Alright, so, I got into this whole 2024 Vezina Trophy odds thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a bit of a wild ride. I started off just browsing, you know, seeing what the buzz was all about.
First thing I did was check out who actually won this year. Turns out, it was Connor Hellebuyck. Good for him! Then my curiosity took over. I started looking into who’s favored to win it next year, the 2024-25 season.
Most of the sites I saw had Igor Shesterkin as the favorite, but he wasn’t a definite favorite like Hellebuyck was this year. Then I started comparing the odds across different sites. It was a real mishmash. Some had Shesterkin way ahead, others had him neck and neck with a few other goalies.
Here’s where it got interesting: I found this one site (I think it was Draft Kings or something like that) that had Jeremy Swayman as a co-favorite with Shesterkin. Swayman! I mean, the guy’s good, and he’s gonna be the main guy for Boston now, but still, a co-favorite? That surprised me.
So, I made a little list of the favorites I was seeing, just to keep track.
- Igor Shesterkin
- Jeremy Swayman
- A few other names that kept popping up
I spent a good chunk of time just digging into these goalies’ stats from last season, trying to figure out why the odds were what they were. It’s all a guessing game, of course, but it’s fun to try and make sense of it.
After all that, I realized I had actually gotten way more into this than I expected. I even started thinking about who I personally think might win it next year. It’s all speculation, but hey, it’s fun to think about, right?
My Takeaway
This whole process was way more involved than I thought it would be. I went from just casually checking the winner to actually analyzing stats and odds. It just goes to show how a simple search can turn into a whole afternoon of digging and comparing. It was a good time, though. I learned a bunch about these goalies and got a little taste of the whole sports betting world.
