5-hole.com Pick ‘em is back, baby! Lock up your daughters…
Where has 5-hole.com Pick ‘em been for the last 3 weeks, you ask? Well, I was in Beijing looking for a lovely young bride. Eric was on a flight to Florida with his financial adviser. And Rory was negotiating contracts in California.
Now we’re back, and just in time because there’s a full slate of games on tap for tonight. It’s a great night to have the NHL Center Ice package. On to the picks!
#5 Montreal Canadiens @ #2 Boston Bruins
Eric – Bruins – French Canadians are the worst Canadians.
Marc – Bruins – Two of the hottest teams in the league in a great rivalry game. Tough game to pick, but the Bruins have won the last 2 in the series, and they play great at home.
Rory – Bruins - Toughie, but I have to go with No Habs No! on this one.
#8 New York Rangers @ #30 New York Islanders
Eric – Rangers - http://www.imeem.com/people/jwYDZ_/music/heDj-wSm/the_zambonies_johnny_got_suspended/
Marc – Rangers – Potvin sucks > the chicken dance
Rory – Rangers – The Rangers seem to be kickin’ back into high gear – they’d better beat these losers.
#19 Pittsburgh Penguins @ #6 Philadelphia Flyers
Eric – Flyers - This is not the team that the Penguins break out of their funk against
Marc – Penguins - Yes, the Pens are 2-8 in their last 10, but Philly is 5-2-3, which is basically .500 if you think about it, so they aren’t exactly killing it. Plus, there’s no way I can pick a team from Philly to win this week. Eli: WTF?
Rory – Flyers – Penguins are backsliding HARD. Philly’s at the top of the division. Check and mate.
#21 Edmonton Oilers @ #4 Washington Capitals
Eric – Caps - The Caps are 18-2-1 at the Verizon Center, the Oilers are 11-10-0 away from Rexall Place
Marc – Caps - With the Caps, you get 2 teams in 1. At home, they are ridiculously good. On the road, not so much. This one’s at the VZ Center.
Rory – Caps – I loves me some Ovechkin.
#17 Colorado Avalanche @ #18 Columbus Blue Jackets
Eric – BJ’s - Steve Mason>Andrew Raycroft
Marc – Avs - The BJ’s are suffering from a lot of injuries (that’s what she said?) including big-time playmaker Rick Nash.
Rory – Avs – I don’t really have a reason for this one.
#23 Nashville Predators @ #25 Toronto Maple Leafs
Eric – Preds - I’m not picking any Canadian teams today.
Marc – Leafs – The Predators have lost 7 in a row on the road. The Leafs have lost 3 in a row overall and 7 of their last 9. They can’t both lose, so I guess I’ll take the Leafs.
Rory – Preds – These two have almost the exact same record. I just really don’t like the Maple Leafs
#15 Carolina Hurricanes @ #29 Ottawa Senators
Eric – Canes - Like I said, I’m not picking any Canadian teams today. Plus the Senators suck.
Marc – Sens - Neither of these teams has looked good lately. But this is the 3rd road game in a row for the Canes, and they’ve looked terrible in the last two.
Rory - Canes – Have you seen these schmucks play recently?
#14 Phoenix Coyotes @ #20 Minnesota Wild
Eric – Coyotes - How much better does this team have to do before they make some money?
Marc – Wild – Niklas Backstrom will take me to fantasy hockey glory!
Rory – Wild - Why not?
#27 St. Louis Blues @ #7 Calgary Flames
Eric – Flames - Okay, maybe I’ll pick one.
Marc – Flames - Mikka Kiprusoff will take me to fantasy hockey glory!
Rory – Flames - Calgary’s kickin’ ass. St. Louis? Not so much.
#10 New Jersey Devils @ #11 Vancouver Canucks
Eric – Devils - Luongo’s not ready to go just yet.
Marc – Canucks – My Chelsea Piers team blew our 11-game win streak last night to a team called the Canucks. Coincidence? I think not.
Rory – Canucks – I hate the Devils.
#26 Tampa Bay Lightning @ #1 San Jose Sharks
Eric – Sharks - Puh-lease. *gimmie*
Marc – Sharks – Have you seen the moneyline on this game? The Sharks are -375. *gimmie*
Rory – Sharks – Come on. Seriously? *gimmie*
About the author: Marc is a Long Island native and a hockey goalie. He has been a Rangers fan for as long as he can remember, although, in the interest of full disclosure, there was a time during the 1993 playoffs when he vaguely remembers cheering for Pierre Turgeon and the Islanders after the Dale Hunter cheap shot. His favorite Ranger of all time is Mike Richter. Related posts:
The rangers are still the best..i dont care what anyone says.. did anyone see that tribute they are doing for going #9 adam graves.. I’m gonna see if I have any pictures to submit for the mosaic check it out: http://graves.iamaranger.com/