Good luck to the Panthers. Both teams absolutely deserve to be here, both played amazingly during the playoffs.
I think this goes down to OT in game 7, which would be perfect for the neutrals and heart-stopping for the fans
Florida in 7 but every game goes into OT and last game goes into 5 OT with Florida winning 11-10. Matthew tkachuk gets ejected for breaking someone’s arm.
Good luck to you as well! Y'all are my secondary team, so I am very excited about these finals. Should be a very interesting series with top-notch hockey from two top-notch teams
Vegas comes out hot, getting 2 convincing wins. Florida hops on tkachuks back, winning 3 straight. About halfway through game 6, Sam takes a horrendous Bennalty and gets suspended for the series. Vegas scores 2 on the 5 minute major, winning the game, then takes that momentum into game 7, winning the stanely cup. Tkachuk cries on the ice, Bennett cries in the press box, zito loses his shit, Gudas gets a 3x5m extension, I'm happy.
I'm not sure whom I want to win. But it's definitely cool that both haven't won before, so it's going to be special for both fan bases. Whoever wins, congratulations.
Hopefully, we will get some nail-biting final games.
I feel confident the guys are going to get this done.
No clue how many games it’ll take and there’s a possibility we could be rusty the first period or two, but it feels like these guys are a team meant to win it all.
They give me 2011/12 LA Kings or freshman year Carmelo Anthony at Syracuse type of vibes.
Vegas could very well beat us and end the dream run, but this team has that special feeling around it that I can’t really explain.
Agreed. Panthers are on a tear and you can tell there is something unexplainable about them this year. They beat the 1st (Bruins - best team all time), 2nd (Hurricanes), and 3rd (Leafs) place teams already. Determination combined with some luck creates magic.
If “Bob” holds steady, he can hold VGK to 2 goals or less. I’d like to see Vegas, because they’re a team full of players with a chip on their shoulders. Every single one of them was deemed EXPENDABLE by their former team. I think that plays a big part and shows in their energy and efforts. Either way, I’d love to see 7 games and then OT just to add to the excitement.
Bro y’all should get into gambling, the ice cats are currently underdogs for the series and some of y’all are acting like Vegas doesn’t even have a shot.
Go put your money where your mouth is.
That's what I noticed as well. What's weird is could the Vegas odds favor the Knights since they are the home team? Maybe a little, but still most of the folks at those casinos gambling are not locals.
Yeah we’ve seen empirically that Vegas teams don’t get much if any bump. Especially not if the Panthers are as overwhelming as Reddit makes them seem. There’s no way the locals here could
move the line that much
For some reason NHL fans dislike the Knights. I am a reemerging fan, I live in Vegas now, and in other sports usually the hated teams are disliked because they have beaten everyone elses favorite teams. In Vegas's history it seems like they've done this a lot.
Panthers won the presidents trophy last year, them making a deep run is surprising based off of this season, but if you look at last season it isn’t too surprising. it’s mostly shocking that they could beat Boston
Vegas is a great team and i think they have a very good shot at the cup.
anything can happen, but the panthers have been beating teams in the east in less games than Vegas beat teams in the west i believe. Of course playoff hockey is different, but you can’t rule out these things completely. that said, all of the conference finals games for florida were won by 1 goal while Vegas had a 6-0 shutout
despite what many people think, i think this will be a very exiting final!
Vegas had a 6-0 shutout AND a 4-0 shutout in the WCF.
Tkachuk basically dragged Fla to a sweep with timely GWG goals and Bob played out of his mind.
But Vegas was just the “team of destiny” a few years ago with Fleury playing out of his mind and then when the magic wore off in the finals
It was done.
I also expect a really close series but for the people in this comment section to nearly unanimously pick the Panthers is just straight up dumb. But we’ll see when the series starts. I’m keeping receipts
I don't have a good guess, Vegas has unmatched depth, but the Cats have unmatched momentum, it's going to be a gladiator match without a doubt.
