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Originally Posted by Mattman
First time in what like 8 or 9 years that it won't be one of the 4 teams to win it recently?
If Vegas wins it all I fully expect the NHL to get serious heat over longtime franchises not winning.
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Heat from whom?
It is really difficult in hindsight to see how this is anything but a big win for the League. This inaugural season has galvanized a new fanbase in a city which will soon be hosting the NFL, and this comes at precisely the same time the League is preparing to enrol another new franchise.
I can't imagine that what happens with Vegas will sour any of the current NHL Governors—all of whom have reaped a huge cash windfall as a result. I can't see how Vegas's success will undermine fan responses from other markets.
On your first point, it is good to see that the next Stanley Cup winner will either be a first-time Champion, or a first-time in over a decade winner.