I’m all in with
the Vegas Golden Knights.
An expansion team in the Stanley Cup Finals? Unheard of!
Yeah, but have you
seen this team play hockey?
These guys are
castoffs, notably better on paper than what say, the Penguins in 1967, or the
Blue Jackets in 2000, were able to net. Still, these athletes were viewed
during the expansion draft last year as expendable by their respective pro
teams.
(There’s a not
small consideration about a $500 million entry fee that Vegas ponied up which
figures in the math here but …)
Underdogs. Who
among the true sports fan doesn’t get pumped up about the underdog? (Over there
at the NBA Finals, we have, ta-da: the Cavs vs. the Warriors…. Yawn!)
The underdog is in
a battle against the team led by the most prolific scorer and suddenly fierce
competitor (Are you paying attention Sidney Crosby?) Putin pal Alex Ovechkin.
Oh, and speaking
of my beloved Penguins, Vegas, baby, will pit Ovechkin against Washington
Capital-killer goalie Marc Andre Fleury, the biggest game goalie in the league.
One of these two
guys is going to win the Conn Smythe trophy, awarded to the Stanley Cup Final
MVP.
Let it be the
Flower!
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