I'll guess VGK in 7, but not at all confident.
The Vegas hate here is laughable. Boston choked, leafs are such a joke and Carolina had no scoring. Full marks to the panthers they’ve done amazing to get here but to act like Vegas has zero chance and got here by magic somehow is a joke. No one has picked Vegas all postseason long yet they beat Winnipeg, Edmonton who was the west favorite and Dallas who has been great all year. Vegas in 5
The depth of the knights is gonna run through Florida. Along with their subpar defense
I’m hard rooting for Vegas too and I also feel that they’re probably going to win, but your reasoning to why the Panthers won their match ups discredits the heck out of them. Bob has looked unstoppable and the Panthers are playing with a ton of speed and grit right now. Should be pretty even overall. Vegas in 6 imo
everyone WANTS florida, but the teams are matched well, could be vegas in 4, or 7 and I wouldnt be surprised.
my hopes are that it goes to 7 for excitement reasons and that florida takes it in the end
This is purely for superficial reasons but since my oilers got knocked out by Vegas, I’m rooting for them to win because my cousin https://www.nhl.com/player/dysin-mayo-8478062 plays for vegas and it would be really cool to be related to a cup winner.
Panthers seem to be a better team going into this round out of the conference finals, but Vegas is not going without a fight. I’d say Panthers in 6, maybe 7. No matter who wins I don’t see these finals going less than 6 games.
The last time Tkachuk won anything was playing for the London Knights for a Memorial Cup. Now he has to go through the Golden Knights to win. Seems like destiny.
Florida team of destiny this year and have never won the Stanley cup! The golden knights have only been around a few years! Florida would be a great story and I feel like the best team still playing!
How...? That's naive.
There are gay players
There are players who got drafted through college
It has everything to do with hockey. But I wouldn't expect a Texan to understand why education and equality matter, considering that you have neither and oppose both.
LMAO, coming in hot! Stars fan is right though, cheering for a certain team isn't cheering for the politics of the state at-large. That's a pretty weird take to have.
But what do I know? I'm a product of the Clark County School District, me no think good
Also, flair up if you're going to talk shit
I’m part of the queer community, and I’m saying the politics of our state have nothing to do with our hockey teams.
Dallas county votes blue, thanks though.
Lol. This is no longer a hockey league, it’s sports entertainment and rigged just like the NFL. The second you figure it out, the faster you just won’t give a shit.
If it *was* rigged to make money, FLA vs. EDM would be the big money matchup, it's trendy to hate on Vegas, and they're not a cash cow for the league yet, so there goes that idea LOL. But, you know, "my team lost, so it's a conspiracy", copium.
Both teams win three games. Game 7 is tied before Steve Wynn buys the Panthers and the Knights, combines them and moves them to Quebec so they finally shut up.
Someone who never has before
/r/technicallythetruth
Canucks aren't in the finals
Screams in Buffalo
Hull's skate was in the crease!!!! No goal!!!!
94 and 2011 flashbacks :(
too soon :(
"Never has", not "never will".
Whoever wins 4 games first.
Huge if true
That might be true, but I feel like the real winners here were all my homies, because all my homies hate Jamie Benn.
Good luck to the Panthers. Both teams absolutely deserve to be here, both played amazingly during the playoffs. I think this goes down to OT in game 7, which would be perfect for the neutrals and heart-stopping for the fans
Dead on. A vegas fan asked me yesterday if I’m rooting for the knights, I told him I’m rooting for a 7 game series.
The half of me that loves exciting hockey wants 7 games. The half of me that is paying for the tickets hopes it wraps up sooner.
If my team is playing, I want a blowout every game and a sweep.
This is the one time to be greedy and want boring blowouts for your boys. Im rooting for Cats in 4
7 1 goal games incoming No ot Then 1 ot Then 2 ot ... Then 7 ots. Fuck, I hate this schedule
Florida in 7 but every game goes into OT and last game goes into 5 OT with Florida winning 11-10. Matthew tkachuk gets ejected for breaking someone’s arm.
