Vegas Golden Knights are your 2023 Stanley Cup Champions!

[Chairman Maouth]

Long suffering Vegas Golden Knights fans can rejoice and breathe a little easier. They finally brought home the cup.

 

[Pia8988]

One of the more dominant runs from an offensive perspective. They had a plan an executed it on every single opponent. They were going to own the slot and there wasn't a thing anyone could do about it. Twelve players broke double digit points in the run. Just a machine.

 

[BagHead]

Came in here to pay my respects. Vegas had a heck of a team this year. It's always funny how many of the Eastern fans seem to vastly underestimate the top western teams, but the Knights showed up and took care of business in each of their series, not just the Cup Finals. It was a very convincing Cup run. I think only the Stars would have been able to beat the Knights this year, and only if those OT bounces had gone the other way. Good job, Vegas, and congrats to their fans. Enjoy it while it lasts, it only comes rarely.

Long suffering Vegas Golden Knights fans can rejoice and breathe a little easier. They finally brought home the cup.

All those year they missed the playoffs must have been torture.

 

[Mike C]

I don't. Players should not be allowed to play while injured.

Since teams obviously cannot make the right decision themselves, there should be neutral doctors assigned by the league that make the decisions, and the players and teams wouldn't have a say.

Neutral parties making decisions in a league in bed with gambling entities. Excellent strategy right there

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I guess Cassidy wasn't the problem in Boston after all.

Good for both teams. Boston went on a tear and set a record. Cassidy found himself again in the desert.

 

[Mike C]

Cause him score...

Or because it wasn't the milkman playing creepy crawley at the Kessel household after all

 

[VivaLasVegas]

One of the more dominant runs from an offensive perspective. They had a plan an executed it on every single opponent. They were going to own the slot and there wasn't a thing anyone could do about it. Twelve players broke double digit points in the run. Just a machine.


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Cassidy harped all season that the team needed to be better at getting the puck behind and in deep, and cut out all the perimeter shooting, and that paid big dividends in the playoffs.

 

[FinnLightning26]

You forgot to mention the refs.... disappointing.

I heard so much ref whining during our first round series that I thought it was a given.

 

[Pia8988]

Cassidy harped all season that the team needed to be better at getting the puck behind and in deep, and cut out all the perimeter shooting, and that paid big dividends in the playoffs.

Pretty big change from DeBoer and the biggest reason they did what they did. No more just feeding pucks to the point for low percentage shots

 

[hangman005]

Cassidy harped all season that the team needed to be better at getting the puck behind and in deep, and cut out all the perimeter shooting, and that paid big dividends in the playoffs.

Have to say getting the puck behind the goalie and deep in the net paid dividends

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Winning 6 years in is kind of hilarious. Feels like a mockery of "the process" teams are supposed to go through. Teams should really just sling assets like Vegas, would spice things up.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Pretty big change from DeBoer and the biggest reason they did what they did. No more just feeding pucks to the point for low percentage shots

Yep, arguably that was the big difference that took Vegas to another level, and how they got past a Dallas team that was really pretty good -- Dallas stood outside and peppered shots that were pretty easy to stop, whereas Vegas worked inside where Oettinger couldn't be nearly as effective.

Also, Vegas was good at keeping teams from working the puck inside against Broissoit and Hill and clearing the front of the goal when they did.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Congrats to Vegas & their fans. Much deserved. Was stoked to see Cassidy raise that cup.

Gotta be the first time in history Bettman wasn't boo'd.

 

[dukedukowski]

 

[oldtimehockey2]

Congrats to the knights but it amazes me how a storied franchise as the Buffalo Sabres (1970) don't have a cup yet an expansion Knights team (2017) do... The NHL has expanded to the point of the USFL dumbness...

Sorry there's certainly luck but ownershipment and management can make their own luck also. How many other teams have won besides the Knights. the Avs were nothing when they were the Nordiques, new ownership and a change of scenery and they've been a great team.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Congrats to @hangman005 and @HanSolo two of the classiest Vegas fans. Enjoy the win!

 

[TheBeard]

Sorry there's certainly luck but ownershipment and management can make their own luck also. How many other teams have won besides the Knights. the Avs were nothing when they were the Nordiques, new ownership and a change of scenery and they've been a great team.

Wait. What? The Nords were nothing? They were the second best team in the NHL the year before they left.

 

[Gjman2019]

Hats off to Vegas and congrats to their fans on here......Well rounded and well coached machine....

I thought the Oilers were gonna roll them after the way they handled them in game 2..........Knights totally proved me wrong........And Hill was a great fit for them in net......

 

[ChanceVegas]

 

[MMC]

 

[ChanceVegas]

Which one is his daughter?

 

[ChanceVegas]

 

[sxvnert]

Maurice: "I'm not making excuse but here a list of excuses..."

Growing tired of losing teams (and sometimes winning) whining about injuries they played through. All players are playing through injuries at this point in the season.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Why does Kessel's kid look like Evgeni Malkin?

OH MY GOD

 

[S E P H]

Which one is his daughter?

Kessel was bank account able to catch that? Woah...