General Manager Steve Yzerman carries on to make moves that should boost the Lightning for next season and sports books gamblers in NHL betting are beginning to notice.
On Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forward Simon Gagne from Philadelphia and his acquisition should give the Lightning more scoring punch in hockey lines. The Tampa Bay Lightning is 40-1 to get the Stanley Cup at the sportsbook.
Last season sports books odds on Tampa Bay had them as underdogs quite a bit, but that could change in 2010-2011. Yzerman is taking some steps that should make Tampa a better squad. Gagne, the most recent move, might be a quality one. The squads gave up defenseman Matt Walker and a 4th-round draft pick for Gagne. Sportsbook statistics indicated that last season, Gagne had 17 goals and 23 assists in 58 matches. He has 259 goals and 265 assists and he has played 664 matches in his NHL career. He is ninth on the Flyers’ career list in goals and 10th in points and in matches played. Gagne was pretty great for the flyers last year in the playoffs since he had 9 goals and 3 assists. He should have the ability to match Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis next year.
The Flyers will be giving up a popular player in Gagne and gaining Walker in return. Sports book statistics indicated that he had 2 goals and 3 assists last year for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has four goals, 26 assists and 444 penalty minutes in his career. Giving up Gagne to get Walker isn’t a major surprise since General Manager Paul Holmgren has never been known as someone who may evaluate talent. Holmgren likes participants who spend time in the penalty box and Walker undoubtedly fits that description.
The deal is entirely one-sided for the Tampa Bay Lightning in writing. Gagne is a player who led the flyers in goals 3 times. He went to the All-Star match two times and was the squad’s MVP two times. He was a pretty popular player in Philadelphia and will be missed on and off the ice. The Philadelphia Flyers were a surprise squad last season vs the sports books odds when they got to the NHL playoffs, getting all the way up to the Stanley Cup Finals, but they’ve made a step back with the loss of Gagne.
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