Vegas romped to a Pacific Division title and burned through the Western Conference bracket, losing only three times in its first 16 playoff games. Facing elimination on Thursday, the Golden Knights confronted their predicament with defiance. “Years past, it felt like we were like, ‘We’re going to win this year,’” forward T.J. Oshie said. “This year, it was more so like, ‘We’re going to work this year, and we’re going to outwork teams. We did that throughout the whole playoffs.”Oshie spoke in a stream of consciousness, at one point apologizing for rambling.

Source: New York Times June 08, 2018 03:07 UTC