We will have to see wont we. 1st it was Canucks will be bottom of the Pacific. Then it was they will be lucky to make playoffs. Then it was they will regress and fall apart as the season goes on. Then it was they were the most likely team to be upset in 1st round. Then it was Edmonton would steam roll them with ease.
Not saying we are favorites by any means . But we can hang around with the best of them. Anything can happen. We are just happy to be here. House money baby!
I mean I'd be rooting for Vancouver against Dallas too. But my feeling about next round isn't an indictment on Vancouver as much as it is being very impressed with Dallas. Their systems play, team efforts, and resilience have the markings of a cup winner and DeBoer is starting to show he finally is capable of adaptation. Anything can happen, sure but I don't think either series Vancouver has been in has featured the best hockey and I think, with how they've labored to generate chances against Edmonton's defense consistently, I think the Nucks would have a lot of trouble against this Dallas team defense.
With the playoff history between Dallas and Anaheim and then separately with Vegas, I'm rooting against them as a pseudo-rival, but from a neutral hockey evaluation perspective, I think Dallas has the special sauce to win it all. Like you said, we'll see when we see.