Ruff a 2/1 favourite to be Canucks next coach

Lindy Ruff was fired by the Buffalo Sabres this season. (AP photo)

The big question in the hockey world — outside of who will win this year’s Stanley Cup? – is: who will replace Alain Vigneault as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks?

According to popular betting website bodog.ca, former Buffalo Sabres bench boss Lindy Ruff is a 2-to-1 favourite to be named the next head coach of the Canucks.

Former Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett and Dallas Eakins, coach of the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies, are listed with the second-best odds.

Vigneault was fired by the Canucks earlier this week after being swept by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Here is the full list of odds released by bodog.ca:

Lindy Ruff – 2/1

Dallas Eakins – 5/2

Dave Tippett – 5/2

Scott Arniel – 9/1

Tom Renney – 9/1

Doug Houda – 12/1

Larry Robinson – 12/1

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