Sports Books bettors in NHL betting are beginning to take notice that General Manager Steve Yzerman goes on to make moves that should strengthen the Tampa Bay Lightning for next season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning obtained forward Simon Gagne from Philadelphia on Monday and his acquisition should give the Lightning more scoring punch in hockey lines. The Tampa Bay Lightning is 40-1 to earn the Stanley Cup at the sports book.

Last season sports books probabilities on Tampa Bay had them as long shots quite a bit, but that may change in 2010-2011. Yzerman is taking some steps that should make Tampa a greater squad. Gagne, the newest move, could be a quality one. The teams gave up defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth-round draft pick for Gagne. Sportsbook figures indicated that last season, Gagne had 17 goals and 23 assists in 58 matches. He has played 664 matches in his NHL career and has 259 goals and 265 assists. He is tenth in points and in matches played, and he 9th on the Flyers’ career list in goals. Gagne was quite excellent for the flyers a year ago in the playoffs since he had nine goals and three assists. He should have the ability to complement 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 stats indicated that he had 2 goals and three assists last year for the Tampa Bay Lightning. In his career, he has four goals, 26 assists and 444 penalty minutes. General Manager Paul Holmgren has never been known as someone who may evaluate skill so giving up Gagne to get Walker isn’t a substantial surprise. Holmgren likes players who commit time in the penalty box and Walker unquestionably fits that pattern.

In writing, the deal is entirely one-sided for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Gagne is a competitor who headed the flyers in goals three times. He went to the All-Star game twice and was the team’s MVP twice. He will be missed on and off the ice since he was a quite popular competitor in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Flyers were an unanticipated squad last season vs the sports books probabilities when they made it to the NHL playoffs, going all the way up to the Stanley Cup Finals, but they’ve taken a step back with the loss of Gagne.


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