Hockey betting handicappers were pleased with the Buffalo Sabres regular season record of 45-27-4-6 a year ago as they handily made the playoffs.

There are few NHL betting online commodities more overblown than the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are the greatest wannabe powerhouse in pro hockey.

NHL wagering online anticipations are much higher for the Predators as they enter the 2009-10 seasons with newfound respect after making the playoffs a year ago.

With Pat Quinn as head coach, Edmonton was 27-48-8 last season. It figures the Oilers will be better vs the probabilities at the offshore sports book with the new coach, since this season they will now be coached by Tom Renney.

The Phoenix Coyotes was one of the best squads vs the probabilities at the sportsbook this past season.

The phrase “best ever” is too easily applied to almost each and every facet of sports betting and it has lost most of its strength, but to say that the 2010 NHL playoff hockey betting was the greatest ever would as real a statement as you could make.