The , understandably, entered the NHL season as . They were a new franchise with a roster of supposed misfits, and at one point they were at 500-1 odds to win the championship. Fast forward to the end of the season and they're in the Stanley Cup Final -- four wins away from defying the odds in every sense of the expre sion.The Golden Knights cast aside the in just They've looked unstoppable this postseason, slashing the odds as they've gone along. However, should they win the Stanley Cup against the winner between the and the , Las Vegas bookkeepers are still on the hook for some big money.The biggest single payout would be $120,000 for a $400 bet made when the Golden Knights were at 300-1 odds, according to Westgate Superbook spokesman Jermaine O'Neal Jersey Jay Kornegay, via . 13 bets were made when the Golden Knights were at 500-1, but last month -- not nece sarily enough to make a dent. Single biggest @GoldenKNnights ticket liability for handful of sportsbooks: : $400 at 300:1....$120K : $500 at 200:1....$100K : $400 at 150:1....$60K : $250 at 200:1....$50K : $1,000 at 50:1....$50K Doug Kezirian (@DougESPN) According to Jim Murphy of , Now, however, the Golden Knights stand to hand sportsbooks what may be the biggest lo s in their history."It could still end up being the biggest futures lo s in Las Vegas history," Murphy said, via . "In my experience, it's unprecedented. I'd have to go back to the 2011 Daytona 500, where Trevor Bayne won at 80-1 odds to find anything remotely close, but even so restrictor-plate racing produces longshot winners now and then." The Golden Knights can take the continued disrespect, and bookkeepers can handle the lo s. As Kornegay told the last month: "Busine s will take care of itself." After all, the worst-case scenario for Las Vegas is that its home team hoists the Stanley T.J. Warren Jersey Cup in its inaugural season. That's a pretty cool worst-cast scenario to have.
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