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2014 Hockey Lines: NHL Futures | Stanley Cup Odds

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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.

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2014 Stanley Cup Betting Odds & Bovada Sportsbook Hockey futures

Odds to win the 2014 Stanley Cup

With the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup this week over the Boston Bruins it didn’t take Bovada long to come out with their 2014 NHL Odds, and Stanley Cup Futures for 2014.

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2013 Stanley Cup Championship Future Betting Odds

Odds to win the Stanley Cup

Now that the nasty lockout is over we can finally stop hearing the words “proposal”, “escrow” and “revenue” and finally focus on what is really important – the Stanley Cup. The top 10 favorites are littered with some familiar teams but offseason moves have allowed a few fringe teams to emerge on the Cup radar this season.

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Bovada 2013 Stanley Cup Betting Odds & Hockey futures

NHL Futures – 2013 Stanley Cup Lines

With the LA Kings winning the Stanley Cup last night over the New Jersey Devils it didn’t take Bovada long to come out with their 2013 NHL Odds, and Stanley Cup Futures for 2013.

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NHL Hockey Gambling – 2012 Stanley Cup Futures

Bet On NHL Hockey – Stanley Cup Futures Update

The All-Star break is over and most teams are settling in for the stretch drive in the NHL. It is time to take a look at the favorites for the 2012 Stanley Cup – who is a safe bet and who may surprise.

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets

Season Gambling Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets fans are brimming with optimism entering the 2011-12 season. The Jackets made one of the offseason’s biggest splashes, acquiring Jeff Carter from the Flyers. They also signed defenseman James Wisniewski to a big deal.

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Nashville Predators

Season Gambling Preview: Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are without a doubt the Rodney Dangerfield of the NHL. They get no respect. They’re written off as an expansion team in a non-hockey market with a boring gameplan and weak fan support.

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: St. Louis Blues

Season Gambling Preview: St. Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues have settled in as that perennially hyped team of youngsters, projected to break out every year but never doing so. They had a cup of coffee in the 2009 playoffs, when they were swept by Vancouver in four games, but haven’t sniffed the postseason since. It’s time to ask, once again: this is the year?

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

Season Gambling Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

After winning the Stanley Cup in 2009-10, the Chicago Blackhawks crawled into the eighth playoff seed on the final day of the 2010-11 regular season. We all understood why they regressed; totally maxed out with their salary cap, they traded away half their team.

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Detroit Red Wings

Season Gambling Preview: Detroit Red Wings

Sigh. Do I really have to write a new Detroit Red Wings preview?

I should just use a template. Nothing changes. Two years ago or one year ago, the Red Wings had an ageless wonder on “D” in Nicklas Lidstrom, two of the game’s best all-around players in Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, a bonecrushing hitter in Niklas Kronwall, and a rising star goaltender in Jimmy Howard. Guess what?

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Florida Panthers

Season Gambling Preview: Florida Panthers

Arguably, there was no busier team this offseason than the Florida Panthers in terms of sheer volume. General manager Dale Tallon got busy, acquiring Jose Theodore, Brian Campbell, Ed Jovanovski, Scottie Upshall, Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Fleischmann, Kris Versteeg and Sean Bergenheim.

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Dallas Stars 2011-2012 Betting Preview

Bet On NHL Hockey Dallas Stars Season Preview

In the light of ownership issues and the departure of Dallas’s best player via free agency, GM Joe Nieuwendyk had plenty of work to do this offseason – none of it all that appealing. The Dallas Stars chore now – just remain competitive.

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2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Winnipeg Jets

2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Winnipeg Jets

Among NHL cities, Winnipeg is clearly the biggest winner entering the 2011-12 season. The Jets are back after a decade and a half and the city is rejoicing. Will the good news stop there or will the loyal Jets fans get rewarded with some playoff hockey this season?

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Phoenix Coyotes 2011-2012 Betting Preview

Bet On NHL Hockey Phoenix Coyotes Season Preview

The Phoenix Coyotes will enter the 2011-2012 season without two players that defined their overachieving persona over the past couple of years. Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov has left for the greener pastures of Philadelphia and Ed Jovanovski has gone back to Florida to likely finish his career.

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Anaheim Ducks 2011-2012 Betting Preview

Bet On NHL Hockey Anaheim Ducks Season Preview

The Anaheim Ducks enter the 2011-2012 season hoping to build off a terrific second half of the 2010-2011 season. Anaheim will go with largely the same roster as the one that finished second in the Pacific last season including league MVP Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne who committed to one more season in Anaheim.

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Los Angeles Kings 2011-2012 Betting Preview

Bet On NHL Hockey Los Angeles Kings Season Preview

With the Kings’ main rival in the Pacific Division making significant moves to improve their team during the offseason, the Los Angeles Kings made sure that they were not left out of the roster shaping party.