Will anyone be able to stop the Knights in the playoffs?

[hangman005]

Any team with a defense like that and such good two way forwards is always a legit threat to win playoff gauntlet. Is Stone expected back for Game 1?

The conspiracy theorist would say yes. I haven't heard anything to suggest in the realm of possibilities that he's anywhere close. In fact last I heard was no one still knows when he may be back... I'm not expecting it anyway.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Knights look to be firing on all cylinders and getting healthy. Will they just steam roll to the finals?

No. Winning a B2B is just so horrendously difficult that one must really admire Tampa for pulling it off.

 

[Sol]

Don't underestimate Dallas and the Avs on the otherside

I have a hard time believing in Dallas since they seem to choke consistently in the playoffs

 

[hangman005]

I have a hard time believing in Dallas since they seem to choke consistently in the playoffs

and Pete Debeor is not in his first season.... it's all down hill from there.

 

[snag]

And I don't care about the 31 one other fan bases who have invented this cap that we are circumventing because its obviously not one with the PA or the NHL.

Reading between the lines I can get the gist....but....

 

[mkatcherin00]

They will be very hard to beat if their goaltending shows up.

They are like some beer league team who is already really good and then brings in 2/3 star ringers.

 

[Magic Mittens]

I have a hard time believing in Dallas since they seem to choke consistently in the playoffs

I'm not saying Dallas will win the cup this year, but there last 4 playoff runs they lost in round 2 game 7 to STL who went on to win the cup, then they lost in the SCF to Tampa, Lost in round 1 game 7 to CGY but only made it that far because of Otter's out of the world performance. Then lost in round 3 to Vegas last year who went on to win the cup.

Maybe my definition of choking is different. I'd call Toronto a team that chokes every year lol, or Boston last playoffs after there regular season, Tampa when they got swept by CLB was one of the biggest.

As for the topic, Vegas will be one of the toughest teams, but teams like Van, Col, Dal and Edm could put up a good fight. Even the Jets with Helly.

Its going to be an entertaining playoffs this year

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Knights are definitely a team that can win it all. I think last year they were higher up on my list. Unsure about this year. West is stacked.

 

[Sol]

I'm not saying Dallas will win the cup this year, but there last 4 playoff runs they lost in round 2 game 7 to STL who went on to win the cup, then they lost in the SCF to Tampa, Lost in round 1 game 7 to CGY but only made it that far because of Otter's out of the world performance. Then lost in round 3 to Vegas last year who went on to win the cup.

Maybe my definition of choking is different. I'd call Toronto a team that chokes every year lol, or Boston last playoffs after there regular season, Tampa when they got swept by CLB was one of the biggest.

As for the topic, Vegas will be one of the toughest teams, but teams like Van, Col, Dal and Edm could put up a good fight. Even the Jets with Helly.

Its going to be an entertaining playoffs this year

We will have to see. I dont think Dallas has the playoff testicular fortitude to push through the playoff warfare.

 

[hangman005]

Reading between the lines I can get the gist....but....

Well there is the cap that exists that the NHL and PA abide by, the ceases effect in the playoffs.... then there is this completely separate cap that some fans of the other 31 teams have invented that the NHL and PA don't abide by. It's the 2nd one we're circumventing.

 

[Fripp]

Dallas and Colorado are the elite in the West. I just hope the standings hold and they don't end up first round opponents.

 

[Rpenny]

My dark Horse is Dallas

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

the salary cap

wait

dammit

 

[MikeyMike01]

And I don't care about the 31 one other fan bases who have invented this cap that we are circumventing because its obviously not one with the PA or the NHL.

It’s certainly within the rules, but the rules are seriously defective.

 

[DaveG]

It’s certainly within the rules, but the rules are seriously defective.

100% accurate, and I for one enjoy the mockery that is being made of said rules. Every contender should be trying to operate within what's allowed until the NHL finally says "OK enough of this shit" and fixes it.

 

[ottawah]

Any team with a defense like that and such good two way forwards is always a legit threat to win playoff gauntlet. Is Stone expected back for Game 1?

Stone started the year as expected to be back for game 1, the only question was the date when he would have to take the rest of the regular season off.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I have a hard time believing in Dallas since they seem to choke consistently in the playoffs

Dallas looks really good, but Pete DeBoer can only take you so far (as Vegas learned).

 

[Foppberg]

Yes, they're not that good.

 

[Muffin]

Are they firing on all cylinders? Feels like they were limping along just a few weeks ago.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Are they firing on all cylinders? Feels like they were limping along just a few weeks ago.

LOL the Knights limp along even when they are firing on all cylinders. Get a lead, then turtle. Sometimes they even turtle without a lead.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Just need them to win a round for a conditional 2025 second

 

[nbwingsfan]

and you know what the reality is?

31 other fanbases will not feel bad for a team that is circumventing the cap every year that their cheating got hit with an injury, intent or not.

And I don’t think a single Vegas fan will give a damn what other fanbases are saying if they’re lifting the Cup in the end.

Yes they’re blatantly circumventing the cap but it’s within the rules. They found and are exploiting loopholes and I respect them for that. So whatever it takes

Id be utterly thrilled if the Wings found a way to do this and won a cup, HFboatds complainers be damned.

 

[NVious]

Probably an enforcement of the actual rules

 

[Arthur Morgan]

overly stacked teams usually dont do all that well in the playoffs. but I think any team can lose to anyone.
although my faith in the leafs is fairly shot at this point

 

[snag]

Well there is the cap that exists that the NHL and PA abide by, the ceases effect in the playoffs.... then there is this completely separate cap that some fans of the other 31 teams have invented that the NHL and PA don't abide by. It's the 2nd one we're circumventing.

It wasn't the concept....it was the writing