The "Original Six" NHL teams are the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. For years, NHL fans would follow the exploits of these six teams and watch as they battled it out for the Stanley Cup. Some sports betting fans say that the "Original Six" era was the best era for hockey ever.
The "Original Six" teams are still going strong today and some of them are even considered Stanley Cup contenders. Let's take a look at what the online betting sites think will happen to the "Original Six" teams in the 2012-2013 season.
Boston Bruins
Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas still has a few years left in him and that bodes well for the former Stanley Cup champions. The Bruins itself is a team that came on strong at the beginning of the 2011-2012 season and the faded away. The team was hit hard by injuries and inconsistent goaltending. Look for the Boston Bruins to pick up the pieces in the offseason and put together a competitive team again for the coming year. The Bruins need a little more consistency with its scoring to compete for the Cup, but Boston should be a playoff team nonetheless.
Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas still has a few years left in him and that bodes well for the former Stanley Cup champions. The Bruins itself is a team that came on strong at the beginning of the 2011-2012 season and the faded away. The team was hit hard by injuries and inconsistent goaltending. Look for the Boston Bruins to pick up the pieces in the offseason and put together a competitive team again for the coming year. The Bruins need a little more consistency with its scoring to compete for the Cup, but Boston should be a playoff team nonetheless.
Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings are either really old or really young. There are no transition players in the team's core to help it go from the current veterans to a new generation. The price per head sportsbook experts note that goaltender Jimmy Howard is an ace in the regular season but has yet to prove himself in the playoffs. The 2012-2013 season will be an awkward one for the Detroit Red Wings that will see the team remain competitive, but it will have problems advancing too far into the playoffs.
The Red Wings are either really old or really young. There are no transition players in the team's core to help it go from the current veterans to a new generation. The price per head sportsbook experts note that goaltender Jimmy Howard is an ace in the regular season but has yet to prove himself in the playoffs. The 2012-2013 season will be an awkward one for the Detroit Red Wings that will see the team remain competitive, but it will have problems advancing too far into the playoffs.
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks have learned that a team can get by in the regular season without defense, but it cannot survive in the playoffs without it. Chicago starting goaltender Corey Crawford put up good numbers for the season but did not log a single shutout. The Blackhawks need to find a defensive scheme that works and it also needs to start bringing in some forwards who do not mind playing defense as well.
The Chicago Blackhawks have learned that a team can get by in the regular season without defense, but it cannot survive in the playoffs without it. Chicago starting goaltender Corey Crawford put up good numbers for the season but did not log a single shutout. The Blackhawks need to find a defensive scheme that works and it also needs to start bringing in some forwards who do not mind playing defense as well.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs almost have everything figured out. The team was scoring goals and it was playing great defense. Then, for some unknown reason, the bottom fell out of the Toronto goaltending game. Young sensation James Reimer was injured early in the season and was never the same. Backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson gave the bet online Leafs' fans hope, but he also faded as the season progressed. Unfortunately with the Leafs, it seems like there is always a problem popping up that will prevent the team from being competitive.
The Leafs almost have everything figured out. The team was scoring goals and it was playing great defense. Then, for some unknown reason, the bottom fell out of the Toronto goaltending game. Young sensation James Reimer was injured early in the season and was never the same. Backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson gave the bet online Leafs' fans hope, but he also faded as the season progressed. Unfortunately with the Leafs, it seems like there is always a problem popping up that will prevent the team from being competitive.
Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens' roster is full of players that are too small and the goaltending has not been reliable since Jaroslav Halak was let go. The Montreal front office is making bad, and often bizarre, decisions that will continue to haunt the team for as long as that front office is intact. Look for more struggles from the Habs next season.
The Canadiens' roster is full of players that are too small and the goaltending has not been reliable since Jaroslav Halak was let go. The Montreal front office is making bad, and often bizarre, decisions that will continue to haunt the team for as long as that front office is intact. Look for more struggles from the Habs next season.
New York Rangers
The Rangers were really only one scoring forward and one powerful defenseman away from being a legitimate Cup contender. The Rangers will use the offseason to bring in another forward to go along with Brad Richards and a defenseman that can keep the front of the net clear. Once New York makes those additions, the team will be a contender.
The Rangers were really only one scoring forward and one powerful defenseman away from being a legitimate Cup contender. The Rangers will use the offseason to bring in another forward to go along with Brad Richards and a defenseman that can keep the front of the net clear. Once New York makes those additions, the team will be a contender.
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