(05-19-2018 10:26 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  I think it sucks from the perspective that they aren't even remotely an underdog. Had they been good but not too good, maybe a 6 or 7 seed, then won a bunch of rounds in close calls, It'd be more exciting. This sucks because a bunch of long suffering fanbases, especially Canadian ones, are being upstaged by an expansion team.

Canadian cup drought extends to year 25.... One of these days!

Winnipeg looked pretty good for the majority of the series... They just had a few small lapses of poor play that Vegas took advantage of... Definitely very curious to see the end of the year injury report to see how banged up our guys were that Paul Maurice was keeping secret.

Plus Marc Andre Fleury was on fire for games 2-5...

At the end of the day, I'm still very proud of how far the Jets made it into the playoffs. They definitely exceeded expectations and earned some valuable experience that they can use in the future. I see this team being a perennial threat in the West going forward for the next 3-5 years.

I'll be rooting for the winner of the Caps/Lightning series to win it all... Not because Vegas beat my team, but because I can't bring myself to root for the "feel good" "underdog" "rag-tag misfit" team in the desert. They had the most favorable expansion draft in modern history...something I'm sure Columbus and Minnesota fans aren't too happy about, but oh well. That said, I don't want to discredit the effort of the Knights, because generous draft or not, it's still impressive to make it as far as they did.

Anyway, looking forward to next October.