2010 stanley cup

Every July 1st two significant events occur that people in Canada care about and our neighbors south of the border do not - Canada Day and the free agent frenzy in the NHL. Many quality players found new homes. Some teams improved, other teams lost key components. Our concern is whether oddsmakers were paying attention to teams' free agent acquisitions. Specifically, were the odds adjusted to reflect the events of July 1? No. Not at all. Originally this article was going to compare the odds before and after July 1, but nothing has changed. Oddsmakers have not adjusted the odds. Why? The obvious reason is that not many people care about betting on hockey. Even less people care about betting on hockey futures, and even less people care about betting on hockey futures in early July. Here is the early edition of the 2010 Stanley Cup odds: Detroit Red Wings +500 Pittsburgh Penguins +600 San Jose Sharks +700 Chicago Blackhawks +960 Boston Bruins +980 Washington Capitals +1100 Philadelphia Flyers +1600 New Jersey Devils +1700 Vancouver Canucks +1800 Calgary Flames +2000 Anaheim Mighty Ducks +2100 Carolina Hurricanes +2800 NY Rangers +2800 Montreal Canadians +3500 Dallas Stars +3800 Minnesota Wild +3800 Ottawa Senators +4000 Buffalo Sabres +4500 Columbus Blue Jackets +4500 Edmonton Oilers +4500 St. Louis Blues +4500 Florida Panthers +5500 Los Angeles Kings +5500 Nashville Predators +5500 Toronto Maple Leafs +7000 Colorado Avalanche +7500 Tampa Bay Lightning +7500 Atlanta Thrashers +9000 Phoenix Coyotes +9000 NY Islanders +12500 What teams greatly improved? Where is the early value?

2010 Stanley Cup Odds