Posts About "Gerard Gallant"
Golden Knights: Irony Raises the Bar
April 21st, 2018 Looking back at the players that NHL teams left "unprotected" and thereby eligible for the upstart Vegas Golden Knights to select for their expansion roster brings a great sense of irony. For example, it's ironic that Marc-Andre Fleury, previously with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and James Neal of the Nashville Predators would both be...
Golden Knights Playoff Preview
March 8th, 2018 With fewer than 20 games left on the schedule, the Vegas Golden Knights have little time to bask in the jackpot euphoria their inaugural season has produced. A division title in year one is nothing short of remarkable and as such, they will soon face a level of playoff pressure no team in their position has ever had to contend...
Gauntlet of Golden Knights' Games Will Set Playoff Sights
January 6th, 2018 Is there anybody left still wondering if the Vegas Golden Knights are for real? I don’t think there is, but if that rare breed still exists, catch up. The discussion has changed. Water-cooler talk should now be circling around whether or not head coach Gerard Gallant’s squad is a legitimate Cup contender. This conversation...VGK Spotlight: Gerard Gallant – From 'The Island' to 'The 'Strip'
January 4th, 2018 He's known as 'Turk'. To others, it's 'Spuddy', that being in reference to his home province's obsession with potatoes. The former, according to Gerard Gallant, goes back to his childhood love of chasing turkeys. Back then, kids didn't have smartphones and iPads to entertain them. Gerard Gallant grew up in Summerside, PEI. Since...
The Vegas Golden Knights: A True Underdog Story
December 28th, 2017 For many, expansion teams in professional sports should suck. They should be destined for a multi-year sentence of futile failure. It's sort of like an unwritten rule that speaks to the initiation of new franchises. As a result, fans are treated to disappointing results night after night and are left with little reason for optimism....
To Outsiders, Vegas Is a Must-Watch
December 24th, 2017 Last Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena was a night to remember. Not just for Golden Knights fans (or Lightning fans, sadly), but for hockey fans across North America. For the middle of December, this was the closest we’ve gotten to playoff hockey in Nevada. But it wasn't just that Vegas beat the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 4-3....
