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Old 04-19-2018, 03:06 AM   #21
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I'm gonna say Vegas in 5. The runaway train keeps rolling.
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Old 04-19-2018, 03:38 AM   #22
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I went with Sharks over Knights before the playoffs started , and I'm sticking with that guess. In any case this is going to be a fun series to watch.
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Old 04-19-2018, 04:29 AM   #23
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Kane is going great to play amazing, still say Vegas in 6.
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Old 04-19-2018, 05:00 AM   #24
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Old 04-19-2018, 05:21 AM   #25
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People need to stop underestimating the Knights. They just beat a battle-hardened Kings team that found a way to largely shut down the Knights offense. It didn't seem to matter, as the Knights played excellent defense of their own and Fleury is red hot. That series sweep tells me that this team could legitimately go to the cup finals just as they are right now.

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Old 04-19-2018, 05:24 AM   #26
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Old 04-19-2018, 05:52 AM   #27
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Old 04-19-2018, 07:13 AM   #28
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Old 04-19-2018, 07:14 AM   #29
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I picked the Kings to beat the Knights while the Sharks/Ducks series was a toss-up. With both well coached teams looking impressive coming off sweeps it's another toss-up. However I'm going to go with the Knights in 7 based off home ice advantage in the series.
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Old 04-19-2018, 07:21 AM   #30
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Should be a great series. San Jose looked incredible. Vegas looked really good. Vegas in 7.
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Old 04-19-2018, 07:32 AM   #31
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People need to stop underestimating the Knights. They just beat a battle-hardened Kings team that found a way to largely shut down the Knights offense.
No they didn't. I picked the Knights to win (though not a sweep) because speed through 4 lines was basically the worst possible thing the Kings could face. The Knights beat a slow, old, tired LA Kings team, and the Kings did very little to stop their offense, outside of Jonathan Quick, who had a tremendous series - but so did Fleury, so he couldn't steal any games. The Knights had plenty of shots and very few goals, because in the playoffs, superstars with elite finishing talent matter.

Of course, the Sharks don't have many of those guys, either. There's no Taylor Hall or Kucherov on their side. But they have tons and tons of speed, which is the thing the Kings lacked that made them lose. I think this series will be close, but really, you have two very similar teams - lots of forward depth, lots of transition speed, with solid goaltending. The players in San Jose's bottom six are very Golden-Knights-esque, and Sorenson and Melker Karlsson had a great first round. I'd say that who wins depends on:

1. Whether the Sharks' power play - which is a serious threat with Burns and Pavelski, not to mention a hot-streak Evander Kane - can pot a few. Joe Thornton coming back is another bonus; I wonder if they use him on the second unit though.
2. Whether Fleury continues to look like a God. The guy is a streaky goalie. That's currently a positive. If he keeps it up, they have a good chance to win. If he doesn't, well, Jones is playing pretty amazingly too: 1.00 GAA, .970 sv%.
3. Top guys vs. Top guys: Karlsson and Marchessault vs. Pavelski and Couture.

I think the Sharks power play cashes in enough to for a win. Sharks in 6.
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People need to stop underestimating the Knights. They just beat a battle-hardened Kings team that found a way to largely shut down the Knights offense. It didn't seem to matter, as the Knights played excellent defense of their own and Fleury is red hot. That series sweep tells me that this team could legitimately go to the cup finals just as they are right now.

Knights in 6.
Sure but the Sharks beat a better team in just as impressive fasion
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We are.no longer the knights who say nee!!

We are the knights who sweep kings !!

Where they go from here ? Knights in 6.
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Old 04-19-2018, 08:10 AM   #34
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Old 04-19-2018, 08:15 AM   #36
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The Vegas story was fun to a point, but I think I'm ready for them to go away now. Go Sharks.
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Old 04-19-2018, 08:24 AM   #37
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the first challenge for Vegas will be a team that matches their intensity and speed in the offensive zone. That will be Nashville or Winnipeg

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Old 04-19-2018, 12:02 PM   #40
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