It's too preposterous to even be a movie script.
Yet, the expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights are four wins from the Stanley Cup, a sentence that seemed so unlikely 12 months ago that casino oddsmakers had to chuckle as locals and tourists placed novelty wagers on the improbable.
Except those 200-to-1 bets (and others) may just turn in to Vegas gold.
• According to the New York Times, the casinos' liability is between $5-10 million if the Golden Knights win the Cup.
• From the NYT: Over the last year, William Hill, the operator of more than 100 full-service and kiosk locations in Nevada, has booked 350 bets on the Knights to win the Cup at odds of at least 100-1.