You guys are just so used to countering any positive statements made and then liking all of each others posts that you are spouting nonesense this morning.
We can't "wait until we lose the first round before proclaiming we have the best odds". By that time our odds would be the same as other 7 losers, 12.5%.
Out of all 16 play-in teams - Habs are the worst team and facing the best team and hence the most likely to lose.
Therefore as of today - the Montreal Canadiens have better odds to land Lafreniere than any other NHL team.
That is not how odds work. Go back to school and learn math. Even if we lose, 7 other teams do. We still have the same odds. Just because they are a better team than we are also doesn't mean we are more likely to lose to them than say Chi losing to whoever they are playing. There are no odds till you actually lose the series. Upsets happen each and every year. Ever wonder why we have playoffs if the best team was just going to win it each time?? How about the fact the president cup winner usually doesn't win the stanley cup. Regular season points doesn't equal post season play, never has.
Injuries, fatigue, weird hockey bounces play a huge role in momentum swings. Over confidence is a huge one. What if the pens come in lightly on the habs and we go up 2-0 in games...sure they could beat us, but this is not like the usual end of season playoffs even. Players have been off doing whatever they like within quarantine and not playing. This is a lot more like preseason than post season. Habs are usually hot starters and then gas out by December/January to fall to mediocrity. Its why we are always in no mans land come trade deadline because after our usual losing streak we are sitting in 8-10th spot and not sure to buy or sell.
You are falling into a trap of even thinking this is close to regular playoffs. Its nothing of the sort. The only odds is you have wishful thinking we will lose the series. Thats fine, but its not better odds. Nor does it change that all 8 losing teams have the EXACT same odds for the actual lotto.
What if a team tanks it, or doesn't have some of their better players show up for the playins, do they then become the favourites? What about a young kid steps in and plays lights out(see poehlings game against the leafs) Way too many variables to just pretend like some of the other teams that fell from 17-24 weren't just as crap as habs. You aren't even playing the BEST team, you are playing the highest seeded 9-16 team. And maybe not even because of conference differences.
So go ahead and name call, it still doesn't make you right. Just juvenile.