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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
32 teams do everything in their power to win the Stainley Cup and the majority of them fail miserably so I don't see how one team can just replicate the Golden Knights with a completely different selection of players and prospects and opposing teams wiser to the process. I don't see a MAF available. I don't see a Shae Theodore available. I don't see a team willing to trade them a Reilly Smith type of player for a 4th round pick. I just don't see a 78 point forward like Karlsson available on any of the unprotected lists. I'm sure they are going to find a few diamonds in the rough but I can't see them having anywhere near the success of the Knights.
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I think the Knights’ success has everything to do with the way they built their team too. They picked up some decent pieces, but the management group in Vegas built a fast, absolutely relentless team that plays connected in all 3 zones and applies pressure everywhere like there’s no tomorrow. I applaud the Knights because that’s how I would’ve built my team as well. Suffocating speed and unrelenting effort.
Sort of the opposite of the Flames who prefer slow pedestrian style hockey. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise when you hear the last 3 coaches of this team complain about the team not playing at a suitable NHL pace, especially Darryl. He coaches this team for 2 months and he’s probably ripped on their pace of play half a dozen times.