George McPhee will get a ring if the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup, but perhaps he should get one if the Washington Capitals win.
McPhee is responsible for acquiring 13 players on the Capitals current roster in his 17 years as general manager and also hired longtime friend Brian MacLellan, who became his successor and built the rest of the team. Kicked around the past five years for trading Filip Forsberg to Nashville for Martin Erat and not being able to bring the Cup to Washington, McPhee has his fingerprints all over this final after building each teams’ foundation.