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Originally Posted by Hackey
Vegas is absolutely stacked. They easily have the deepest roster in the league. Any team that wins the cup comes together. That's a given. The Oilers don't win because their roster is top heavy and lacks depth. If they had depth they would easily be one of the best teams in the league. So while it's a nice sentiment you need talent before anything.
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The Oilers also don't play as a team, and they don't have a commitment to defense from the top down because they're afraid to demand that of their two primadonnas.
The have an inordinate amount of ice time awarded to two guys that they ride into the ground, even on the PK where it's less appropriate to play them, and so they don't roll four lines like other, better playoff teams.
The depth wasn't bad this year either. It's just that they became a team that used the PP as too much of a crutch over the regular season and that bled into the playoffs.
They also had average goaltending that became sub average in the post-season.
The chip on the shoulders of the golden knights players absolutely 100% factored into their playoff success, as did it for Seattle this year, who arguably used their expansion draft poorly compared to Vegas, and yet nearly saw round 3 this year. And they hardly have a single 1st line player there. The guys in that room are highly motivated.