Posts About "Jonathan Marchessault"
Golden Knights Best Playoffs Moments
June 12th, 2018 Just like that, it was over. All the drama, the intrigue, and surprises surrounding the Vegas Golden Knights faded as the seconds ticked away on their unbelievable season. The Knights never lost four games in a row throughout the regular season until the four losses in the Stanley Cup Final that brought their season to an end. The...
Capitals & Golden Knights: Bad Blood Is Rising
June 2nd, 2018 Few championships in the history of sports have pitted opponents as unfamiliar with one another as the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights. Sure, with Vegas making the Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural season, every team in the league has been unfamiliar with the Golden Knights to a certain degree. Yet coming from a...
Is the NHL Blind(sided)?
May 30th, 2018 It did not take long for this year's Stanley Cup Final to generate drama beyond the confines of the ice. In Game 1 between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights, a bone-crushing blindside hit was delivered that spawned conversations across the NHL. Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault was the recipient of the hit...
Marchessault Always Doubted on Way to Stanley Cup Final
May 28th, 2018 As the hockey world watched the Expansion Draft last June, almost everyone assumed this collection of castoffs and depth players would miss the playoffs by a considerable margin. Few of the players selected by general manager George McPhee were expected to be game-changers outside of Marc-Andre Fleury and James Neal. But almost everyone...
3 Theories Behind Panthers' Golden Knight Generosity
May 25th, 2018 As the Vegas Golden Knights have progressed through the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the hockey world has taken notice of the seemingly inexplicable actions of the Florida Panthers that paved the way for the most successful expansion team in National Hockey League history. For the uninitiated, Jonathan Marchessault was left exposed for...
Did Vegas Steal the Panthers' Cup Run?
May 24th, 2018 Of all the egregious errors that allowed the Vegas Golden Knights to reach the Stanley Cup Final, Dale Tallon's blunder firmly stand out among the rest. In a move that's been roasted since the expansion draft, Tallon gave the Golden Knights two-thirds of a top line in Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. Just in case giving away...
