NHL All Star Game

[dalakhani]

Okay, I know nothing about hockey. I was just at Atlantis and did two future bets just for the heck of it. I did read the standings before making the bets. I got Dallas at 50-1 and Boston bruins at 15-1. Does either team have a realistic shot?

Btw, the futures odds at Atlantis are really screwed. Someone that knows what they are doing could make a nice score. The spurs were 12-1.

[pgiaco]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Okay, I know nothing about hockey. I was just at Atlantis and did two future bets just for the heck of it. I did read the standings before making the bets. I got Dallas at 50-1 and Boston bruins at 15-1. Does either team have a realistic shot?

Btw, the futures odds at Atlantis are really screwed. Someone that knows what they are doing could make a nice score. The spurs were 12-1.

Dallas could be 500-1 and I wouldn't touch them...Bruins are probably third or fourth best in the East, but have 2 good goalies that could carry them far...but 15-1 seems a bit low.

[3kings]

I agree with Doc. The Stars are in deep in the Western Conference and the Bruins are offensively challenged. If Goalie Tim Thomas( probably the best goalie in the leauge so far this year) gets hot he could win a few series but I doubt they can win the cup.

[dalakhani]

thanks guys. I wanted to bet the caps but the odds were too low at 6-1.

[Cannon Shell]

The Sabres win the Cup this year!

[pgiaco]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The Sabres win the Cup this year!

I'm not sure the Sabres could win the Memorial Cup this year.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Okay, I know nothing about hockey. I was just at Atlantis and did two future bets just for the heck of it. I did read the standings before making the bets. I got Dallas at 50-1 and Boston bruins at 15-1. Does either team have a realistic shot?

Btw, the futures odds at Atlantis are really screwed. Someone that knows what they are doing could make a nice score. The spurs were 12-1.

Nice call, good luck in the finals.

[Danzig]

not happy about the news coming out of atlanta...that was a relatively close place for me to go watch a game.

winnipeg most assuredly is not!

[pgiaco]

Originally Posted by Danzig

not happy about the news coming out of atlanta...that was a relatively close place for me to go watch a game.

winnipeg most assuredly is not!

That sucks, not sure how the NHL thinks a team will stick in Winnipeg when it couldn't before. I mean how the hell does a Canadian city lose a hockey team? That being said, putting a team back in Atlanta after the Flames left in the first place wasn't the sharpest move either. While I feel for Atlanta, I'm glad it wasn't Phoenix.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgiaco

That sucks, not sure how the NHL thinks a team will stick in Winnipeg when it couldn't before. I mean how the hell does a Canadian city lose a hockey team? That being said, putting a team back in Atlanta after the Flames left in the first place wasn't the sharpest move either. While I feel for Atlanta, I'm glad it wasn't Phoenix.

Atlanta had another hockey team? Was Jim Craig the goalie?

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Atlanta had another hockey team? Was Jim Craig the goalie?

Calgary nee Atlanta Flames.

[pgiaco]

Phoenix definitely is not out of the woods by any stretch. But, I'm one of the few that thinks it could work there. The Coyotes were bad for a long time and did little in the community. Now they are promoting the team, they are fun to watch, and the arena is awesome and they are starting to draw. If they get a decent owner I think it will work. Quebec and Winnipeg didn't work because there wasn't the corporate support the teams needed. It sucks that just filling the seats isn't enough for teams to make it, but that's just the reality. I give the new Winnipeg team 5 years before they are in Hamilton or somewhere else that can support a team. Not sure if the Islanders or the Panthers are leading the Quebec City derby, but I hope its the Panthers.

[slotdirt]

The Atlanta ownership group did virtually nothing to promote the Thrashers in Atlanta.

And don't think Phoenix is out of the woods yet. Quebec City is clamoring for a return of NHL hockey. If one digs a little deeper at the fates of the ex-Jets and Nordiques, one will find that attendance and fan support probably weren't the biggest reasons both of those two franchies left town.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Nice call, good luck in the finals.

thanks kings! Fingers crossed.