The Vegas Golden Knights have continued to defy the odds after sweeping the two-time Stanley Cup Champions in the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On the surface, there’s nothing that makes sense about what they’ve done this season. For all the other teams who missed out on the playoffs, like the Montreal Canadiens, there’s a simple lesson to take from the knights in gold armour.
It’s more than just having good management, but also identifying the right players to get the job done. One of the reasons why many quickly discounted the possibility of Vegas being competitive this year was because of the crop of players they had.