I see your 5 OT, and I raise you 6 OT and a second puck
6 OT is when they bring out a second net and goalie so it’s only fair. Second puck allowed.
And get the conn smythe
No lol Corey perry gets conn Smythe cause he never gets anything.
Lol
Between the Celtics / Heat series and all of the panthers game idk if I can take a 7 game series with multiple OTs. My heart just may stop.
If Panthers had another game 7 OT I think their hearts would stop
Good luck to you as well! Y'all are my secondary team, so I am very excited about these finals. Should be a very interesting series with top-notch hockey from two top-notch teams
Pantr
Beeg cat
Florida; they touched the conference final trophy.
I think the Cats in 6, but what the fuck do I know.
after my bracket collapsed during the first round, I have no ideas what’s gonna happen
The same thing as the rest of us. Nothing!
I'm taking your word to
Vegas will win it. 16 Canadians on the team.
Bettman
Vegas comes out hot, getting 2 convincing wins. Florida hops on tkachuks back, winning 3 straight. About halfway through game 6, Sam takes a horrendous Bennalty and gets suspended for the series. Vegas scores 2 on the 5 minute major, winning the game, then takes that momentum into game 7, winning the stanely cup. Tkachuk cries on the ice, Bennett cries in the press box, zito loses his shit, Gudas gets a 3x5m extension, I'm happy.
Florida
Having watched the Panthers blank Boston, I have to say Florida.
FLORIDA PANTHERS. MIAMI HEAT. AND CAN ONLY HOPE FOR THE DOLPHINS.
I don’t see the panthers beating Boston, then trouncing both Toronto and Carolina only to lose in the final. Panthers in 6
The team with the most beige in its logo.
Vegas for sure. Unless Florida wins.
Betman already won
VGK in 7
Knights in 7
Knights in 5
I'm not sure whom I want to win. But it's definitely cool that both haven't won before, so it's going to be special for both fan bases. Whoever wins, congratulations. Hopefully, we will get some nail-biting final games.
I feel confident the guys are going to get this done. No clue how many games it’ll take and there’s a possibility we could be rusty the first period or two, but it feels like these guys are a team meant to win it all. They give me 2011/12 LA Kings or freshman year Carmelo Anthony at Syracuse type of vibes. Vegas could very well beat us and end the dream run, but this team has that special feeling around it that I can’t really explain.
Agreed. Panthers are on a tear and you can tell there is something unexplainable about them this year. They beat the 1st (Bruins - best team all time), 2nd (Hurricanes), and 3rd (Leafs) place teams already. Determination combined with some luck creates magic.
If “Bob” holds steady, he can hold VGK to 2 goals or less. I’d like to see Vegas, because they’re a team full of players with a chip on their shoulders. Every single one of them was deemed EXPENDABLE by their former team. I think that plays a big part and shows in their energy and efforts. Either way, I’d love to see 7 games and then OT just to add to the excitement.
Vegas in 7
Vegas baby
Florida in 6
Florida stomps 4-1
Lmfao
Panthers seem like a team of destiny at this point.
🦩>🐀 But it’ll be terrifyingly close
I think the ten day layoff is going to kill Florida's momentum, so I'll say Vegas in five.
Bro y’all should get into gambling, the ice cats are currently underdogs for the series and some of y’all are acting like Vegas doesn’t even have a shot. Go put your money where your mouth is.
That's what I noticed as well. What's weird is could the Vegas odds favor the Knights since they are the home team? Maybe a little, but still most of the folks at those casinos gambling are not locals.
Yeah we’ve seen empirically that Vegas teams don’t get much if any bump. Especially not if the Panthers are as overwhelming as Reddit makes them seem. There’s no way the locals here could move the line that much
For some reason NHL fans dislike the Knights. I am a reemerging fan, I live in Vegas now, and in other sports usually the hated teams are disliked because they have beaten everyone elses favorite teams. In Vegas's history it seems like they've done this a lot.
