Stanley Cup Finals: (WC2) Florida Panthers vs (P1) Vegas Golden Knights | VGK Lead 3-1
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Gentle Man
09/12
Moneypuck has spoken
It's Vegas in 55.86% which, ipso facto, a sweep for Vegas.
It's Vegas in 55.86% which, ipso facto, a sweep for Vegas.
I still don't know how florida is doing this but Vegas has the depth to rival a Boston and that series went 7. So i'm gonna say Vegas in 7.
It doesn't make any sense, Vegas have been the superior team all season, and have looked great in the playoffs....but I took Florida in six. I just think only a fool would bet against Florida right now. They seem to be a team of destiny.
If Florida wins, it'd be nice to see that franchise get something for once.
If Vegas wins, I get to see Quick and Martinez hoist the Cup again. I can't lose in this series.
If Vegas wins, I get to see Quick and Martinez hoist the Cup again. I can't lose in this series.
KevinFinnerty
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EverTheCynic
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Vegas in 6
Want both these teams to win.
Stone and Pietrangelo are 2 of my favorite players. Really wanna see Stone get the cup, guy deserves it. Cassidy really won me over, think he's a great coach.
Florida and Vancouver have like a kinship with one another. They gave us Luongo and Bertuzzi, we gave them Bure. We've been trade partners on big deals for the past 20+ years. Plus, they got a young exciting team. Fun to watch.
There's no loser in this series as a neutral fan. Go.... both teams I guess?
Want both these teams to win.
Stone and Pietrangelo are 2 of my favorite players. Really wanna see Stone get the cup, guy deserves it. Cassidy really won me over, think he's a great coach.
Florida and Vancouver have like a kinship with one another. They gave us Luongo and Bertuzzi, we gave them Bure. We've been trade partners on big deals for the past 20+ years. Plus, they got a young exciting team. Fun to watch.
There's no loser in this series as a neutral fan. Go.... both teams I guess?
Canadiens Ghost
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I have picked Vegas in each of their series so far.
This SCF is as close to a 50/50 matchup as I’ve seen all playoffs (provided Bob remains stellar).
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Thinking Vegas is the favourite.
They have Carolina like defense while having clearly better forward group.
Goaltending is really untested so far for them
They have Carolina like defense while having clearly better forward group.
Goaltending is really untested so far for them
Zynbanejad
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Florida is gonna destroy Vegas goaltending
People say this every round.
NordiquesForeva
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I'd like to see Vegas win the Cup. While Florida has a decisive edge in goaltending, Vegas has the advantage at both forward and defense and are a much deeper team than Florida.
Carolina's problem wasn't that they weren't getting their scoring opportunities, their problem was that they couldn't finish because of two reasons: (1) Bobrovsky was lights-out all series, and (2) there was an inherent lack of finishing ability on that Carolina team. Vegas has much better scoring ability than does Carolina, and some of their better players are coming into the series hot (Karlsson, Marchessault, Barbashev). I also think Vegas's "checking line" (the Karlsson line) has been playing really well and should be able to match up effectively against the Bennett line. Vegas can match up the Eichel line against the Barkov line, and still has the Stephenson and Roy lines available to take advantage of what should be favourable matchups against Florida's 3rd line (which is pretty good, particularly Reinhart) and 4th line (haven't been playing much). Vegas's 4th line was one of the deciding factors last night with their forechecking ability. Florida just doesn't have that kind of depth.
Vegas's back end is well-positioned I think to withstand Florida's forecheck. Again, another deep group and all 6 D-men can really play.
I'm fairly neutral, with a slight preference for Vegas. I think Vegas takes this in 6, maybe 7 games. It should be a good series, and I'm looking forward to it.
Carolina's problem wasn't that they weren't getting their scoring opportunities, their problem was that they couldn't finish because of two reasons: (1) Bobrovsky was lights-out all series, and (2) there was an inherent lack of finishing ability on that Carolina team. Vegas has much better scoring ability than does Carolina, and some of their better players are coming into the series hot (Karlsson, Marchessault, Barbashev). I also think Vegas's "checking line" (the Karlsson line) has been playing really well and should be able to match up effectively against the Bennett line. Vegas can match up the Eichel line against the Barkov line, and still has the Stephenson and Roy lines available to take advantage of what should be favourable matchups against Florida's 3rd line (which is pretty good, particularly Reinhart) and 4th line (haven't been playing much). Vegas's 4th line was one of the deciding factors last night with their forechecking ability. Florida just doesn't have that kind of depth.
Vegas's back end is well-positioned I think to withstand Florida's forecheck. Again, another deep group and all 6 D-men can really play.
I'm fairly neutral, with a slight preference for Vegas. I think Vegas takes this in 6, maybe 7 games. It should be a good series, and I'm looking forward to it.
The focus of potential regression is on Bob. Florida’s been on a PP heater this entire time too; it’s at 34.4% since Game 5 of the Boston series. If that cools off, as they often do, can Florida’s pedestrian 5v5 scoring compensate? Regular season says yes, but Vegas has been getting great defensive results so far.
GermanPanther
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Florida is doing Florida things and Vegas doing Vegas things.
But when Vegas is the Team who should be win the Cup, we faced this 3 times before and here we are. So this might be the best thing that can happen for us.
But when Vegas is the Team who should be win the Cup, we faced this 3 times before and here we are. So this might be the best thing that can happen for us.
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Would be amazing if we could win the SC after all these years of pain for us loyal Cats fans who has stuck by the team over all these years. May the best team win VGK, and good luck. Hoping for an exciting SC final!
Go Cats Go!
Go Cats Go!
Gentle Man
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Chaos2k7
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IF Vegas can beat us 4 times, you better believe they will have earned it.
I think game 1 will be a big statement opportunity for the Cats.
I think game 1 will be a big statement opportunity for the Cats.
Uncle Scrooge
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Vegas is the closest team to Florida that Florida is facing these playoffs.
If you look at the stats these teams have very similar numbers so far... except that Vegas is scoring more at ES. Granted, the Panthers have probably had the toughest path to get here, but still.
That’s kind of the way I feel about this series. Two very evenly matched teams, but Florida is finally facing a team that can take advantage of their opportunities and kind of give a taste of their own medicine. Vegas has solid depth both up front and on the back-end.
At the end of the day, one team is icing a roster over the salary cap and one team had millions of dead cap. It’s got to show somewhere and this really should be the Knights time to win.
Which is just a reminder how good the Panthers can be moving forward. It was supposed to be a year to forget until they free up more money to spend.
If you look at the stats these teams have very similar numbers so far... except that Vegas is scoring more at ES. Granted, the Panthers have probably had the toughest path to get here, but still.
That’s kind of the way I feel about this series. Two very evenly matched teams, but Florida is finally facing a team that can take advantage of their opportunities and kind of give a taste of their own medicine. Vegas has solid depth both up front and on the back-end.
At the end of the day, one team is icing a roster over the salary cap and one team had millions of dead cap. It’s got to show somewhere and this really should be the Knights time to win.
Which is just a reminder how good the Panthers can be moving forward. It was supposed to be a year to forget until they free up more money to spend.
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Panthers baby.
Barkov is the most complete player in the game and now everyone is going to see what that actually means.
Barkov is the most complete player in the game and now everyone is going to see what that actually means.
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