[OOT] October 10 with seven games.

[Nammer403]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Does Vegas not have a captain yet?

Don’t think so, Mcguire said they didn’t have one yet

[manwiches]

Originally Posted by dino7c

I can assure you they want to win the game...they are just a terrible team and now don't have Smith to keep it respectable.

Completely agree. They’re a bad team too. I should rephrase. While I don’t think they are intentionally throwing this game, I think the gravity of this game and it’s meaning to the city, is weighing heavily on the Coyotes players. And on the flip side, Vegas is riding the exact opposite side of that wave and coming in like a brick sh t house.




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[Kidder]

What's the best start to a season for an expansion franchise?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Bawbag

I think the point he his making is Vegas weren't going to be denied a victory tonight. After what's happened this past week

"I hazard a thought that in their heart of hearts, they don’t want to win this game for the bigger picture"

come on now...Yotes want to win

I suppose they didn't feel like winning last game either

[sadora]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I don't know about "most" of us. I'm always skeptical of making an older backup a starter. I'd prefer the established starter.

For the record, I wanted Ben Bishop badly, and if not him, M.A. Fleury. Both would have been just as good as Smith.

I wanted Fleury here. But I'm happy that Smith has been playing so well to start the season.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

4-0!!! Neal is the best goal scorer of all time!

Smith with a beauty pass.

[wwkayaker]

54 goals to go...

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I don't know about "most" of us. I'm always skeptical of making an older backup a starter. I'd prefer the established starter.

For the record, I wanted Ben Bishop badly, and if not him, M.A. Fleury. Both would have been just as good as Smith.

okay most would have picked Rannta over Smith...maybe not as their first choice

this is a good time to remind everyone that the Yotes are still playing Smith lol

[transplant99]

Awesome.

[Nsd1]

Real Deal Neal is going to hit fifty this year.

I really wanted him on the flames.

[Bawbag]

Originally Posted by dino7c

"I hazard a thought that in their heart of hearts, they don’t want to win this game for the bigger picture"

come on now...Yotes want to win

I suppose they didn't feel like winning last game either

He re worded his post

My point still stands

[AC]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I don't know about "most" of us. I'm always skeptical of making an older backup a starter. I'd prefer the established starter.

For the record, I wanted Ben Bishop badly, and if not him, M.A. Fleury. Both would have been just as good as Smith.

Fun to look back at the poll:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=162077

35.0% trade for Fleury,
12.5% trade for Raanta,
11.7% trade for Grubauer,
8.2% keep Elliott,
5.6% trade for Smith,
5.3% promote Gillies.

[Gaudfather]

VGK will be alone on top the Pacific with a win tonight! Who saw this start for the team?

[getbak]

Neal with another.

Watch your back, Ovi.

[killer_carlson]

I want Engellend to be the first VGK fight as well.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Really glad the Flames don't play Vegas until January. Nobody told them expansion teams are supposed to suck, hopefully they come down a bit by then

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

VGK will be alone on top the Pacific with a win tonight! Who saw this start for the team?

I figured they had a good chance against the Yotes...Dallas win was certainly a suprise

[getbak]

I like the slot machine sound effects on their goal announcements.

[agulati]

Originally Posted by AC

Fun to look back at the poll:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=162077

35.0% trade for Fleury,
12.5% trade for Raanta,
11.7% trade for Grubauer,
8.2% keep Elliott,
5.6% trade for Smith,
5.3% promote Gillies.

Smith is the oldest of the lot, and that might have had something to do with it.

I was not too keen on Smith coming in as a starter. So far he has been great though, and he does have, as BT puts it, low mileage on his odometer.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

The weakness for Vegas is center ice. As soon as they play a team that has quality centers, they're going to be in trouble. They got lucky against Dallas who wasn't ready to play them in the opener, and then they've played Arizona twice. Arizona's centers are:

Derek Stepan
Christian Dvorak
Nick Cousins
Brad Richardson

That might be the only group worse than the Knights' centers.