Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Zak’s Puck Picks!! I started in Cash with Flash Handicapping Challenge and have been heating up. I am super excited to keep the momentum going and win some serious money with all of you!
A big part of my life is my 3 kids. Each one of them holds a different attribute that I would personally use to aid me in deciding what picks to make. My twins Pork and Ribs and their little brother Bean (not their real names but very appropriate nicknames).
Pork is a doer. He is one to dive into a situation and figure it out as it unfolds, usually with great success. In terms of the puck pick, it will be a gut feeling pick and be backed with some stats to explain the feeling.
Ribs, he likes to observe the situation, take in all the information, and then make an educated decision on what his next step will be. His puck pick will be focused around teams that are on hot streaks, either against a team in a matchup or on a winning streak.
Now Bean may sound cute and innocent, but he is a wild man. Not a lot of thought goes into actions and if there is some thought, its geared towards “how can I push Dad’s buttons”. His puck pick will be a little more on the risky side. There will be reasons why I think we should go this way.
As cook by trade and hockey as a passion since I was 3 years old, let’s get some puck picks in the oven and make some dough shall we?
All odds are referenced from vegasinsider.com. I will play ALL the picks mentioned in these articles.
Puck Record. The month of January #30dayhandicappingchalenge (42-40) article picks (15-16) (2-0 Wednesday one pick was a gut feel added pre-game on Discord and twitter). I also put up a Liverpool ML winner on Twitter and Discord, But this is Puck Picks so that clearly doesn’t count!
Pork’s Puck Pick- Atlantic vs Metropolitan – Atlantic-125
This Atlantic team is just too talented a group not to won this game. Better goaltending with Anderson and Vasalevski. These guys up front sure know how to bury a puck as well. With the hardest shot winner Shea Weber meaning the point and names like Huberdeau, Pasternak, Marner, and Eichel upfront. I’m not sure how these guys will get beat.
Rib’s Puck Pick- Pacific vs Central- Central -110
This Pacific team is a nightmare. They have all the skill in the world, including the best player in the league right now. However, there are also the league’s two biggest rivalries on the same team. The San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights do not like each other. All that was talked about last week was the dreaded ex-coach of the Sharks came to the Knights. Not to mention the heated battle of Alberta. Draisaitl has already come out and said he won’t be on the ice at the same time as Matthew Tkachuk. Too much drama going up against the Cup Champions and crew in their own barn. Going up against the likes of McKinnon, Kane, Scheifele, Josi and Stanley Cup puck stopper Jordan Binnington. This much skill vs this much drama is a bad combination. Take the Central to the bank!
Bean’s Puck Pick – Central Division All-Star Champions
Consider this like taking the team with the home team advantage. I believe that this is the most we rounded team in the tournament as well. With 4 players all coming from St. Lois, there is a good chance they will have great chemistry and in a 3 on 3, knowing where one another is going to on the ice is a great asset
I am very excited to join this team of highly skilled people at Win Daily. If you have any further questions, please feel free to find me on the Win Daily Discord chat (@Zak PRB) or on Twitter (@PRBpuckpicks) Thank you to you all for reading, let’s go make some bacon.
