SAN JOSE, CALIF. - In the past, San Jose making it to the Western Conference final has kind of been like the Buffalo Bills making it to the Super Bowl.
It took a tremendous amount of will and talent to go three rounds deep in the playoffs and establish themselves as one of the elite teams in the league, but once they got there the only thing missing was a flight attendant telling them to assume the crash position.
They’ve fallen hard every time, going 0-for-3 and winning just three of 15 games in trying to take the last step before the Stanley Cup final.