Leafs are a 10-1 favorite to win the Stanley Cup in 2019

[LeafsNation75]

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[hamzarocks]

That's not realistic of our chances at this moment. A good 6-7 teams are ahead of us right now as contenders

Pens
Caps
Bruins
Bolts
Jets
Preds

Are ahead of us. I would say we have the 7th best chance of winning the cup next season with no offseason changes to our roster.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Vegas taking advantage of all the leaf fan bets

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Where's Buffalo? I guess they forgot about Potvin 2.0, man that guy is underrated.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Where's Buffalo? I guess they forgot about Potvin 2.0, man that guy is underrated.

According to this they are ranked at 66-1.

Hockey

 

[Boutette]

That should make a lot of people here, especially those who are betting the leafs don't even make the playoffs since the team will never be able to find anyone good enough to replace the UFAs who are leaving.

 

[LeafFever]

That's not realistic of our chances at this moment. A good 6-7 teams are ahead of us right now as contenders

Pens
Caps
Bruins
Bolts
Jets
Preds

Are ahead of us. I would say we have the 7th best chance of winning the cup next season with no offseason changes to our roster.

I do not agree. Caps will lose Carlson. This is a pure one-off.

 

[LeafFever]

That should make a lot of people here, especially those who are betting the leafs don't even make the playoffs since the team will never be able to find anyone good enough to replace the UFAs who are leaving.

Yeah, Komorov is so valuable and Spooner would not be qualified by Boston.

 

[Suntouchable13]

That should make a lot of people here, especially those who are betting the leafs don't even make the playoffs since the team will never be able to find anyone good enough to replace the UFAs who are leaving.

The only really good ufa is JvR. The others are replacement level players, at best.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

That should make a lot of people here, especially those who are betting the leafs don't even make the playoffs since the team will never be able to find anyone good enough to replace the UFAs who are leaving.

Wow yeah RIP us for losing Bozak, Komarov, Polak and Moore

Only big loss is JvR, but that can be rectified by a Tavares signing, or if Johnsson steps up bigger than expected.

 

[Popeye7735]

As a die-hard Leafs fan for 50 years, this is music to the ear. But until we could significantly improve our defensive plays (by this I don't mean adding a 1D necessarily but solid defence as a team - like Vegas), I doubt we would go far in the playoffs.
At ths point, I'm cheering for the Marlies in their pursuit of the Calder. A hockey championship is long overdue for Toronto and its devouted fans - major or minor league!!!!

 

[Nineteen67]

Vegas taking advantage of all the leaf fan bets

They used steal money from Cubs fans

 

[Boutette]

They used steal money from Cubs fans

At least until the Cubs won, that is.

 

[Mess]

Leafs have better odds than the current Stanley Cup winner?

 

[ACC1224]

Vegas taking advantage of all the leaf fan bets

This is correct. Odds aren't a power ranking, they are set with the sole purpose of making the house as much money as possible.

 

[BertCorbeau]

 

[Joey Hoser]

Leafs have better odds than the current Stanley Cup winner?

What are the odds they win twice in a row?

 

[Mess]

What are the odds they win twice in a row?

Do you mean like the previous Cup winning Pens did in 2016 & 2017? What were their odds to repeat?

Hawks also won 3 Cups over 5 seasons and LA won Cups in 2014 and 2012 and so as far as trending goes it appears once you have won you seem to be Cup competitive for the next few years not just a 1 year wonder.

Caps not even on the list seems like oddsmakers are removing the favourite from the field as the defending champs.

 

[LeafFever]

Leafs have better odds than the current Stanley Cup winner?

Yes and it makes sense to me. They will lose Carlson. This is a one-off for the Caps.

 

[LeafFever]

Do you mean like the previous Cup winning Pens did in 2016 & 2017? What were their odds to repeat?

Hawks also won 3 Cups over 5 seasons and LA won Cups in 2014 and 2012 and so as far as trending goes it appears once you have won you seem to be Cup competitive for the next few years not just a 1 year wonder.

Caps not even on the list seems like oddsmakers are removing the favourite from the field as the defending champs.

First time in 19 years though that a team did that. Washington is no more talented than Toronto right now, let alone with Carlson gone.

 

[Dustin]

This is correct. Odds aren't a power ranking, they are set with the sole purpose of making the house as much money as possible.

Too many people correlate the two. Betting odds are literally made to help the house make money. They have very little to do with how good or bad a team is.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

Do you mean like the previous Cup winning Pens did in 2016 & 2017? What were their odds to repeat?

Hawks also won 3 Cups over 5 seasons and LA won Cups in 2014 and 2012 and so as far as trending goes it appears once you have won you seem to be Cup competitive for the next few years not just a 1 year wonder.

Caps not even on the list seems like oddsmakers are removing the favourite from the field as the defending champs.

The Penguins were the 1st back to back cup winners since Detroit in the '90s. The chances of the Caps winning again are slim. It rarely happens. Remember they will be losing their best defenceman July 1st which is huge too.

 

[AllDay28]

a lot of odds are also based on perception. You cant have a big market like Toronto paying say 25-1 (which is prolly closer to real odds) because itll get bet heavy and Vegas could take a big L.

 

[93gilmour93]

They have the inside scoop that Tavares is signing in Toronto which bumps it to 10-1

 

[LeafFever]

a lot of odds are also based on perception. You cant have a big market like Toronto paying say 25-1 (which is prolly closer to real odds) because itll get bet heavy and Vegas could take a big L.

The problem with this comment is Vegas has had Toronto 25-1 MANY times over the past few years. This idea the Leafs are somehow given these odds to to matket sixze is laughable. They had 105 points with Matthews/Marner/Nylander 21 and under. Of course they will have great odds. The smallest market would be the same if they had those results and young talent.