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Originally Posted by Caged Great

I personally find it a bit ridiculous that Vegas has gone this far and will probably win the cup.

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Players aren't children that you love equally. They are assets to their respective teams. Each team was allowed to protect 10 or their most prized assets, along with their young players and prospects. Anything beyond that is, more or less, expendable (in relation to the ones that were kept).

Vegas wasn't given a stacked deck, they were given a bunch of players that were (in fact) deemed expendable, relative to the better players on their teams. The fact that Vegas has turned that into a cup run is astounding. It is borderline miraculous. All I can do is tip my hat to them.

But suggesting they were gifted this is a terrible take, IMO.

Originally Posted by cannon7

The Knights are a shining example of how much of a team game hockey really is. You will have more success with a roster full of middling NHLers than you will a top heavy roster where your depth is subpar. If you can't legitimately roll your lines, you'll be vulnerable to a team that can. There's nothing embarassing about this run. If anything, this run will solidify a fanbase in LV for years to come. Lord knows the Raiders aren't going to bring a whole lot of winning to the desert.

The Blues turned their expansion draft into a 1968 Stanley Cup final run followed by making to the finals again in 69 and 70 losing all 3 times.