When you now look at the standings in the NHL, you will now see an X next to Vegas in the standings. The X is what Coach Gallant refused to talk about for the first 75 games of the season. His face turned red if he heard his players even mentioning that word. The word […]
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Knights on Ice — Two Strong Performances, but O...
The last two games for the VGK really showed how strong and deep they are in the goaltending department. After Malcolm Subban’s stellar performance on Thursday in San Jose, yesterday Marc Andre Fleury was back in the lineup after missing one game due to an undisclosed injury. He looked so sharp that like Subban, Fleury kept the […]
Knights on Ice — A Defining Game
There are games in a player’s career that are defining moments, though 99.9% of the time, the player is on the winning side of this moment that will always be remembered as a highlight of their entire career. One defining moment that I personally was in attendance for occurred in game 6 of the 1994 Eastern […]
Knights on Ice — Fleury Gets His 402 Win, but L...
This game appeared, initially, to be an easy night at the office for Marc Andre Fleury. He was facing the Vancouver Canucks; they’re not only already eliminated from the playoffs, but have also lost six games in a row and nine of the last 10, and have been shut out in their last three road games. […]
Knights on Ice — You Don’t Need To Be on ...
Most of the time, you can review the score sheet and see who made an impact on the eventual outcome. Well, today wasn’t one of those games. Two Golden Knights had a huge impact on today’s results and neither scored a goal. Yes, William Karlsson scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season. […]
Knights on Ice — Trouble or Nothing To Worry ab...
Being outscored 12 to 4 over the last 2 games is a problem. Granted, one of the 12 was an empty-net goal last night that derailed the comeback for Vegas, who eventually lost the game 4-2 to the Minnesota Wild. Vegas started playing in the last few minutes of the third period. Unfortunately, that was too little too […]
Knights on Ice — Vegas Powers Past Philly For F...
Talk about timing. Over the last 5 games, the VGK power play had been sluggish, scoring only 2 PPG in the last 12 attempts. Granted, some of the forwards on the power-play unit are injured and missing and this recent 2-for-12 is a good indication of how much James Neal and Reilly Smith mean to […]
Knights on Ice — Morning Hockey Is Like a Cold ...
I’ve never understood NHL games being played in the afternoon, or in this case for the VGK, 10 a.m. Pacific time. Hockey players are highly conditioned athletes who have game-day routines. On a normal game day, players have a morning skate. This allows them to check the equipment they’ll use for the game. It also allows […]
Knights on Ice — A Complete Team Effort
Wow. What a difference from one game to another. Granted, with all the injuries that Vegas has endured lately, while still trying to keep the chemistry that has been with this team from October, has not be easy. Last night, even though Tomas Tatar still doesn’t look comfortable with the top line missing an injured Reilly […]
Knights on Ice — 1-3-1in Their Last 5 and Mount...
Yes, the VGK have hit a small speed bump over their last 5 games, which just happens to coincide with the trade deadline and the insertion of some new players into a cohesive unit that, prior to the trade deadline, seemed to be firing on all cylinders. There’s no reason to even attempt to question […]
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