stanley cup matchups: lowest payout is +2775. you get 28 picks. might pick 30, the bottom 2/3 WILL NOT HIT. if you can't pick it out of 30 tries, you lose. i think you can hit if you pick all the good teams, or maybe this is a terrible idea. what do you think?
huge list:
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks +2775
Washington Capitals vs Vancouver Canucks +2900
Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks +3525
Philadelphia Flyers vs Vancouver Canucks +3525
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings +4125
Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks +4125
Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings +4350
Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks +4350
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks +4600
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings +4775
Washington Capitals vs Chicago Blackhawks +4850
Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings +5000
Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings +5250
Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks +5250
Philadelphia Flyers vs Detroit Red Wings +5250
Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks +5250
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks +5300
Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks +5850
Philadelphia Flyers vs Chicago Blackhawks +5850
Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings +6050
Philadelphia Flyers vs Los Angeles Kings +6050
Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks +6250
Montreal Canadiens vs Vancouver Canucks +7450
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings +7900
Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks +7900
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Anaheim Ducks +8200
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks +8300
Washington Capitals vs Anaheim Ducks +8600
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks +8800
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators +9100
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings +9100
Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings +9300
Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks +9300
New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks +9600
Washington Capitals vs Nashville Predators +9600
Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks +10300
Boston Bruins vs Anaheim Ducks +10400
Philadelphia Flyers vs Anaheim Ducks +10400
Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings +10700
Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings +11100
Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks +11100
Boston Bruins vs Nashville Predators +11600
Philadelphia Flyers vs Nashville Predators +11600
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Calgary Flames +11800
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Phoenix Coyotes +11800
Carolina Hurricanes vs Vancouver Canucks +11900
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars +12100
Montreal Canadiens vs Chicago Blackhawks +12300
New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings +12300
New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks +12300
Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames +12400
Washington Capitals vs Phoenix Coyotes +12400
Washington Capitals vs Dallas Stars +12700
Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings +12800
New Jersey Devils vs Chicago Blackhawks +13700
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Edmonton Oilers +14000
New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings +14200
New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings +14200
New York Rangers vs San Jose Sharks +14200
Pittsburgh Penguins vs St Louis Blues +14300
Washington Capitals vs Edmonton Oilers +14700
Boston Bruins vs Calgary Flames +15000
Boston Bruins vs Phoenix Coyotes +15000
Philadelphia Flyers vs Calgary Flames +15000
Philadelphia Flyers vs Phoenix Coyotes +15000
Washington Capitals vs St Louis Blues +15000
Boston Bruins vs Dallas Stars +15400
Philadelphia Flyers vs Dallas Stars +15400
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks +15500
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks +15600
Winnipeg Jets vs Vancouver Canucks +15600
New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks +15800
New York Rangers vs Los Angeles Kings +16400
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators +17300
Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers +17700
Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings +17700
Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks +17700
Philadelphia Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers +17700
Boston Bruins vs St Louis Blues +18100
Philadelphia Flyers vs St Louis Blues +18100
Buffalo Sabres vs Anaheim Ducks +18300
Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks +19700
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche +19900
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets +19900
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild +19900
Ottawa Senators vs Vancouver Canucks +20000
Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators +20500
Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings +20500
Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche +21000
Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets +21000
Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild +21000
Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks +22000
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames +22500
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Phoenix Coyotes +22500
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars +23000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings +23000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks +23000
Winnipeg Jets vs Detroit Red Wings +23000
Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks +23000
New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks +23500
New Jersey Devils vs Anaheim Ducks +24000
Montreal Canadiens vs Nashville Predators +24500
Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche +25500
Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets +25500
Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild +25500
Philadelphia Flyers vs Colorado Avalanche +25500
Philadelphia Flyers vs Columbus Blue Jackets +25500
Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild +25500
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Chicago Blackhawks +25500
Winnipeg Jets vs Chicago Blackhawks +25500
Buffalo Sabres vs Calgary Flames +26500
Buffalo Sabres vs Phoenix Coyotes +26500
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers +26500
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Los Angeles Kings +26500
Winnipeg Jets vs Los Angeles Kings +26500
Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars +27000
New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators +27000
Tampa Bay Lightning vs St Louis Blues +27000
Florida Panthers vs Vancouver Canucks +28000
New York Rangers vs Anaheim Ducks +28000
Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings +29500
Ottawa Senators vs San Jose Sharks +29500
New York Islanders vs Los Angeles Kings +30000
