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Vegas Golden Knights: Three Storylines to focus on in WCF

By Andrew Steele-Davis

Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks and Robin Lehner #90 of the Vegas Golden Knights shake following Lehner's 3-0 shutout against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks and Robin Lehner #90 of the Vegas Golden Knights shake following Lehner's 3-0 shutout against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates a goal by teammate Shea Theodore (not pictured) against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period in Game Seven
Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates a goal by teammate Shea Theodore (not pictured) against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round.(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

3. Stars Assemble

Forget Avengers Assemble, it should be Stars Assemble.

And we ain’t just talking about Dallas here.

No, there is going to be a lot of star power on show in the Western Conference and we are all here for it.

You have the likes of Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson and Shea Theodore for the Golden Knights, while Robin Lehner and Marc-Andre Fleury make up one of the best goalie tandems in the National Hockey League.

But Dallas is also loaded and they pack a hell of a lot of firepower.

You’ve got the obvious names in Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov who have been quiet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs so far, but don’t be surprised if they wake up in this series.

Joe Pavelski #16 of the Dallas Stars checks out his sticks prior to the game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game One
Joe Pavelski #16 of the Dallas Stars checks out his sticks prior to the game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game One of the Western Conference Final.(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Then you have veteran Joe Pavelski who will be extra motivated to win the first Stanley Cup of his career, while Corey Perry will offer both secondary scoring and some grit.

There are some big hitters on the blueline for both teams too, including Shea Theodore and Miro Heiskanen as we covered in the previous slide.

What we are saying, basically, is that both the Golden Knights and the Stars are stacked, both have great goaltending, both have elite game-changers and both play a real heavy brand of hockey.

Three Kinks to iron out in WCF. dark. Next

Styles make fights and all the ingredients are in place for this to be a mouthwatering Stanley Cup Final.

Bring it on.

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