Alec Martinez

Rob Blake Saga Part III: The Last Dance-Kings Edition

2016-17 was the worst season for the Kings in recent history. The Kings had come from two Stanley Cup championships sandwiched around a western conference final. The Dean Lombardi era was over. The Darryl Sutter era was over (enter John Stevens). Rob Blake had been within the organization during the renewed championship-level culture growth. The […]

Los Angeles Kings: C is for Consistency

Having been a Kings fan since the mid-’90s, I have seen the ups and downs, and almost there. Then in 2011-12, the long fantasy finally came true, and with Alec Martinez(now with the Golden Knights) and his jazz hands, we won a cup. Then a year later, we got blessed again. Hyping the fans up […]

Washington’s Offense Falters Without Ovechkin

The Washington Capitals practically reversed their previous game’s performance Saturday night in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights scored twice in the first ten minutes and carried the momentum to claim a 6-2 win over Washington. Alex Ovechkin was a game-time decision and did not play. The Capitals didn’t take their third shot on goal until […]

Jack Eichel is Expected To Return Thursday

The Vegas Golden Knights should get a big lift on Thursday as Jack Eichel is expected to return to the lineup. Bruce Cassidy told reporters after Wednesday’s practice that, barring any setbacks, Eichel would be in the lineup. The center has missed 11 straight games due to a lower-body injury. While a relatively short time […]

The Bruce Cassidy Era Begins in Vegas

After Bruce Cassidy was relieved of his duties rather abruptly in Boston after a first-round loss to Carolina last season, the Vegas Golden Knights were quick to offer the former Bruins head coach a five-year contract worth $22.5 million. Cassidy is now working on getting the Golden Knights back into the playoffs after missing the […]

Golden Knights: How do you solve the Cap Crunch

With a Vegas team scraping the cap ceiling, something has to give. The team has just shy of $2m in cap space for the upcoming season with 4-5 roster spots to fill. League minimum for all 4 to 5 players still pushes them over the cap. Someone has to be traded, right? Vegas tried to […]

Golden Knights: Conflicting reports arise around Robin Lehner’s health

In a breaking development, it was first reported by Emily Kaplan of ESPN that Vegas has announced that Robin Lehner is done for the year and will have season-ending surgery. Lehner came back from a significant knee injury on March 8th in Philadelphia, but it still affects him. The Swede was pulled in his most […]

3 Keys to the Golden Knights Game

Today’s date is April 12th, 2022, and tonight is knight time at the Fortress at 7 pm PST. The Vancouver Canucks battle the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Knights are looking to bounce back with a huge win after a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Canucks last week. Before tonight’s battle, the Vegas Golden Knights […]