Vegas Golden Knights face a wake-up call as their seven-game win streak is snapped by the Philadelphia Flyers, exposing issues with a “casual” power play and critical turnovers by stars like Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl. Can Coach Bruce Cassidy reignite the team’s energy and accountability as fatigue and lineup decisions come under scrutiny? Chris Gawlik and Tony Dasco break down the shocking 3-2 loss, debate Adin Hill’s goaltending, and question the defense’s focus amidst a packed schedule.
The episode spotlights Vegas’ acquisition of Rasmus Andersson, analyzing his offensive threat, booming shot, and power play potential alongside defensemen like Noah Hanifin. Insights include Kelly McCrimmon’s thoughts on the trade, the impact on VGK’s defensive chemistry, and which roster spots still need upgrades before a playoff push. Will the addition of Andersson be the missing piece, or do the Golden Knights have deeper weaknesses to address?
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14 Comments
What happened last night ? This was a scheduled practice against Philly ? C'mon guys wake up please . 😴😴😴😴
Casual Monday edition: Guys looked like the mites at night last night. 3 guys around a puck hacking at it, no awareness of the Flyers locations, and they generally looked slow and disinterested. It was almost like one of their friends was sent away without time for goodbyes. The postgame radio show was unlistenable. Too much sugar poured on a bad loss.
Entire vibe at Tmobile was somber. Even prior to the game. Seemed like they didn't want to be there. I was curious how the team would react to the trade.
Megna was slotted in last minute because Coghlan was out with illness.
Our power play was disgustingly bad last night first given it’s supposed to be good. And if Kelly doesn’t fix the terrible goaltending situation, we are a first round exit guaranteed.
The boys need to be better there. But its not something to get to uptight about. You lose whitecloud from the lineup and you dont get Rasmus in the lineup so its a wierd game .
Was this one a scheduled loss?!?! 😂
Hill’s attempt to stop both breakaways didn’t even look like attempts!?!? His “casual” body language drives me nuts!
Pray for rain…😂
I believe the Flyers really did their homework before this game. They studied film and acted decisively on what they found.
First, when we're in the offensive zone, the defenseman are too shallow and close to the blue line. The flyers took advantage of this. They rushed our players and caused turnovers within that tight passing area from being so close to offsides. this resulted in the 2 breakaway goals.
Second, during power plays, their goalie was already moving to his left to guard against Dorofeyev's shot from the right circle once either Stone or Hertl gains the puck on the goalie's left side knowing the pass to Dorofeyev is a sure thing.
Abysmal game by Knights before a difficult 4 game road trip out East. Judging from this tired game against Philly, the Knights will be lucky to get a split against Boston, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Wake up before you may be looking up at the Oilers in the Pacific!!!! Go Knights Go.
When they talked to Hertl in between periods, he took responsibility… Like his goal covered it… True professional!
The whole game is for WTF… Lose 2 to 1 on just 2 breakaways.. rest of the game 1- 0. The team Should have been able to cover that!
Never assume Coach Tocchet misses an opportunity to overcome a losing streak. For sure they knew Knights find their way into games then close things in waning minutes and seconds of game. Vegas has done a great job of chesting their cards seemingly little momentum until part way through game..then the finishers take over and score score score. Sooner or later their opponent on some nights is on to this.