00:00Because it looks like the true contenders won out in the West, Joe.
00:03That's the Colorado Avalanche currently trading at 27% right now.
00:07And the Carolina Hurricanes at 20%.
00:09Everybody else, 11% or less here.
00:13Carolina, why?
00:14Well, they're up 3-0.
00:15Colorado, why?
00:16Well, Joe, they're also up 3-0.
00:20They are.
00:21And they were both also the favorites, Donnie, to start with, right?
00:26Both Carolina and Colorado were kind of the favorites to get it going.
00:29And Buffalo's been the trendy dog, so to speak, here with an opportunity.
00:35But there's no value, I think, in either of those two.
00:39The question is not necessarily who wins it, Donnie.
00:42But who do we think can not only get past this opening round, but maybe get past another round here?
00:49I think Dallas is fascinating.
00:51I think Minnesota, who's down two games to one right now, is also a lot of value in there.
00:58Because I think that is going seven games.
01:00I think they still have a good shot of beating Dallas in that one.
01:05And you and I talked about Vegas to begin with.
01:08Why is nobody talking about Vegas?
01:10The path for Vegas is much easier than some of these other teams.
01:15So, yeah.
01:17Colorado won the President's Trophy.
01:19Did it not?
01:19Best record in the National Hockey League.
01:22We know what happens with those teams, Donnie.
01:25Every year, they fall short.
01:27And I don't know that I'd be running to the window on Colorado at all.
01:32No, you know what?
01:33And you're right about this.
01:34It's so hard to win hockey and sometimes just how good your goalie's playing at the time.
01:37But for me, Joe, I'm looking right in that same range.
01:407, 7, 7, and 8% here.
01:42Those teams, the Oilers, the Stars, the Sabres, and the Vegas Golden Knights here.
01:46Great numbers.
01:47And also, once again, oh, you picked Edmonton to win the Stanley Cup.
01:51They made it to the final and didn't win it.
01:53Well, then you're already profitable with a chance to actually get out of that winning ticket here with a profit
01:58in your pocket.
01:59But if we do stress, Joe, with the East and the Western Conferences in the East, you're going to get
02:03that heavy favor for Carolina.
02:04And on a night-to-night basis, those are going to change.
02:07Why?
02:07Because Carolina's up 3-0.
02:09The Tampa Bay Lightning tonight.
02:10If they get a victory, Joe, over the Montreal Canadiens, they also move price point higher.
02:14The Sabres, who just took a 2-1 series lead over the Boston Bruins, they're at 17%.
02:20But Carolina, like, just from the depth and the way they play, I do think they're the best team in
02:24the Eastern Conference.
02:25But in his hockey, a lot of things can change from here, even in a couple days.
02:30Yeah, well, that's the whole thing, Donnie, right?
02:33The ebbs and flows, it takes forever.
02:36Injuries are always a concern.
02:38So, there is, you know, while it's nice that Carolina and Colorado are, you know, 3-0 right now.
02:47But, Donnie, they were, you know, they were two $3 series favorites to begin with.
02:51So, there's not, it's not that.
02:53They're always going to be overvalued.
02:55It's what happens next.
02:57Who's going to get their first pound of flesh from those teams?
03:00That's what, and that's not going to happen until round two.
03:02So, let's go.
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