The Canucks are surely still hurting from their game 7 Stanley Cup heart break last year where they just didn’t have an answer for the Boston Bruins who dominated the series (even though they lost 3 games) and won game 7 in Vancouver 4-0. The Sedin’s were unable to show up in the Finals and Luongo was outplayed in goal. The entire team was outplayed and what resulted was a riot in downtown Vancouver. This year the team looks pretty much the same. One of their top d-men, Christian Ehrhoff, was wanting too much money so he signed for a really weird contract with Buffalo that is a $4 million cap hit, but $10 million up front. The only addition they really made was Marco Sturm, who had 16 points in 35 games last year and will hopefully fit into the 2nd or 3rd line on the Canucks.
The Canucks know what it takes to win the Cup, they were there within 1 win. In fact they had 2 games to win the Cup and they couldn’t do it either time. Perhaps if Kesler wasn’t playing with a slight injury or the Sedin’s were able to put up half as many points as they did against the Sharks the team would be fine. What the Canucks really need is depth scoring. They are going to come up against teams that can shut down the Sedin’s. Look at last playoffs. Daniel and Henrik had 18 of their 42 points in the Sharks series in just 5 of 25 playoff games. That’s 43% of their production in just 20% of the games. The reason being that the Sharks didn’t really have a capable shutdown defensive pair/shutdown centre like the other 3 teams did. That being said the Canucks should once again easily win their division and the vast majority of their regular season games. Check our NHL picks everyday to see when there are sharp Canucks lines.
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Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Betting Odds – Updated September 21st, 2011
The Canucks odds to win the Stanley Cup are currently listed at +725 at 5Dimes.com, making the Canucks the oddsmakers favourites once again. Our other top rated NHL betting site Sport Interaction, is actually offering slightly better odds for the Canucks at +800. While this is rare, you should bet on the Canucks at Sports Interaction this time. Bodog and Sportsbook.com are each offering +700.
Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Prediction
I don’t give the Canucks this good a shot this season. They just don’t have the goaltending and they were lucky to reach game 7 of the finals last season. I wouldn’t take this bet, but if you are so obliged, visitSportsInteraction.com to find the best odds.
One bet on the Canucks that is a lock is them to win the Northwest Division at -800 at 5Dimes.com, but you have to lock up your funds for a while, without a great return.
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