What is going on with Vegas?

[Voight]

They lost a good chunk of their depth as m sot successful teams do eventually.

 

[Ratsreign]

I miss Logan Thompson.

It’s all Nick Cousins fault You probably wouldn’t be missing Thompson right now...

...if only Nick Cousins had hands..Hill is now just a guy who loses his net, and FL then goes on and “steals” game 1 on the road. Hill doesn’t start game 2 if Nick Cousins buries that puck (and they don’t let Stone pull a puck down from the rafters before ripping it past Bob).

 

[hangman005]

It’s all Nick Cousins fault You probably wouldn’t be missing Thompson right now...

...if only Nick Cousins had hands..Hill is now just a guy who loses his net, and FL then goes on and “steals” game 1 on the road. Hill doesn’t start game 2 if Nick Cousins buries that puck (and they don’t let Stone pull a puck down from the rafters before ripping it past Bob).

Blaming Nick Cousins... I like it.

 

[Ratsreign]

Blaming Nick Cousins... I like it.

When in doubt....blame Nick Cousins is usually the general consensus

 

[Suntouchable13]

Good. Sick of Edmonton-LA series every season.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

It's a long season

 

[Z-Diddy]

I swear they always have a massive mid season slump every season.

this is the correct answer, they go into hibernation during this time each year, dog days, and then try to ramp back up for playoffs

 

[banks]

They did lose their 2/3/4 reg season scoring leaders from their cup season in chandler Stephenson, Marchessault, and R.Smith.

This is the problem. Vegas has always been cut-throat about player movement. And for the most part it's served them well. But I feel like they made a big mistake letting these 3 go. They were the ones who defined the Vegas attitude. There's just no plucky depth on that roster anymore.

 

[CupofOil]

They're 3-8-3 in the last 14. Was surprised at the stats when I heard it last game and even more surprised since they lost 2 in regulation since then. Is this just middle of the season doldrums?

Yes, happens to just about everybody, excluding Washington this year. Vegas will go on a heater again at some point, unfortunately.

 

[hangman005]

Yes, happens to just about everybody, excluding Washington this year. Vegas will go on a heater again at some point, unfortunately.

I'm hoping April through June

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I thought this thread would be about gambling in sports lol.

 

[WarriorofTime]

This is the problem. Vegas has always been cut-throat about player movement. And for the most part it's served them well. But I feel like they made a big mistake letting these 3 go. They were the ones who defined the Vegas attitude. There's just no plucky depth on that roster anymore.

Losing depth is natural. Based on the season those guys are having on their current deals, I don't think Vegas regrets those decisions from a cap construction standpoint.

They just need more out of their goaltenders, but neither of their goaltenders is very good. Which is why I'm very surprised you cited those 3 Forwards instead of the actual mistake that they made, which was choosing Adin Hill over Logan Thompson. Vegas is likely running away with the President's Trophy with Thompson, and Washington is likely in the wildcard mix with all those other teams if they had signed Hill accordingly.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Karma, OP.

 

[JianYang]

There is no super team out there, and I'd argue it's been like that since 2021 now.

Even the best teams in the nhl today have holes you can pick at, and so any team that experiences a slide for an extended stretch doesn't surprise me.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

They lost 7 roster players last summer. They're a very different group now and aren't near as good as they were last year.

Giving up on Logan Thompson could have been the worst move they've made ever.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

I swear they always have a massive mid season slump every season.

It's just the reality of an 82-game schedule. Every team slumps at some point.

Vegas is just the last team to hit a slump. Just like last year.
Edmonton slumped at the start, Vancouver had their slump mid December to mid Jan, LA's slump started mid Jan.

There's only a few recent exception of teams that can go a whole year without a slump. Boston's recent historical season, and Tampa the year the BJ's bounced them in the 1st round.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Good. Sick of Edmonton-LA series every season.

you and me both.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

they always do this... dont worry, they will be ready to rock again come playoffs

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Yes, happens to just about everybody, excluding Washington this year. Vegas will go on a heater again at some point, unfortunately.

Eh it happened to Washington too, they were getting badly outshot/outchanced for the better part of January, but the goaltending covered for them

 

[cowboy82nd]

checks standing. still in 2nd place in the division and have the playoff ticket punched--

That's funny because no team at this time has a playoff ticket punched.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Good. Sick of Edmonton-LA series every season.

I'm sick of watching it, but Colorado just doesn't seem like the kinda team you wanna f*** with in the 1st round and I think they're firmly locked into WC1, and the jets seem firmly locked as #1 in the west.

 

[chris kontos]

Good. Sick of Edmonton-LA series every season.

Just sick of LA