Vegas Golden Knights face lineup uncertainty as five Olympic medalists—Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner, Mark Stone, and Shea Theodore—are expected to miss the upcoming showdown against the Los Angeles Kings. Hosts Tony Dasco and Chris Gawlik stir debate: Should U.S. gold medalists rush back for the Kings game, or stay in D.C. for the White House invitation and much-needed rest? With the Pacific Division tightening, will missing stars cost critical points in the playoff race?
The duo also break down Tomas Hertl and Rasmus Andersen’s return to practice, assess the Golden Knights’ latest injury updates, and speculate wild roster combinations for the looming five-game road trip. Plus, the show explores the intrigue of a possible VGK outdoor game at Las Vegas Motor Speedway—could a high-octane hockey spectacle work beyond Allegiant Stadium? Don’t miss sharp opinions and insider info on all things Golden Knights.
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23 Comments
Don’t worry guys! We may be missing Stone, Theodore, Marner, Eichel and Hanifin next game but we do have our secret weapon. HOLTZ!
Fine. The players want to shut it down for a game or so to go to Washington. No problem. Tell them they won't get paid for games they miss that they can play.
I'm sorry Tony but we understand why they are playing in Los Angeles
Holtz Bowman
Sorry Tony , they’re under contract to play for the golden knights, period, sorry Tony
100% on the nhl scheduling. Gawlik can go take a nap. We won’t miss him
Spicy dialogue 🥵🔥
Chris, you are dead WRONG! They earned a day off and received a prestigious honor being invited to SOTU. You are completely dead wrong in your mindset on this. YES, NHL should have not scheduled a game for 2-3 days post Olympics, but WOW. Team USA AND our Team Canada members deserve time off. You say "I get all that" but you clearly do not.
they will all play, get real
Can’t even go 24hrs without complaining.
I don't disagree with Chris very often but buddy, get off your high horse!
This is a nothing game in L A ! No worries here
Prior to the Olympics Cassidy said he thought it would be smart to leave the players on the east coast after returning regardless of party or State of the Union. This isn’t breaking news or an issue. You’d rather these guys go from 9 hours time difference for 1 game to then go back east. Apparently you guys don’t leave your time zone often. They need to adjust to the times. Rather than taking the loss in LA with tired players and then taking more losses on the east coast let them get slightly adjusted
Love the fiery disagreement/debate boys, nice job!!!😅
FYI fellas, Rafa Lavoie has been hurt for more than 1/2 the AHL season so far.
Not discussing the disrespect shown to the Women's Hockey Team? That's a bigger story than Jack and Noah missing the LA game. 45% of NHL fans are women and the men just thumbed their noses at them during the call w/Trump. At least Flavor Flav is stepping up for the women's team.
They knew going into the Olympics win or lose they had to play Wednesday. They get paid by the Knights, get back to work!
For the first time ever on this show, I’m with Tony! 🇺🇸🤙🏼
Bottom line… The 2 points are the most important… The players are used to getting on a plane and playing the next day and this is East Coast time to West Coast time so they even get 3 hours more… Both people are right. It's an honor to be there with the president, but they have a job to do. PERIOD
I think these two switched bodies today. Tony being reasonable and having perspective is a new one.
I like Kopitar too, but Nick Lidstrom is the perfect human.
this logic, Petro should have played instead of taking care of his daughter. Injuries should be played through. Under contract after all. Chris is ridiculous and that canada jersey really shows why he doesn't want them at the White House. USA 🏅
As a patriot, i find myself agreeing with tony for once. Chris is being the Karen. To be fair, he showed early signs of this from his earlier Olympic dialog.