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 […]
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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 […]
Knights on Ice — A Knight of Many Firsts
Last night, the VGK: won their first home game this season, beating Buffalo 4-1. scored more than two goals in a game for the first time this season. ended the first period with a lead for the first time this season. scored their first power-play goal of the season, after going 0-16 in their first […]
Knights on Ice — When Looking Back Isn’t Such A...
Looking back is usually not a good thing, as we should always look forward, think positive, and leave the bad behind. But the beginning of this season, especially the first five games, wasn’t what we were hoping for with the VGK. They had a very disappointing loss in their home opener vs. Philadelphia, then embarked […]
Knights on Ice—Should Fleury Be Reported to the...
If I were the Philadelphia Flyers, I would have called the cops on Marc-André Fleury, who committed unarmed robbery by single-handedly beating the Flyers yesterday by a score of 1-0. Flyers captain Claude Giroux, especially, might have reported multiple cases of unarmed torts inflicted upon himself. We’ve all seen what Fleury is capable of. But […]
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