It’s amazing to see what one player can do to an organization.
Nearly one month ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were one of a handful of teams with 10/1 odds of winning the Stanley Cup. Good, but not the best. But after a busy opening day of free agency which saw the Leafs bring in John Tavares, The Leafs took over the top spot in the league. According to bodog, Toronto has the best chance of winning the Stanley Cup in 2019 at 7/1.
Here’s a look at what the odds looked like earlier in June compared to what they look like today.
6/7/18 Current Odds (7/2/18)
Toronto Maple Leafs 10/1 7/1
Tampa Bay Lightning 9/1 9/1
Boston Bruins 10/1 19/2
Nashville Predators 11/1 11/1
Vegas Golden Knights 10/1 11/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/1 12/1
Washington Capitals 14/1 12/1
Winnipeg Jets 10/1 14/1
San Jose Sharks 30/1 22/1
Edmonton Oilers 18/1 25/1
Los Angeles Kings 30/1 25/1
Philadelphia Flyers 28/1 25/1
St. Louis Blues 40/1 25/1
Minnesota Wild 30/1 26/1
Anaheim Ducks 22/1 28/1
Calgary Flames 28/1 28/1
Dallas Stars 25/1 28/1
Chicago Blackhawks 22/1 30/1
Columbus Blue Jackets 25/1 30/1
Colorado Avalanche 40/1 35/1
New Jersey Devils 40/1 35/1
Florida Panthers 40/1 40/1
Buffalo Sabres 66/1 66/1
Detroit Red Wings 75/1 66/1
Montreal Canadiens 50/1 66/1
New York Rangers 70/1 66/1
Carolina Hurricanes 60/1 70/1
Vancouver Canucks 80/1 70/1
New York Islanders 60/1 80/1
Arizona Coyotes 80/1 80/1
Ottawa Senators 100/1 150/1
Other Canadian teams saw their odds change as well. The Winnipeg Jets slightly fell after Paul Stastny jetted for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Oilers dropped to 1/25, still not bad considering how awful their previous season was.
Heading into last season, Toronto entered with odds of 14-1 per ESPN. After a strong 2016-17 season, the Oilers entered with odds of 9-1. Oh how the times have changed!
Leaf Fans should try not to get too far ahead of themselves, but this is obviously encouraging to see.
(H/T bodog)
