Series Talk: Stanley Cup Final VGK (West) vs Capitals (East)
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Someone on Sportsnet in Canada said the Finals begin on the 28th, so Memorial Day. My guess is they go Mon/Wed/Sat/Mon/Wed or Thu/Sat/Mon. So a few extra days of rest and a couple of Saturday nights for NBC.
LadyStanley
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Both TB and WAS have conflicts on Sat 6/2. Wouldn't be an issue for TB as that game would be in Vegas, but definitely an issue if Washington wins.
IceNeophyte
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I've heard 5/28 Start, next Monday, regardless how ECF plays out. There is no way to corroborate this, of course.
GKG18
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A friend mentioned to me ESPN reported Monday, though he also was unwilling to confirm.
I'm still going to bet that it is Friday/Saturday if we see Tampa close it out tonight, and *maybe* still Fri/Sat even if it goes to 7.
While I appreciate the rest for the Knights, I feel like 7 days off is a bit much, although the other team would have 4-6.
I'd like to see the ECF go to 7 and then SCF start 2 days later.
I'm still going to bet that it is Friday/Saturday if we see Tampa close it out tonight, and *maybe* still Fri/Sat even if it goes to 7.
While I appreciate the rest for the Knights, I feel like 7 days off is a bit much, although the other team would have 4-6.
I'd like to see the ECF go to 7 and then SCF start 2 days later.
KnishOfTheCrease
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Gallant said on NHL Network this morning that the series starts next Monday no matter what happens in the ECF.
Interesting. Link?
That would be incongruent with the last 10 SCFs if TBL win tonight.
Check my post here.
I looked at the last 10 years of CF end dates and SCF Game 1s. Short answer: zero times there was a 1 or 2 day gap & zero times it was more than 5 days.
Monday puts it at 7 days if TBL close it out tonight, and 5 days otherwise.
Of course, there's nothing to say they won't do something different than has been done between 2008 & 2017.
Boris Zubov
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Anyone watching the Caps/Bolts game 6? This is exactly the Knights want, these teams are beating the hell out of each other.
If you need a link, here you go..."Vegas will take on either the Washington Capitals or Tampa Bay Lightning - in what could be the NHL’s first-ever all-Sun Belt final if Tampa wins - beginning on Monday May 28."
https://www.tsn.ca/next-chapter-in-sin-derella-vegas-story-stanley-cup-final-1.1090423
https://www.tsn.ca/next-chapter-in-sin-derella-vegas-story-stanley-cup-final-1.1090423
VegasKnightlife
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Boris Zubov
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And now we have exactly what we want. I don't know who the better match up for us is, but I know these two teams are gonna lay it all out there in Game 7. The big winner tonight, once again is the Knights!
The Duck Knight
Henry, you're our only hope!
I want the Caps just because of home ice. Also think Vas is more capable of stealing some games. Either way it's going to be a tough series.
Pirate Deadpool
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I want the bolts because if we beat the caps, somehow people will say caps were chokers and not the best opponent we could have faced.
LadyStanley
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Two days for travel cross country . Washington will have to move 6/2 concert if they advance.
Supermassive
HISS, HISS
Same here. Home ice would be huge. And Holtby has his moments, but he can be shaky. Our quick-strike offence might unnerve him. Washington has that choke mentality set in. They just lost three in a row. Hopefully they eke out a 3OT win in Game 7 and come into the Finals with question marks.
VegasKnightlife
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Home ice for the finals would be nice. Either way Knights will play a good team. Glad this series went 7.
Hopefully VGK doesn't get rusty with that long layoff. I doubt it though. Team always seems prepared.
Hopefully VGK doesn't get rusty with that long layoff. I doubt it though. Team always seems prepared.
LadyStanley
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Media day 5/27. So travel 5/26.
I'd expect VGK to red-eye (flying out immediately after game) home, but fly out the following morning to fly east.
I'd expect VGK to red-eye (flying out immediately after game) home, but fly out the following morning to fly east.
I'm sure the rust will fall off after few games.
Whichever team gets to the final, they better have a quick recovery, since a longer series against relentlessly fast and healthy Knights is going to be brutal for bigger and older players.
Bondurant
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Keep rolling, guys. Listening to a lot of haters on radio complaining that Vegas "hasn't earned it" or "the fans won't be there in 10 years". How does a team make a Stanley Cup final and not "earn it"?
LadyStanley
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Boris Zubov
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Vegas as a fan base might not have *earned* it, and most of the fans might not be there in 10 years, but what the Knights have done is simply unbelievable!
The craziest thing is that 10 months ago nobody who actually watched hockey saw this coming.
ColdSteel2
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It really doesn’t come around that often. Any team that makes it this far is going to attract a bunch of haters, it has nothing to do with the expansion, that’s just the narrative they’ve chosen for you. Tune them out, they just want to rain on your parade.
Savor every moment, the media days, the games, the post games. Stock up on your favorite foods and stuff, make it special, watch the games with people, have fun.
P.S.- Thanks for inviting me to the bandwagon, I’ve had a blast watching the team and seeing how happy they’ve made everyone.
Savor every moment, the media days, the games, the post games. Stock up on your favorite foods and stuff, make it special, watch the games with people, have fun.
P.S.- Thanks for inviting me to the bandwagon, I’ve had a blast watching the team and seeing how happy they’ve made everyone.
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