A Stanley Cup playoffs sweep is the equivalent of a double-edged sword. If you're the team doing the sweeping, everything is good. If you're the team being swept, well, not so much. It can be agonizing for teams like the Vegas Golden Knights to be at the helm of such a cruel fate. Suddenly, life is sapped from the anticipation at the beginning of the series.Luckily, Vegas hasn't experienced such a moment yet (although losing two deciding games in a series is arguably worse). The Golden Knights have seen their most embarrassing moment come at the hands of 4-1 defeats twice. The first was a 2018 Stanley Cup Final "gentleman's sweep," where the Washington Capitals won four straight games. The second was in the bubble where the Dallas Stars won... 4-1. However, Vegas swept the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Florida Panthers are on the verge of accomplishing a sweep, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game three, 4-3. Holding off a late Oilers rally...
