What Are The Odds?

[Arachnid]

Gentlemen, place your bets...

No one is a sure bet this year

Chicago Blackhawks 6/1

Washington Capitals 13/2

Pittsburgh Penguins 7/1

Vancouver Canucks 8/1

Detroit Red Wings 11/1

Boston Bruins 14/1

Philadelphia Flyers 14/1

San Jose Sharks 14/1

New Jersey Devils 15/1

Los Angeles Kings 16/1

Montreal Canadiens 25/1

Buffalo Sabres 26/1

Tampa Bay Lightning 30/1

Anaheim Ducks 35/1

Calgary Flames 35/1

Ottawa Senators 35/1

St. Louis Blues 35/1

Colorado Avalanche 40/1

New York Rangers 40/1

Phoenix Coyotes 40/1

Dallas Stars 50/1

Nashville Predators 50/1

Toronto Maple leaves 60/1

Carolina Hurricanes 65/1

Edmonton Oilers 75/1

Atlanta Thrashers 80/1

Florida Panthers 80/1

Minnesota Wild 80/1

Columbus Blue Jackets 100/1

New York Islanders 100/1

Source: www.bodog.ca globeandmail.com

[Cornuck]

6 to 1 in Vegas - I was hoping to get better odds when I put my money down last week.

[Arachnid]

6 to 1 in Vegas - I was hoping to get better when I put my money down last week.

You bet on Chicago?! You traitor bastich!!!

[Farhan Lalji]

Yeah as much as I hate to admit it, I also think that the Hawks are the odds on favorite once again. Yes - they lost a lot of sandpaper on their bottom 6, but they still have some of the best forwards in the NHL....along with 2 superstar defensemen and a solid defensive core. They should still have above average goaltending as well.

San Jose and Pitsburgh are my 2nd and 3rd choices respectively.

Vancouver, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Washington come next.

[Jelly]

It isn't fantasy hockey, it's playoffs hockey.

I think a lot of people will be surprised when Chicago falls on their face in the first round, maybe against a hard working team like Phoenix.

There's a reason why Detroit kept Draper and Maltby around all these years, they were the sand paper and they kept the Red Wings wheel going. Some new blood finally pushed Maltby off their roster, but guess what, Darren Helm and Justin Abekader(sp) are exactly the types that Detroit wants to replace those two. Speed, grit, and sand paper.

(Just a clarification, I think grit and sand paper is two different things. Burrows isn't a tough guy, but he is hard to play against, and that's sand paper imo)

[nucklehead_88]

mark my words......CHICAGO WILL NOT WIN THE CUP. they have got zero bottom 6, and a choke artist for a goalie.

if i was a betting man, id say bet on Detroit or Vancouver in the West, Washington and Pittsburgh in the east

[LotusBlossom]

mark my words......CHICAGO WILL NOT WIN THE CUP. they have got zero bottom 6, and a choke artist for a goalie.

if i was a betting man, id say bet on Detroit or Vancouver in the West, Washington and Pittsburgh in the east

For me...

I'd pick Detroit or Vancouver in the West and Pittsburgh or Boston in the East.

But, what do I know I'm a girl....

Gentlemen, place your bets...

[Arachnid]

mark my words......CHICAGO WILL NOT WIN THE CUP. they have got zero bottom 6, and a choke artist for a goalie.

if i was a betting man, id say bet on Detroit or Vancouver in the West, Washington and Pittsburgh in the east

Wanna bet?

There once was a poster on here who was a real stinker
He thought he was smart, funny, talented butt every wager he/she would rescind
His name? I can not remember, he is insignificant, a full diaper in the wind
A fartist of very little substance that went by the name of

[nucklehead_88]

mark my words......CHICAGO WILL NOT WIN THE CUP. they have got zero bottom 6, and a choke artist for a goalie.

if i was a betting man, id say bet on Detroit or Vancouver in the West, Washington and Pittsburgh in the east

For me...

I'd pick Detroit or Vancouver in the West and Pittsburgh or Boston in the East.

But, what do I know I'm a girl....

Gentlemen, place your bets...

I was going to say Boston, but I dont think Rask is ready for the primetime just yet.

[Jelly]

I'll place a bet $50 that Chicago will not repeat as Champs.

any takers?

[LotusBlossom]

mark my words......CHICAGO WILL NOT WIN THE CUP. they have got zero bottom 6, and a choke artist for a goalie.

if i was a betting man, id say bet on Detroit or Vancouver in the West, Washington and Pittsburgh in the east

For me...

I'd pick Detroit or Vancouver in the West and Pittsburgh or Boston in the East.

But, what do I know I'm a girl....

Gentlemen, place your bets...

I was going to say Boston, but I dont think Rask is ready for the primetime just yet.

I just don't think Washington has enough on the backend to make a difference still.

Rask is probably ready, but I guess we'll soon find out!

[Madcombinepilot]

artist?

ryhmes with fartist?

[the toucan kid]

Detroit is definitely a better team than Chicago this year I'll put it that way.

[Ridleyfan]

Call me crazy (many respected Psychiatrists have) but if there's a dark horse in all this, it's the Kings.