Las night’s game featured a lot of things, some of what happened had never happened before and most if not all weren’t beneficial to the Vegas Golden Knights. VGK lost at home to the Dallas Stars 3-0. Malcolm Subban lost his first game as the VGK goaltender; he was 4-0-0 coming into the game. Also for […]
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Knights on Ice — A Goaltender Problem?
On October 13, Marc-Andre Fleury, the starting goaltender for the VGK, the recipient of several personal awards, and a winner of three Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was injured. Today, more than six weeks later, there’s been no indication of when Fleury will return to the lineup. On October 21, Fleury’s replacement, Malcolm Subban, was injured. On October […]
Knights on Ice — Would You Rather Be Lucky Or G...
Would you rather be lucky or good is a question that’s often asked among poker players. The correct answer is both. In order to win a poker tournament these day, especially with massive fields like at the World Series of Poker, you simply can’t win a tournament based upon skill alone. You need to get […]
Knights on Ice — When “Duck That!” Becomes “Duc...
The original title of tonight’s blog was the simple “Duck that!” You know what I really wanted to say, but VegasWithAnEdge.com is G-rated, so I had to get a little creative to express my exact thoughts on the first 39 minutes of last night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks at Anaheim. This game last night reminded me […]
Knights on Ice — Long Live the King(s) — Except...
The primary role of a knight in medieval times was to fight battles for his king. Tonight, the Knights surrendered their historic role as protectors of the throne. Their first-period quickness was a nightmare for the Los Angeles Kings, especially their goaltender Jonathan Quick, who was pulled from the game rather quickly. Quick faced only nine […]
Knights on Ice — A Rebound in Hockey Is (Usuall...
In hockey, the word “rebound” is rarely a good thing, especially if it refers to something that happens in your defensive zone. A rebound is a ricochet of an original shot. The goaltender blocks the shot, but the puck rebounds in front of or to either side of the goaltender, who is now usually out […]
Knights on Ice — Burn the Tape
This was the kind of game that a coach would just prefer to “burn the tape,” meaning not even have the chance of reviewing; nothing that Coach Gallant could even try to do or say would sugarcoat or somehow, some way, pull something positive out of it for his team to learn from. The only possible positive […]
Knights on Ice — Vegas Staycation NHL-Style
The first home game for a team following a long road trip is much more difficult than any on the road. The players have to travel from that last city, settle in to home life, and deal with matters that occurred while they were gone. Before they know it, they have to head out to […]
Go West, Young Man
“Go west, young man” is often credited to the American author and newspaper editor Horace Greeley, concerning America’s “manifest-destiny” expansion westward. However, it was first stated by John Babsone Lane Soule in an 1851 editorial in the Terre Haute Express: “Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.” Well, 1851 is a long time ago, but […]
Knights on Ice — When All That Matters Is...
In last night’s game, all that mattered was Auston Matthews. Unlike Saturday afternoon’s game, when the VGK rendered Ottawa’s best player a nonfactor, last night Toronto’s best player was a big factor in the result. You won’t find his name among the goal scorers and prior to the drop of the puck, he was questionable to start. It was reported that […]
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