Flyers Listed As NHL's Biggest Playoff Underdog
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It feels like 2010 all over again. We can only hope so.
The Flyers snuck into the playoffs on the second-to-last game of the season, with a 3-1 win over the Penguins. As a wildcard team in the east, the Flyers are forced to face the first-place Washington Capitals in round one beginning on Thursday.
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Vegas is giving the Flyers no shot to go far in the postseason, listing them as 33-1 to win the Stanley Cup and 14-1 to win the Eastern Conference, both tied for the longest odds according to Bovada LV.
Odds to win the Stanley Cup
Washington Capitals 4/1
Los Angeles Kings 7/1
Chicago Blackhawks 15/2
Anaheim Ducks 8/1
Dallas Stars 8/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 9/1
St. Louis Blues 10/1
New York Rangers 16/1
San Jose Sharks 16/1
Florida Panthers 20/1
Tampa Bay Lightning 20/1
Nashville Predators 25/1
New York Islanders 25/1
Minnesota Wild 28/1
Detroit Red Wings 33/1
Philadelphia Flyers 33/1
Odds to win the Eastern Conference
Washington Capitals 3/2
Pittsburgh Penguins 9/2
New York Rangers 7/1
Florida Panthers 8/1
Tampa Bay Lightning 9/1
New York Islanders 10/1
Detroit Red Wings 14/1
Philadelphia Flyers 14/1
Of course, in 2010, the Flyers unforgettably -- as an eight seed -- went on a historic run and coming within two games of winning the Stanley Cup. This year, the Flyers will be playing with heavy hearts, as longtime owner Ed Snider passed away on Monday.
