The teams remaining in the Stanley Cup playoffs were cut in half after a thrilling first round, which saw the lower-seeded team win four of the eight series. There’s still plenty of hockey to be played, meaning plenty of opportunities for the alert bettor to cash in.
The Regular season is done, the first round playoff matchups have been set and the razors have been put away for all of the participants in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs! Let the games begin, let the beards commence and let’s enjoy an intense two months of nail-biting hockey!
A new year is upon us and the NHL’s schedule has crept past its halfway mark on the 2013-14 regular season. With the playoffs just a few short months away, let’s re-examine the odds for each team’s chances of claiming the Stanley Cup at the end of the season.
The Chicago Blackhawks have barely had a week to celebrate their 2013 Stanley Cup win, and Patrick Kane’s hangover has surely yet to subside, but that hasn’t stopped books from releasing odds for the 2014 Stanley Cup. While the players may get to enjoy the offseason, there’s no offseason for the alert bettor.
