Bolts' Lecavalier to undergo knee surgery

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08/21/2010 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier will undergo minor surgery on his left knee on Tuesday.

The arthroscopic procedure will be performed by Lightning Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Ira Guttentag at the Florida Medical Clinic. Although recovery time will be 3-to-4 weeks, Lecavalier is expected to be ready for training camp.

The top overall pick in the 1998 draft, Lecavalier had 24 goals and 46 assists in 82 games last season.

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If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture.  Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).

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Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash.  Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win. 

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