First expansion team to win their first game! Go Knights! Setting records all over the ice tonight!
Fleury played like the all-star that he is (sorry you let him go yet, Penguins fans? BWAHAHAHAHA!)
Also, Bishop’s injury was unfortunate; he had been playing a helluva game. I’ll be surprised (and disappointed) if the openings in goalie masks aren’t re-evaluated soon.
But wow! Knights remain never beaten; still undefeated! 
It seems my source on this was wrong; the AP reports:
The Knights remain undefeated (as a franchise, not just for this season) and are also now perfect in overtime.
Finally!!! Ryan Reaves was trending all over twitter last night. I love that guy, and I hope he sticks around for a long time.
Fleury leaving was inevitable. Nobody wanted to see him leave, but we couldn’t afford to keep both goalies, and Murray is the younger, up and coming goalie. We’d have been crazy to choose Fleury over him. It’s the nature of the business.
Trust me, Pens fans did NOT want to see him leave. Quite the contrary, Bo. After Sid, Flower was probably the most popular player on the team. Nobody ran the guy out of town.
I guarantee you the first time the VGKs come to Pittsburgh, he is going to get a MAJOR ovatation from the fans.
Of course, two games is too few to mention, but damn do the Hawks look good. I only wish that they could have reacquired Saad without giving up Panarin.
Saw my first offsides challenge during the Islanders vs Blues game this afternoon. This is complete bullshit. I’m tired of stupid coach’s challenges but a 2 minute minor is even dumber.
Leafs and Hawks should be an interesting game tonight.
Of course, due to NHL shitty policies, it will be blacked out here in Senatorsville. I have no fucking clue why blacking out a game 500 kms away makes any monetary sense to the NHL. Was I going to drive to the game?
Yep. Blacked out.
Assholes.
Any chance you could stream it on line, Leaffan? (If I knew of a site, I’d send it to you)
They used to do that around here back in the day, with the Pens AND the Steelers.
Watched something else, but the Leafs for the win.
These guys are going to crush it this year.
Finally!!!
You guys got Patrick Marleau, now it looks like the Sharks are going to suck this year.
I have no idea how Lou convinced Patty to come to Toronto, but it’s the best free agent signing for the Leafs since the early 2000s with Roberts, Belfour, Mogilny, and Nieuwendyk: back when salary cap was no issue, and throwing money was management’s way of staying competitive.
I like the new era where scouting and drafting take priority.
For the 1? 2? 0? fans here, my deadbeat Canucks and Flyers are looking to have fine, exemplary seasons, sans the fucking play-offs, once again.
Even though he’s a healthy scratch against the Sens tonight, Brock Boeser is looking to be a very promising young talent for the Canucks. Sure, he had an excellent pre-season (along with Oilers’ youngster Kailer Yamamoto), but what’s promising to me is that he has amazing hands, able to score from 40 feet, and he’s like a Dorsett - plenty of piss and vinegar, which I’m always ok with. There’s already talk about him being a major Calder candidate. Remember that name.
Other than that, I’ll have no problem if :)new coach Travis Green:) moves the Sedins to the third line, with Horvat leading the first line, and Sutter/Granlund/Dorsett the second, considering the Sedins are older and much slower and less aggressive (ha! like they ever were!) than they used to be, despite their still superior skills. I foresee one of the few bright spots being Markstrom, between the pipes.
Despite my motley Flyers are looking to have another season that I would call ass (missed play-offs in 3 of 5 last years, never getting past the first round) I hope Claude Giroux has made a full recovery from last season’s hip surgery. Elliot/Neuvurth should make a interesting tandem - I can’t imagine either one being back-up to the other. Wow I hope they never get rid of Gostispierre, and Gudas, meanwhile, has to watch it with the chippiness.
If I had to pick one player I’d least wanna be, that would be, without question, Montreal’s Jonathan Druin. The Habs media and fans are pinning their hopes way too much on the 22 year-old, who has a grand total of 23 career goals under his belt. The pressure, in that kind of extremely intense hockey environment (basically hockey’s Mecca), would be head-exploding, especially if he doesn’t perform.
And if Price gets injured…
Sure are TONS more slashing penalties called in this young season, resulting in more power-plays, leading to more goals so far (a good thing), but there’s more game delays with players skating to the box and waiting for the next puck drop, which definitely adds up if there’s sometimes eight or nine slashing penalties called in the same period, which is getting slightly goofy. I’d rather just see more five-on-five, myself. And, like the “obstruction” calls from many years back when players dump the puck in and try to skate around the defense, these slashing calls should most likely ease off over the coming weeks, as refs get tired of making these calls, as well taking guff for making them.
I’ll be watching the Leafs more closely, even closer than last season. To think they have a prospect as solid as Connor Brown on their fourth line - jeez - that’s some depth, and with the best coach in hockey backing them. I would’ve had no problem if Babcock had made the pride of Estonia - Leo Komerov - their captain - by far my favourite Leaf, but I’m also ok that they’ve gone captainless this season. (like they’ve been saying - Babcock’s the captain). Their defense is still a bit meh - Reilly is good, and Gardner (with his amazing speed) appears to be becoming less and less of a liability in his own zone (coughin’-it-up city, I observed, too many times).
Hoping all the insane young talent on the Jets (Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele, and Kyle Connor) take off even more crazily this season.
I wish Bryzgalov was still playing (yeah I know it’s been several years) - I really, really miss his post-games.
First expansion team to start their career 3-0-0? Good job, Knights!
Excellent pre-game ceremony tonight; really sets a great tone for the franchise, IMO.
Did y’all notice that there were no ads tonight? Just “Vegas Strong” everywhere. That totally fucking rocked!
Man, the Golden Knights looked pretty damn good last night. Forechecking is on point, the power play seems to be starting to gel… granted, they were only playing the Coyotes, but when you’re an expansion team, is there any “only” involved? I guess we’ll see what happens once they start playing better teams, but I was impressed with how solid they looked. It was really weird to be rooting for Fleury.
Classy opening ceremonies, as well.
I’m always a Caps fan first and foremost, but they are definitely my number 2 team now.
Not rooting for Fleury no matter whose net he’s in.
How come?
I guess because he’s too good? Tired of my teams losing to him. I’ve been a Dallas Stars fan for the past few years (and the whole hockey world knows of our goalie troubles), so I tend to be resentful of good goaltenders. Now that we have Ben Bishop standing big and tall in net, maybe I can get back to admiring other good goalies.
No blackout tonight for Leafs and New Jersey. 