Vegas Golden Knights Blunder, Jordan Staal SHINES, Carter Hart STRUGGLES in Stanley Cup Final

1. How about Andersen? He needs to be benched.

2. Strong trust in Carter Hart to be a difference maker to give the edge in the next two or three games. Golden Knights will find a way to win their second Stanley Cup!!!!

3. Enough of the PC stuff Chris. The official rulebook calls the penalty "Too many MEN"

4. Las Vegas Golden Knights will need to get at least a couple of power play goals in the remaining games or they will lose the Stanley Cup. Time to step up immediately Knights when opportunity knocks to win this series. Go Knights Go!!!!

5. Give Carolina the moral victory . Vega$ hits post twice woud have been a better ending . Chances to score were few tonight . Hart is not struggling bailed us out at least 3 times last night . Off night here for Vega$ big change next game . WATCH ! 🤔🤔🤔

6. I feel it’s more poor defence bad turnovers and lack of a powerplay presence and terrible penalty killing

7. Jack MiA

8. Is Eichel hurt? I've never seen him take himself off the ice as much as he has been lately. Usually, he'll extend his shift and instead he's been pulling himself off early.

9. No Petro and no Martinez is the difference between this years team and the 2023 team. Canes are shooting the f'n puck and cleaning up the trash in front of the net. We're not. Big difference.

10. Knights needed a ricochet to escape an epic collapse in double ot, then came back with a stinker. Both games at home. Hart gives up at least 4 goals every game. Not looking good for VGK

11. D isn't selling out to stop the cross crease passes like the Canes are. Lauzon does the 1 knee thing instead of laying out. If he lays out there is no goal.

12. Yo Dasco, let me be clear, to have goalie depth means you have 2 solid options in the crease. The Canes and VGK are in the exact same situation, they both have 2 good goalies and their second options are both terrible, Hill and Freddy suck. I’m totally fine with living and dying with Hart between the pipes! Just my opinion of course.

13. After Theodore’s giveaway he drifted to the crowd in the corner, puck watching. If he had stayed home he would have been able to negate Staal’s opportunity in front of the net.

14. I believe Lauzon or (Lousy) as Torts calls him was on the ice for the first 3 Carolina goals. McNabb flubbed one up the middle for a Carolina goal as did Theodore. A complete defensive breakdown and without Eichel and Dorofeyev contributing this is going to be difficult. Dowds crosschecking across the neck of the Carolina player and the too many men on ice cost a goal. That 4th line contributed penalties and not much in the way of offense either. The VGKs worst game of the SC Playoffs.

15. Time for Adin HILL TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!

16. Put Hill in

17. I think VGK’s fix starts with getting back to defensive structure first. They’ve shown they can score and create high-danger chances, but they’re over-investing in quick counterpunches and stretch plays right now. That is leading to rushed puck management, bad passes, turnovers, and defensive-zone breakdowns that Carolina is turning into goals.

    Carolina is not consistently beating Vegas by setting up clean offensive-zone possessions and outdueling their structure. A lot of their offense is coming from scrambles, loose pucks, failed clears, penalties, and Vegas losing urgency for a few seconds. That is where Carolina is dangerous. They are on the same page in chaos, and Vegas too often turns chaos into dysfunction.

    VGK has to stop trying to escape Carolina’s forecheck with panic plays up ice. They need to beat pressure with motion, support, and cleaner short passing in the defensive zone. Pass to where guys are going, not where they are standing. The counterattack will come naturally, like it has all postseason, but they can’t force it from their own zone and hand Carolina the puck in dangerous spots.

    They also have to be quicker and stronger in the middle of the ice and in front of the net. Jordan Staal has been killing them on loose pucks and net-front battles. When the puck drops in front, Vegas can’t watch, reach, or over-collapse with four guys chasing the same puck. They need one guy pressuring, one protecting the middle, one tying up sticks, and everyone on the same page. Win the first battle, clear the second puck, and don’t let Carolina turn broken plays into goals.

