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Posted at 2:25 PM EST.

10:05 PM EST. The Bruins do not have a lot of appeal right now, as the injury bug has bit them hard with Brad Marchand being the latest casualty. However, there are many things to like about Boston. For one, they’ve made a commitment to youth and these young players on its roster bring with them a contagious enthusiasm. They are also talented. One such example among other is Charlie McAvoy, who makes nothing but smart decisions out there. Patrice Bergeron is still one of the best centers in the game. Boston has outstanding under the hood numbers on the defensive end but what this market sees is a banged up squad that has dropped the straight and six of its last eight games. What the under the hood numbers see is a correction to the good forthcoming. Boston outshot Toronto, 39-25 last game and lost. They B’s have out-Corsied nine (!) straight opponents. Had they been using Anton Khudobin instead of the struggling Tuukka Rask, we might be discussing a pretty good B’s run right now. Nevertheless, the Bruins are undervalued because of poor recent results and once again that provides us with an opportunity.

The Ducks recent results aren’t much better than Boston’s but Anaheim has more market appeal because they’ve been so good for so long. However, the Ducks come into this one amidst some adversity of their own. Anaheim continues to get constantly outplayed, which has led to seven losses in its past nine games. The Ducks are also banged up with several key players on the rack like Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Cam Fowler, Andrej Kase, and Patrick Eaves among others. The simple fact of the matter is that both teams have big deficits they need to fill with depth players. It really will come down to the secondary players or the depth to decide which team will dictate play. Thus far, the numbers suggest that Boston is better equipped to take it to the Ducks than the other way around. Randy Carlyle has never liked playing rookies while Boston’s rookies have been well-prepped all year. As long as John Gibson doesn’t steal one here, we absolutely like our chances of cashing this ticket. 

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