OT: Out of town scoreboard

[TotalHomer]

Vegas thinks they’re the biggest and baddest and nobody can touch them. That’s why the best way to play them is HARD and PHYSICAL. Hit the big assholes and their skill players every f***ing time they touch the puck and before you know it they’ll start coughing up the puck at the wrong place and time.

The problem is they are big as f***. Just look at that backline. The key is getting the first goal so they can't turtle. It's amazing how little they give up when they shut it down. I think the only teams that can open them up with blazing speed are Edmonton/mcDavid and Colorado with Mack and Makar. Other teams have to grind it out. It's terryfying to fall behind against them.

 

[KW]

The problem is they are big as f***. Just look at that backline. The key is getting the first goal so they can't turtle. It's amazing how little they give up when they shut it down. I think the only teams that can open them up with blazing speed are Edmonton/mcDavid and Colorado with Mack and Makar. Other teams have to grind it out. It's terryfying to fall behind against them.

They’re not expecting anyone to be able to hit them. That’s why you have to hit them. Sun Tzu.

 

[TotalHomer]

They’re not expecting anyone to be able to hit them. That’s why you have to hit them. Sun Tzu.

I don't think they care about hitting but that,s my opinion. Goaltending seems their only weakness.

 

[FrolikFan67]

The problem is they are big as f***. Just look at that backline. The key is getting the first goal so they can't turtle. It's amazing how little they give up when they shut it down. I think the only teams that can open them up with blazing speed are Edmonton/mcDavid and Colorado with Mack and Makar. Other teams have to grind it out. It's terryfying to fall behind against them.

I just don’t see georgiev or the combination of skinner and the oilers backend competing with them. Unless McDavid and drai go god mode on Thompson I just can’t imagine either of those goalies beating a healthy Vegas

 

[Gentle Man]

I don't think they care about hitting but that,s my opinion. Goaltending seems their only weakness.

Zito saw we were outsized.

We will be way more ready this year. I just hope we make it and we make it healthy.

Then have Lomborg dust off Kolesar

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

I had Canes/Stars in September, only feeling good about 50% of that pick right now

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I had Canes/Stars in September, only feeling good about 50% of that pick right now

Vegas looks solid, but Dallas looks washed. Outside of Stankoven, I really don't have a single bright spot for Dallas.

 

[RJMA]

Vegas looks solid, but Dallas looks washed. Outside of Stankoven, I really don't have a single bright spot for Dallas.

Depth is only useful if its there to complement superstars already in place. Dallas has zero superstars. Florida has at least 2 superstars, arguably 3.

Zito is the number 1 reason i strongly believe in this team's chance to win the Cup every year. Some people in certain industries just get it. Zito is that. We are beyond lucky to have him managing our favorite team. I dont imagine we'll ever see this franchise as a middling or bottom feeder team as long as he's in charge. He's got one foot in the present and the other in the future at all times.

 

[RJMA]

Zito saw we were outsized.

This is why I dont see Lorentz coming out of the lineup and Gadjovich being the next man up.

When Bennett is back, I'd be interested in a Gadjovich/Lorentz/Stenlund 4th line.

I had Canes/Stars in September, only feeling good about 50% of that pick right now

I have zero fear of their goaltending. If anything, Kochetkov gives them a better chance to win. But if RBA has an allegiance to Andersen, so be it.

 

[Gentle Man]

Vegas looks solid, but Dallas looks washed. Outside of Stankoven, I really don't have a single bright spot for Dallas.

Marchment was good.

Laid a big hit

Then died

 

[TotalHomer]

Zito saw we were outsized.

We will be way more ready this year. I just hope we make it and we make it healthy.

Then have Lomborg dust off Kolesar

Absolutely not going to be a doormat but they gave us a real beating last year, blew the doors off. But we're better and more prepared for sure. And true that getting there healthy is the key. Hoping they face some adversity with that too.

 

[Last Rat Standing]

Someone mentioned about the clogged toilets in the upper level on Tuesday. Probably was the entire Stars teams going full explosive diarrhea.

