Odds the Red Wings win next Stanley Cup? Not pretty

It seems awfully early to look at the 2016 Stanley Cup but, apparently, Las Vegas never sleeps.

Not even 24 hours after the Chicago Blackhawks began hosting the 2015 Stanley Cup party, besting Tampa Bay in six games, Bovada has odds out on the 2016 season. Never mind that so much could change for teams -- free agency begins July 1, teams make trades -- let's look at things as they stand right now.

Good news for the Blackhawks: Bovada doesn't see Chicago's pending salary cap issues preventing them from repeating. Chicago has the most favorable odds, at 7/1, narrowly topping the New York Rangers (8/1).

The Wings are in the middle of the pack, at 33/1, grouped with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Edmonton Oilers. (The Oilers? Really? Such is the power of incoming draft superstar Connor McDavid.)

At the bottom of the pile are the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes and Arizona Coyotes, at 100/1.

In case anyone needs an odds refresher, the 33/1 means that the first party (bookmaker) is staking 33 times the amount as the second party (not me, I only gamble with my life) on the event. Basically, Bovada is saying that there are 33 possible outcomes in which the Wings will not win the Stanley Cup to one that there is. Or, it's 33 times more likely the Wings won't win the 2016 Stanley Cup than they will.

Here's the whole list, from Bovada:

Chicago Blackhawks 7/1

New York Rangers 8/1

Anaheim Ducks 10/1

St. Louis Blues 12/1

Tampa Bay Lightning 12/1

Los Angeles Kings 14/1

Minnesota Wild 14/1

Montreal Canadiens 14/1

Pittsburgh Penguins 14/1

Boston Bruins 16/1

Nashville Predators 16/1

Washington Capitals 18/1

New York Islanders 22/1

Winnipeg Jets 25/1

Columbus Blue Jackets 33/1

Detroit Red Wings 33/1

Edmonton Oilers 33/1

Calgary Flames 40/1

San Jose Sharks 40/1

Vancouver Canucks 40/1

Ottawa Senators 50/1

Colorado Avalanche 66/1

Dallas Stars 66/1

New Jersey Devils 66/1

Philadelphia Flyers 66/1

Toronto Maple Leafs 66/1

Florida Panthers 75/1

Buffalo Sabres 100/1

Carolina Hurricanes 100/1

Arizona Coyotes 100/1

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