[JohnnyB]

The cap circumvention is really the only thing that makes me dislike the idea of Vegas getting the cup. I like their players. I like the way the play the game. I like the theatrics around the team and the pre-games. The story of Hill coming in and playing the way he has is great. I just don't like how they've dodged the cap to bend one of the most fundamental rules in establishing a level playing field for all teams. The NHL has basically given tacit endorsement to teams doing it, so there's a sense in which you can't blame them for doing it, but I don't like that the NHL turns a blind eye to it and it definitely taints the cup win in my eyes, as it did when Tampa won with such a roster.