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Vegas Golden Knights: Analyzing brutal start to the regular season

By Andrew Steele-Davis

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 20: Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights shoots the puck during the third period against the Boston Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on February 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 20: Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights shoots the puck during the third period against the Boston Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on February 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 20: Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates during the third period against the Boston Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on February 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 20: Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates during the third period against the Boston Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on February 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2. Boston Bruins – Oct, 8

The Boston Bruins are a very good hockey team and there is a reason why they made a deep run to the Stanley Cup Final last year.

For starters, they boast one of the best lines in all of hockey with Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak having combined for 260 points in the regular season in 2018-19, and they have the ability to absolutely destroy teams.

They can also boast a loaded, deep roster with players who can both provide secondary scoring and a physical punch, including the likes of Charlie Coyle, Sean Kuraly and Chris Wagner, while they also added Brett Ritchie in the off-season.

The Bruins are stacked on the blueline and have recently signed Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo to new deals, while Zdeno Chara never seems to age and can still lay the body on with a bone-crushing hit. Torey Krug is an under-rated defenseman while Boston can rely on solid goaltending between Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak.

Boston combine speed, skill, pace and pure power to deadly affect and they have the capability to roll over teams with ease and at will. They can beat up on teams and they will be a good early test for the Golden Knights.

Not to mention the fact that the Bruins will be keen to show that they aren’t suffering from a Stanley Cup hangover after being dominated by the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup roster.

They are a stupidly talented team and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Boston embark on another lengthy cup run for the second successive year.

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