r/caps • u/Lumpy_Rip_7890 • 8d ago
Hear me out
For context,
Washington had just won back-to-back Presidents’ Trophies and had Ovechkin, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Carlson, Holtby, etc. Yes, the current team is much more of a veteran/young-player hybrid and missed the playoffs last season…
BUT
“Are the 2026–27 Caps being given roughly the same preseason Cup respect as the 2017–18 team?”
Yes. Almost exactly.
I’m surprised to see that Washington was initially listed around 10–12 to 1 by some books in June/August 2017, before settling around the +1600 range in the preseason.
I’m already psyched to see the big guys play this season but this gives me a shred of hope. Maybe it will for you too.
Capitals Cup odds
Implied probability
2017–18
+1600
5.9%
2026–27
+1700 currently
5.6%
5
3
u/Rare_Health1375 8d ago
That's wild how the odds swung that much between summer and the start of the season, seems like the sportsbooks really weren't sold on them early on.
-3
u/wikipuff 8d ago
You go from 10/1-12/1 to +1600? Make up your mind! This is what I absolutely hate about American odds. I go to the track, I get a clean solid odds at 10/1. I bet in the Caps? Its +1600 or -900! Fucking embarrassing!
22
u/JamesAloysius 8d ago
While the percentages/odds may be similar, the hype and respect around the league is not…at all. Everyone was out of the Caps before the 2017-18 season. They lost so many key players, had a coach no one thought highly of, and were still in the pens shadows. This year, they have a rejuvenated “core” with a coach everyone loves and in a metro division that is not as competitive