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Over The Boards - Vegas Baby...

Dallas. They did so with a very month before the season ended. versus their previous three
strong defensive core led by They came back from a 3 games opponents. The difference will be
Alex Petrangelo and Theodore, to 1 defi cit against the top regular that the Vegas defence is bigger
By Brad Robertson but also bolstered by Mcnabb, season President Trophy winning and stronger than their previous
former Stanley Cup winner Alex Boston Bruins, and haven’t looked opponents and will make it more
Martinez, hulking Nic Hague, and back, knocking off the Toronto

difficult for the Panthers to create
Zach Whitecloud. They are also Maple Leafs in 5 close games, and
those chances in the slot area. The
deep up front led by Jack Eichel, sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes
Golden Knights are deeper up
Jonathan Marchessault, captain in 4 very close games. Led by
front and get more contributions
Mark Stone, William Karlsson, off season acquisition Matthew
from their balanced attack, and
and Reilly Smith. Deadline Tkachuk, and the outstanding
don’t have to rely solely on their
acquisition Ivan Barbashev from goaltending of Sergei Bobrovsky,
St Louis has been excellent the Panthers are full of confi dence top two lines as Florida has
wherever slotted in the lineup, and and swagger, but I think Lady been doing. Bobrovsky will be a
has produced 15 playoff points in Luck is about to run out on them. challenge to the Golden Knights
17 games. Chandler Stephenson My prediction: The Panthers as he has been a huge difference-
has also been a mainstay, and role have been playing an energetic, maker since taking over the net
players Michael Amadio, William versus the Bruins, but I feel Vegas
ell year six and what do you hard nosed game, creating
Carrier, Nic Roy, and Keegan will solve him and prevail in 6
Wknow - the Vegas Golden opportunities in close by
Kolesar have anchored the bottom
Knights are in their second Stanley consistently getting inside the slot games.
two lines providing Vegas with
Cup final!!! You remember their area and converting those chances Enjoy the finals everyone!

unmatched depth and production.
magical inaugural year where
they made it all the way to the The goaltending is what has
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their original team’s thought were Laurent Broissant, (the Golden “Everyone on your team is important,… Importance knows no
expendable - namely William Knights picked up former LA rank.” Mike Krzyzewski
Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Kings all-star goalie Jonathan
Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb, Quick as insurance), and he
William Carrier, and Reilly played excellent until he came
Smith. These original Golden up lame, so in went forth string
Knights, known affectionately as goalie, Adin Hill! Lo and behold,

the’ Misfits,’ are key components Hill has also been hot, and his
of their team to this day. Through consistent play helped guide the
some trades of their young assets Golden Knights through the back
that they drafted, and a couple of half of the Edmonton series and
free agent signings, this Golden through the Dallas series. He is
Knights team has been built to now poised to backstop them to a
contend from day one. Stanley Cup.

They quietly won the Western Their opponent, the Florida Since 1988
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