Predictions Gone Wrong - VGK Preseason Predictions
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IceNeophyte
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GKG18
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This is absolute gold. GOLD, Jerry! I'm going to kill quality hours today reading these!
ChanceVegas
Barney on a bender
PuckMunchkin
Very Nice, Very Evil!
I bet if we had their honest predictions in writing, you could add some by the VGK management to that list.
hangman005
It's my first day.
Not so much a prediction but I remember complaining about NHL18 being unrealistic because I kept simming and Vegas kept winning..... maybe it was realistic after all
Bigger losers than the four who went to Vegas for a bachelor party- Vice
That's rough. Not to mention the take they had on us as a city.
Classy....as they take another bite of crow.
That's rough. Not to mention the take they had on us as a city.
Classy....as they take another bite of crow.
mundyc3
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One that makes me laugh most is all the people calling us idiots for not having selected Dumba, saying we got robbed just getting Tuch and Haula.
Captain Creampuff
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I'll admit I was a doubter right after the expansion draft. But as soon as I saw you guys play my Blues I knew the Golden Knights were the real deal. It's been a pleasure watching this team this season and especially these playoffs. I'm picking Knights in 6. I said Knights in 6 vs the Jets and we won that in 5 so lets hope we get a repeate of that so we can see the cup drive down the Vegas Strip.
Matias Maccete
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Wasn't there a general prediction thread? Iirc I was on the positive side, but wasn't anywhere close to them being in the cup finals lol. During my search for that, I found this, funny stuff.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threa...-make-the-playoffs-before-the-oilers.2094005/
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threa...-make-the-playoffs-before-the-oilers.2094005/
ChanceVegas
Barney on a bender
Matias Maccete
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Here's the thread I was thinking of. On the bright side, I picked a 77 point finish, which was higher than many. But....... I also said the coyotes would finish higher 
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/how-many-points-this-season.2372961/page-2
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/how-many-points-this-season.2372961/page-2
Kiraly
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I'll own up as well: I was convinced our blue line would suck. That Fleury would face a non-stop barrage of high quality shots and this would be a shootout type team that dropped a lot of games due to it. I wasn't just wrong, but off by a damn mile. And while I still think our blue line is the team's biggest weakness relatively speaking, I'm really happy to be that far off the mark.
Matias Maccete
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The D core was what I thought would be the Knights downfall as well. The forward group looked solid if not spectacular; obviously no one saw Wild Bill's emergence coming, but Neal, Marcheassault, and Smith all had success elsewhere, and there was good depth at every position. I thought Lindberg would do more, I'm surprised he didn't put up some points. Fleury seemed like he'd be an above average starter, though I'd didn't think he'd have a Vezina level season.
The blue line looked rough though. None of them were really bad, but tbh I didn't see any 1st pairing guys in that group, and it's not like many were slam dunk top 4 guys either. But yeah, WRONG lol.
The house doesn’t always win: Las Vegas may lose millions on the Golden Knights
Just for the sake of irony, let's look at from this angle.
Just for the sake of irony, let's look at from this angle.
mundyc3
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As the Knights make the playoffs for their fourth straight year, this thread is a fair look back to what was originally believed of this team.
hangman005
It's my first day.
Damn it now you've got me watching season 1 highlights again... Still sends shivers down my spine. Even now I'm not sure even winning the cup will compare to the magic of that season.
mundyc3
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Come on, do this right. Pin this sucker up in the main forum!
ChanceVegas
Barney on a bender
What about this season. We were dead in the water to start season. ESPN preseason power rankings:
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