Vegas Golden Knights Weekly Nuggets
We are launching a brand new weekly feature today where we will catch you up on the latest Vegas Golden Knights news, as well as what is going on around the rest of the NHL.
We are into the dog days of the summer now and the offseason is in full swing, meaning that talking points and hot topics are at a premium for Vegas Golden Knights.
However, there has been some Knights news to consume this week and we’ll round that up in one handy place for you below.
We’ll also have a brief look at what has been happening in the NHL over the last few days, thanks to our brilliant hockey sites on the FanSided network.
We will aim to get this feature out once a week during the offseason and then twice a week throughout 2019-20.
So, grab that cup of morning coffee, take a seat and sit back and relax while we catch you up on what you need to know!
Vegas Golden Knights News
– We began the week by speaking to Jesse Granger of The Athletic, who does an excellent job of covering the Vegas Golden Knights. In our conversation a lot of topics were included, ranging from the latest on the Nikita Gusev situation to what prospects impressed in Development Camp.
– Speaking of Nikita Gusev, he is the main topic of the offseason for the Golden Knights and we did a deep dive on what the franchise might have to give up in order to re-sign the Russian stud.
– There was some contract news on Tuesday as Vegas re-signed rookie Jake Bischoff to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $716,667. You can read our take on the deal here.
– The Vegas Golden Knights have made a habit of putting smiles on fans’ faces with their superb play on the ice, but they will also be making one special fan very happy indeed today. Find out why here.
– The Vegas Golden Knights announced that they will be running their hugely successful road trip for the third straight year. Zach Whitecloud, Jake Bischoff, Cody Glass, Nic Hague and Deryk Engelland will be joining the trip and will be making stops in Idaho Falls, Billings, Casper and St. George. Full details can be found here.
– Our 2018-19 Vegas Golden Knights Report Cards returned this week and you can check out the latest batch below:
Around The NHL
As mentioned at the top, we will also be directing you to some of our sister sites who do an outstanding job of covering their respective NHL teams.
Here’s a quick roundup of the latest news and must-read articles and opinions from around the NHL:
– Puck Prose always do an excellent job and they did a deep dive on why Joe Thornton hasn’t re-signed with the San Jose Sharks yet.
– Also on Puck Prose is an excellent story analysing why Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets are at a crossroads in their relationship.
– Micheal Ferland, who was mentioned as a possible free agency target for the Knights, has now signed with the Vancouver Canucks and you can read a superb analysis of that move here (The Canuck Way).
– It has been an outstanding offseason for the New Jersey Devils and Pucks & Pitchforks so far, and the latter produced this neat look at whether you should expect more from Jack Hughes or Nico Hischier.
– However, it was NJ Devil who has already won the week after, and we still don’t know why, running through a glass window at a child’s birthday party. Pucks & Pitchforks did this hilarious Tale of the Tape on exactly what went down.
– Steve Paulus at Blue Line Station has taken a long look at what the expectations should be for the New York Rangers’ slew of talented prospects.
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– One of our favorite stories of the week was this superb breakdown on why Nashville Predators forward Victor Arvidsson has the best contract in the NHL (PredLines).
– On the subject of contracts in the NHL, our friends at Puck Prose took the massive undertaking of evaluating every NHL team’s best contract heading into 2019-20.
That is it for the first edition of Vegas Golden Knights Weekly Nuggets! We hoped you enjoyed it and we’ll be back next week with another dose of hockey news!