Sharks Can Steal a Few Lessons From the Finalists

The Stanley Cup Final is giving San Jose a front-row seat to what a real contender looks like, and the useful stuff is rarely the flashy stuff. The Golden Knights and Hurricanes are showing how depth, structure, and habits travel when the games get heavy, which is exactly the kind of blueprint rebuilding teams obsess over in June. The Sharks are not trying to copy-paste anyone’s roster, but they can absolutely mine this matchup for clues about how contenders are built and sustained.