NHL’s 5 Best General Managers for 2024-25 Michael Ostrower | October 2, 2024 All successful NHL teams are built through a general manager’s (GM) vision. They must be confident and decisive, constantly making tough decisions for the betterment of their team. Today, the…
Islanders’ Lamoriello Needs to Follow Golden Knights’ Ruthless Trade Model Michael Ostrower | July 17, 2024 When Lou Lamoriello took over as the New York Islanders general manager (GM) following captain John Tavares’ departure, he created an identity on Long Island. This identity became a well-structured,…
Impact of Golden Knights’ 2024 Trade Deadline Moves Ben Fisher | March 13, 2024 Heading into the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, the maverick, gun-slinging reputation of the Vegas Golden Knights preceded itself. With specific needs to address amidst the forward corps and some LTIR-enabled…
Golden Knights Have a Robin Lehner Problem Ben Fisher | July 14, 2023 Most NHL teams are locked into awkward, uncomfortable contracts with goaltenders who they’d just as soon be rid of. John Gibson has demanded a trade from the Anaheim Ducks with…
Golden Knights’ Deadline Strategy Clearer With Weber Deal Ben Fisher | February 25, 2023 Once you get past reflexively noticing Shea Weber’s name involved in a transaction and realize the now-inactive former star defenseman is only included for contract purposes, it becomes clear that…
Golden Knights News & Rumors: Hague, DeBoer, Stevens & More Colton Pankiw | July 1, 2022 In this edition of Vegas Golden Knights news & rumors, there appears to be a real possibility that Nicolas Hague could get traded this offseason. In other news, Pete DeBoer…
Golden Knights Face Big Questions This Offseason Ben Fisher | May 6, 2022 In literally any other season of the Vegas Golden Knights’ existence, the season-ending 7-4 win over a largely indifferent St. Louis Blues’ side would’ve represented a fun, albeit sloppy, interlude…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Oilers, Rangers, Golden Knights, Kraken Jim Parsons | April 29, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, are the Vancouver Canucks interested in KHL free agent Andrei Kuzmenko? What else do they have on their offseason to-do list? The Edmonton Oilers and…
Golden Knights Are Aggressive, Not Villainous Ben Fisher | March 29, 2022 Last Friday, my esteemed THW colleague Jim Parsons penned an article about the Vegas Golden Knights’ downward spiral, both in on-ice performance and front office management and also in the…
Golden Knights Aren’t Getting Any More Help for Playoff Push Ben Fisher | March 22, 2022 While we wait to find out whether the Vegas Golden Knights’ cap-easing trade of Evgenii Dadonov will actually go through, the NHL trade deadline showed us that no further help…
Golden Knights News & Rumors: McPhee, McCrimmon, Lehner Colton Pankiw | January 28, 2022 In this edition of Vegas Golden Knights News & Rumors, George McPhee, the president of hockey operations, had some interesting comments on what it takes to build a great team…
Golden Knights’ Burning Questions: What if They Fall Short Again? Ben Fisher | September 22, 2021 To wrap our five-part series on burning questions ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights’ 2021-22 NHL season, we’re taking a step back with more of a big picture view of…