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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
Am I the only who thinks the team rallying after the Shooting played a massive part in bringing that group together w/ the city on their back?
It was like the spark of everything for those players and I don't think they would've had the season they did without that factor.
I feel happy for the citizens of Las Vegas, I just hope they don't expect this every year or take these moments for granted because it could be once in a lifetime.
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I think the way the team’s response to the shooting, and particularly the way the fans and the city rallied around that response provided, continues to provide a huge boost to the team. I think the “castoffs” schtick might have provided a bit of “We’ll show them!” motivation earlier in the season, but FireGilbert’s 3 components really are the key to the sustained good play throughout the last half of the season and playoffs. Fleury regaining his top form is obviously a huge part of the playoff success, but the strength of the roster from top to bottom sure doesn’t hurt. This season may be their peak, but don’t expect them to drop to the level of the lottery winner group next year.