Sports Book Gamblers Note Lightning Acquiring Gagne
General Manager Steve Yzerman continues to make moves that should strengthen the Tampa Bay Lightning for next season and sportsbook bettors in NHL betting are starting to notice.
The Lightning obtained forward Simon Gagne from Philadelphia on Monday and his acquisition should give Tampa more scoring punch in hockey lines. The Tampa Bay Lightning is 40-1 to get the Stanley Cup at the sports book.
Sportsbook odds on Tampa Bay had them as long shots a great deal last season but that could change in 2010-2011. Yzerman has been making some moves that ought to make Tampa a better squad. The newest one that brought him Gagne could be a great one. The teams permitted defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth-round draft pick for Gagne. Gagne had 17 goals and 23 assists in 58 matches last season, as indicated by sportsbook statistics. He has played 664 competitions in his NHL career and has 259 goals and 265 assists. He is 10th in points and in competitions played, and he 9th on the Flyers’ career list in goals. Gagne was pretty excellent for the philadelphia flyers a year ago in the playoffs since he had nine goals and 3 assists. He should be able to supplement Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis next year.
The Flyers will be giving up a well-liked competitor in Gagne and receiving Walker in return. Sportsbook statistics indicated that he had two goals and three assists last season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has four goals, 26 assists and 444 penalty minutes in his career. General Manager Paul Holmgren has never been identified as someone who could evaluate skill so giving up Gagne to get Walker is not a major surprise. Holmgren likes participants who commit time in the penalty box and Walker unquestionably fits that pattern.
The deal is completely one-sided for the Tampa Bay Lightning in writing. Gagne is a player who directed the philadelphia flyers in goals 3 times. He went to the All-Star competition 2 times and was the squad’s MVP two times. He was a very popular player in Philadelphia and will be missed on and off the ice. The flyers were an unexpected team last season versus the sports books probabilities when they made it to the NHL playoffs, proceeding all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals, but they’ve made a step back with the loss of Gagne.
