Blues extend qualifying offers to Crombeen, five others
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06/30/2009 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have extended qualifying offers to six players, including forward B.J. Crombeen.
Crombeen, claimed off waivers by St. Louis from Dallas last November, played in 81 games last season, his first in the league, and totaled 12 goals and 10 assists along with 148 penalty minutes.
Also given qualifying offers by St. Louis were forwards Jonathan Filewich and Danny Richmond, goaltender Chris Holt and defensemen Roman Polak and Steve Wagner.
Polak played 69 games last season with the Blues and had one goal and 14 assists.
Wagner skated in 22 games last season for St. Louis and had two goals and two assists.
Holt appeared in one game last season for St. Louis while Filewich and Richmond did not see any action in the NHL last season.
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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