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Originally Posted by Jacks
People have this ridiculous idea that Vegas was handed a playoff team when in reality it was idiot GM's who gave them top 6 players and high draft picks to not select botton 6 players, it was bizarre. Florida gave them 2/3 of a top line for nothing, just ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with the expansion rules.
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Even that team on paper should not have been as competitive as they are. Fla was dumb, but even that 2/3 top line shouldn’t have been top line quality. It isn’t a top line any more - it’s their second line. Perron seemed like a declining player. Haula went from a 10-15 goal guy to 29 for some reason. Their D didn’t look great. They just gelled quickly, played a good style for their players, got Fleury, and I think the Vegas flu caught a lot of their opponents.