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Vegas Golden Knights: Dreaming About What If

By Andrew Steele-Davis

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 17: Ryan Reaves #75 and Tomas Nosek #92 of the Vegas Golden Knights take to the ice for a game against the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on February 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Capitals 3-2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 17: Ryan Reaves #75 and Tomas Nosek #92 of the Vegas Golden Knights take to the ice for a game against the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on February 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Capitals 3-2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Max Pacioretty of the Vegas Golden Knights poses for a portrait ahead of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game at Enterprise Center on January 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri.
Max Pacioretty of the Vegas Golden Knights poses for a portrait ahead of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game at Enterprise Center on January 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. /

Points & Award Winners

Max Pacioretty did indeed set a new career-high and he did it in fine fashion in the end, finishing the regular season with 80 points (36 goals, 44 assists) in 82 games.

Shea Theodore also finished with a flourish after going on a tear down the stretch to finish with 57 points (15 goals, 42 assists).

However, while Theodore broke out in explosive fashion to move into the upper-echelons of the best young defensemen in the NHL, it was Pacioretty who was crowned the team’s MVP after carving out the best year of his glittering career.

As far as the League Awards, Mark Stone missed the remainder of the regular season due to injury so was unable to claim that elusive Selke Trophy Award, with Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier claiming the honor.

But, in better news, stud forward Jack Dugan made his Golden Knights debut in the postseason and showed glimpses of his high ceiling, thus giving the team another offensive weapon for 2020-21.

Back To Reality

Okay, time to leave dreamland.

It was fun to fantasize about what could have been, even if the Golden Knights did lose in the Stanley Cup Final to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

We are all missing hockey and it makes it harder when the playoffs should be being contested right now.

However, we continue to live in hope that the NHL can come back this year and that the Vegas Golden Knights actually have an opportunity to battle for the Stanley Cup.

Next. Time to start considering worst-case scenario. dark

But, in the meantime, there is no harm in dreaming about what could have been in order to help us get through these long days without hockey and without sports in general.

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