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While other NHL teams are still thrashing it out, the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks have already seen off their first round opposition and will meet in the second round of the playoffs. Vegas thumped the LA Kings, while the Sharks circled and devoured the Anaheim Ducks. How did we get here? Both teams swept the first series but by virtue of scheduling, Vegas were the first to progress. Despite winning all four games, the series wasn’t exactly a classic with just a total of 10 goals scored by both teams. The Golden Knights arrived at the playoffs on the heels of theRead More →

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The start of the 2017/18 NHL season has been a strange one. There are teams we thought would do well that are struggling, while others, who’d already had their chances written off are surprising us. Here are three NHL teams that we believe are exceeding expectations. Vancouver Canucks After finishing second to last in both the Western Conference and the league last season, and despite some reasonable off-season acquisitions, the Canucks didn’t look like a team that would hit the ice this season and achieve anything. In our preview, we said that the Canucks would miss the playoffs. Embed from Getty Images Of course that can stillRead More →

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How do new NHL teams gauge whether a season has been successful or not? For established teams on top of their game; nothing less than a piece of silverware will suffice. For teams going through a rebuild; it’s about exceeding last season’s points total, allowing fewer goals or whatever specific metric they’re working on. For teams circling the drain, it’s about winning the draft lottery and getting a good trade for Matt Duchene. The Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL’s noobs, don’t have previous seasons to compare to, and despite a strong 5/1/0 start to the season, odds are, the Stanley Cup isn’t going to LasRead More →

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Raise your hand if you predicted Vegas Golden Knights would begin the season 3-0-0? Although many fans expected this new branch of desert hockey to fail, the Knights are shocking us all. However, although things are rosy in Nevada right now, just how much gas in the tank? Ahead of tonight’s showdown with Detroit at T-Mobile Arena- will this be the game to break the streak? Embed from Getty Images Winning their first game 2-1 against Dallas, Vegas showed they aren’t just a mere attraction. Fans everywhere suddenly clued in that this could be a real contender. As a result, this team is riding the waveRead More →

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We’re less than 31 days away from the beginning of the 2017/18 season. Today we continue to dive into the 31 NHL teams in alphabetical order, take a look at their previous standings and upcoming season predictions, as well as their key additions and subtractions. Yesterday was the turn of the Vancouver Canucks, today we look at the new kids on the block, the Vegas Golden Knights. 2016/17 record: N/A Key additions: Marc-Andre Fleury, James Neal, David Perron,  Jonathan Marchessault, Cody Eakin Key losses: N/A 2017/18 prediction: Miss the Playoffs Embed from Getty Images So finally, Gary Bettman has his Vegas dream team. In the pre-season, the GoldenRead More →

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After last night’s NHL Expansion Draft, the Vegas Golden Knights selected one name that could prove vital to their success. Although they took big names like James Neal, David Perron, Alexei Emelin and of course, Marc-Andre Fleury, their second round selection of Marc Methot might be their smartest choice. With 10 years NHL experience on the blue line, he could be the franchise leader they are looking for. Throughout the Ottawa Senators’ remarkable run to the Eastern Conference final; Methot was quietly brilliant on defence. Standing tall at 6 foot 3, the 32-year old Ontario native was easily the best d-man after Erik Karlsson. While PittsburghRead More →