BHN Daily: Stanley Cup Best Bet; Michkov comes to NHL; Former first-round pick traded

Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final is tonight, and is there anything better? Okay, maybe you’re dying to see the Buffalo Sabers in one of these things (and by “things” I mean the playoffs), but the series was incredible. Let’s take a look at who to bet on to win the Stanley Cup by the end of the night.

Can Connor McDavid capture his first Stanley Cup? Or will Sam Reinhart, Kyle Okposo and the contingent of former Sabers lift Lord Stanley over their heads?

Former Sabers forwards Evander Kane for the Edmonton Oilers and Kyle Okposo for the Florida Panthers are not expected to be in attendance tonight. Kane is still recovering from injury but has been practicing. With the Oilers on a roll, there’s no reason to force a struggling and injured Kane into the mix.

Okposo played the first five games of the series, but was a healthy scratch for Game Six. Florida is trying to keep up with Edmonton’s speed, so Nick Cousins ​​practiced in Okposo’s spot again yesterday.

To predict who will win everything tonight, we turn to PuckLuck. A quick scan of the game projection page on the site shows that the odds of winning for the home Panthers are about 52%. This is based on 1,000 game simulations.

The projected goals are essentially even, meaning this game is as close to a coin toss as possible. With a game total of around 5.73 projected goals, over 5.5, at +125, comes into play for those who like to gamble. That is currently listed as the best bet on PuckLuck for Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final.

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PuckLuck also has a lot of player props for other betting suggestions on the site, so be sure to check that out.

The latest from Buffalo Hockey Now

To prepare you for the upcoming NHL Draft and Free Agency, we went over the Sabers depth chart. There is plenty of prospect depth at many positions, but it is also getting a bit thin in some areas.

The first round of the NHL Draft is Friday, so we looked at mock drafts from top draft experts. The Sabers were expected to hire three different candidates for different reasons.

Speaking of the draft, we took a look at some of the best (and worst) Sabers draft picks in team history. The seventies were wild under Punch Imlach. Scotty Bowman followed that up by selecting several future Hall-of-Famers in the 1980s, as well as one first-round no-show.

Now in National Hockey

Philadelphia Hockey Now: Multiple reports on Sunday stated that top flyer Matvei Michkov is terminating his contract with SKA St. Petersburg in Russia and joining the Flyers this summer.

A trade took place on Sunday, with the Nashville Predators sending Egor Afanasyev to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for former major leaguer Ozzy Wiesblatt. More from Nashville Hockey Now and San Jose Hockey Now.

Derick Brassard announced his retirement from the NHL. Pittsburgh Hockey Now has more on the former center.

Boston Hockey Now: The Bruins have re-signed one of their depth defensemen.

Colorado Hockey Now: What happened to Ryan Johansen? Evan Rawal writes that the center’s NHL future is in doubt.