Jap Convention Canadian Group Participant Particular person Purpose Totals
TSN: TSN Hockey Analyst Marty Biron joined Sarah Davis on SportsCenter for the most recent version of Inside Edge. First, Biron was requested to choose a participant from one of many Jap Canadian groups and set their purpose totals this season. He selected Juraj Slafkovsky of the Montreal Canadiens, Josh Norris of the Ottawa Senators, and Matthew Knies of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Sarah Davis: “Right here’s a take a look at a number of the FanDuel’s purpose props for the upcoming NHL season. Auston Matthews is the favourite to win the Rocket Trophy once more this season. Now, he did rating 69 targets final season. Didn’t fairly get to 70. Connor McDavid, he gained the rocket in 2023 after scoring 64 targets, he completed with half as many targets final season, although, with 32 and Patrik Laine purpose complete is about at 30 and a half in his first season in Montreal.
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Again with Marty Biron. Now to get the within edge for the upcoming NHL season, Marty, we’re going to attempt one thing a bit completely different at this time. FanDuel doesn’t have over/beneath traces for these gamers simply but, so we would like you to play the function of oddsmaker. You’re going to choose one participant from every of the seven Canadian groups. You’re going to inform us the place the over-under line must be set for what number of targets they’ll rating. You’re prepared.”
Martin Biron: “I’m prepared. They use supercomputers and algorithms for all of that, so I don’t assume I can compete with the computer systems, however I’m going to search out, though I’m not going half targets, I’m a goalie, I like spherical numbers, so I’m going to do full targets, and if it’s that quantity, we’ll give everyone their a reimbursement in a bush.
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Davis: “Okay, good. Let’s go. We’ll begin within the east. We’re gamers with one thing to show. Give us somebody from the Habs, Leafs and Sens and the place the expectations must be set for goal-scoring this yr.”
Biron: “I’m going to have a look at the Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky, and I’m setting the over-under at 29 targets for Juraj Slafkovsky this yr. He had 20 final season. It was a superb season for him, 16 within the final 40 video games. So should you double that over 80 video games, that might imply 32 targets. I’m nonetheless undecided he will get over 30, in order that’s why I’m placing the quantity at 29, which might be an excellent season for Juraj Slakfovsky and the Montreal Canadiens.
For the Ottawa Senators Josh Norris, I’m setting the over-under at 25. Look, it is a man that, if wholesome, he can positively recover from 30 targets. He scored 35 two years in the past, however he nonetheless needed to get one other shoulder surgical procedure, and 25 can be a really wholesome good quantity for Josh Norris, so my over-under is about at 25.
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And for the Toronto Maple Leafs, let’s take a look at Matthew Knies, 20 targets this yr. For Matthew Knies, I get it. He’s going to play with Auston Matthews at five-on-five. Final yr, he had seven targets with Auston Matthews. Matthews can rating a ton. So Matthew Knies goes to get quite a lot of rebounds if he needs to remain in entrance of the web. So I’m going to say 20 targets for the second-year Matthew Knies of the Toronto Maple Leafs.”
Davis: “Okay, this sounds good, Marty; I feel you’re taking part in this oddsmaker factor fairly effectively.”
