Vegas, Four Wins Away From the Stanley Cup, a Beacon of the American Dream

There’s no reason some of Las Vegas’s success can’t be transplanted elsewhere. Other cities just need to learn to dream big again.

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The Vegas Golden Knights wait on the ice for the trophy presenation after defeating the Dallas Stars to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, May 29, 2023, at Dallas. AP/Tony Gutierrez

Tonight, the Golden Knights of Las Vegas host Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Panthers of Florida, both teams seeking the oldest trophy in professional sports — one first awarded in 1893, 12 years before Las Vegas’s founding, when capitalism and visionaries made the desert bloom. 

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