2015 NHL Playoff Odds: Blues Close To The Top To Win

Here're the odds for the Cup, from Bovada (as published in the Post-Dispatch).. The Blues and Blackhawks both have 8/1 odds to win.

• New York Rangers 11/2
• Chicago Blackhawks 8/1
• Blues 8/1
• Anaheim Ducks 9/1
• Minnesota Wild 9/1
• Montreal Canadiens 9/1
• Tampa Bay Lightning 10/1
• Nashville Predators 12/1
• Pittsburgh Penguins 16/1
• Vancouver Canucks 16/1
• Detroit Red Wings 18/1
• New York Islanders 18/1
• Ottawa Senators 18/1
• Washington Capitals 18/1
• Calgary Flames 20/1
• Winnipeg Jets 25/1

I would say something snarky about the Blackhawks "backing into the playoffs" or not playing as well as they should or looking tired or blah blah blah, but Patrick Kane is back for game one of their series against Nashville. We all know the gear that coach Joel Quennville is capable of pushing them into. I don't think that it's too silly to say that they're up near the top of the crop.

The playoffs haven't started yet, so these are just speculation. Let's see how much money is lost after the end of round one.