So here is one popular theory going around, flawed and preposterous as it is: That should the Golden Knights finish this magical expansion journey by beating Washington in the Stanley Cup Final, should Vegas conclude a remarkable season with the most historic of accomplishments, it might not be a good thing for the franchise and its fan base.
Do you know who usually suggests a team has to lose before learning how to appreciate winning?
Someone who lost.
Whichever side between the Knights and Capitals emerges hoisting the Stanley Cup — Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Monday at T-Mobile Arena — the idea that Vegas and what has swelled to an amazing level of local support isn’t deserving of such immediate success and would discover it impossible to accept and react to inevitable future struggles is absurd.