SBRforum.com announces NHL odds on eve of season

BlackhawksCanada’s number one most favouritest major sport in the whole wide world, and America’s fourth, gets underway this Thursday as the Chicago Blackhawks aim to win back-to-back Stanley Cups for the first time since the Detroit Red Wings did so over ten years ago from 1997-1998. After encouraging us to “Beat the Prick” in a NFL sports betting game the popular sports betting community, SBRforum.com have released their list of odds ahead of the season on who will win the it all come June 2011.

The forum’s experts have the Pittsburgh Penguins and Blackhawks as favourites to lift the Cup at 6/1, closely followed by Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals at 13/2, Canada’s hopes looking to lie with the Vancouver Canucks at 9/1. The frontrunners are as follows:

Pittsburgh Penguins 6/1
Chicago Blackhawks 6/1
Washington Capitals 13/2
Vancouver Canucks 9/1
Detroit Red Wings 10/1
Philadelphia Flyers 13/1
San Jose Sharks 15/1
Boston Bruins 15/1
New Jersey Devils 16/1
Los Angeles Kings 18/1

Maybe a Canadian winner this season then? Now would be just aboot right, eh!