MAY 24 "DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE?!"
A group of players nobody wanted — the self-proclaimed
'Golden Misfits' — are heading to the Stanley Cup final.
Ryan Reaves scored the game-winning goal, Marc-Andre
Fleury made 31 saves and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights continued their
improbable run by defeating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday to win the
best-of-seven Western Conference final 4-1.
A franchise that had just two players under contract at
this time last year before filling out the rest of its initial roster with
castoffs from the league's other 30 clubs in the expansion draft, is now just
four wins from hockey's ultimate prize.
"Everybody on this team has something to
prove," said Reaves, a tough guy acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins
prior to February's trade deadline. "We call ourselves 'The Golden
Misfits' for a reason.
"We're doing a good job of proving everybody
wrong."
They certainly are.
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