Odds Favor The Avalanche To Repeat As Stanley Cup Champions

The Champagne has barely dried off the Stanley Cup but the Colorado Avalanche are already the early odds leader to do it all again next year.

Bettors and oddsmakers believe a team that just ended a 21-year Stanley Cup drought is not going to have anything like the wait they had this time around. Despite several offseason question marks, this Colorado team is built for another nice run, or two, much like their opponent, the Tampa Bay Lightning, who just came short of winning three-straight Stanley Cups.

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Fortunately for the Lightning, they have the second best odds to win the Stanley Cup next season.

The Vegas Golden Knights, under new head coach Bruce Cassidy, have the third best odds behind the two reigning conference champions. Last year’s President’s Trophy winner, the Florida Panthers, sit 8th at +1200.

Of course, with the NHL Draft and free agency just around the corner, this list could fluctuate greatly.