[SCF] Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. Florida Panthers (WC2) | Golden Knights win 2023 Stanley Cup

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Stanley Cup Final

Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. Florida Panthers (WC2)

Sat., June 3: Panthers at Golden Knights, 8 p.m.; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

Mon., June 5: Panthers at Golden Knights, 8 p.m.; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

Thu., June 8: Golden Knights at Panthers, 8 p.m.; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

Sat., June 10: Golden Knights at Panthers, 8 p.m.; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

*Tue., June 13: Panthers at Golden Knights, 8 p.m.; TNT, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

*Fri., June 16: Golden Knights at Panthers, 8 p.m.; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

*Mon., June 19: Panthers at Golden Knights, 8 p.m.; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

[Wise Guy]

Knights in 5, you can  bet on it.

[Alflives]

Eichel will dominate and become the only 10 mil (or more) cap hit to win the Cup. Vegas will fly a banner over Buffalo reading, “THANK YOU”. 

[Iron Fist]

Panthers in 7

[-DLC-]

Go Panthers! Vegas should just stay in Vegas.

[Devron]

Go Panthers Go! Tkachuk is the only player I really dislike and I despise the Vegas franchise. So there you have it 

[King Heffy]

Go Knights!  Can't cheer for either the turtle or the bigot bros.

[RUPERTKBD]

Cats in 6....they've just got this "team of destiny" thing going on.

 

Reminiscent of the '93 Habs....

[aqua59]

Florida has the Radko Gudus factor. Gotta root for Luongo to grab a ring too. 

[brilac]

Oh yeah oh yeah! I say the VGK in 5! 

[Jaimito]

Cats in 6, but probably can do it in 5.  

[thedestroyerofworlds]

I'll go with the cats in 6.  The guys in armor will put up more of a fight than the storm clouds did. 

[Bounce000]

It’ll be a fun series because everyone in the crowd is going to be on ecstasy.

[Wise Guy]

4 minutes ago, thedestroyerofworlds said:

I'll go with the cats in 6.  The guys in armor will put up more of a fight than the storm clouds did. 

I go with the Knights, problem with Hurricanes, they're unpredictable and their damage is quite limited and focused but easily avoidable, especially for an animal as fast as a Panther. Now a Golden Knight in full armor, a Panther has no chance, it'll be a slaughter.

[Kevin Biestra]

20 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said:

Cats in 6....they've just got this "team of destiny" thing going on.

 

Reminiscent of the '93 Habs....

 

I dunno.  They are also reminiscent of the Anaheim Ducks' first run with Giguere, the 1987 Flyers and even the 1982 Canucks a little bit.  These miracle goalies can get you to the final but it's usually the stronger team that wins the final once it actually starts.

[Crimson-JH]

 

 

This is an interesting issue, this will be the first SCF with the ads…

 

For a special commendation games, they should remove the stupid ads patch for it. 

[*Buzzsaw*]

Comparison:

 

Forwards

 

Even:  Both teams have very good balance of scoring... with perhaps Florida having a slight advantage in the top six, and Vegas in the bottom six.  Both have stars... Panthers with Barkov and Tkachuk and Vegas with Stone and Eichel.  Both teams can score buckets of goals, but both are defensively responsible.  Slight edge offensively to Panthers, slight edge defensively to Golden Knights.

 

Defense

 

Even:  Vegas has a steadier 'defensive' back end with Pietrangelo and Theodore, the Panthers have a little more 'offensive' potential with Brandon Montour.  Both D-Corps are big, physical and steady.

 

Goaltending

 

Advantage Panthers:   Bob the goalie is about as hot as you can get... Adin Hill has played well, but he is not the same calibre.

 

I think the series should be close, but I am picking Panthers to prevail.

 

The one thing which could change the equation is playoff experience.

 

Vegas has more... and more Cup winners.  I also think they have more maturity and discipline.

 

But being a bunch of jerks hasn't stopped other teams from winning the Cup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 30, 2023 by *Buzzsaw*

[Kevin Biestra]

3 minutes ago, Crimson-JH said:

 

 

This is an interesting issue, this will be the first SCF with the ads…

 

For a special commendation games, they should remove the stupid ads patch for it. 

 

They should remove that crud for every game.

[Coconuts]

Hoping I'm wrong as I really don't like that spoiled franchise, but Vegas in 6

 

I really, really want the Panthers to win 

[Citizen Erased]

Vegas in 6.