from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

A Vegas oddsmaker has a Hall of Fame Stanley Cup champion as the front-runner to be the next coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

BetOnline had Sergei Fedorov at 7/2 odds Wednesday, ahead of NHL coaching veterans Peter DeBoer (4/1), Bruce Cassidy (9/2) and Barry Trotz (6/1), among others.

Sportsbetting.ag also released odds and likewise favored Fedorov at +350, ahead of DeBoer (+400), Cassidy (+450) and Trotz (+600).

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