Vegas Golden Knights are your 2023 Stanley Cup Champions!

[Kaner9]

Good for them! Love the BIG boy hockey

 

[EMcx2]

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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This is what made the difference for the Knights between winning the cup this year and twice being knocked out in the final four.

 

[Nasti]

The cup presentation is inferior with the pyro.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

It's actually kind of insane that Vegas nabbed Stone, Pietrangelo and Eichel lol. Think about that. How can that be possible.

 

[Thrasymachus]

The Las Vegas Asterisks

It's actually kind of insane that Vegas nabbed Stone, Pietrangelo and Eichel lol. Think about that. How can that be possible.

Easy when you are gifted a boatload of assets fresh out of expansion.

 

[Thrasymachus]

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.

Kind of underscores just how egregiously unfair the expansion draft was

 

[HanSolo]

It's not about how long the Vegas community had to wait for the VGK to build a winner for purposes of comparative suffering. Like yeah from purely being a fan of an NHL team, Vegas fans are very fortunate. But we also are a major city that hasn't had a major professional sports team for decades. And it's like, okay there's a number of populous cities that don't either. But the thing is, Vegas is not looked at by many as a real city but just an adult playground of casinos/hotels and residents who work at the hotels/casinos. And that's just not the case. Take away the casinos and slot machines in gas stations and Vegas is a city like any other.

But within that, while there's certainly a fair share of gem local spots, most of the best of what our city has to offer is catered to visitors from around the world. Minus the UNLV running rebels of the early 90s, Vegas hasn't had something to really embrace as a community and call their own. Until we got a hockey team. Did this community suffer what hockey fans traditionally suffer? No. But the elation and celebration comes from years of people not considering our city a real community, not taking us seriously in any respect, and as a payoff for a team that helped us heal after a significant tragedy.

 

[HanSolo]

Kind of underscores just how egregiously unfair the expansion draft was

Yeah let's see if Seattle wins a cup soon. They have four more years to provide empirical evidence that your theory is correct.

 

[TheBeard]

No. But the elation and celebration comes from years of people not considering our city a real community, not taking us seriously in any respect, and as a payoff for a team that helped us heal after a significant tragedy.

Ironic considering a majority of the community didn't consider hockey a real sport until they got a team.

 

[oldtimehockey2]

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

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

you’re right but other than a couple of division titles i wouldn’t say they were particularly successful much less won a cup. OP was lamenting that the sabres haven’t won and implied that fact is somehow the NHL’s fault. AVs defintely have performed better post move to denver.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Yeah let's see if Seattle wins a cup soon. They have four more years to provide empirical evidence that your theory is correct.

Ah yes, because every theory is proven through a whopping *two* case studies.

And the teams were managed and coached by the same people, I forgot!

 

[HanSolo]

Ah yes, because every theory is proven through a whopping *two* case studies.

And the teams were managed and coached by the same people, I forgot!

You just pointed out the flaws in your own statement. Well done.

 

[TheBeard]

you’re right but other than a couple of division titles i wouldn’t say they were particularly successful much less won a cup. OP was lamenting that the sabres haven’t won and implied that fact is somehow the NHL’s fault. AVs defintely have performed better post move to denver.

The only benefit Colorado got was being able to trade for Roy because there's zero chance Montreal would have traded him to Quebec.

 

[jetsforever]

Nice work Vegas
Happy for Brossoit and all the Manitoba players

 

[Razamanaz]

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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... the most ever boring machine I ever seen. Yesus Christ and Superstar. To boring to be true.

AI-hockey go home; just go home.

 

[Dread Clawz]

Nvm

 

[Dread Clawz]

Congrats Vegas, not even mad. Thats a hell of a team. Big mobile defense with tons of talent and physicality. Four big, gritty forward lines that play solid two-way hockey. Clutch leadership play from Stone. And Hill was outstanding all series. Florida didn't have an answer to that overall team depth. They deserved to win.

 

[JLo217]

It's actually kind of insane that Vegas nabbed Stone, Pietrangelo and Eichel lol. Think about that. How can that be possible.

Cap circumvention is a beautiful thing... especially when the league doesn't really check in on it.

 

[HanSolo]

Iconic

 

[BattleBorn]

Iconic

Had to switch up the avi as soon as I saw it.

 

[HanSolo]

Had to switch up the avi as soon as I saw it.

Once in a lifetime shot for the photographer (@powersimagery on Twitter). The shape of the group celebration with the Conn Smythe winner smack in the middle as the only one looking up. I need this framed.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

One of the more deserving teams in recent years without any doubt, and no controversy (potential) even from rivals fans. Business first. Did not goon games up beyond any normal playoff levels. Reacted with necessary force and played as a team. Well done.

 

[MMC]

What luck, my Vegas trip with my friends just happened to be this weekend, so I'll get to see the parade in person. Should be sick (though I hope the strip isn't too much of a pain in the ass to walk around that night )

 

[BattleBorn]

What luck, my Vegas trip with my friends just happened to be this weekend, so I'll get to see the parade in person. Should be sick (though I hope the strip isn't too much of a pain in the ass to walk around that night )

It’s going to be brutal.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Management and players stepped up to bat this year and nailed it

Well deserved win by VGK