Pete DeBoer had seen enough after losing 2 games in a row, a first for him as the VGK coach. So he turned on his blender and created a milkshake with his entire team’s lineup, top to bottom. Every one of the 18 skaters was playing with someone new. Some believed it was a quiet […]
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Knights on Ice—On Thin Ice
Sometime in early 2016, when Bill Foley and the Maloof family were exploring the idea of bringing an NHL franchise to Las Vegas, the pundits insisted, “Hockey in the desert will never work.” They should have said, “Hockey on Lake Tahoe on a sunny Saturday will never work.” Yesterday’s game started at 12 noon, but […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Blow Away 3 Valuable Point...
The VGK were headed into overtime, which would have prevented last night’s game from being a 4-pointer. But with the faceoff to Fleury’s left, William Karlsson drew the puck to the boards, clearly a safe choice, better than the puck drawn back to the point or out in front of Fleury. But Zac Whitecloud was […]
Knights on Ice — 4 Down, 12 To Go
Yesterday, the VGK started a crucial 4-game segment all against the same team, the Colorado Avalanche, the team most hockey pundits believe stand in their way, not only for the #1 seed in the Honda West Division, but a repeat appearance in the Western Conference Finals. If this were to happen, it would mark the […]
Knights on Ice — Not So Fast, Marchy
On Friday before the team left for their first meeting of this season with the San Jose Sharks, Jonathan “Marchy” Marchessault said the rivalry between these 2 teams has cooled down. Not so fast, Jonathan. I know you haven’t seen the Sharks for 418 days, so maybe it has slipped your mind? But yesterday it […]
Knights on Ice — Odd Man Out
Last night Robin “Panda” Lehner was out of the lineup in the 2nd game of the 2-game series vs. Anaheim under some odd circumstances. As you know, in the goalie rotation, Panda has played all the odd-number games, while Fleury has played the even-number games. But that rotation was broken when Panda informed the team […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Sneaks By Anaheim, but Not...
The VGK sneaked by the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 after blowing a 3-goal lead in the 3rd period. But the celebration didn’t last long; immediately after the game, the team went into COVID protocol once again. It was almost like the team knew what was in store for them. They seemed to lose their focus in […]
Knights on Ice — I Stand Corrected: There...
After the VGK 5-2 victory on Friday against the same L.A. Kings, I wrote that there was no sign of rust among the players after a 9-day layoff. Because he never stepped on to the ice, I didn’t include Robin Lehner in that opinion. Well, yesterday, he was in the net, as the goaltending rotation […]
Knights on Ice — No Rust In Vegas
Las Vegas dry climate pretty much assures you that you will not see rust developing on anything. But one had to think that the VGK might show some signs thereof. The Knights hadn’t played in 9 days and were missing their top defensemen pairing in Pietrangelo and McNabb, which forced the insertion of 2 players […]
Knights on Ice — So Were They Lucky To Get a Po...
When St. Louis comes to Vegas, things get really weird, so weird that I’m not sure if Vegas was lucky to salvage one point last night, preventing it from being a 4-point divisional game, or they deserved better than they got. My first reaction when the buzzer sounded after 60 minutes with the score tied […]
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