The 2011-12 NHL season is heating up. As the calendar gets closer to March, it’s time to start looking at who has a realistic shot at winning the 2012 Stanley Cup. Many questions will be answered come this March-April.

Are the NY Rangers for real? Will the Detroit Red Wings win another Cup? Is Sid the Kid going to be healthy for this year’s post season? Right now, the New York Rangers 77 points (East)  and the Detroit Red Wings 78 points (West) are battling it out for the overall #1 seed, yet both have some nice odds to win the Cup this season.

The Wings are at 10/1 and the Rangers at 30/1. The favorites to win the 2012 Cup are the Chicago Black Hawks and the Washington Capitals both at 6/1

Here is a look at the 2012 Odds to win the Stanley Cup.

The first odds listed are the opening odds, and the second are the current odds.

Chicago 12/1 -- 6/1

Washington 10/1 --  6/1

Pittsburgh 7/1 -- 7/1

Vancouver 6/1 -- 9/1

Philadelphia 9/1 -- 10/1

Buffalo 30/1 -- 10/1

Detroit 12/1 -- 10/1

Los Angeles 12/1 -- 10/1

San Jose 12/1 -- 12/1

Boston 10/1 -- 15/1

Anaheim 25/1 -- 20/1

Tampa Bay 12/1 -- 20/1

N.Y. Rangers 40/1 -- 30/1

Toronto 50/1 -- 35/1

New Jersey 30/1 -- 35/1

Montreal 20/1 -- 40/1

Nashville 25/1 -- 40/1

Dallas 40/1 -- 40/1

Carolina 35/1 -- 45/1

St. Louis 40/1 -- 45/1

Colorado 65/1 -- 50/1

Edmonton 65/1 -- 50/1

Minnesota 60/1 -- 60/1

Calgary 35/1 -- 60/1

N.Y. Islanders 80/1 -- 80/1

Phoenix 30/1 -- 85/1

Winnipeg 50/1 -- 85/1

Florida 125/1 --125/1

Columbus 75/1 -- 150/1

Ottawa 65/1 -- 150/1