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Kovalchuk Signing Affects Devils Sportsbook Probabilities
Author : Lynn Smith
The Devils were one of the best squads against the online sportsbook odds in NHL game bets last season and they might be again in 2010-2011 as they've re-signed Ilya Kovalchuk.
The Devils signed him to a seven-year $60 million dollar deal, plus they are excited to have the two-time 52 goal scorer. The Devils ought to be a force again against NHL odds next season at the sports book with his signing.
Kovalchuk was drafted first in total by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2001-02 season, he was elected for the Calder Memorial Trophy as league rookie-of-the-year. He won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the league's leading goal-scorer in 2004 in a three-way tie with Jarome Iginla and Rick Nash, and he is a three-time NHL All-Star. He has played for Russia in the World Cup and the Winter Olympics and received back-to-back gold medals in the 2008 and 2009 World Championships. Before being traded to the New Jersey Devils in February of 2010, he played for eight seasons with the Atlanta Thrashers. He became a free agent at the conclusion of that season. Happily for the Devils, the team was in a position to re-sign him.
Sports Books odds last season on New Jersey had them liked a lot. The Devils won the Atlantic Division title last season, which may be neglected. They were even much better than the Pittsburgh Penguins in the normal season. Kovalchuk was with the team for only a limited time as he was added in early February in a trade from Atlanta.
New Jersey was a major force last season at home as they went 27-10-2-2. The Devils were sound on the road too, going 21-17-0-3. They were a team that went under the total at the sports books a great deal of the time. 45 of their 82 games went under with six ties. Zach Parise headed the team in points with 82 and his numbers should go up even further more next year with Kovalchuk playing with the team the full year. As they were only 19th in the league in goals landed, New Jersey can certainly use Kovalchuk for a full season. They were 11th on the power play and those numbers might improve with Kovalchuk totally included into the system.
Future Hall of Fame goalkeeper Martin Brodeur, who headed the league with 45 victories last season, is still with New Jersey. New Jersey gave up only 2.3 goals per match, so they were the top team in the NHL last season in goals versus. Sportsbook NHL stats indicated that they were 2nd in the league in shots versus. One realm of worry was penalty killing as they were only 13th in the NHL.
New Jersey was a letdown in the playoffs last season since they lost to Philadelphia but there is no question the Devils have the skill to do nicely next season against the NHL odds at the sports book. Kovalchuk provides them a true scoring threat along with Parise upfront, so the signing of him was of major significance.
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Submitted : 2010-07-09 Word Count : 630 Popularity: 218 Times Viewed: 4
