What's holding up the Eichel extension?
What could be holding up Jack Eichel's contract extension? Could it be AAV, term? It has been more than 40 days since VGK and Eichel's team started negotiations. We have yet to hear anything about where the negotiations are headed, but the concern level grows the longer there is silence. We talk about an expanded role for Tomas Hertl this season. He will be centering Mitch Marner at some point, when Cassidy splits Eichel and Marner. And we also talk about outside of goaltending and defense what is VGK's greatest concern?
12 Aug 30min
Marner Monday: will Marner produce the way he did in Toronto?
Will Mitch Marner be able to produce the way he did in Toronto? Paul Griser of Pro Hockey Rumors asks whether Marner will be the same player he was in Toronto. Will he still be a 100-point player? Marner's long-term contract has also been questioned. Also, as Father Time catches up with Mark Stone, we look at who might be the next VGK captain. And, we talk about VGK's second period collapses and how they can improve in that area.
11 Aug 30min
VGK needs to clean up turnovers
VGK's blueliners were the biggest culprits when it came to turnovers last season. It's an area they will need to clean up if they want to be in te hunt for their second Stanley Cup. Turnovers plagued the team with 15.4 giveaways per 60 minutes. Noah Hanifin had a team-high 112 giveaways this past season. Shea Theodore holds the franchise record with 399 giveaways and he had some bad turnovers in the playoffs, especially. We also discuss where VGK should play an outdoor game and we have WTF comments.
8 Aug 29min
Marner 5th ranked winger on NHL Network list
Mitch Marner moves up from 10th to 5th in NHL Network's Top 20 list of best wings. We also talk about a Hockey Writers article about declining tourism, which could test VGK's Business Model And, we highlight what newcomer Jeremy Lauzon brings to VGK.
7 Aug 30min
VGK Expectations: exceed, fall short and wild cards
Prediction time! We have our lists of players we feel will exceed expectations this season, who will fall below expectations and who to watch as wild cards. What are the expectations for Mark Stone? Jack Eichel? Shea Theodore? Hanifin? etc.
5 Aug 30min
Marner Monday: Expectations for Number 93
What are the expectations for Mitch Marner this upcoming season? We give our input into how many points he might score in his first VGK season. Marner has had no few than 26 goals in a seson and no fewer than 62 assists. That's one subject we address on Marner Monday! Marner and three other Golden Knights have been invited to the Team Canada Orientation, scheduled for sometime this month. And, VGK could have issues like they are having in Dallas by controlling the sheets of ice around the Las Vegas.
4 Aug 30min
Best and worst VGK contracts
We give our opinions on which VGK players have the best and worst contracts, inspired by a recent article in the Athletic. Among our best: Pavel Dorofeyev and Brett Howden. The worst could be Kaeden Korczak, who enters a full-time role and will earn 4x his previous contract. We talk about VGK's travel miles for the upcoming season. And, it's WTF Day!
2 Aug 29min
VGK is ranked 2nd in NHL.com's power rankings
The not-too-early power rankings were released by NHL.com and the Golden Knights are rated second behind two-time defending Cup champion Florida. It might be too early to release power rankings in late July, but this could show the expectations for VGK this season. Bruce Cassidy talked about Mitch Marner's role, Jack Eichel's leadership and how much VGK will miss Alex Pietrangelo on the Energy Line podcast. And Jonathan Marchessault trade rumors are heating up again.
31 Jul 30min
