The most surprising story in hockey this season has been the rise of the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nobody knew what to expect from the expansion team, but based on history, a fair expectation would have been a mediocre season. Expansion teams historically have struggled in their inaugural season, but the Golden Knights flipped the script and got off to an incredible start.
When fans thought they'd come back down to earth, they kept flying higher and higher and at the halfway point of their season, the Golden Knights are in first place in the Pacific Division, seven points ahead of the Kings.
The team is winning and while that's a great thing for the players, the fans and the sport, it might turn out to be a really bad thing for some Las Vegas sports books.
As per the Las Vegas Review Journal, William Hill sports book could lose more than $1 million if the Golden Knights actually win the Stanley Cup.
Furthermore, as William Hill sports book director Nick Bogdanovich explained, the Vegas games are quite popular among gamblers.
When the Knights are playing, Bogdanovich said there’s “10 to 15 times” as much action on their game than on any other NHL game on the board, and 90 percent of the wagers are on them.
“I couldn’t have dreamed in a million years we’d get this much money on the NHL,” he said.
At this point, it seems like the Golden Knights are a team of destiny and we'd have a hard time putting money on any other team based on what we've seen because they've proved time and time again the moment isn't too big for them.
(H/T: /r/hockey)
