Posts About "Mark Stone"
Mark Stone's Top 5 Expressions
July 28th, 2020 When you play a sport and accomplish a task as a team, it is something worth celebrating. Whether you hit a home run, score a touchdown or light the lamp, it makes you happy and creates an expression you want to let out. Scoring a goal while playing in the best hockey league in the world is definitely cause for celebration and Mark...
They Wore It Once: Senators Players and Their Unique Numbers
July 20th, 2020 In the early days of the NHL, a player's number was a status symbol. The higher the number, the more important you were to the team. Goalies were given number 1, then the defence got numbers 2 to 6, and the team's top forwards usually ranged from 7 into the low teens. Depth players would find themselves with numbers in the 20s and the...
3 Reasons the Golden Knights Win the Stanley Cup
June 29th, 2020 One-hundred and nine days ago, the NHL world came to a crashing halt and the great unknown began. With absolutely no real factual information, the NHL and all major sports were left wondering if their seasons would resume and crown champions. Pseudo pundits came out of the woodwork espousing all sorts of theories, most of which turned...
Blues' Biggest Draft Misses of the 2010s
May 16th, 2020 The 2010s were a full decade of drafts for Doug Armstrong as the general manager of the St. Louis Blues. While he made a few great trades, he also made some excellent picks in the mid-to-late rounds of drafts. A lot of the players on the current Blues' roster were drafted by the team, which is a special thing for a franchise. When...
Golden Knights Roundtable: Team Awards, Memorable Moments & the Playoffs
April 23rd, 2020 Even though the season is not technically over, we were in the stretch run of the season. With only 11 games left and a return date not in sight, we thought this would be a great time to share our season awards and favorite moments. I'll be joined by fellow Hockey Writers staff Josh Bell, Eddie Rivkin, Will Stanton, and The Athletic's...
Golden Knights Finding Success at Trade Deadline
March 19th, 2020 In their short three seasons in the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights have made noise at every trade deadline they have participated in. In 2017-18, they acquired two forwards to make a Stanley Cup run. Last season, management landed the biggest fish on the market, and this season the team traded for what they needed most - a defenseman and...
Ottawa Senators' All-Time Team
February 28th, 2020 In the more than 25 years of Ottawa Senators hockey, many fantastic players have taken the ice for the club. You could easily put all of the best players together and create an uber team that would look great on paper. In practice, a team of 20 players only with offensive skills may not be as successful as you think. This is why I...
20 Biggest NHL Trades in the Past Year
February 16th, 2020 There are many ways for a general manager to improve his team, be it free agency, the waiver wire and of course the trade market. It's a dance that is done not only at the trade deadline but throughout the season and offseason as well. Some come together quickly and painlessly, while others take several months of painstaking...
Stone, Fleury Lift Golden Knights Over Panthers 7-2
February 6th, 2020 SUNRISE, Fla. — Mark Stone scored two goals and had three assists, Marc-Andre Fleury recorded the 460th win of his career and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 7-2 on Thursday night. Max Pacioretty scored two goals and had an assist, Nate Schmidt scored a goal and had an assist, and Shea Theodore and Jonathan...
Stone Returns to Ottawa as Golden Knights Double up Senators 4-2
January 16th, 2020 OTTAWA — Mark Stone’s return was a memorable one as he scored a goal and picked up an assist in the Vegas Golden Knights' victory over the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night. Stone was playing his first game in Ottawa since being traded to Vegas last February. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the...
Stone Scores Twice, Golden Knights Beat Coyotes 4-1
December 29th, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 Saturday night to take over sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division. It was Stone's first two-goal game as a member of the Golden Knights and p...
Pacioretty Scores Twice, Golden Knights Top Canucks 6-3
December 15th, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Max Pacioretty had two goals and two assists to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 Sunday night. Nick Holden, Valentin Zykov, Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone also scored for the Golden Knights. It was the fift...
Devils & Hall: What a Deal Might Look Like
December 2nd, 2019 Taylor Hall's future with the New Jersey Devils is of much speculation these days. He'll be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) in July, and with the Devils' awful start to the season, it's looking less likely he'll sign before the Feb. 24 Trade Deadline. That means general manager Ray Shero will have a decision to make, and it appears...
