Stanley Cup 2011 Predictions

It was a wild season for professional hockey.

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Fans saw the Vancouver Canucks run roughshod over their competition throughout regular season play. The team enters the playoffs with a franchise-record 117 points, earning them the prized Presidents' Trophy. Still, sports wagering sites know that history has not been kind to the teams leading in points over the last two post seasons. San Jose - Presidents' Trophy winner in 2009 were bounced in the opening round of action by Anaheim. The Washington Capitals suffered a similar fate in 2010 when they were summarily ejected from the playoffs by Montreal. Indeed, many fans are pointing to these as reasons not to pick Vancouver to go all the way.

One team that has fans talking when it comes to Cup predictions is the Philadelphia Flyers. You'll never see a Bet Online scam -- the Flyers were tabbed as early favorites this year, but complacency, injuries, and plain old bad luck saw Philly drop from the top spot, and head into the playoffs with only a fraction of the momentum they were once riding on. With that said, Philadelphia will look to have a strong showing in 2011's postseason. The Flyers are a solid bet to take out Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference Finals, and match up nicely with potential Cup rivals Vancouver and San Jose. Look for the Philadelphia Flyers to bring the Stanley Cup back to the city of brotherly love for the first time in nearly forty years.