If Dallas Wins, Will it be the Biggest Giant-Slaying Run?
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Actually LA faced 1, 3, 9, and 11 ranked teams in 2012, which is more impressive
Dallas is a good team already not some mega underdog. They did good escaping the west now lets see if they keep handling Tampa
1980 Islanders beat the 12th, 4th, 2nd and 1st ranked teams
KingsFan7824
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2, 5, 7, and 12 in 2014 too.
Dr Pepper
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They haven't even won tonight. Not yet.
Maybe wait until after the finals, IF Dallas can keep this up lol
Maybe wait until after the finals, IF Dallas can keep this up lol
Hockeyholic
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LAK in 2012 have to be the answer here.
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Plus they absolutely dismantled every team. They were 15-2 at one point before the Devils took Games 4 and 5.
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I remember watching that run and the abject domination LA had over every opponent. NJ was lucky to get two wins let alone even one on home ice. LA only lost one road game that entire run as well as three loses at home, unfreakingbelievable.
Calgary is week and Vegas finished 4 points ahead playing 2 more games, the only team they have beet that was “better” was Colorado and they had injury issues it’s hardly some big underdog story thus far.
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Beating Calgary is no big deal....everyone does that to the Flames in the first round....however...yes beating the Avs and Knights back to back is very impressive...and if the beat the favored Bolts....yes that would be quite the unexpected run!
Megaterio Llamas
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I think it's really more a case of a well constructed sun belt team flying under the radar. I would have said goaltending would be the only possible weakness heading in but Khodobin has obviously more than filled the bill.
L.A. was known to be a good team that was saving it for the playoffs though. I don't think anyone thought that highly of Dallas this year. I'm not sure what the point of the OP is exactly, but if it's biggest upsets, then I'd say Dallas is more surprising (if they beat Tampa). If it's who beat the higher seeded teams, then yeah you're right
Weren’t the Stars top of the West for a short time before the Avs and Knight went on streaks? They kinda had a slump that dropped them in the standings.
They beat on my Oilers badly in the regular season with their stifling D and excellent puck moving. What I’m seeing in the SCF is pretty much the same.
They beat on my Oilers badly in the regular season with their stifling D and excellent puck moving. What I’m seeing in the SCF is pretty much the same.
Calgary, if they pulled it off in 2004, would have beaten 1-3 in the West and 1st in the East.
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Hard to go by overall seeds, Bruins beat 1/3/8 in 2011 but that 3 Flyers team sucked and got dicked.
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