Do you really think Daniel would have turned a near-sweep to a series win? He simply would be one more skater stuffed by Quick.

Duncan Keith on Daniel Sedin helped make that series start out easier than it might have been.

Barrett Jackman on Jaro Halak eliminated that goalie tandem that had helped the Blues all year. Elliott hadn’t played more than 4 games in a row all year until the Kings series.

Raffi Torres on Marian Hossa prevented a very physical player from being in the series to cause disturbance and the tiring out of some Kings players.

While it wasn’t a specific hit that did it, but whatever happened to Kovy’s back also helped the Kings. he needed a few more days off before the finals to get treatment like he did in the Flyers series.

LA did not win because of these hits/injuries/suspensions but they were the little things that worked in their favor helping them to a championship like every winning team needs.