OrrNumber4
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Vegas escaped the injury bug too. I know that Stone was likely not 100%. However, no major injuries to their top 9 forwards and the most games missed by their top 6 d was one a piece. That’s just absurd or destined.
The match ups reminded me of the King’s first cup round. Hell, the Knights may have had it easier. I will never forgive the hockey gods for running the Sharks through LA, Nashville, and St. Louis and then rewarding them with a loaded Penguins team in the finals.
Nashville was a fair 2nd-round opponent (and the Sharks played down to them) but LA and St.Louis were below average relative to the round.
2019 was the gauntlet year. They faced two championship-caliber teams back-to-back only to lose to a ho-hum Blues team.