The Knights Aren’t Looking So Golden
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Puckstop40
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The team played very well last year though was my argument. The people who know hockey in this city and on the Knights forum, no one is really expecting to replicate the season we just had. Of course we were going to regress because the only we could have done better is win the Cup. I totally understand your point though in that teams have recently struggled following a good season and I hope we don’t follow that trend. It just drives me crazy when people say it was luck or the bullshit that the refs were the reason we succeeded.
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They’re not a bad team at all, but they were definelty playing extra confident, and a little lucky. This team went from playing great to collapsing in the playoffs (and no, it wasn’t just Fluery.... he’s arguably the biggest reason they even made the finals... the whole team was suspect). Some players overperformed for sure.
In particular it will be interesting to see how that D group builds on the previous year. Schmidt is legit, some legit guys, some will be worse than lag season
Since I don’t know what the Pacific as a whole is supposed to look like this season, I’ll only go as narrow to predict bottom 4-8th best team in the West making the playoffs (without the leapfrogging)
In particular it will be interesting to see how that D group builds on the previous year. Schmidt is legit, some legit guys, some will be worse than lag season
Since I don’t know what the Pacific as a whole is supposed to look like this season, I’ll only go as narrow to predict bottom 4-8th best team in the West making the playoffs (without the leapfrogging)
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Eh. They're missing 2/3rds of their 2nd line and a top pairing d-man. Not to mention the schedule hasn't been too kind to them thus far.
I'll wait for game 45 to make a call instead of game 5. If they can stay within 500 until they get healthy i think they'll be totally fine.
I'll wait for game 45 to make a call instead of game 5. If they can stay within 500 until they get healthy i think they'll be totally fine.
They got some help.
The way it seems to me is they had 2 years to scout every team and make a game plan, pick the players for it, and execute a game plan with all that knowledge on other teams.
Now they have new guys, the league has seen and solved Vegas, and now Vegas doesn’t have the same advantage of planning ahead and have to adjust on the fly within the same parameters as other teams. The league set them up for success in year 1.
I think reality has set in though. I watched a few games and I think most games it seemed like they got more of the benefit of the doubt. Now they aren’t.
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They’ve looked terrible in the first five games and not just because of regression. The defense is awful and the offense is doing that “high possession, low shot quality” thing that the Canes did under Bill Peters. Maybe things get better when some of their players get back, but not if they keep playing like this.
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The Knights are gonna look pretty good with Glass, Brannstrom Hague and Hughes next season.
And Gusev...
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Fleury has regressed back to his old self.
The team definitely had a chip on their shoulder last year after their former teams didn’t protect them in the expansion draft. Now it’s been over a year and I imagine the players don’t care as much as they did last year playing against their former team.
The team definitely had a chip on their shoulder last year after their former teams didn’t protect them in the expansion draft. Now it’s been over a year and I imagine the players don’t care as much as they did last year playing against their former team.
Because after 12 months of being wrong, people had a full body itch to finally be right.
With success (and some /not all/ really annoying fans) comes bitterness.
I remember when non-kings fans actually liked an upstart Kings team.
Vegas will be in the thick of it come March and April.
So much parity in the league tho, can’t afford any significant slumps throughout the season.
I remember when non-kings fans actually liked an upstart Kings team.
Vegas will be in the thick of it come March and April.
So much parity in the league tho, can’t afford any significant slumps throughout the season.
Quid Pro Clowe
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They're getting the effort from their opponents of a team that just made the finals instead of a team that just entered the league.
I don't think they're this bad, nor do I think they'll replicate last season, but expectations are different for them and they have a reputation now.
I don't think they're this bad, nor do I think they'll replicate last season, but expectations are different for them and they have a reputation now.
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Their owner took the closed door deal from Bettman of an early Stanley Cup final appearance in exchange for 20+ years of basement dwelling like the Florida Panthers before them.
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