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The Montreal Canadiens are the Eastern Conference favorite, but there is a long list of teams with the potential to make the Stanley Cup Finals.
Any of the eight teams that make the playoffs in the East will have a good chance to win the conference, which means there’s plenty of good value in our NHL Futures Odds.
Oct 7th, 2008 – Keeping an Eye on the NHL
The NHL, struggling to get a foothold back in the North American sports marketplace, opened up their new season over the weekend in that local hockey hotbed, Sweden.
Yes, it’s looking like it could be another one of those years for the NHL.
The Detroit Red Wings are in the familiar position as big favorites to win the National Hockey League’s Western Conference as they get set to open their season this week.
The defending Stanley Cup Champions are listed at 7:4 odds to win the Western Conference at Sportsbook.com and any other team winning would be a big surprise.
Online sports wagering enthusiasts have their eye on the NHL section of BetUS’ sportsbook for the first time in a while, as the hockey season is about to get underway. With a wild offseason behind us, it’s tough to predict who will finish where, but we’ll help you out with three free picks to kick off another NHL sked!
The 2008 NHL betting season is upon, and all of our avid hockey bettors are ready to make those ice cold plays in our sportsbook that return cool, hard cash in return. Hockey betting is a marathon, as everyone knows, but if you just want to meet us at the finish line then our NHL hockey futures are for you.
For all of those critics that are trying to slam the brakes on the hype train powered by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, just remember that Wayne Gretzky didn’t exactly do so well in his first Stanley Cup either.
To me, this NHL season is such an open and shut case. The Detroit Red Wings were such an omnipotent force in the NHL last year; it was almost fruitless for the betting community to get excited about anyone else. The Penguins, Rangers and Habs all made us excited in the Eastern Conference, but for no apparent reason. Then the Stars and Sharks continued to wheel and deal in an effort to strengthen their rosters, but to no avail.
Every year I watch people lose out on hockey and it drives me nuts. Typically I tell all of my customers to “only bet on what you know”. But if you’re a sports bettor, then why aren’t you taking advantage of our lazy NHL lines?
