NHL Betting: 2011 Winnipeg Jets Odds to win the 2012 Stanley Cup
Friday, September 30, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
The Atlanta Thrashers finished 34-36-12 and 13 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference last season. Can the club be more competitive this season against the NHL betting odds as they embark on their first campaign back as the Winnipeg Jets?
The Winnipeg Jets had a busy offseason logistically – with the new logo and sweater and the season ticket campaign – but they didn't actually do too much with their roster beyond picking up winger (and Manitoba native) Eric Fehr from the Capitals.
Fehr, though, had just 20 points in 52 games with Washington last season, so forward Andrew Ladd and defensemen Dustin Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom should once again be the team's leaders on offense.
Ladd put up 29 goals and 59 points for the Thrashers last season, leading the team in both categories. The only other member of the club to hit the 20-goal mark was blueliner Byfuglien (20 goals, 53 points), who faded a bit after a fast start and ran into some legal troubles in the offseason. Enstrom put up 10 goals and 51 points.
So the Jets are going to need bigger contributions from their cast of supporting forwards this time around if they're going to compete for a playoff berth in what will likely be their only season in the Eastern Conference.
That means a step forward from the likes of Evander Kane, Bryan Little, Blake Wheeler, and Alex Burmistrov and a better effort from veteran Nikolai Antropov, who was held to just 16 goals and 41 points in 2010-11.
The Winnipeg Jets are also hoping that Ondrej Pavelec can develop into a top NHL goaltender after going 21-23-9 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .910 save percentage last season. He'll again see most of the starts ahead of backup Chris Mason.
At the Bodog Sportsbook the Jets are set at 35/1 on the NHL odds to win the Eastern Conference this season, and they're longshots at 60/1 on the Stanley Cup odds board.
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