This is the cruel part: You don’t always get the storybook ending, even when the tale has been so astonishingly memorable.
It seemingly ends so fast, so sudden, that the bigger picture gets lost in the immediacy of a final chapter and you’re the ones watching as others celebrate in unrestrained joy.
Days and weeks and months will pass and history will be more and more appreciated, but for now, the magical expansion season of the Golden Knights is over, its conclusion coming in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Washington is your champion and deserving in every manner, having defeated the Knights 4-3 on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena, where a large contingent of Capitals fans made their way into the enemy’s home to watch their team win its first Cup in 43 years of existence.