Odds to Win the 2019-20 Stanley Cup: Lightning are the Clear Front-Runners

Together with most free agents signed with new groups, there have been several shakeups with large names like Sergei Bobrovsky Matt Duchene and Artemi Panarin discovering new homes for the future. A number of the favorites continue to be at the peak of the oddsboard??with all the Tampa Bay Lightning leading the way as early favorites.
Online sportsbook BetOnline has the Tampa Bay Lightning as the favorites to win at the 2019-20 Stanley Cup at +700 followed by the Boston Bruins (+1200), Toronto Maple Leafs (+1200), Vegas Golden Knights (+1200), Colorado Avalanche (+1400), Florida Panthers (+1600), St. Louis Blues (+1600), Winnipeg Jets (+1600), Calgary Flames (+2000) and Dallas Stars (+2000) to round out the top teams on the oddsboard.
GM Kyle Dubas appears to have cleared from the last of those players that were on the 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs group that had the epic meltdown in Game 7 against the Boston Bruins.
Using Jake Gardiner place to leave the team, the Leafs pulled off a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, sending Nazem Kadri (the final of the 2013 team), Calle Rosen and a third-round choice to the Avs in exchange for Tyson Barrie, Alex Kerfoot plus a sixth-round draft pick.
Not much changed over Toronto dropping to +1200 and the oddsboard as a consequence of this trade with Colorado staying pat at +1400.
Restricted free agent Mitch Marner remains unsigned as Dubas has his work cut out for him until the season starts in order to signal up for star winger. William Nylanders extended holdout last season proved to be a look for the group, so dont be surprised if Dubas masks the Toronto native Marner before October into a deal.
Among the names on the service list this year was Matt Duchene. The 28-year-old centre is currently coming from his initial 70-point season because the 2013-14 season when he played Colorado, and he also played with a career-high 31 goals. In addition, he had 10 points in 10 playoff games, helping take Columbus to its first-ever second-round look.
The Nashville Predators would be the group to land Duchene to a $56-million contract to help. From +2200 into +2000, their chances moved Together with the Preds signing Duchene.
Both New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers had offseasons, and it is looking as the Hudsons Battle is forth. However, the Devils look to be more closer to strengthening right now after drafting Jack Hughes initial general in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, buying Indices defenseman P.K. Subban, registering Wayne Simmonds in free service and swinging a price for the dissatisfied Nikita Gusev from Vegas.
The biggest question mark for the Devils will be their goaltending, but if Cory Schneider can return to the form we have seen in the past, New Jersey might be a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference this season. From +5000 into +2500, on the Devils tournament odds cut in half Because of this because the 2019-20 Cup chances were released in mid-June.
Heres a look at the list of chances for your 2019-20 Stanley Cup:
Odds in BetOnline as of August 8