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Originally Posted by Mathgod
It's going to be very hard for me to have any respect for the NHL if Vegas wins the cup this year. Having a Stanley Cup winning roster in year 1 just seems bush. Other teams struggle for years, even decades, to piece together a winning formula, but these guys have it fall into their laps right off the bat. Just doesn't seem right.
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This makes no sense. If they win the cup they've earned it. The NHL didn't give Vegas some all star team. They have defied all the odds with great management, coaching, and players stepping up.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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