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2011 NHL Power Rankings (All Star Break Edition)

NHL Power Rankings: January 27th, 2011: Vol. 6

Hockey season is off and skating full speed ahead in 2011 and Cappers Picks is the place to look for the best NHL Handicapping advice all season long.

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2011 NHL Power Rankings – (Jan. 18th)

NHL Power Rankings: January 18th, 2011: Vol. 5

Hockey season is off and skating full speed ahead in 2011 and Cappers Picks is the place to look for the best NHL Handicapping advice all season long.

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2011 NHL Power Rankings – (Jan. 7th)

NHL Power Rankings: January 7th, 2011: Vol. 4

Hockey season is off and skating full speed ahead in 2011 and Cappers Picks is the place to look for the best NHL Handicapping advice all season long.

How much does parity rule in the NHL this year? Well, our top team in the power rankings was only 10 points out of ninth place in its own conference before winning last night.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Dec. 13th)

NHL Power Rankings: December 13th, 2010: Vol. 3

Hockey season is off and skating full speed ahead in 2010 and Cappers Picks is the place to look for the best NHL Handicapping advice all season long.

This week in the power rankings, the Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t just partying like it’s 2008-09. They’re partying like it’s 1992-93. Think about it.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Nov. 29th)

NHL Power Rankings: November 29th, 2010: Vol. 2

Hockey season is off and skating full speed ahead in 2010 and Cappers Picks is the place to look for the best NHL Handicapping advice all season long.

Our second instalment of the 2010-11 NHL power rankings puts several of the usual suspects near the top of the ladder.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Nov. 15th)

NHL Power Rankings: November 15th, 2010: Vol. 1

Hockey season is off and skating full speed ahead in 2010 and Cappers Picks is the place to look for the best NHL Handicapping advice all season long.

Our first instalment of the 2010-11 NHL power rankings puts several of the usual suspects near the top of the ladder.

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NHL Sportsbook Hockey Odds – Playoff Futures

2009/2010 STANLEY CUP – ODDS TO WIN

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are just over one week away and the current odds show that Regular Season success translates to good Cup winning odds.

There are definite contenders and some pretenders as well.

Do you agree with my assessment? Leave a comment and tell me what you think!

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Mar. 29th)

NHL Power Ratings – March 29

Two weeks to go in the regular season and the cream is rising to the top. The good teams that were struggling last week seem to have righted the ship while the poor teams continue to struggle. There is some changes near the top as the elite flip flop positions as they have all season.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Mar. 24th)

NHL Power Ratings – March 24

4 weeks to go until the end of the regular season and some of the cream is really rising to the top of this week’s Power Rankings.

Unfortunately, there is some cream that is sliding down the leg as well. Some overachievers are falling back to earth and some underachievers are finally playing up to their perceived potential.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Mar. 16th)

NHL Power Rankings – March 15

Week 21 is over in the NHL’s regular season and there has been some movement at the top of the Power Rankings. Most teams had so-so weeks leaving the teams that had good weeks to jump in this week’s rankings.

With more and more to play for in the coming weeks, these rankings are going to change like John Mayer’s Speed Dial!

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Mar. 8th)

NHL Power Ratings – Dave B’s NHL Power Rankings – March 8th 2010

The Olympic Break over and now it is time for the stretch drive toward the Stanley Cup playoffs. There has been some movement in the Power Rankings as some teams were more obviously ready to play than others. This week also saw some teams better themselves with key acquisitions at the NHL trade deadline.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Feb. 16th)

NHL Power Ratings – Dave B’s NHL Power Rankings – Feb. 16th 2010

The Olympic Break is finally here and for some teams, it couldn’t have come too soon. Although there is not much change at the top of the rankings, some teams are rounding into form and are gaining ground on teams ahead of them.

This will be the last Rankings column for a couple of weeks as NHL teams will be resting and obsessing over the Olympic tournament that promises to be one of the best ever.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Feb. 10th)

NHL Power Ratings – Dave B’s NHL Power Rankings – Feb. 10th 2010

It’s the last week before the two week Olympic break. It’s time to put up of shut up for those wishing to make a push toward the playoffs.

After a week break (Super Bowl Madness), Dave B is back with his ever-changing NHL Power Rankings.

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2010 NHL Power Rankings – (Jan. 25th)

NHL Power Ratings: We Like The Hawks

Welcome to Dave B’s inaugural NHL Power Rankings list. Each Sunday, I will review each team’s previous week’s performance, analyze their upcoming schedules, and rank the teams accordingly.

If you agree or disagree, I encourage you to leave a comment.

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NHL Betting Futures: 2009-2010 Western Conference

NHL Betting – Western Conference futures odds/predictions

Like NFL odds, hockey odds are already catching us by surprise early in the NHL season. Colorado good? Detroit bad? What’s going on? As we look at 2009-10 Western Conference futures, ranked in our projected order of finish, we’ll tell you which hot starts are legit and which early slumps are cause for concern.

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NHL Betting: 2009-10 NHL Season Preview

Bet on NHL Games at Bodog Sportsbook

There will always be hockey, and there will always be hockey betting.

Sure, they might eventually have to contract a team here and there, or move them from the Sun Belt back to smaller Canadian markets. But the NHL has entrenched its place among North America’s four major pro sports leagues. The Winter Classic has been an absolute success, labor costs are down after the 2004-05 lockout, and league attendance last year was virtually identical to the NBA.