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Vegas will win President's Trophy thanks to balance, goaltending and "next-man-up" mentality

Greg Wyshynski, senior writer: Yes, the Vegas Golden Knights will win the Presidents' Trophy.

Let's start with the schedule: The Knights have 13 of their final 24 games at home, where they're 22-4-3. Only eight of those 24 games are against teams that are currently in playoff positions -- although the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings, whom they play twice, are right on the bubble.

Vegas has 13 games left against Pacific Division teams. The Golden Knights are 14-1-1 within their own division thus far.

Am I worried about that five-game road trip at the beginning of March, which starts with the New Jersey Devils and ends with the Philadelphia Flyers?