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In the seven game series between the Golden Knights and Stars, each team scored exactly the same number of goals, 16, but in the end, Dallas got one more when it mattered most and ended VGK’s bid to defend their crown as Stanley Cup champions.
Stats from the series do not indicate that it was as close as the final tally shows though. Over seven games, Dallas posted 65 more scoring chances, 36 more at high-danger, and amassed seven more expected goals.
Based on those numbers, the Golden Knights were fortunate to have even made it to Game 7. However, Game 3, despite going to overtime, was dominated by the Stars, so much so that it skewed the numbers on the series.
Game 3 Score: 3-2 DAL Expected Goals: 5.41-1.42 DAL Scoring Chances: 50-23 DAL High-Danger Chances: 27-4 DAL
The run is over. After bowing out of the playoffs in the first round, we did into what went wrong and what can be learned from this season compared to last. Hosted by Ken Boehlke and Jason Pothier.
Unfortunately, the offseason is here. By the time it’s over, the Golden Knights will look quite a bit different than they did when they shook hands with the Dallas Stars on Cinco de Mayo.
In an attempt to simplify the numbers, here’s a primer on what the Golden Knights have to work with this summer.
The easiest way to look at the salary cap is to strip it down to the barest of bones roster. To ice an actual hockey team, an organization must have 12 forwards, six defensemen, and two goalies.
Here’s where the Golden Knights sit at each of the positions.
A major storyline from the past few seasons for the Golden Knights has been injuries in the net. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Vegas goalies have been unavailable the following game after a start 17 different times. Each of the four main goalies over the span has been injured at least three times with Adin Hill and Robin Lehner each suffering injuries five times.
For Adin Hill, he says enough is enough.
It’s the third year in a row I’ve had a bit of injury problems. Nobody wants to be injured. It sucks seeing your team battle out there without you, kind of feeling helpless in a way. I’m trying to do whatever I can this summer to try and be injury-free next season and try to uncover every stone to make sure it doesn’t happen again. -Adin Hill
Hill says he’s working with a doctor he believes is one of the best in the world on preventative measures that can keep him healthy next season.
There’s nothing bothering me right now. I feel like my body is at 100% but it’s just making sure we don’t go down that road again. -Hill
The rigors of the goalie position itself have presented a great challenge to Hill in the past.
When the Golden Knights acquired Noah Hanifin at the Trade Deadline, they knew they were getting a great defenseman. What they didn’t know was that within two months of arriving, he’d have already made a case to be considered the best D-man on the team.
Noah hit the ground running. He’s a guy our pro scouts had a lot of regard for. He was probably better than we expected, he’s that good of a player. -Kelly McCrimmon
In 19 regular season games, Hanifin scored two goals and added 10 assists while leading the team in ice time down the stretch. He unseated Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore as the quarterback of the first power play unit and became one of the first guys over the boards when the Golden Knights had a penalty to kill.
Then, when the playoffs rolled around, Hanifin took his game to an even higher level. He scored the game-winning goal in two of VGK’s three wins against Dallas and became Bruce Cassidy’s go-to option when the Golden Knights had an offensive zone draw.
Jack Eichel made the comment to me today that’s he’s played with Noah Hanifin and he’s known Noah Hanifin since he was nine years old and he didn’t know he was this good. -McCrimmon
The next step in Hanifin’s career is exciting for Vegas. The 27-year-old signed an eight-year contract shortly after arriving in Vegas and he’s ready to take his game to the next level for the Golden Knights.
I owe it to this organization to come in and be my best self on and off the ice. I’m just going to try to keep getting better, keep improving. I think my first couple of months here were great. I was super happy with how everything went, the guys, the room, just being a member of this organization was awesome. I’m happy I’m going to be here a long time. -Noah Hanifin
Hanifin’s arrival gives the Golden Knights all sorts of options on their back end. With another player in the mix who can play in all situations and thrive offensively, it should pave the way for a cap-space-freeing trade that will help Vegas retain more of their offensive weapons set to hit free agency.
They may not have necessarily been looking for one when they made the trade, but the Golden Knights may have just found their next superstar.
As we all know by now, Jonathan Marchessault was a late bloomer. He dressed for just four NHL games before the age of 25 and didn’t hit the 70-game mark in a season until he turned 26. It was probably a frustrating journey. Well, maybe up until his 30-goal breakout season in Florida which captured the eyes of the Golden Knights. Since then, it’s been gravy for Marchessault. He’s become a fan favorite, a 40-goal scorer, a Conn Smythe winner, and a household name.
Now, it’s time for the player, his agent, and the Golden Knights front office to decide on the future. Sure, Marchessault is 33 years old and coming off his best season as a pro, so it’s reasonable to be concerned with his age, term, and future value. If Vegas uses a traditional evaluation they would likely pass and let the player walk. However, if they factor in intangibles such as character, leadership, and career usage, then re-signing Marchessault should be the first decision made this offseason.
Don’t forget he didn’t become an NHL regular until he was 27. There’s an argument to be made that the mileage on him is not as great as the mileage on other 34-year-olds. I’ve heard that they were really having a difficult to time to find a term. –Eliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts Podcast
Unlike most, Marchessault has seen much less wear and tear than the average 33-year-old NHL player. For example, Jordan Eberle was born in 1990 and has played 380 more games than his fellow millennial. Sure, Eberle was a coveted prospect and a rookie by age 20 but he has fewer postseason games, goals, points, and hardware than Marchessault. He may have more NHL service, but he hasn’t impacted the league like Marchessault has. And in 38% less ice time.
As the Golden Knights walked off the ice for the final time in the 2023-24 season, one of the last people to step off wearing gold was 36-year-old Alec Martinez.
The veteran defenseman heads into the offseason without a contract for next season which has spurred plenty of uncertainty not only for his future in Vegas but in the NHL.
Martinez has played 818 career regular season games and added another 131 playoff games. He’s won three Stanley Cups with two different franchises and has always been one of the most consistent, hard-working, determined defensemen in the league. Since 2013, Martinez has led the NHL in blocked shots, stepping in front of an asinine 1,644 shots, or 7.11 per 60 minutes.
He’s scored a couple of massive playoff overtime goals for the Los Angeles Kings and chipped in his fair share of offense in Vegas as well.
But if this truly is it for Martinez, those who played with him won’t remember his on-ice accolades nearly as much as they’ll remember who he was off it.
He’s had a phenomenal career, multiple Stanley Cups, been very successful but it’s the person that makes the player and coming to work with him everyday is a special thing. I don’t know what’s in store for him but there’s a lot of guys who enjoy his company and having him around. You’re not going to meet many people that are better than him. -Alex Pietrangelo
Having been around the locker room myself, and spoken to many players about Martinez over the years, just about every player who has played with him would likely echo this next quote from Pietrangelo.
He’s probably one of the best teammates, if not the best teammate, I’ve ever had. -Pietrangelo
For the Golden Knights, the roster is set up well to move forward without #23 as a part of it. The locker room, maybe not as much.
Because any locker room with Alec Martinez is better than one without him.
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