When you enter Sunday with a win the night before, the vibes are high. You feel like you can take on anybody or anything, especially when you get a shutout. That's the case for the Vegas Golden Knights, who defeated the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, 4-0.
The vibes are certainly better with the team as they enter their St. Patrick's Day matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. The team entered Sunday in first place in the Pacific Division, jumping on fumbled opportunities by the Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks earlier. Boy, that's a good way to relieve the stress of... Monday.
Yep, that's right. The bane of everyone's existence is coming up. That means heading back to work and dealing with annoying co-workers and bosses. Believe me, I'd rather be sleeping in on Monday. But you must pay the bills, you know?
Still, the Golden Knights enter Monday with some good vibes. They got Mark Stone back and won their last two games by a combined score of 10-2. Suddenly, people in Las Vegas feel much better about themselves, especially with one of those wins coming against a playoff-position team.
Certainly, the guys will bring that momentum into St. Patrick's Day and hope for some luck of the Irish. That's especially true against a rolling Sabres team that entered Sunday with nine wins in its last 10 games. Can the Golden Knights get some luck, or will they bring that dreaded Monday feeling into Tuesday?
Who knows? But fans are hoping that's not the case. After all, this team has a wide-open Pacific Division looming large. Considering that no team wants to run away with the division, Las Vegas is hoping that the Golden Knights can take the mantle.