Right now, they’re gearing up for another lengthy run.
The team’s recent string of playoff regularity has embalmed a winning culture within the players, coaching staff, and the organization as a whole. It’s bred critical layers of experience to a team that boasts a healthy-sized, skilled roster.
If there is a team that knows anyone is capable of winning come the playoffs, it’s the team that won the Stanley Cup as an 8-seed in 2012.
“I just think that there’s definitely no bad teams in the playoffs, you’ve got to know that,” Anze Kopitar said.