I guess it's fitting that we're closing out this decade against the Sharks. They knocked us out of the playoffs in 2010 and 2011, and I suppose it's fair to say those two disappointing exits were sort of (the beginning of) the end of that Cup window.
We were rivals at the top and now we're rivals at the bottom...
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2019/league
Hmmm. Look at that. Wings, Devils, Sharks, Kings. All in the basement. Sharks embarrassed us in '94. Devils embarrassed us in '95. Kings embarrassed us in '01. Silver lining? '94 and '95 sucked, but we won back-to-back Cups shortly thereafter. '01 sucked, but we won the Cup in '02. Maybe good things are coming our way in the '20s.
I dunno.
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