SCF Game 5: Washington Capitals @ Vegas Golden Knights | 8:00 PM ET | CBC, SN, TVAS, NBC

[Sam Spade]

Are these from the same folks who put out the notice for Game 5 that showed the series tied 2-2?

And waited a week to tell the city council NOT to plan a parade yet.

 

[puckIuck]

what happened to fleury? he cant stop a beach ball lately..

 

[Lshap]

Have a softball game at 6:15 and won't be done til like 8:00.

Hoping today Vegas has a 90 minute pre-game show tonight. Today I won't complain if they do another 25 minute show. Will be super pissed off if I miss Ovy winning/raising the Cup.

You'll be done before puck-drop, and presumably you'll be with fellow sports fans who might want to watch.

I'll be with musicians. I had a band practice Monday and missed the entire game, and I have another one tonight! I actually lied and said I had to leave early to pick up my son. I'm bolting outta there like my underwear's on fire -- I plan on at least seeing the second half. There is no way am I missing the possible last period of the season and the frikkin Stanley Cup!

So yes, I'm down for that 90 minute pregame show. Let 'em do a musical tribute to evolution. Show a Ken Burns documentary. Anything.

 

[Tuna Tatarrrrrr]

So anxious see the haters melt when Wilson skates around with the Stanley Cup hoisted over his head

If the Caps win the Cup (because it's not a guarantee...), I will enjoy to see all the salty tears from the Wilson's haters when he'll hoist the Cup over his head.

 

[PunkRockLocke]

If Washington wins, Ovie will be the first captain to raise the cup that is not a Canadian or an American, correct? I believe there were 4 American captains in history to win it and the rest were Canadians. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I believe the only non-Canadians are:

Derian Hatcher 1999
Nicklas Lidstrom 2008
Zdeno Chara 2011
Dustin Brown 2012, 2014

 

[smd333]

i mean ... the knights are a great story, but casting themselves as 6-year-olds might not be as compelling an excuse as Las Vegas Locally thinks it is.

Wait that has to be a joke right? The team lost only 3 games in the first three rounds of the paloffs, and they haven't lost 4 games in a row the entire season. No one thinks this Knights team was an easy out the entire way through.

 

[Sol]

10 minutes into the first.

So far we have 2nd period, pregame skate (so right off the bat) And ten minutes In.

 

[53or8]

i mean ... the knights are a great story, but casting themselves as 6-year-olds might not be as compelling an excuse as Las Vegas Locally thinks it is.

my wife's uncle is a taxi driver in Vegas. He didn't know anything at all about hockey before the playoffs of this year, but when the Knights made the finals, he started trying to chat me up about it, knowing we are from DC. before the series began, he told me he was sorry to say that the Caps surely would not make it past game 5.

i don't mind bandwagon fans. the more the merrier. but ya gotta at least be aware that you're not an instant expert.

Crazy i was in vegas in march and the taxi driver was very knowledgeable about hockey he also owned season tickets.

 

[ChanceVegas]

And waited a week to tell the city council NOT to plan a parade yet.

Not that most probably care, because they would rather ignorantly complain about things, but I will clarify anyway. The Twitter account I quoted earlier (Las Vegas Locally) is in no way affiliated with the government of the City of Las Vegas. It's not even affiliated with the government run official marketing arm for the Vegas Valley (which is the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority). It's a dude who I think was formerly in marketing for one of the resorts and now is just a general Vegas promoter, who I don't believe is even paid for this. The parade went before the Clark County Commission, not the City of Las Vegas City Council. VGK asked that they table it. The strip is actually in Clark County, not in the City of Las Vegas...

 

[ChanceVegas]

Crazy i was in vegas in march and the taxi driver was very knowledgeable about hockey he also owned season tickets.

Sounds like we might have more than one Taxi driver in Las Vegas.

 

[53or8]

Sounds like we might have more than one Taxi driver in Las Vegas.

Anything is possible

 

[Sam Spade]

Crazy i was in vegas in march and the taxi driver was very knowledgeable about hockey he also owned season tickets.

Come on now. Your taxi driver told you he had season tickets and you believe it enough to post here? How much exactly do cab rides cost in Vegas?

Here’s how much Vegas Golden Knights tickets cost

 

[53or8]

Come on now. Your taxi driver told you he had season tickets and you believe it enough to post here? How much exactly do cab rides cost in Vegas?

Here’s how much Vegas Golden Knights tickets cost

Whats your point

 

[clownshoes]

Have a softball game at 6:15 and won't be done til like 8:00.

Hoping today Vegas has a 90 minute pre-game show tonight. Today I won't complain if they do another 25 minute show. Will be super pissed off if I miss Ovy winning/raising the Cup.

you're playing a softball game instead of watching a Stanley cup final elimination game?...think about that bro.

 

[Sam Spade]

Whats your point

That a taxi driver in any city in the United States or Canada could not afford NHL season tickets.

The median annual Taxi Driver salary in Las Vegas, NV is $35,894, as of May 30, 2018, with a range usually between $29,814-$43,808 not including bonus and benefit information and other factors that impact base pay.

I guess if he is a homeless taxi driver.........

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

My liver would appreciate an early conclusion to this series.

 

[ChanceVegas]

That a taxi driver in any city in the United States or Canada could not afford NHL season tickets.



I guess if he is a homeless taxi driver.........

Could have been partial season tickets. Also taxi drivers can get hefty tips and kickbacks that largely go unreported.

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

That a taxi driver in any city in the United States or Canada could not afford NHL season tickets.



I guess if he is a homeless taxi driver.........

Maybe Their significant other has a high paying job. Just because he drives cab doesn’t mean he is poor. Stop being so ignorant.

 

[Jordan Belfort]

Wait that has to be a joke right? The team lost only 3 games in the first three rounds of the paloffs, and they haven't lost 4 games in a row the entire season. No one thinks this Knights team was an easy out the entire way through.

That’s the narrative everyone is suddenly trying to push....it’s ridiculous. We beat the Jets in 5 games and they are a very good team lol

 

[Jordan Belfort]

My liver would appreciate an early conclusion to this series.

Woah you drink alcohol? We have a guy who drinks alcohol in here guys. This guy parties

 

[Sam Spade]

Could have been partial season tickets. Also taxi drivers can get hefty tips and kickbacks that largely go unreported.

Maybe Their significant other has a high paying job. Just because he drives cab doesn’t mean he is poor. Stop being so ignorant.

Ok, I'm now convinced that a Vegas cab driver does indeed use his expendable income on season tickets to watch ice hockey with his and potentially his significant others salary. I apologize for my ignorance.

 

[Jordan Belfort]

This.

Everything except the on ice product is cheesy. Also they call T-Mobile Arena "The Fortress"? Just another lame thing about the Golden Knight off ice product. Seems like they are just trying a little too hard in Vegas.

It’s so weird the hate for Vegas... what do you expect? That everyone is going to be an expert at hockey in the teams FIRST season? This isn’t Canada, it’s Las Vegas....it’s not live and breathe hockey. The fans have fun watching and at least we are getting fans unlike lots of other organizations. Give me a break

 

[Hockeyholic]

Vegas knows it's over. We know it's over. Caps know it's over. Wonder how competitive a Caps Jets Finals would've been?

 

[c9777666]

I think tonight's the night.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Kind of sad Vegas fans will never get this close again for at least another 10-15 years.