We are BACK!!!! NHL AND NHLPA REACH DEAL ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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Originally Posted by Kubrick

How the hell is Minnesota 18/1 odds? Even with Suter and Parise, that team has a better chance at finishing 30th than it does at winning the Cup.

I might just put $50 on Ottawa at 40/1. Very underrated team.

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I could see them trading Gonchar though. Depending on who they get back, it could make them worse in the near-term

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Originally Posted by aaron

It's pretty clear: follow the money. Owners got 7% of hrr increase per year. (3.3B x .07 x 8 years = 1.8B at minimum or about 60M per team and that's before any consideration for growth)
Considering how the income is distributed among the teams, I'd say Toronto profits increase by about 300M over the course of the 8 years.

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wait, so 60M per team/8 = 7.5MM to each team in *revenue* on average, and Toronto will be 37.5MM more in *profit* per year?

this doesn't seem to compute correctly...

So the Kings are the defending champs, and they beat Vancouver in doing so, and they're returning the same team. Yet, Vegas gives the Canucks better odds. Okay, that makes perfect sense. /sarcasm.

This site has the Kings, Canucks and Blackhawks at 10/1 with only the Pens(8/1) and Rangers(9/1) with lower odds.

NHL Futures - Pro Hockey Future Sportsbook Odds at VegasInsider.com

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Originally Posted by rcc

i'm glad the nonsense is over and i can't wait to be at staples watching hockey again. i only read the past five-or-so pages, but it seems i'm one of the only ones who feels this way?

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Not even close, so many Kings fans are ready to see the banner raised, we've waited a LONG time for this. The lockout did nothing to dampen our enthusiasm. I know Kings fans from coast to coast, and Italy and Australia, and we are all positively excited for even a 48 game season. The lockout is over, let's move past it and bring on some pucks!


GO KINGS GO!

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Originally Posted by waterboy100

Link?

Sent from my LTE-less HTC EVO LTE

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It was a link I saw on facebook OC register writeup.The Kings are scheduled to be in Phoenix on Jan 19 so why would they change that date ? I think its happening Jan 31 ..When I went on Barrys tickets all the ticket prices were jacked up for that game. Very high.

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Originally Posted by kings022

This site has the Kings, Canucks and Blackhawks at 10/1 with only the Pens(8/1) and Rangers(9/1) with lower odds.

NHL Futures - Pro Hockey Future Sportsbook Odds at VegasInsider.com

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While the additional respect is nice, the lower odds wont help me.

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Originally Posted by 05/29/93

So the Kings are the defending champs, and they beat Vancouver in doing so, and they're returning the same team. Yet, Vegas gives the Canucks better odds. Okay, that makes perfect sense. /sarcasm.

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It's not about how bookmakers feel about a team's chances. It's about how much money people are wagering on particular teams that determine odds. Right now, they're getting more money wagered on Vancouver to win than L.A.

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Originally Posted by jammer06

While the additional respect is nice, the lower odds wont help me.

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I got 12:1 on the Kings at bovada.lv. They are offshore books, but I have always been paid.

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Originally Posted by nosoupforyou

wait, so 60M per team/8 = 7.5MM to each team in *revenue* on average, and Toronto will be 37.5MM more in *profit* per year?

this doesn't seem to compute correctly...

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because hrr is calculated on league revenue, and leaf profit is based on team revenue. iow, teams as a whole will be keeping more revenue, but Tor will have all the revenue to keep. It's the same situation as happened after the last lockout.

A breakdown of the 2006 cba agreement

As for futures wagering, I only bet the Sharks at 25/1. Consider it an emotional hedge.