Final Four: Who Wins the Cup?

[pmorrow]

Got our individual polls for each matchup, but just curious who people are thinking goes all the way here.

Who do you got?

[LawMan]

After I voted it was a 4-way tie with 1 vote each. That seems fair, this Final Four is totally wide open in my opinion.

[The Comish]

I went with Dallas, but it literally could be any of them. Literally.

[plug]

I went with Dallas, but it literally could be any of them. Literally.

DITTO!

[1320kid]

I think Vegas hoists the cup after beating Carolina in 6-7.

[loppantorkel]

Vegas over Carolina in 6

[Daydream Nation]

Carolina over Vegas in 6. Teravainen coming back is going help Carolina put some more goals on the board.

[4T2]

I went with Dallas, I had them coming out of the west from the start… but they’re the only part of my bracket still alive haha

[hockeyrobot]

Going to Vegas.

[Feenom]

Stars

[Belexus75]

i voted Dallas but i thought they would be 3rd at best ....instead that vote is leading the pack atm...interesting.

[PicklePickle]

I like Vegas' chance

[Pengwin7]

I'm rooting for and like Dallas' chances.
I think they have best depth and match up well vs. Vegas.

Any of the four teams would be great to see hoist a cup, all the teams have some old farts looking for a cup:
Dallas Vets: 38 Suter, 38 Pavelski, 34 Dadonov, 34 Glendening, 33 Benn, 31 Seguin*
Vegas Vets: 37 Quick*, 35 Martinez*, 33 Pietrangelo*, 32 McNabb, 32 R.Smith, 31 Stone
Canes Vets: 38 Burns, 37 Stastny, 34 Raanta, 33 F.Andersen
Cats Vets: 38 E Staal*, 36 M Staal, 36 Hornqvist*, 34 Bob, 32 Gudas

*Some of these guys have won cups... but most of them it was 10+ years ago. Only fairly recent guy, I think, is Pietrangelo in 2019 with St.Louis.

BOLD is my guess at "first pass-off" of the cup.
Dallas' may be Suter.
For Florida, Marc Staal would be super-cool... as the other bros (Eric & Jordan) have cups from their younger days. Marc went to 3 Eastern finals in 4 years with the Rangers in the 2010s, lost in the 2014 cup to LA.
Brent Burns and the beard and the toothless-y grin would be fun to see.
And Paul Stastny has had a somewhat quiet career - he keeps *just missing* a cup - having had to leave STL a few years before theirs... then came close in runs with Winnipeg in 2018 and Vegas in 2020.
I don't believe any of the Stastny elders ever won a cup - so that would be a big deal for the family.

[dejeanneret]

I voted for the Panthers. They're just rolling along. Think they beat out Dallas in the final.

[everfeb]

I'm really not a fan of any of these teams. Went with Dallas as I have more Stars on my SC pool's rosters than any of the other teams. If Dallas doesn't win I'd like to see Florida win (nice story).