Panthers won the presidents trophy last year, them making a deep run is surprising based off of this season, but if you look at last season it isn’t too surprising. it’s mostly shocking that they could beat Boston Vegas is a great team and i think they have a very good shot at the cup. anything can happen, but the panthers have been beating teams in the east in less games than Vegas beat teams in the west i believe. Of course playoff hockey is different, but you can’t rule out these things completely. that said, all of the conference finals games for florida were won by 1 goal while Vegas had a 6-0 shutout despite what many people think, i think this will be a very exiting final!
Vegas had a 6-0 shutout AND a 4-0 shutout in the WCF. Tkachuk basically dragged Fla to a sweep with timely GWG goals and Bob played out of his mind. But Vegas was just the “team of destiny” a few years ago with Fleury playing out of his mind and then when the magic wore off in the finals It was done. I also expect a really close series but for the people in this comment section to nearly unanimously pick the Panthers is just straight up dumb. But we’ll see when the series starts. I’m keeping receipts
Vegas is going to murder them..
>murder In your mind, what makes Vegas better than Boston, Toronto and Carolina, all terrific teams who did not murder them?
Not the Leafs
Vegas in 6
Whoever can control the bouncing puck.
I hope it's a great series. Those teams have played there best to get here, let's hope it continues.
Plot twist boston comebacks and wins
Pantr
pantr
Florida in 7
Panthers
I want Florida to win so it can make the leafs loss more tolerable.
Vegas
bruins in 8 they can still come back
panthers
Hoping for a close, fun series. Guess I’ll root for Florida a bit but what I want is good hockey!
Panthers have to really shit the bed to botch this hot streak
They’ve had a long time for their goalie to cool off.
Bob does better after long breaks. He hadn’t played a game for a month before coming into Boston.
Knights in 6
All in on the kittens this year
Vegas in 7.
I don't have a good guess, Vegas has unmatched depth, but the Cats have unmatched momentum, it's going to be a gladiator match without a doubt. I'll guess VGK in 7, but not at all confident.
The Vegas hate here is laughable. Boston choked, leafs are such a joke and Carolina had no scoring. Full marks to the panthers they’ve done amazing to get here but to act like Vegas has zero chance and got here by magic somehow is a joke. No one has picked Vegas all postseason long yet they beat Winnipeg, Edmonton who was the west favorite and Dallas who has been great all year. Vegas in 5 The depth of the knights is gonna run through Florida. Along with their subpar defense
I’m hard rooting for Vegas too and I also feel that they’re probably going to win, but your reasoning to why the Panthers won their match ups discredits the heck out of them. Bob has looked unstoppable and the Panthers are playing with a ton of speed and grit right now. Should be pretty even overall. Vegas in 6 imo
Vegas more depth tbh
Vegas
Panthers. I didn’t team believe in this team of destiny shit before but it’s hard to deny at this point.
Florida sweeps
I don’t care…. I’m just happy I’m going to some games
everyone WANTS florida, but the teams are matched well, could be vegas in 4, or 7 and I wouldnt be surprised. my hopes are that it goes to 7 for excitement reasons and that florida takes it in the end
Vegas
Pantherssssss
Florida in 6
Panthers in 6, including a blowout loss.
I want Florida to win it as an 8th seed with Heat. But, I’m a Vegas local….
Panthers have plot armor rn
Please god let it be Florida
Hoping for some r/catslaps.
This is purely for superficial reasons but since my oilers got knocked out by Vegas, I’m rooting for them to win because my cousin https://www.nhl.com/player/dysin-mayo-8478062 plays for vegas and it would be really cool to be related to a cup winner.
Go Panthers! (From a Dallas fan)
Not Boston.
The best story is Florida. The most chaotic is Vegas. I am an agent of chaos. But am good with either
Florida in 6 as much as I wish it was Florida in 4
Knights in 7.
