With only two and a half months left in the sports betting season for the NHL, fans and experts alike are beginning to fine tune their predictions for the Stanley Cup. The NHL betting online trade deadline
is less than two weeks away, and teams looking to add that final piece to potentially win them a Stanley Cup are calling teams already out of the playoffs. Here is our prediction for the winner of the Stanley Cup.

The 2010-11 seasons will allow sports bettors to watch the Stanley Cup return to the Eastern Conference. Last season, the Chicago Blackhawks broke a near 50 year curse when they captured their first Stanley Cup in the modern era. This season, another original six NHL franchise will be the Stanley Cup winner, as the Boston Bruins appear to be a puck moving defenseman away from a long playoff run.

In an interesting twist that hockey handicappers never saw coming, the Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be the likely trading partner for the Boston Bruins in their pursuit of a puck moving defenseman. Annually, Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle is speculated to be on the move, and this season is no different. However, the one difference in 2011 from years past is that Kaberle has submitted a team to his request sheet, the Boston Bruins.

For the Bruins, Tomas Kaberle makes perfect sense, as they need a versatile puck moving defenseman for their power play. Many critics of the Bruins have said if the team has any chance at contending they will have to acquire someone of Kaberle’s assets. With so much depth at forward, and the Leafs need for a top six forward, the Bruins appear to be an ideal trading partner.

Ideally, the Leafs would like to acquire third line forward Blake Wheeler, who on the Leafs would instantly become their first line center. If a Leafs and Bruins trade can get done before the trade deadline, look for Boston to capture their first Stanley Cup since 1971 – 72 seasons.