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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Who are the Cup contenders?
Vegas Insiders has Oilers at 10 to 1, only Penguins with better odds. Tied with Caps and Lightning.
Found the same odds on ESPN.
Another website has them at +1000, only Penguins better.
I understand betting lines are created for different reasons, and bets go their way because of McDavid. But the facts would indicate the Oilers are considered contenders.
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I would start with teams who have been there or gotten close. Pittsburgh is, obviously, and I would say so is Washington out of the East. In the West Nashville and Anaheim both look like good bets on account of their balance at all positions, which is something that Edmonton severely lacks. They have a decent group of forwards to compliment the best player in the world, but their defence is pretty bad and their goalie is overplayed. The Oilers were below average 5-on-5 in the regular season and even worse in the playoffs.
But again, is this really the place to be discussing this? You already indicated that you understand the purpose of this thread, and yet you bring this up? The premise here is pretty simple:
Edmonton is no good...
That is all.