Odds to Win 2011 Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup playoffs are just around the corner and at Bodog the Vancouver Canucks are the favorite to hoist Stanley's Mug in a few months.

It's hard not to like Vancouver right now. They have the best record in the league and are the first and only team so far to eclipse the 100-point mark. The Canucks have two of the best offensive weapons in the NHL in the Sedin twins a couple scorers with grit in Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows and one of the deepest blue lines in the league when healthy. And we haven't even mention gold medal winning net minder Roberto Lunogo yet. That seems like more than enough reason for Bodog to list them as a 4/1 Cup favorite.

Following the Canucks on the Cup futures list are a pair of Eastern Conference teams, Philadelphia at 6/1 and Washington at 7/1. The Flyers made it all the way to the Cup Final last year but just came up short. Can they take the next step this time? The Flyers have a ton of scoring depth starting with Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell, but they could be missing hulking defense man Chris Progner from the blue line if he doesn't return from a hand injury on time. The Flyers biggest question mark is in nets where Sergei Bobrovsky or Brian Boucher might be good enough to get the Flyers to the top.

The Capitals have quietly been moving up the standings for a couple months now. Right now the Cap sit one point back of first place in the East after winning 11 of their last 12 games. With the Caps playoff spot locked up Washington is planning on resting a beatup Alexander Ovechkin for a week which could be just what he needs to lead the Caps on a long playoff run. The return of Mike Green and some scoring punch from Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Semin wold help too. Washington could have the same problem that the Flyers do in nets with injury prone Semyon Varlamov and inexperienced Michal Neuvirth not insuring a lot of confidence.

Rounding out the Top 5 on the odds list is Detroit at 8/1 and Boston at 10/1. The Red Wings have been a Cup Contender every season for more than a decade now and that won't change as long as Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom are around. The Bruins have gone through hot and cold runs this season, but they have enough fire power and play a great defensive game in front of goalie Tim Thomas to warrant a long playoff run.

Odds to win Stanley Cup : as of March 24/2011 at Bodog.

• Anaheim 40/1
• Atlanta 300/1
• Boston 10/1
• Buffalo 45/1
• Calgary 55/1
• Carolina 80/1
• Chicago 16/1
• Columbus 500/1
• Dallas 35/1
• Detroit 8/1
• Florida 750/1
• Los Angeles 18/1
• Minnesota 300/1
• Montreal 25/1
• Nashville 40/1
• New Jersey 60/1
• NY Islanders 500/1
• NY Rangers 28/1
• Ottawa 2000/1
• Philadelphia 6/1
• Phoenix 30/1
• Pittsburgh 12/1
• San Jose 12/1
• St. Louis 750/1
• Tampa Bay 20/1
• Toronto 125/1
• Vancouver 4/1
• Washington 7/1