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.

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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