LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 31: Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee (L) and Chairman, CEO and Governor Bill Foley wait to hand out awards to players after the team's 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks in their final regular-season home game at T-Mobile Arena on March 31, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The victory clinched the Pacific Division title for the Golden Knights.

Golden Knights' GM at a loss to explain team's success

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Even the architect of their success can't fully understand the juggernaut that is the Vegas Golden Knights.

With a win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 on Sunday afternoon, Vegas is heading to the Stanley Cup Final. And while general manager George McPhee was the man who built the team's roster from scratch, it's safe to say even he didn't predict a trip to the finals.

"It's a hell of a team. I don't know how we did it," McPhee said, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun. "We just played our game and these players played their guts out. There's just something special about them. They made it happen. I don't know how to explain it."

That McPhee is at a loss for words shouldn't really come as a surprise, especially considering that the Golden Knights have become just the third team in NHL history to clinch a berth in the Cup Final in its inaugural season.

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