Author: Chris Gawlik

Gawlik: Sorry, Front Office, But Golden Knights Were Wrong on Marchessault

If a Mount Rushmore featuring Vegas Golden Knights greats were to be constructed in the Las Vegas Valley, Jonathan Marchessault’s face would be the first one carved in. Marchessault poured his heart and soul into the organization for seven seasons. We all know how general manager Kelly McCrimmon and the Golden Knights front office operates. […]

Golden Knights: Thompson and Cotter Traded, Time Running Out for Marchessault

Saturday saw a trade that nobody saw coming. The Vegas Golden Knights traded goaltender Logan Thompson to the Washington Capitals for a pair of third-round draft picks. Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon flipped one of those third round picks and Paul Cotter in a trade with the New Jersey Devils for Akira Schmid and […]

Golden Knights: Moneyball Strategy to Replace Marchessault

We are a month away from the start of free agency. Jonathan Marchessault has not as much as heard the phone ring for a contract extension from the Golden Knights. Is it safe to assume Marchessault’s days are numbered as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights? Maybe. General manager Kelly McCrimmon is exploring a […]

Golden Knights: Is a Trade Coming That Nobody Expects?

Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon has a flair for the dramatic. No one ever knows what he is going to do. In Vegas, we have come to expect the unexpected when it comes to player and coaching changes. Mark Stone was acquired at the eleventh hour during the 2019 trade deadline. No one […]

Golden Knights: Is Marchessault in His Final Days as a Vegas Golden Knight?

Make no mistake about it, the heartbeat of the Vegas Golden Knights is Jonathan Marchessault. The soon to be unrestricted free agent might just be entering the prime of his career at age 33. The original misfit registered a career second-best 69 points and a career-best 42 goals during the 2023-24 regular season. Did I […]

Golden Knights: Failed Plan(s)

Plan “A” for Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon was to keep the 2023 championship roster as close to intact as possible and attempt to run it back. Reilly Smith was traded soon after the parade to free up salary cap space to extend Ivan Barbashev. Adin Hill was extended and no other major […]

Do or Die Game Six for Golden Knights: Three Things That Need to Happen

Here we go. The Vegas Golden Knights have their backs against the wall in game six of the first round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Dallas Stars dropped the first two games of the series and have rallied for a three-game winning streak. Can the Golden Knights win for the first time […]

Golden Knights: DeBoer is Outcoaching Cassidy

The Vegas Golden Knights had the Dallas Stars stunned after winning the first two games of the series in Dallas. Stars coach Pete DeBoer was a man defeated during the game two post game presser. “They’re the Stanley Cup champions, they’ve got everyone figured out,” DeBoer said after game two. “They figured out everyone last […]

NHL Playoffs: Is William Karlsson Dealing with Injury? Vegas Lineup Changes Coming?

William Karlsson won 56.2% of his faceoffs during the regular season. Karlsson took 12 faceoffs in game one and 10 faceoffs in game two vs. the Dallas Stars. Tomas Hertl was moved to the third line ahead of Saturday’s game three, and Karlsson missed the pre-game skate for an undisclosed reason. Hertl took 20 faceoffs […]

Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars: Finding Value and a Lock in Series Props

It is playoff time! The only thing better than celebrating a Vegas Golden Knights victory is heading to the window after the game to cash a ticket! Here’s a list of betting props from DraftKings Sportsbook that I like. Series Winner, Golden Knights, +120 This is bizarre, and also a homer pick. I can not […]