P.K. Subban Said Vegas Is Going To The Finals

[Rpenny]

I know the whole Vegas thing has been beaten to death but i think it's still thread worthy ....In the second intermission i think P.K. sounded confident when he said Vegas is going to the finals....

They're still in a very tough bracket and the Oilers are a different animal this year.......But what are your early takes 3 days into the tournament about the West ?

And what do you guys think about P.K. as an analyst ? I think his personality is tailor made for television.....

And water is wet. I was hoping Big D would do them but in watching the game they are going on all cylanders. In the west I think Dallas is the team that matches their depth.

 

[BMOK33]

The NHL has a serious integrity and image crisis ongoing.

Well, they have a few.

Vegas is certainly one of the most visible attractors to such attention as the NHL does not need with regards to their complete lack of professional and corporate integrity.

You combine the fiasco with Canes twitter in recent days and the VGK cap shenanigans I am pretty sure nobody is going to watch that final if it happens. They'll just hope the roof caves in lol

 

[olli]

They made Dallas look like the 8th seed tonight. As a Jets fan I’m more scared of Vegas than Colorado.

 

[ChanceVegas]

People slept on Vgk. I've got them losing to Wpg in WCF in my bracket.

How do you sleep on the reigning cup champ?

 

[Devonator]

I really am surprised that so many people took issue with these more then reasonable comments by PK......Vegas is a machine that has only been winning from day one.....they added 2 first rate players in hanifin and hertl......to an already very strong team......This will be the team to beat for the Cup....no question about it......

 

[Soul Assumption]

I think no one doubts that Vegas will win the cup, the only question is will it be 16-0?

 

[Chinaski89]

You combine the fiasco with Canes twitter in recent days and the VGK cap shenanigans I am pretty sure nobody is going to watch that final if it happens. They'll just hope the roof caves in lol

What happened with the Canes Twitter?

 

[hangman005]

What happened with the Canes Twitter?

They said "Cry" and some Islander fans got mad and started doxing the canes PR staff from what I can see.

 

[lawrence]

not a bad choice but I think the Avs can stop them.

 

[ViD]

Defending SC champion that circumvented the cap and added some solid players going back to the SC finals?

The boldest of takes

 

[Rorschach]

Oh good, I was wondering what he thought.

He's the Ja Rule of hockey.

Sincerely,

- Dave Chappelle

 

[Panthaz89]

I take it you didn't watch game 1. Or much of Vegas' last four months of hockey.

Starting with goaltending, Hill struggled with injuries for a good chunk of the year but when he first came back people were talking about how the only reason he wouldn't be a Vezina candidate was because he hadn't played enough games and people were starting to have hope team Canada could have a strong starter at the Olympics with him in net. After that his performance and confidence tanked to the point that Thompson stole the starting job back after losing it last year. Thompson mostly played well but had some big stinkers like the blowout loss to Arizona and I'd argue two of his goals against last night were incredibly weak, though I can't argue that overall 26 saves on 29 shots was solid.

Defensively, the Knights haven't been anywhere close to the 5 man defensive structure, pressure, and ability to win body/positioning/puck battles they were at last year. That was something that started to develop around January of last year and kept improving right up to the cup win. This was pretty evident last night as Vegas let Dallas come in with some really dangerous unmarked chances in the first two periods before clamping down with turtle hockey. There's been no real improvement to the defensive structure and effort compared to the past and the chances of getting back to that level are pretty slim.

Overall the offense is just not there. Last year Vegas didn't exactly play the high octane kind of relentless offense that Edmonton plays with but they were still pounding away at opposing defenses almost every shift until mistakes led to chances. This year, from game 1 the Knights have played this sort of reserved style of offense that's very focused on limiting errors, looking for optimal plays, and waiting for errors to occur rather than forcing them to. Being limited to 15 shots on goal last night wasn't a surprise to me. It's exactly in line with a continuing issue that hasn't gotten better over time and they were only fortunate that Oettinger has a weak night.

Either way, it's no accident that Vegas ended up as the 8 seed. Throwing in a couple big names on a roster sheet doesn't make ongoing flaws just vanish.

yeah Vegas suc who is Dallas anyway winning on the road twice against the #1 proves Vegas is clearly no match for anyone.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Did he at least say spoiler alert before ruining the ending?

 

[Tofveve]

I'm pretty sure he'd also bet the house on himself being the most handsome, funniest, charming man in the world (sorry Dos Equis guy), soooo . . .

 

[Tofveve]

I do like Vegas a lot, one of about 5 teams I recorded and/or watched live all season. I wouldn't be mad if they won again. Vegas is turning out to be an awesome hockey city.