re: Stanley Cup Playoff Thread

Again... y'all were in dead last two months into the season. The run to the title was aided greatly by every single divisional winner losing in the first round of the playoffs. This was a wild playoffs in which it quickly became apparent it was one of those free for all years when anyone could win it. Which takes nothing away from winning the Cup, the names go on that thing forever.

The Blues finished 15th in goals, 14th in league age, and 10th in score adjusted Corsi %. They were a middle of the pack team in the regular season that got hot at the right time based primarily on a goalie playing out of his gourd. Which was friggin' awesome. I love stuff like that. I was rooting for them... the Blues were fun.

Is it sustainable? Probably not. But who cares? You won a Cup. sure, it was a moonshot, but what an f'n moonshot. If you're gonna go on a miracle run, go on a miracle run. You need to get those breaks like that to go on a run. And they have a good bit of cap room, so they can keep whatever pieces they want. But there's a reason Vegas has them at 14-1 to repeat, only the 6th highest team on the board... low for a Cup champion.

Enjoy your miracle. It was awesome. If you can't enjoy the thing on its own merits, then you might have a serious problem with experiencing joy. It's not about anyone else, but y'all. Go celebrate, nothing can change it.