There are some bookies that are experiencing a nervous twitch about now. The odds of Vegas wining the cup were 500 to 1. I bet there were some "stupid" Vegas fans that were so excited that they had a pro team that they took those odds.
As much as I would love to see Ovi win, Holtby is NOT playing well enough to hoist the cup. He earned the trip this far but he hasn't elevated his game to the next level to get to the finals. He has one more shot to get there (and stay there) Monday.
In other news, Marchand has all summer to be ashamed of his goofy licking in the post season.
Crosby is out
but you can't take the two back to back cups away from him. I hope he grows up as well and stops being such a whiner.
Since I've got my wish list out, I'd also like to see an improvement in the officiating. Stop giving the golden boy a pass and stop looking the other way when the opposing team gets slashed, cross-checked, and tripped. In the second round Marchand had at least 5 or 6 penalty worthy actions imposed upon him but there were no calls. Not my opinion: the TV announcers were incredulous about it. I don't doubt the refs were tired of his antics and were teaching him a lesson.