Posts About "Max Pacioretty"
Stastny Gets 2 Power-Play Goals, Vegas Beats Kings 5-2
October 14th, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Paul Stastny scored twice on the power play, Max Pacioretty added a power-play goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Sunday night. Reilly Smith and Mark Stone also scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves ...
5 Worst Trades of the 2018-19 Season
September 19th, 2019 Hindsight is always 20/20, but sometimes an NHL trade doesn’t pass the sniff test from the get-go. It smells so bad that you don’t even need the benefit of decent vision. It just so happens the 2018-19 season was rife with those kinds of deals. While entertaining for fans, it can be heart-wrenching for the executives who have to...
Golden Knights' Captain: Who Should Be First?
July 27th, 2019 Being named the captain of a professional sports team is a big deal. It comes with the responsibility of leading your team through ups and downs and if your organization faces more adversity than others; media and fans put the blame on you first. This is why the Vegas Golden Knights did not name a captain in their first season. Most...
Gorges Remained Loyal to Canadiens to the End
January 18th, 2019 Even as the walls were closing in on his time with the Montreal Canadiens, Josh Gorges admirably remained devoted to the team he had called home for seven-plus seasons. Gorges Gets Traded Gorges has since played four seasons with the division-rival Buffalo Sabres, announcing his retirement this past week. He’ll be remembered for his...
Focus for Canadiens Fans Is Unjustifiably on Pacioretty
December 22nd, 2018 Despite the fact Max Pacioretty won’t be on the ice when the Montreal Canadiens face his new team this weekend, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, he’ll still be front and center. Pacioretty Does Nada Against Canadiens Pacioretty is injured, meaning for the second time the Golden Knights face the Habs with him on the roster,...
Offensive Attack: Golden Knights' First Two Lines
October 2nd, 2018 There's no cookie cutter formula for building a franchise. The front office implements a five-year plan, then is judged by fans and the all-important win column on whether it worked or not. The hope is for gradual improvements each year while eventually making a run at the postseason. And patience is key, as finding the winning...
NHL Pacific Division Preview 2018-19
October 2nd, 2018 The hardest division to predict for the 2018-19 NHL season might be the Pacific Division. There's plenty of star power amongst the eight teams, but that being said, there's plenty of wildcards as well. Health is a crucial component for many teams in the Pacific, but the Vegas Golden Knights proved last year that even with injuries,...
Weber a Safe Choice as Canadiens Captain
October 1st, 2018 There are a lot of words that accurately describe Shea Weber being named captain of the Montreal Canadiens. “Surprising” is not one of them. Weber the New Canadiens Captain Weber’s pedigree as a captain (having previously served in that capacity while with the Nashville Predators) might have actually factored the least into the...
Burning Questions for the Pacific Division
September 27th, 2018 Last in our burning questions installment covers the most confusing division in hockey. When your division includes an expansion team that leads the pack, a squad with a "loaded" defence who missed by a longshot, and a team who can't stop spinning their tires despite having the world's best player, confusion is bound to overwhelm....
Canadiens Due for Battle at Bottom of Atlantic
September 16th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens will undeniably end up in the thick of a race in the Atlantic Division in 2018-19. Logically speaking though, it just won’t be for the division title or one of the last playoff spots. Breaking Down the Atlantic Indeed, in spite of how the Atlantic boasts some legitimate contenders, it’s shaping up to be one...
Golden Knights Offense Will Dazzle With Pacioretty
September 14th, 2018 The writing was on the wall in the drawn-out saga between left wing Max Pacioretty and the Montreal Canadiens. From being called out publicly to awkward handshakes, it was inevitable that Pacioretty would get shipped out of Quebec's biggest city. The veteran forward was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, which was followed up...
Vegas Golden Knights Are All-In
September 13th, 2018 An NHL franchise in its second year of existence is trading away its future assets. This should still be an absolutely baffling sentence... but it's not anymore. Not after the Vegas Golden Knights rode a massive wave of momentum for the entire 2017-18 season that took them all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Would they stay the...
Everyone Wins with Pacioretty Trade... for Now
September 11th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens can finally put the Max Pacioretty saga behind them. It of course helps that they made out like bandits, trading him to the Las Vegas Golden Knights earlier this week. Pacioretty to the Golden Knights To be honest, so did the Golden Knights in a way. They got a legitimate top-line player in Pacioretty for one who...
