[Alberta's Child]

I might have agreed with you about Vegas until seeing the last two games of the Washington series. Now I'm not so sure. They dominated a Tampa Bay team that seemed like it was clearly the best in the Eastern Conference coming into these playoffs. TB's only major flaw was having a broken-down old jalopy like Dan Girardi playing 20+ minutes a game on defense. LOL.

I haven't seen much of Vegas, though -- so I may be underestimating them here.

[dfwgator]

The thing that impressed me about Vegas is how they shutdown the opponent in the third period when they had the lead. That’s what Championship teams do.

Should be a good series between two teams who are looking for their first Stanley Cup. And Vegas certainly has gained a national following, so that’s good news for the NHL.