Tom's Daily
Tom’s Daily: DeBoer Ready, VGK Cap Crunch Help Weaker Teams?
Tom’s Daily: Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer looks ahead; Could the VGK end up helping the league’s weaker teams by making trades; Progress towards the season start; UFA update and more.
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights head coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ready for the unique challenges of a shortened season. (Las Vegas Reivew-Journal)
Could the Vegas Golden Knights salary cap woes be a boon to weaker teams with massive cap room? TSN’s Travis Yost seems to think so, and I don’t disagree. It could be a perfect situation for Vegas to trade one more player for future assets. (TSN)
NHL
Is progress being made between the NHL and NHLPA? We haven’t heard much in the last few days, but TSN’s Darren Dreger says they’re seeing some movement. (TSN)
The latest on the remaining UFAs of 2020 (Sportsnet)
Ryan Miller (not THAT Ryan Miller) named Assistant GM of the St. Louis Blues (STLBlues)
Hockeyverse
How the USHL has navigated the pandemic. (Sports Illustrated)
Tom’s Daily: Zach Whitecloud is increasing his role; Dubois trade rumors; Henderson Silver Knights prepare for training camp; NWHL will bubble up; more.
VGK
Zach Whitecloud is growing his role with the Vegas Golden Knights this season, and it’s good to see for the young defenseman. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Henderson Silver Knights have rounded out the coaching staff and are preparing to open training camp. (KLAS)
NHL
According to TSN’s Frank Seravalli, Canadian teams will actually fly less this year. The more you know. (TSN)
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored last night, but he also didn’t play very much. Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has denied benching him. Either way, this looks like two semi trucks headed right at each other. Not good. (TSN)
What is the trade market like for Dubois anyway? Lyle Richardson took a good look at it. (Spector’s Hockey)
Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Calvert wears a pink visor. Here’s why. (ColoradoHockeyNow)
Hockeyverse
The NWHL is going to bubble up for the season in Lake Placid, NY. (Sportsnet)
Kim Davis, the NHL’s Senior Executive Vice President of Social Impact, says equality in the NHL is a ‘movement, not a moment’. (NBCSports)
Tom’s Daily: Alex Tuch skates; Nick Holden gone; New Chance bobblehead; NHL season predictions; Larkin gets the “C” in Detroit and much more.
VGK
Alex Tuch remains day-to-day, but did skate yesterday and could be back for the season opener on Thursday. (CBS Sports)
Here’s why the Golden Knights were able to part ways with Nick Holden. (VHN)
COVID-19 is no joke, and the Vegas Golden Knights know you have to take it seriously. Hopefully the team stays away from the dreaded virus. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
I’m a bobblehead guy. I have several bobbleheads that chronicle my journey through hockey and some others that are just a lot of fun to have. So I’m pretty excited to see this new one featuring Chance the Golden Knights mascot. (News3LV)
NHL
Everybody makes predictions this time of year, and ours will be coming soon. But for now, here’s NHL.com’s season predictions. (NHL.com)
Hockey Triple-Header? Hockey Triple-Header! Today is the day and NBC Sports has wall-to-wall coverage for its US audience today. (NBC Sports)
A total of 27 players on nine teams tested positive so far for COVID-19 out of 12,000 tests. Of course, the Dallas Stars were hit the worst having to reschedule the season opener. (Yahoo! Sports)
Dylan Larkin has been named the 37th captain in Detroit Red Wings history. The list is long and distinguished. (TSN)
Hockeyverse
This week’s 31 thoughts from Elliotte Friedman. (Sportsnet)
NHL coach lip reading will not be a thing this year as staff on the bench wears masks. (TSN)
The IIHF said it remains committed to Belarus co-hosting the next world championships despite other co-host Latvia protesting because of Belarussian crackdowns on opposition groups in the country by leader Alexander Lukashenko. (Fox Sports)
Tom’s Daily: Vegas Golden Knights trim roster by ten, including Nick Holden; Lake Tahoe game officially announced; Dallas Stars finally back on the ice; Evander Kane is bankrupt; more.
VGK
Ten Vegas Golden Knights players were placed on waivers to get the team’s roster down for the start of the NHL season this week. A few surprise names were on there including Nick Holden, but it’s not the end of the road for anyone waived by the VGK. (Vegas Golden Knights)
The NHL has officially announced the outdoor game for the Golden Knights in Lake Tahoe. (NHL.com)
NHL
Dallas is finally getting back on the ice after COVID-19 stopped everything cold. (ESPN.com)
Evander Kane has declared… BANKRUPTCY! But he doesn’t want to talk about it unlike Michael Scott. (SanJoseHockeyNow)
The waiver wire was chock full of surprises which because of the pandemic are not really surprises. Corey Perry, Loui Eriksson and more are now floating in NHL limbo. (TSN)
Hockeyverse
At his media avail yesterday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said it would be cheaper not to have a season. While that may be true, the league soldiers on through the pandemic. (LA Times)
Mike Milbury will not be returning to NBC’s NHL coverage this year. Finally! (Baltimore Sun)
Potential fantasy hockey sleepers and busts for your draft tonight. (Sports Illustrated)
Tom’s Daily: Zach Whitecloud growing; HSK preapre for camp
Tom’s Takeaways: VGK 4 – ARI 2
Golden Knights Gameday: Six D? Six D! Hague In
Glass Out, Hague In As Golden Knights Shuffle Lines
Tom’s Daily: Tuch Returns; Vegas on National TV 10 Times
