![[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Feb 13, 2026; Milan, Italy; Logan Thompson, Colton Parayko, Brandon Hagel and Shea Theodore of Canada in action with Nino Niederreiter and Sven Andrighetto of Switzerland in men's ice hockey group A play during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: Marton Monus/Reuters via Imagn Images](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_328,w_6739,h_3790/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/383/01khphadwmghaggwetng.jpg "[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Feb 13, 2026; Milan, Italy; Logan Thompson, Colton Parayko, Brandon Hagel and Shea Theodore of Canada in action with Nino Niederreiter and Sven Andrighetto of Switzerland in men's ice hockey group A play during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: Marton Monus/Reuters via Imagn Images")
Now, before making this list, I was going to put Akira Schmid on it. On the surface, it appears that having one game where you allow five goals and post a save percentage of .872 makes you bad. However, digging deeper reveals a spectacular performance against a strong Canadian team.
Schmid made an incredible scorpion-style save on Sidney Crosby and also stopped Mark Stone on a backhand. Those saves alone deserve serious recognition and praise for the Golden Knights netminder, especially on an undermanned Switzerland team.
Still, that doesn't mean that there aren't three Golden Knights who have underperformed during the 2026 Winter Olympics. These players haven't put up the numbers necessary to help their teams thrive in the spotlight. In turn, they've put their teams behind in certain aspects, leaving fans to wonder if they're in trouble.
Well... most, for that matter.
Let's look at the three Golden Knights who are being frozen out of the Winter Olympics in Milan. How bad have they done during the Olympic games? Is this a sign of things to come for Golden Knights fans when the Stanley Cup playoffs roll around? You can say that these players have been worse than a "bronze medal."
1.) Tomas Hertl
It's telling that the Golden Knights center doesn't have a single point in four games this Olympics round. But it's even more telling when Hertl has six penalty minutes during the Olympics. He's taken bad penalties such as kneeing, hampering the Czech Republic along the way.
In turn, the Czech Republic has a rough road ahead of them, facing a Canadian squad that squashed them the first time around. While hockey is a team sport, one must admit that Hertl's not having the most "fun must be always" time around.
2.) Rasmus Andersson
Andersson has only played two games with the Swedes during the Olympics, posting zero points. In fact, it got to the point when he was benched in Sweden's 5-3 win over Slovakia.
The move's surprising, considering that Andersson has been good in international competition in recent years. He had three goals and six assists in 13 games in all competition with Sweden last season, making him a legitimate performer on the big stage.
Still, the newest acquisition's lackluster performance could be a bad omen for Golden Knights fans everywhere. That's especially true since an extension wasn't signed after Vegas acquired him from Calgary for a huge haul.
3.) Shea Theodore
In the midst of Mark Stone and Mitch Marner thriving on Team Canada lies a Misfit with only one assist. In three games, Theodore has been relatively absent from the Olympics, practically becoming invisible on an invincible Canadian squad.
It's a good thing that Canada has dominated the competition because a lack of offensive production isn't a good sign. It could also be a sign of things to come for Golden Knights fans before playoff time. Can Theodore pick it up and get back to his puck-moving ways? Stay tuned.