Despite potential ratings nightmare for NHL, Vegas-Carolina Stanley Cup Final still has plenty of intrigue

After nearly a month and a half of blood, sweat, tears and handshake lines, the Stanley Cup Finals matchup has been set.

And our two worthy competitors are... the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Oh, boy.

I'm sure those are the exact words that came out of the mouth of Commissioner Gary Bettman and every NHL marketing executive's mouth the minute Friday night's Eastern Conference Finals game ended.

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