The funny thing about being a successful franchise right out the shoot is you immediately have a standard. You can't let your fans down after making the Stanley Cup Final in your inaugural season. Unfortunately, that's what happened to the Vegas Golden Knights in the fifth season.
You see, the Golden Knights have made the Stanley Cup playoffs every season... except for one: 2021-22.
This was the year that everyone wrote off Vegas for good. It was a season marred by tensions between Pete DeBoer and his goaltender, Robin Lehner, along with a wave of injuries.