Even though we’re already less than four months away from opening night for the 2018-2019 season, the next order of business starts almost immediately: Who’ll be on the roster the first week in October? This is how the core group of 25 players from this past season looks going forward. The VGK currently have four unrestricted […]
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Knights on Ice — IN JUST 2:31
In just 2:31, the story of all stories ended. The unexpected never did materialize. The movie that’ll be made won’t have the feel-good fairy-tale ending, the one that everyone, except the Washington Capitals and the sports books managers, would have loved to witness. But it’s still a tale for the ages, an instant legend that won’t be […]
Knights on Ice — Frustrating And Demoralizing
It’s frustrating to have come this far and now be faced with a task that may seem impossible. But is it really? After all, we’re talking about the Vegas Golden Knights. The impossible started in October and continued right up until May 30, with Vegas suffering its first loss in the Stanley Cup Final in […]
Knights on Ice — Shea It Ain’t So
In a game that Washington had to win, they played like they were well aware of it. The Capitals set the tempo of the game early. In the first period, Washington won 13 of the 18 faceoffs and blocked 15 shots, four by defenseman John Carlson and two by Alex Ovechkin. When one of the […]
Knights on Ice—THE SAVE
Throughout Vegas’ first 16 games in these playoffs, a number of incredible saves were made and until last night, for the most part, they were made by Marc-Andre Fleury. In Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, Braden Holtby made what might be the save of his life. If Washington goes on to win the Stanley Cup, it’ll […]
Knights on Ice — Let’s Get Ready To Rumble
Boxing icon announcer Michael Buffer introduced the starting lineups for last night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 1 at T-Mobile. Stuff like this could only happen in Las Vegas. If the appearance by Buffer was to suggest that we were about to see a heavyweight championship boxing match for which Vegas is famous, consider that mission accomplished — […]
Knights on Ice — When Impossible Became Possibl...
Nothing is impossible, but countless things aren’t probable. What happened yesterday wasn’t impossible, but it was about as close as you can get. Yesterday, the Vegas Golden Knights removed the “im” from impossible with a 2-1 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals to eliminate the Winnipeg Jets. Just 227 days after playing […]
Knights on Ice — Look Up “Resiliency” in Webste...
At first, many called the early success of the Vegas Golden Knights a fluke. Others said it was a bubble that would eventually burst. Some suggested that the VGK all had a chip on their shoulders, which would be knocked off sooner than later. Opposing teams seemed to think of it as the “Vegas flu,” […]
Knights on Ice — Merci Beaucoup Marc-Andre Fleu...
Yes, Marc-Andre, the 2.3 million people who live in Clark County thank you, the 628,711 who live in Las Vegas thank you, the 18,000-plus who somehow got their hands on the hottest ticket in sports and were lucky enough to witness your amazing performance at T-Mobile last night thank you, and I thank you. The VGK took […]
Knights on Ice — Holy Schmidt!
Nate Schmidt played no part in the scoring that beat the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3-1 to even the Conference Final series at 1-1. And what he accomplished might go unnoticed by the casual hockey fan who didn’t watch the game and simply checks the Internet or local paper for the box score […]
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