Let’s go over some news and notes:
– The Golden Knights’ victory wasn’t all that pretty, but there are plenty of key takeaways from Vegas’ first win against the Islanders. [KOI]
– How did the Golden Knights stay loose when the power went out at Barclays Center? Well, Marc-Andre Fleury was taking some selfies with fans. Naturally. [KOI]
– Jonathan Marchessault doesn’t pay much attention to advanced stats. However, he’s quite fond of the eye test, and he likes what he’s seen recently from his team. [NHL]
– If you think George McPhee won’t take full advantage of being exempt from the 2021 expansion draft, you may want to think again. [The Athletic]
– Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had an atypical journey to the NHL, and now he’s impacting the community in a way he never thought he’d be able to. [The Athletic]
In other news…
– Who’s the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history? Ryan Reaves. Obviously. [CBC]
– Things aren’t going great in St. Louis, but the Blues got a puppy to bring the team together, so that’s nice! [Deadspin]
– Andrei Vasilevskiy may have made the save of the year last night.
Andrei Vasilevskiy makes an unreal save on Patrick Marleau pic.twitter.com/iYNEYten8Q
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) December 14, 2018
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