It seems that certain people didn't like the last Rotowire study conducted here. Victims of the Dunning-Kruger Effect from Henderson thought that the author proposed the idea of Ryan Craig being fired after one season. Who do I look like? Two podcasters who hate William Karlsson?
Anyway, Rotowire has another study out and it suggests something about the overall health of the Vegas Golden Knights. In fact, it suggests something about the Golden Knights' cap situation in conjunction with the injury issue. It turns out that things aren't as bad in the VGK Realm as people think.
The Golden Knights are labeled in the "hit hard" category for this season with injuries to players like Parker Wotherspoon and Victor Olofsson. Overall, they received a score of 1.90, which ranks... 13th in the NHL.
Yes, you read that right, dear reader. The Golden Knights aren't even in the Top 10 for being the most ravaged by injuries. Mind you, 19 teams had a score of 1.50 or higher, with the New York Islanders ranking the highest at 3.38. Imagine being Pete DeBoer's team and seeing your team riddled with players down for the count.
Still, the latest report (kinda) shatters the notion that the Golden Knights have a massive injury problem. I mean, Mark Stone hasn't missed a single game this season and people hate him for conspiracy theories regarding his alleged acts of faking injuries. Is it a new day for Vegas Golden Knights fans to celebrate the team finally having an ounce of health on their squad?
What the latest Rotowire study says about the Vegas Golden Knights and injuries
Let's dive further into the Rotowire study, shall we? Sure, the Golden Knights have lost key players in their lineup and nearly lost Trevor Connelly to a devastating hit on Monday. But the financial impact has been weaker than expected.
First, there's Alex Pietrangelo, who's listed in the study as the biggest cap casualty, if you even want to call it that. Pietrangelo's injury is more of a means to provide long-term salary cap relief on the season-ending front, making life easier for the Golden Knights on the depth and team building front. The cap score even reflects this, with the Golden Knights coming in at 19th in the salary cap impact category ($11.9 million). The Minnesota Wild have been the most ravaged in this department at $27.8 million.
The Golden Knights also have four players out of commission, compared to the highest number coming from the Toronto Maple Leafs at nine. Again, not as severe, especially when you consider that Pietrangelo's season-ending LTIR status technically makes it three for Vegas.
Furthermore, the most significant injury has been Olofsson. He was seen skating around last week in a red no-contact jersey and is currently on the four-game road trip with the Golden Knights. Things could be much worse if you're the Golden Knights.
For example, you could be rooting for an NFL team ran by an oil businessman. Better to have Bill Foley run things than to have a lunatic who only wants media attention from the Fox Network.
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