{"id":27460,"date":"2010-10-06T15:36:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T20:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=27460"},"modified":"2010-10-06T15:36:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T20:36:24","slug":"predictions-2010-vancouver-canucks-betting-preview-61010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/predictions-2010-vancouver-canucks-betting-preview-61010\/","title":{"rendered":"2010\/11 Vancouver Canucks Predictions \u2013 Odds \u2013 Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>2010-11 NHL Predictions\/Previews: Vancouver Canucks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CappersPicks.com <a href=\"\/nhl\/\"><strong>NHL Betting<\/strong><\/a> and gambling site provides the BEST Online <a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>hockey predictions<\/strong><\/a> for you to bet on for the 2010\/11 NHL hockey season! Stick with us all season long! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Are the Vancouver Canucks poised to replace San Jose as the NHL\u2019s\u00a0\u201cIs this the year?\u201d\u00a0team? They\u2019ve steadily assembled talent over the last few seasons, mixing in young blood with star veterans. Arguably, after Chicago got thinner this offseason, there\u2019s no deeper, more heavily armed team in the league than Vancouver as we enter the 2010-11 season. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s really just one big question above all that they have to answer: do they have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup?<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANCOUVER CANUCKS<\/strong><br \/>\nStanley Cup odds: +800<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll go ahead and lay it out there: I think Vancouver will in fact win the Stanley Cup this season. The main reason is that (I think) they\u2019ve remedied two problems that plagued their teams throughout the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>The first was that they were a perpetually a one-line team. It was Naslund-Morrison-Bertuzzi and, later, the Sedin line. If you shut down Vancouver\u2019s top unit, you won the game.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s simply not true anymore. Sure, the Sedins are at their absolute peak, with Henrik fresh off an MVP season, and Alex Burrows meshes with them beautifully on the first line. But they have plenty of help now.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Kesler is one of the NHL\u2019s most complete players. He\u2019s big, he\u2019s fast, he\u2019s physical, he\u2019s a great defensive center and he\u2019s also a solid secondary scorer who can put up 70-plus points. Mason Raymond may be the league\u2019s fastest skater and still has room to improve on his 25-goal output last year. Mikael Samuelsson, underused in Detroit, became a great power-play guy and notched his first 30-goal campaign last year.  <iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With newbies Manny Malhotra and Raffi Torres, the Canucks have some great checking forwards too.<\/p>\n<p>The other problem Vancouver remedied: goaltending. Sure, some people question Roberto Luongo\u2019s big-game ability, but you can\u2019t tell me with a straight face that he isn\u2019t a massive upgrade over the Dan Cloutier era. Luongo\u2019s had some bad playoff games with the Canucks over the last few seasons but also plenty of good ones. Winning the gold medal with Canada in the 2010 Olympics in overtime was also great for his confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Another X-factor with Luongo: the Canucks\u2019\u00a0 captaincy. He relinquished it this offseason, explaining that, while he loved the role, he did believe the media attention accompanying it was distracting at times. A more focused Luongo should be a better Luongo, no?<\/p>\n<p>He also has a pretty solid defense corps in front of him. <\/p>\n<p>Sure, the Canucks don\u2019t have a true No. 1 stud. But they arguably have several No. 2\u00a0 guys. <\/p>\n<p>Alex Edler is deceptively physical, capable of blowing up guys with big hits; Christian Ehrhoff can play in any situation; Dan Hamhuis and Keith Ballard join the 2010-11 team and give the Canucks two more solid all-round defenders who can play lots of minutes. All that and we haven\u2019t even mentioned big Kevin Bieksa, who looks like he won\u2019t be traded after all.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think anyone can deny that the Canucks have an unbelievably deep team and a great mix of skill, veteran leadership and defensive responsibility. <\/p>\n<p>To me, picking them to win the Cup comes down to whether or not you believe in Luongo. I do \u2013 and I think Vancouver takes Lord Stanley back to Canada this season.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.ca\/welcome\/151627\/betting-offers\/capperspicks-football-deposit-bonus.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">NOTE: To all the Canadians visiting CappersPicks.com today! The Bodog.ca Sportsbook has a particular focus on Canada\u2019s most popular sports: NHL Hockey and CFL Football. CHECK THEM OUT TODAY! 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