We bring you another does of Vegas Golden Knights Weekly Nuggets as we catch you up on any news you may have missed over the last few days, in addition to rounding-up the must-read articles from around the NHL on the FanSided Network.
Although we are deep into the offseason now, there is still plenty going on and it has been a busy few days for the Vegas Golden Knights who brought back a locker room leader, while shedding a rather hefty contract off the books.
There has also been some more Nikita Gusev news (kind of) and we’ve dived into that as well as we could, while we also decided to be kind by presenting the new NHL franchise in Seattle some lessons they can learn from the Golden Knights when it comes to constructing a roster.
We’ve also gathered a collection of the best NHL stories from a few of our sister sites on the FanSided Network, which we are sure you will enjoy reading as much as we did!
Go and grab that cup of hot coffee, take a seat, get comfy and sit back and relax while you catch up on all the hot topics from the Vegas Golden Knights and around the NHL!
Vegas Golden Knights News
– Since the last edition of our Vegas Golden Knights Weekly Nuggets, we expressed our wish for October to hurry up and arrive.
– Oddsmakers are expecting big things from the Golden Knights in 2019-20 and we explained why people should lump money on Vegas this year.
– Seattle will be entering their own franchise into the NHL in 2021-22 and we did a deep dive on the six lessons new General Manager Ron Francis can learn from the Golden Knights when constructing a team.
– There were two notable transactions that took place on Tuesday and the first of those saw locker room leader Deryk Engelland handed a one-year extension.
– The other headline from Tuesday was the shocking news that the Knights had rid themselves of David Clarkson’s albatross of a contract, shipping him to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with a fourth-round selection in 2020 for goaltender Garret Sparks. We broke down the trade in-depth here.
– We also churned out a few more of our 2018-19 Vegas Golden Knights Report Cards 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:
– Let’s start off with a Vegas Golden Knights related piece from Puck Prose, who state their case for why Deryk Engelland should be named the first captain in franchise history.
– Are you going to be spending money on buying NHL 20? Puck Prose think there are a few ways to fix the game’s Franchise Mode.
– Pavel Buchnevich is the latest player waiting for a new contract from the New York Rangers, and Blue Line Station explained why it is important they don’t trade the Russian forward.
– Also on Blue Line Station this week is a brilliant analysis piece from Karly Redpath, who looked at who should play on the top line alongside Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin for the Rangers in 2019-20.
– Colby Guy at PredLines has taken a look at the trade-swap involving Wayne Simmonds and Ryan Hartman.
– The Canuck Way took an excellent look at what a radical front office restructure could look like for the Vancouver Canucks. Check it out here.
– The New York Islanders are a team on the rise and they also boast some high-end talent within their farm system. Eyes on Isles took a look at the franchise’s top 10 prospects.
– Pucks of a Feather have put forward a strong argument to why it is time to ease off Nick Ritchie and look at the Anaheim Ducks forward in a new light.
– Talking of players with a point to prove, Nolan Patrick needs to shine for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2019-20, according to Broad Street Buzz.
That is it for this week’s edition of Vegas Golden Knights Weekly Nuggets! We hope you enjoyed it and we’ll be back next week with another dollop of hockey news!