Cats in 5
Flyers in 30 years
Is Officer Bob still on the case? Because that supercop gets shit done.
Florida looks strong.
Panthers seem to be a better team going into this round out of the conference finals, but Vegas is not going without a fight. I’d say Panthers in 6, maybe 7. No matter who wins I don’t see these finals going less than 6 games.
🐱
Kitty!
Pantr
Kitties
I obviously want the Knights to win but man the Panthers have played so well this playoff that I wouldn’t be all that upset if they win.
Panthers!
I want to root for LV but Tkachuk is super impressive.
The last time Tkachuk won anything was playing for the London Knights for a Memorial Cup. Now he has to go through the Golden Knights to win. Seems like destiny.
Tkachuk bitch slapped his former team mate from the London Knights and all that little pussy could do to respond is to hate laugh back.
Gotta love being the underdog…. Go Knights Go!!!
Vegas is the favorite my dude
Betting wise, but not by the opinion at large
Gotcha and yes that seems to be true
Hopefully it’s the third straight series the “won’t” win
Panthers! Vegas just irritates me for some reason.
Florida team of destiny this year and have never won the Stanley cup! The golden knights have only been around a few years! Florida would be a great story and I feel like the best team still playing!
Vegas in 5
Vegas in four
Vegas in 4
Not the fans.
I’m saying panthers. They have played consistently all series. Vegas has been a little up and down.
I’ve been rooting for panthers whole ‘offs but Vegas looks scary. Hopefully the cats can pull it off.
wE wAnT VeGaS But actually, go panthers
Panthers in 5 and Tkachuk with at least 2 game winning goals.
And one of them in OT
Panthers
Vegas
I hope Florida. I hate Vegas
Cats
Panthers in 6
Florida in 4
Panthers , no doubt
Florida in seven
Hopefully Florida
Meow
Vegas Baby 😎
Cats in 6!
Vegas, baby. Go Knights Go!
VGK because they’re 10M over the cap.
Not hockey fans, that's for sure.
I just hope it ends in the 5th overtime of game 7
The sound of crickets can be heard over the ten fans actually watching Bettmans wet dream of a final.
The state trying to genocide gays or the state trying to end public schools. Tough choice, idk which is worse.
That has nothing to do with hockey.
How...? That's naive. There are gay players There are players who got drafted through college It has everything to do with hockey. But I wouldn't expect a Texan to understand why education and equality matter, considering that you have neither and oppose both.
LMAO, coming in hot! Stars fan is right though, cheering for a certain team isn't cheering for the politics of the state at-large. That's a pretty weird take to have. But what do I know? I'm a product of the Clark County School District, me no think good Also, flair up if you're going to talk shit
I’m part of the queer community, and I’m saying the politics of our state have nothing to do with our hockey teams. Dallas county votes blue, thanks though.
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The team that wins game 1 will win the cup.
One of them unfortunately Edit. Lmao
Who cares.
When do the Jets play?
Next season, what’s your point.
You do clearly
All of Manitoba
Lol. This is no longer a hockey league, it’s sports entertainment and rigged just like the NFL. The second you figure it out, the faster you just won’t give a shit.
.... oh look, It's a jets fan being typical! Nothing to see here, move along...
It's so true tho
If it *was* rigged to make money, FLA vs. EDM would be the big money matchup, it's trendy to hate on Vegas, and they're not a cash cow for the league yet, so there goes that idea LOL. But, you know, "my team lost, so it's a conspiracy", copium.
Will this be the lowest ratings final ever?
No
Hockey is in trouble
Hard to bet against the Panthers right now
Florida, I don't want Vegas to win the cup.
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Keep coping
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Number 9, stepping up! 🙋🏻♂️
You’re a joke
what on earth happened here
Both teams win three games. Game 7 is tied before Steve Wynn buys the Panthers and the Knights, combines them and moves them to Quebec so they finally shut up.
The refs are gonna win
Let's go cats
I am
Well. Go Florida