( Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS )How did the Vegas Golden Knights possibly make it not just into the Stanley Cup playoffs, but all the way to the Cup final? So it was a surprise that the Knights were decent, and a bigger surprise when they turned out to be very good. Article Continued BelowSome believed Vegas had been given a ridiculously good deal in the expansion draft. Sure, except Fleury wasn’t even the best goalie in the league or a Vezina finalist, and many expansion teams of the past had enjoyed standout goaltending. This way, the “weaker links” in the education system would be strengthened, rather the “strong links” just getting stronger with more money than they could possibly ever spend.
Source: thestar August 10, 2018 20:15 UTC