I predicted the Knights would be 1st round fodder so I don't want to cast too much doubt on them but let's not forget that we've seen countless teams in the last 10 years have one great season and then regress for several years afterwards.
Colorado a few seasons ago comes to mind. The Oilers last season. Florida a couple seasons ago.
Obviously not every situation is the same, but I don't think it is crazy to suggest that there'll be some sophomore slump and regression closer to career averages for several of Vegas' key contributors. They had career seasons from 8 of their top 10 scorers. That's not all just good coaching and that type of chemistry, IMO anyways, is unlikely to last forever.
I'm not saying their run isn't impressive or that GMGM didn't do a masterful job regardless of their results for next season, or the next 5 seasons for that matter. Just a reminder that these types of runs do happen from time to time and Vegas got the perfect mix of those factors this season.
Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 05-19-2018 at 01:52 PM.
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