Buffalo Sabres vs Edmonton Oilers +31000
New York Rangers vs Nashville Predators +31000
Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames +31500
Montreal Canadiens vs Phoenix Coyotes +31500
Buffalo Sabres vs St Louis Blues +32000
Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars +32000
Ottawa Senators vs Chicago Blackhawks +33000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Anaheim Ducks +34500
New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings +34500
New York Islanders vs San Jose Sharks +34500
Ottawa Senators vs Los Angeles Kings +34500
New Jersey Devils vs Calgary Flames +35000
New Jersey Devils vs Phoenix Coyotes +35000
New Jersey Devils vs Dallas Stars +35500
Montreal Canadiens vs Edmonton Oilers +37000
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche +37500
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets +37500
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild +37500
Montreal Canadiens vs St Louis Blues +38000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators +38500
New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks +38500
New York Rangers vs Calgary Flames +40000
New York Rangers vs Phoenix Coyotes +40000
New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers +41000
New York Rangers vs Dallas Stars +41000
Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings +41500
Florida Panthers vs San Jose Sharks +41500
New Jersey Devils vs St Louis Blues +42000
Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche +44500
Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets +44500
Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild +44500
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Anaheim Ducks +45500
Winnipeg Jets vs Anaheim Ducks +45500
Florida Panthers vs Chicago Blackhawks +46000
Florida Panthers vs Los Angeles Kings +47500
New York Rangers vs Edmonton Oilers +47500
New York Rangers vs St Louis Blues +48500
Carolina Hurricanes vs Calgary Flames +50000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Phoenix Coyotes +50000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Nashville Predators +50000
Winnipeg Jets vs Nashville Predators +50000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Dallas Stars +51000
Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche +53000
Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets +53000
Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild +53000
Ottawa Senators vs Anaheim Ducks +58000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Edmonton Oilers +59000
New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche +59000
New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets +59000
New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild +59000
Carolina Hurricanes vs St Louis Blues +60000
Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators +65000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames +65000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Phoenix Coyotes +65000
Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames +65000
Winnipeg Jets vs Phoenix Coyotes +65000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Dallas Stars +67000
Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars +67000
New York Islanders vs Anaheim Ducks +68000
New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche +68000
New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets +68000
New York Rangers vs Minnesota Wild +68000
New York Islanders vs Nashville Predators +76000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Edmonton Oilers +77000
Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers +77000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs St Louis Blues +79000
Winnipeg Jets vs St Louis Blues +79000
Florida Panthers vs Anaheim Ducks +81000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche +84000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets +84000
Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild +84000
Ottawa Senators vs Calgary Flames +84000
Ottawa Senators vs Phoenix Coyotes +84000
Ottawa Senators vs Dallas Stars +86000
Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators +90000
New York Islanders vs Calgary Flames +98000
New York Islanders vs Phoenix Coyotes +98000
Ottawa Senators vs Edmonton Oilers +99000
New York Islanders vs Dallas Stars +100000
Ottawa Senators vs St Louis Blues +102500
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche +110000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets +110000
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota Wild +110000
Winnipeg Jets vs Colorado Avalanche +110000
Winnipeg Jets vs Columbus Blue Jackets +110000
Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild +110000
New York Islanders vs Edmonton Oilers +115000
Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames +117500
Florida Panthers vs Phoenix Coyotes +117500
New York Islanders vs St Louis Blues +117500
Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars +120000
Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers +137500
Florida Panthers vs St Louis Blues +140000
Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche +142500
Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets +142500
Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild +142500
New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche +165000
New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets +165000
New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild +165000
Florida Panthers vs Colorado Avalanche +195000
Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets +195000
Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild +195000
Pens don't know when/if Crosby will return. Flyers traded away 2 of their top players in Carter and Richards. Wouldn't be a bad idea to fade these 2 teams.
I honestly don't like these type of bets as so much can happen as it's still only the offseason. I think the best way to do this is pick the 2 teams you think are serious contenders and only pick one outcome.
The La Kings are a great future bets to win it all this year (coming from a Canucks fan). They finally have imo everything they need to go the distance. The additions of Richards and Gagne, along with Kopi, 4 solid D-men and a underrated goalie they could easily do it. I say Nucks/Kings west conf finals. Caps/Lightning east conf finals. those are my prediction with a capd/kings stanley cup finals! Goodluck to all, can't wait for this season!
A Flyers fan, and I like the depth they've put together and the massive improvement in goal. Biggest worry is Pronger and Timonen's age and nagging injuries. JVR is due for a breakout after those playoffs. Also, if I had to guess, Sidney plays this year. Plus, following Malkin's rehab training, he looks to be a beast this year. Getting a lot of confidence back in the leg and you can tell that he was hesitant early in the training, but skates great now. I think Pens and Flyers are in no trouble.
If I had to pick now, I like Kings/Nucks & Flyers/Lightning in the conf finals and Kings/Lightning in the finals. Lightning mainly depends on how well Rollie the Goalie lasts. Keep waiting for him to peter out, but he's remained solid. If Lightning and Flyers don't perform up to snuff, I like the Bruins.