The Montreal Canadians did their best to welcome back Max Pacioretty to Montreal, a city that was the only home Max knew as an NHL player for 10 years prior to being traded to the Vegas Golden Knights right before the start of the season. But the end result of what could have been a […]
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Knights on Ice — Two Goals, Two Assists, Nine H...
The Golden Knights #1A line of Bellemare, Carrier, and Reaves started the season as forwards ranked 10th, 11th, and 12th on the Vegas Golden Knights. Last night, they saved the game with two third-period goals that sparked Vegas to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on the road. They’ve shown that maybe, just maybe, the’re […]
Knights on Ice — Lost In Skates
“Lost in Space” was an American science-fiction television series from 1965 to 1968. The 2018-2019 season so far for the Vegas Golden Knights seems like a medical-fiction television series that takes place at T-Mobile and various other NHL arenas. Tonight’s TV episode was a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two goals scored […]
Knights on Ice — The Clocks and the VGK Went Ba...
The clocks going back an hour last night was a scheduled event. The VGK going back to the style of play that we’ve all grown accustomed to was a pleasant surprise. The end result was a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Marc-Andre Fleury was nothing less than spectacular in last night’s game, stopping all […]
Knights on Ice — Not Much
Post-game, Coach Gallant was asked what he could take from this two-game road trip. He said, “Not much,” though he later added, “We win as a team and we lose as a team.” With last night’s 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the VGK have now lost two games in a row and four […]
Knights on Ice — Subban Abandoned on the Side o...
If Malcolm Subban were a car, he would have needed to call a cab last night to come and drive him home. He was left on the side of the road — or in this case, alone on the ice by his teammates. Nashville scored three goals on Subban and no one in their right […]
Knights on Ice — Just In The Nick Of Tuch
Sometime round about the 1580s, the phrase “in the nick” or “in the very nick” began to mean the critical moment, the exact instant, at which something has to take place. The idea seems to have been that a nick was a narrow and precise marker, so that if something was in the nick, it was precisely where it should […]
Knights on Ice — What’s Wrong? Where Do I Begin...
Is it injuries, the dismal power play, the lack of scoring contributions from the VGK defensemen? Is it the absence of Nate Schmidt and not having a shutdown defenseman? Is it the lack of scoring from the entire team? Is it that for the last two games, Vegas seemed interested in playing VGK hockey only […]
Knights on Ice — Overlooked?
Did the VGK overlook the Vancouver Canucks last night? The oddsmakers had Vegas as a strong favorite at -260, the biggest favorite they’ve been for all eight games into this season. Last season, the VGK were undefeated vs. Vancouver, going 4-0. The Knights had played just one game over the last eight days. Was this a […]
Knights on Ice—Re(aves)-Percussion
We know how Ryan Reaves can and will cause repercussions, generally involving a relentless forecheck that gives defensemen nightmares about turning their backs on him to retrieve pucks dumped into their defensive zone. But last night he put his stamp on a game in which Vegas beat Pacific Division rivals Anaheim 3-1. For the first […]
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