The critics were out in full force after the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped Game One of their opening round series with the Ottawa Senators. However, after consecutive victories since that initial defeat, the Penguins are looking a lot like the team that won the Stanley Cup just one season ago, and are on the right track to make a third consecutive finals appearance. A tip to players investing their money in hockey betting, take the Penguins to represent the Eastern conference in this year's finals.
When Northbet.com betting on sports such as hockey, players have to be careful not to overlook the obvious. The Penguins boast arguably the best one-two tandem in the league up front with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and a goalie that has proven he could raise his game to play his best hockey in his biggest games. While Pittsburgh lost Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi from the defense unit that helped carry the team to a Stanley Cup title a year ago, their back end is still solid, and easily capable of helping them to another championship run.
Critics continue to talk about fatigue as being what will prevent this team from making it all the way, but better advice would be to understand just how talented and deep this team is. Instead of focusing on fatigue, understand how critical the experience of getting to back-to-back finals is, and underline the Pittsburgh Penguins as this year's sport betting pick to win it all once again.
