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Vegas Golden Knights: Seven thoughts after seven games

By Andrew Steele-Davis

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 12: Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on October 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 12: Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on October 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 12: Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on October 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 12: Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on October 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images) /

It is crazy to think that we are exactly two weeks into the 2019-20 NHL regular season already and it has been an interesting start for the Vegas Golden Knights.

With seven games under their belts already, the Vegas Golden Knights are currently third in the Pacific Division and sixth in the Western Conference with a record of 4-3-0.

It has largely been a positive start to the year for the Knights, although there are a few kinks that will need to be ironed out of their game moving forward if they are to be legitimate contenders this season.

Mark Stone has come as advertised with 10 points (five goals, five assists) in seven games, while Max Pacioretty has also elevated his play to another level this year with two goals and six assists for eight points.

Are we back in 2017-18? The top line of Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson and Reilly Smith has been outstanding through seven games and Karlsson leads that trio with seven assists.

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One pleasant surprise has been the emergence of rookie phenom Cody Glass, who won a roster spot out of Training Camp and he has proven with each passing game that he truly belongs in the NHL.

There has also been an NHL debut for rookie defenseman Nic Hague this season, while the absence of Nate Schmidt has hurt the Vegas blueline significantly for the second straight year.

Marc-Andre Fleury has been vintage Marc-Andre Fleury to start the year and there has certainly been no need for load management through the first seven games with the future Hall of Famer stepping up in big ways for his team.

Overall, there has been a plethora of storylines to digest from the first two weeks of the season and, as a result, we decided it would be a good idea to present our seven thoughts on the Vegas Golden Knights’ first seven games of 2019-20.

Let’s dive in…

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