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Vegas Golden Knights Mailbag: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Free Agency, Cody Glass

By Richard Cardinale

LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 10: David Perron #57 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Josh Morrissey #44 of the Winnipeg Jets skate to the puck during the game at T-Mobile Arena on November 10, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 10: David Perron #57 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Josh Morrissey #44 of the Winnipeg Jets skate to the puck during the game at T-Mobile Arena on November 10, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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We answer questions relating to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, free agency and the first Vegas Golden Knights draft pick to crack the lineup in 2019.

With the Vegas Golden Knights season still in full swing, there’s a lot of hockey to talk about in Las Vegas. A matchup with the Winnipeg Jets will decide who represents the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. Additionally, we”ll take a look more in-depth into the Eastern Conference Finals.

Some fans are already concerned about how the offseason will shake out. Free agency presents some huge question marks for next seasons roster. The Golden Knights will have to make some tough decisions ahead of July 1st.

Vegas doesn’t have a deep prospect pool at the moment, but they have some players that can challenge for a spot in the lineup next season.  Who are those prospects? I’ll answer that and more on the first edition of Vegas Hockey Knight’s first mailbag!

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves Nancy. We have a tall task in defeating the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Finals. Their team is loaded with talent, skill, and youth.

That said, if the Vegas Golden Knights were to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, the team I would love to see and play against Vegas is Tampa. The Lightning have a ton of proven winners, but they haven’t won the Stanley Cup since the 2003-04 season.

The games against the Lightning this season were fantastic and highly fast-paced. I think the fans would be in for a real treat if that were the Stanley Cup Finals. On the other hand, Washington would pose a massive problem in my opinion.

The Capitals exercised their demons and finally defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins to move on to the Conference Finals. A highly motivated Alex Ovechkin is hungry for a Stanley Cup, and he has been on a tear in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas would even have home ice against Washington, but the thought of playing the Capitals is scary.

The Golden Knights went a combined 4-0 against both Eastern Conference finalists. Based on those numbers, you would have to feel pretty good about the Golden Knights chances in the Cup Finals. But the reality is these teams are much different now from when the Golden Knights last played them.

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