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Old 11-29-2014, 04:04 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by Arya Stark View Post
No one said it was simple.

You know there are odds for a reason? Some teams are good, some teams are bad. Colorado's odds of winning the cup are 40 to 1.

Bruins odds? 9 to 1.

I know what team I'd choose if I was 37 and wanting to win a cup.
Odds are determined by bettors....teams that have low odds have lotsa money being placed on them...teams that have high odds means the public doesn't like their chances.

Now....again he was leaving 14 million dollars (thats real money not fantasy stuff) on the table in your scenario and he was to base this decision on what a bunch of honks in Las Vegas who never played the game at the NHL level (or ANY level in many cases) think?

Seriously...this is what you believe was his best course of action?
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