![]() Vegas is in only its sixth year as a franchise, making the Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural expansion season and missing the playoffs only once since. The Hartford Whalers moved to Carolina and became the Hurricanes in 1997. The Stars have gone to two other Stanley Cup finals since the franchise moved south from Minnesota in 1993, the same year the expansion Panthers came into the league. All have made it to a Stanley Cup Final, with Dallas winning it all in 1999 and Carolina the 2006 championship. And it’s usually accurate every year.”Įven with Sun Belt teams filling every spot in the conference finals for the first time, this quartet isn't new to the playoffs. I think there’s some preconceived notions about the two or three teams that are going to be left standing at the end of the day in some of the other major sports. If you’re one of the 16 (playoff) teams, everyone feels like they have a chance to win the Stanley Cup if you’re one of those teams,” said DeBoer, who is in a conference final with his fourth different team. ![]() You come to these games, it’s a party, and Vegas is the same.”ĭeBoer, who was Cassidy's predecessor in Vegas and also coached at Florida, believes this kind of final four is exactly what Commissioner Gary Bettman predicted when the NHL instituted a salary cap in 2005 after a yearlong lockout and made parity a priority. ![]() “The traditional markets, you go to a game, and I’m Canadian, but you go to a game in Toronto. ![]() It’s a lot more of a party, it really is,” first-year Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said. The Dallas Stars and the Golden Knights open the West final Friday night in Las Vegas. Carolina will take on the Florida Panthers in the East final, with Game 1 on Thursday night.
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