Photo Credit: Ken Boehlke, SinBin.vegas
Getting a five-game break 30 games into the season is a luxury that doesn’t occur every season. For Vegas, it couldn’t come at a better time. The Golden Knights faced their daunting November schedule and more than survived. Currently, they’re riding a three-game win streak and seven out of their last nine games.
2024-25 5+ Days Between Games
- 12/07-12/11: 5 Days Between Games
- 02/09-2/21: 11 Days Between Games
Or course there are many more benefits to an extended break in early December. Worrywarts get concerned that a near week-long break could hinder Vegas’ strong stretch. It’s a natural occurrence with any team. This is something the Golden Knights will have to balance in early February as well.
Under Bruce Cassidy, the Golden Knights have had five or more days between games two other times. Both came in the first week of February. In 2023-24, Vegas sluggishly went 4-8-1 after their lengthy bye week. Before the break, Vegas had won five of their last seven contests. Last season’s club couldn’t get back on a steady track and finished 8th in the Western Conference.
The 2023 Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights also dealt with a week-long pause, and we know how their season turned out. After their break, the champs won five straight games and went 7-1-2 in 10 games. If Vegas continues to score from all sources, expect the same type of result starting on December 12th in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg’s got a good forward group, big group. Edmonton’s the same. Minnesota we haven’t seen but they’re going really well. -Bruce Cassidy
When looking back to the pre-Cassidy era, the Golden Knights notoriously stumbled out of extended breaks. Three separate times Vegas failed to come out strong after significant time off the ice, even losing 10 times in a 14-game stretch. As we know, that team sadly missed the postseason. However, it did motivate the 2023 champions.
VGK With 4+ Days Between Games
2017-18: 2-0-1
2018-19: 1-2-0
2019-20: 2-0-0
2020-21: 3-0-0
2021-22: 3-4-0
2022-23: 3-0-0
2023-24: 2-1-0
2024-24: 1-0-0
Total: 17-7-1
Vegas has a much longer period of days in between games in mid-February when the entire league shuts down for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Using evidence solely from the Cassidy era, the Golden Knights should come out of the break rested, re-energized, and ready to attack their opponents. They’ll immediately be tested as three grueling games in Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Minnesota are up next.
Donald J Trump
Breaking News.
Fulton County Superior Court has issued a default judgment against District Attorney Fani Willis for refusing to turn over records that could document her collusion with the J6 committee and Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The court order states: “By finding the Defendant in default, the Court has effectively declared that she violated the ORA [Open Records Act]. The Court further ORDERS the Defendant to conduct a thorough search of her records for responsive materials within five business days of this Order’s entry.”
“Within the same five-day period, the Defendant is ORDERED to provide the Plaintiff with copies of all responsive records that are not legally exempt or excepted from disclosure. If the Defendant must or chooses to withhold any portion of a requested record, she is instructed to adhere to the procedures outlined in the ORA.”
However, the Fulton County D.A. claims that such records don’t exist, potentially putting her at legal risk of perjury and obstruction of justice.
The court makes it clear that it has substantive reason to believe Willis is withholding records:
“Defendant is further ORDERED to provide an explanation why such correspondence does not exist in Defendant’s records (or why it is being withheld).”
However, if Willis does turn over the records, it could provide proof of a criminal conspiracy. Oh, the irony.
Emmanuel
Who are you calling a “worrywart”?
Top Dog
what’s a wart ?
What’s a worry wart ?
Butch Cassidy
VGK are in good shape to make the playoffs due to being stuck in the WORST division of all Pro Sports. Think AFC East at the peak of Tom Brady powers which was one of the reasons why they had so many good runs. Half of their schedule were byes. With the VGK, a good chunk of the schedule are also easy games against bottom tier teams so that will always put the VGK in a good position to continually make the playoffs.
The issue is that VGK can’t afford to load up on loafs and passengers like they did in the last trade window. Hannifin is a stud but his defense sucks, he is basically a more expensive Theodore, we need someone to play actual defense.
Hertl has been positively a failure so far. Yes, he did score last game but he was most definitely worthless the previous 15+ games. For his salary and production, Hertl has been an absolute bust.
With some luck of draw this team could sneak into the 2nd round and maybe even conference if they face a worn down team. But unfortunately, that’s where I see this team’s run ending every playoffs until the old guys like Stone and Hertl start producing and the young guys start pulling their weight,
This season will be a good litmus test where this roster ranks as being more than an outside contender.
knights fan in minny
you know it all beer leaguer calm down
Emmanuel
I mentioned about a week ago the Ducks & Sharks are much improved as of late. Utah is being Utah. Seattle are on a roll lately (mostly). So yeah its weak due to rebuilds but worst in sports? Dunno.
knights fan in minny
the dumb fuck lefty aoc said the subway will be safer if w lock up folks like danny penny i guess aoc thinks violence on the subway is ok what a dumb ass aoc
Donald J Trump
kfim liberalism is surely a mental disorder, i think we all have first hand experience of that on this board.
knights fan in minny
you are so right djt
TS
Kfim, you are conversing with an invisible thq creation…you DO Know that, right?
ThG
You are delusional, you know that don’t you ? Sybil ! Or is it TS Alex , or Barbara, or Betty ?
Seek therapy you need it bad.
Top Dog
ThG, ignore the whack job, obviously a few tools short in the old tool shed.
ThG
term limits people ? This says it all.
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1867032421532832139