Vegas Golden Knights: Seven thoughts after seven games

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LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 15: Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Glass (9) reaches for the puck during the first period of a regular season game between the Nashville Predators and the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by: Marc Sanchez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Cody Glass belongs in the NHL

What a few weeks it has been for Cody Glass. After winning a roster spot out of Training Camp following an impressive preseason, the rookie phenom began the regular season as the second line center between elite wings Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone.

Playing alongside two players at the peak of their powers clearly helped Glass to elevate his game, and the two-way forward has excelled and flourished in the NHL so far.

Through seven games he has recorded two goals and three assists for five points, with two of those coming on the power play.

Glass has established himself as a cornerstone of Vegas’ top power play unit, which has largely been responsible for why the PP overall is ranked sixth in the NHL currently (29.2).

And, although the 20-year-old is now playing on the right wing of the third line, he is still making big contributions to this team as perfectly displayed against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, where he produced a sublime no-look pass to set up Mark Stone on the power play.

We’re just seven games into the regular season but Glass has already proved that he belongs in the NHL and he is without doubt the future of this franchise.

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