Who will be the 2018-19 Golden Knights?

[BladeRunner66]

I'm comparing the 2017-18 Golden Knights and the 2018-19 Habs. Both are/were expected to finish in the basement. I haven't read a single magazine that was not ranking Vegas in the bottom 5 last summer.

My bad, Habs ARE expected to be basement this season but you should make up your own mind instead of basing it on Mags. I mean, did you actually think Vegas would finish basement? I sure didn't.
Yeah, lots of them had better results with Vegas than with their old teams but they were better used (better roles/ice time).

 

[WatchfulElm]

My bad, Habs ARE expected to be basement this season but you should make up your own mind instead of basing it on Mags. I mean, did you actually think Vegas would finish basement? I sure didn't.
Yeah, lots of them had better results with Vegas than with their old teams but they were better used (better roles/ice time).

You mean you were among the rare individuals in the hockey world who saw Vegas success coming??? Do you have any post from last summer here that could attest that?

 

[rent free]

They have a terrible with Weber and Price.

They had a terrible roster with them 2 seasons ago and won the division.

 

[snag]

Montreal has proven to be terrible, Vegas was an expansion team. not really the same. A lot of your comparisons are huge reaches as well

Not really the same except for both were expected to be shit and as well know last year something unforeseen happened!

In all honesty....I want to see them both suck this year

 

[snag]

You mean you were among the rare individuals in the hockey world who saw Vegas success coming??? Do you have any post from last summer here that could attest that?

He joined Oct 23 of last year....when the Knights were already 6-1-0

 

[BladeRunner66]

You mean you were among the rare individuals in the hockey world who saw Vegas success coming??? Do you have any post from last summer here that could attest that?

No and i didn't say Vegas would be successful in this thread either, i explained why they were though.

If i had posted before Vegas began it would have been ''just not sucking, like in the basement, you know?''

I don't need to prove this as i don't post all the time, 'nough said.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Let's break down numbers from last season to put things in perspective.

Vegas had 51 wins, 109 points, and was a +44 in GF/GA differential.

Montreal had 29 wins, 71 points, and was a -55 in GF/GA differential.

Good luck with that. I guess you can't blame the Habs fan for trying to have some hope in what is likely to be another dismal and depressing season for his team. Keep your chin up, little guy.

 

[Deku]

Feel like you could do this with a lot of basement teams

 

[WatchfulElm]

Feel like you could do this with a lot of basement teams

That's exactly why I made this thread. Can it be done with other basement teams? Can we find as many similarities? I don't believe so, but I hope I can be proven wrong.

 

[WatchfulElm]

No and i didn't say Vegas would be successful in this thread either, i explained why they were though.

If i had posted before Vegas began it would have been ''just not sucking, like in the basement, you know?''

I don't need to prove this as i don't post all the time, 'nough said.

Well it's always easy to explain a team's success with hindsight. If the Habs have unexpected success this year, you can probably do the same with them.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Let's break down numbers from last season to put things in perspective.

Vegas had 51 wins, 109 points, and was a +44 in GF/GA differential.

Montreal had 29 wins, 71 points, and was a -55 in GF/GA differential.

Good luck with that. I guess you can't blame the Habs fan for trying to have some hope in what is likely to be another dismal and depressing season for his team. Keep your chin up, little guy.

How to miss the point 101.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

I just don't see the similarities at all. Vegas was a team that had just come together for the first time, had the biggest chip on their shoulder that you could ever possibly have, and the best coach in hockey.

 

[WatchfulElm]

I just don't see the similarities at all. Vegas was a team that had just come together for the first time, had the biggest chip on their shoulder that you could ever possibly have, and the best coach in hockey.

Similarities are mostly roster related to me. You are right saying both teams don't have the same background.

 

[ChanceVegas]

I'm thinking the Golden Knights will be the 2018-19 Golden Knights.

 

[HanSolo]

If this thread got to you I suggest cleansing your palette with a mayon-egg

 

[haveandare]

Probably nobody. It's not all that often that a team expected to be terrible ends up having an incredible season.

 

[member 157595]

I'm putting some serious money on Montréal to win the East next year. Maybe like 10 dollars.

I have no idea why this made me laugh so hard but it did.

 

[GKG18]

There will never be another.....

 

[N o o d l e s]

The only thing similar about Montreal and Vegas is that both teams are filled with players other teams didn't want

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

I don't know, which city will suffer an unrepeatable catastrophic event that will make the team extremely tight-knit and cause it to overperform, while at the same time having few expectations, while being a very close group due to said expectations?

The answer is none.
There are no other Vegas Golden Knights, just enjoy the variance afforded by the game and move on.

 

[LarKing]

I’m sold.

 

[Incognito]

Just wait until 2020-2021 when Seattle (possibly) arrives.

 

[Sam Spade]

Nobody, Vegas was a fluke. Gun to my head I say Buffalo.

 

[ottawa]

 

[nhlfan9191]

Lmao. I see Montreal fans have reached this stage of denial, depserately trying to convince themselves their team is a Cup contender.

I love how you compared Vegas' top 2 centers to WINGERS on the Canadiens (yes, Drouin should be at wing). There's your hint right there... you might want to actually acquire a top 6 center before you can expect your team to get out of the basement.

Yeah, that’s exactly what us Habs fans are thinking.. It’s as delusional as the Leafs thinking they can outscore everyone without a defence.