 

[Chessarmy]

Not happy about Vegas looking dominant, but I'm not going to bother worrying about that because we have a tall task ourselves trying to make the SCF for a second straight year. If we end up facing Carolina again, especially in the ECF, they're going to be looking for redemption and it'll be an absolute dog fight to eliminate them yet again.

 

[Idiot Stick]

Not happy about Vegas looking dominant, but I'm not going to bother worrying about that because we have a tall task ourselves trying to make the SCF for a second straight year. If we end up facing Carolina again, especially in the ECF, they're going to be looking for redemption and it'll be an absolute dog fight to eliminate them yet again.

im hopin the rangers beat them in a long series.

For some reason i feel better vs them

 

[Chessarmy]

im hopin the rangers beat them in a long series.

For some reason i feel better vs them

Agreed. I'd rather NYR than trying to eliminate the same team in the ECF twice in a row.

 

[pb1300]

Watching the Leafs-Bruins series, and I just don’t see either team beating us in a 7 game series. Assuming we take care of the Lightning of course.

 

[I am not exposed]

Dallas really annoying me as I picked quite a few of their players in my hockey pools. They have to got to stop ****ing the bed!

Vegas look good Probably repeat champions. Urgh.

 

[Chino Oscar]

Dallas really annoying me as I picked quite a few of their players in my hockey pools. They have to got to stop ****ing the bed!

Vegas look good Probably repeat champions. Urgh.

Agreed,

They are looking pretty damn good, which is upsetting considering how they go around the salary cap. Their team is stacked, big, strong and can play pretty much any style. Hope Dallas can stretch the series somewhat and either Colorado/Winnipeg or Edmonton can beat them before the SCF.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

There is nothing more simpering and pathetic than people who aren't even fans of Vegas defending that team clearly and blatantly abusing the LTIR rules in the most shameless fashion possible for a competitive advantage.

Doormat mentality. The type of people who work for a big corporation and work without overtime compensation on Saturdays to 'help out bossman.'

 

[PSLguy]

For those wondering:

Final Cap hit, top 3 teams per capfriendly:

Toronto - $97,645,821
Tampa - $93,776,877
Vegas - $92,239,581

Florida - $83,572,175 - 16th in the league

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

For those wondering:

Final Cap hit, top 3 teams per capfriendly:

Toronto - $97,645,821
Tampa - $93,776,877
Vegas - $92,239,581

Florida - $83,572,175 - 16th in the league

Oh yeah, Toronto has blatantly abused this as well, but nobody cares because the Leafs won't even make it out of the first round.

 

[pantherbot]

The benefit for Vegas is they are giants among a division full of smaller and softer teams.

Playoff teams sorted by weight/height. The bottom 8 teams are Dallas, Vancouver, NYR, Nashville, Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Winnipeg. We know Florida and Carolina don't play soft, and NYR you got Trouba, Rempe, to deal with. So really all the softer/smaller teams in the playoffs are in the West.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I have no confidence in any team in the WC to beat Vegas. Avalanche and Oilers are the two teams that I think can actually score on the Knights, but they have no defense or goaltending. Skinner has reverted to form, and obviously I have zero faith in Georgiev.

 

[RogerRoger]

For those wondering:

Final Cap hit, top 3 teams per capfriendly:

Toronto - $97,645,821
Tampa - $93,776,877
Vegas - $92,239,581

Florida - $83,572,175 - 16th in the league

I don't have an issue with getting actual LTIR players for assets. Sure it favors richer teams, but it's clear what they are doing and there is no pretense and lying.

 

[Great8Cam]

Agreed,

They are looking pretty damn good, which is upsetting considering how they go around the salary cap. Their team is stacked, big, strong and can play pretty much any style. Hope Dallas can stretch the series somewhat and either Colorado/Winnipeg or Edmonton can beat them before the SCF.

If they go to the finals I think that the teams in the west are going to push very strong to prevent these douche bags from doing this cap circumvention again. It is complete BS that this goes on and nobody stays a thing. At least Emily Kaplan called them out on it the other day via social media.

The Oil are a fake tough team. Evander Kane tries to be tough, but he just isn’t