
Good luck gentlemen & enjoy game 5
Damnit I miss betting hockey every day