Golden Knights fans overflow with high expectations, indulged by the success of a team that didn’t exist until 2017 but has made the NHL playoffs every season.
Ed Graney
Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Hired as Golden Knights coach in January of 2020, Pete DeBoer immediately believed he was to inherit a team capable of winning a Stanley Cup.
Changes must occur after the Knights were eliminated by Montreal 3-2 in overtime of Game 6 in a Stanley Cup semifinal.
With the Golden Knights one loss from elimination, team captain Mark Stone has zero points through five games of a Stanley Cup semifinal against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Raiders defensive end became the first active NFL player to come out as gay on Monday, making the announcement on an Instagram post.
To hear those from the land of maple syrup, the Montreal Canadiens are fortunate to have not been eliminated because of one-sided officiating in the Golden Knights series.
Playing for the first time in 21 days and just the second in 42, Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner leads team past Montreal 2-1 in overtime.
Even the most admired player is not above making critical mistakes, which Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury did in a playoff loss Friday.
As in a conference finals loss to Dallas last season, those expected to score goals for the Knights have failed over three games against Montreal.
Gus Bradley inherits a defense in one of the worst slumps in franchise history. He’s looking for playmakers and better results.
The Knights again tempted fate with a slow start against Montreal, this time paying for it with a 3-2 defeat in a NHL semifinal series.
Josh Jacobs, who rushed for 1,065 yards last year, spent the entirety of OTAs away from the Raiders while preparing physically for the 2021 season.
Led by Fleury’s terrific opening period, the Golden Knights grabbed a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven NHL semifinal series against Montreal.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the Golden Knights’ $61.6 million free agent signing, has been the team’s best player during the NHL playoffs after a subpar regular season.
Once the puck drops Monday, all which happened before means nothing in regard to which team ultimately advances to a Stanley Cup final.