    More pressure defensively does not mean chasing. It means closing space faster, enforcing physically, blocking lanes, and then attacking when the puck is vulnerable. Guys like Kolesar and the defensive-minded forwards have to make Carolina feel those battles. VGK needs to stack the defensive structure, stay connected, and stop giving Carolina free chaos.

    The offense is there. The chances are there. But Vegas’ best path is not trading chaos for chaos. It is defending cleanly, making Carolina work for every inch, forcing them to defend through VGK pressure, and then taking the opportunistic offense when it comes.

18. Best of 3 now

19. They didnt steal back momentum. There is no momentum game to game. Hence win loss win loss

20. Eichel wife expecting first child any day, possible problem?

21. Play hard first period, Canes slow down and get tired as the game goes on!

22. The canes are quicker to the puck, and pkaying with more heart. Golden girls floating around around like internet ninjas lol they luckyto have won game 3. Marner and stone only ones that i like, and they shut down marner ladt night. Put hill in net lol!!!!!!!

23. Funniest line of the Knight. "Vegas in the corner as if for a team photo."
    If I were a Vegas Golden Knight fan, I wouldn't be panicking yet.

24. Vegas got shmacked just admit it

25. The season has dragged on for so long, I stopped caring about who wins.

26. Tony, let Chris finish talking before talking over him, hard to listen to both of you. 😢. Thanks

27. I'm definitely concerned about Hart…. concerned about the fact that the knights signed a rapist for their playoff run 😡

    Regardless of the series outcome, no means no

28. Bussi was pretty good. He definitely didn't let in any bad goals. His own teammate blocked him from seeing the last bar down shot.

29. Hart isn't the problem. They need to play a full 60-minute game. This team can score at will, while carolina can't because they suck. Carolina is barely hanging on because of dumb fluke goals and favorable officiating breaks. This team needs to wake the f up. It's the stanley cup final, not a preseason game.

30. Tony was so happy they lost he ordered extra wine. He wants to change the name on show to locked on Carolina. Carolina will win in 6 may need to sit Eichel since he's obviously injured and very ineffective. No more clean up crews needed this year. I expect a Carolina blow out next game. The Knights have lost the magic.

31. Lauzon deserves Conn Smythe for Carolina last saw was on for 11 of 15 Goals along with 4 out of 5 on PK or when Hurricanes on PP. Guy has made sure they score tipping in at least 3 goals directly while screening on another 5. Marner has nothing on him as stats even better after game 4. Torts is a failed coach when it comes to Post Season as will be like 70-71 at best can get to like 72 wins with 70 loses. Hart if loses game 5 its over just about as 80% Canes win but Hill would probably start games 6 and 7. Its over as if had a clueless coach would have benched Lauzon after game 1. Ryan Reaves is why lost in 2018 as Goon Gallant had Tatar on bench 4 goals in 2 games vs caps. Korczak paid 3.25 is better than 2M Lauzon who is gone after SCF.

32. No worry here. Go Knights Go.🏆🏒♥️

33. Hart needs a break. He's played every game and Hill didn't play one. give the man a break

34. Does Hart take part in warmups?

35. Yea. wtf is happening with the boys ? That was a hard game to watch. I’m glad that I didn’t spend thousands on a ticket for that game. I was considering going.

36. The VGK had better start converting on the Power Play. They've been horrible so far! C'MON BOYS! IT'S YOUR TIME!😊❤

37. for the first time a feel concerned but vegas is doing great but all 4 games need to be way better. comon what happened the the defense

38. I dont want to count the knights out just yet, however, it seems the canes want the cup more. The knights need to do better with power plays, puck clearing and clean up the turnovers, we need to be in the offensive zone more, we've been out shot most of this series. You cant score if you arent shooting the puck or focus on clearing out our zone

39. Carter Hart is not the problem.

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