Locked On Golden Knights - Daily Podcast On the Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights pulled out a 4-3 overtime victory Thursday night in San Jose when Alex  Nedeljkovic  came all the way out to his blue line to try and move the puck.  Reilly Smith poked the puck away and Shea Theodore fed it to Smith who was all alone for what amounted to an empty netter. The Sharks were on the verge of closing out the game but William Eklund couldn't put in the clinching goal o...

The Golden Knights lost the home opener to the L.A. Kings 6-5 in a shootout last night.  There was a lot of buzz before the game as Jack Eichel signed a new contract that will keep him in Las Vegas for eight more years. The opener also marked the debut of Mitch Marner.  Eichel had a four point night with one goal.  He had five shots.  Marner had two assists.  But it was Pavel Dorofeyev who tallied...

It's a new era for VGK as tonight marks the debut of superstar winger Mitch Marner, who was acquired by the Golden Knights from Toronto in the off-season.  He will open on the same line as Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbeshev.  There have been a lot of reports that both sides are trying get a deal done for Eichel before the season starts this evening. Emily Kaplan last night said she’s heard there has b...

With Conner McDavid signing a two-year, $25 million contract extension, we opine whether Jack Eichel will sign a team-friendly, short term deal.  Eichel's contract expires at the end of this season.  Will Eichel look for a long term contract of 7 or eight years?  Will he sign for a shorter deal due to the escalation of the salary cap?  He is rumored to want AAV to be between $13-14 million.  Also,...

The Golden Knights lost to the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Friday and head into the season at 3-4 in exhibition play.  Adin Hill was not impressive in the final dress rehearsal.  The Golden Knights Alexander Holtz scored the only goal for his team.  Holtz is making a strong push to make the roster or be the first callup.  And, Eichel and Marner are top 15 players in our Locked On Network Top 100.  Hosted...

The Golden Knights will look to play well tonight vs the Sharks in the final preseason tuneup.  Adin Hill said he's hoping VGK wins to take some momentum into Wednesday's season opener.  We will see most of the regulars in the lineup against the Sharks.  VGK will also try to get the upper hand as they play at San Jose in a week in the second game of the season.  We talk about VGK's final roster cu...

Bruce Cassidy was pleased with the forechecking and effort of the top line in Wednesday's win over the Avs. The line consisted of William Karlsson, Mark Stone and Reilly Smith.  Their efforts paid off as Karlsson scored what Cassidy called a "greasy goal" in the third period off assists from his two linemates.  It was the game-winner as VGK prevailed 2-1 over Colorado.  Jack Eichel had the night o...

Is the third time the charm for the Edmonton Oilers? Will Mitch Marner take the Vegas Golden Knights back to the Stanley Cup Final? Can Dustin Wolf do it again for the Calgary Flames? And are the Los Angeles Kings destined to lose in round one to Edmonton forever? In a special Pacific Division Contenders round table preview, Nick Zararis (Locked On Oilers), Jess Belmosto (Locked On Flames), Chris...

With Kirill Kaprizov's record $136 million dollar deal signed, we discuss how the $17m AAV contract will affect the free agent market, including VGK center Jack Eichel.  Meanwhile, NHL insider Frank Seravalli said he still expecting Eichel to sign an extension before the start of the season next week.  The signing also affects the other free agents, including Connor McDavid and other superstars.  ...

Preseason is winding down for VGK.  The team has a back to back with Colorado starting tonight in Denver, then has a game against San Jose at home Friday to wrap up the preseason.  Bruce Cassidy said we will see the starters on Wednesday at home.  The club still has to move eight players before opening day.  Two players still missing - Pavel Dorofeyev and Jeremy Lauzon.  Players like Alexander Hol...

The Golden Knights made another round of cuts as they look to get down to the league roster size of 23 by opening day.  VGK sent all of the players in this round to Henderson of the AHL.  VGK did release two goalies Jesper Vikman and Cameron Whitehead.  Carl Lindbom remains in camp with Adin Hill and Akira Schmid.  Chris evaluates Mitch Marner's role on Marner Monday.  And, we noticed Golden Knigh...

VGK got its first preseason win but they had to rally from a 2-0 deficit to beat the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime.  It was the first time Mitch Marner appeared for the Golden Knights and we had a glimpse of what it will be like with two superstars - Marner and Eichel - skating on the same line.  Marner made an elite backhanded pass through traffic that found Eichel and he put the puck hom...

We hopefully will see the anticipated debut of Mitch Marner tonight at T-Mobile Arena, along with his camp linemates Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbeshev as the Golden Knights meet the Utah Mammoth.  We could also see the Theodore-McNabb defensive pairing seeing its first action. We preview tonight's contest and we talk about fan concern over lack of scoring in the preseason. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

VGK had several opportunities last night,  but only scored once on a goal by defenseman Villiam Kmek. The Kings won the game 3-1, but there was concern for the team's leading goal scorer Pavel Dorofeyev, who left the game with a muscle strain or pull in the first period, according to Bruce Cassidy. Jack Eichel and Jeremy Lauzon have had similiar injuries in camp.  The Golden Knights had several ch...

Alex Pietrangelo met with the media Monday to talk about his current injury condition. He didn't rule out a return to the ice some day, but said he hasnt had surgery and is rehabbing his injured hips with the team doctors.  Pietrangelo is still in Las Vegas and has been doing a lot of activities with his family.  He said he has been at the facility, misses hockey and has been a "sounding board" fo...

The Golden Knights lost the preseason opener 3-0 in San Jose Sunday night.  VGK played a lot of younger, inexperienced players against a lineup of primarily veterans in the game. The VGK goaltenders played well - Carl Lindbom and Jesper Vikman shared the net.  The Golden Knights gave up a power play goal, but Cassidy said the team hasn't worked on special teams in camp yet.  We also talk about som...

Jack Eichel didn't come out to skate for the second session Thursday on opening day of camp at City National.  Eichel tweaked something according to Bruce Cassidy and he sat out as a precautionary measure.  Earlier, Eichel and Mitch Marner were linemates on the top line.  We look at all the line combinations from opening day.   Kelly McCrimmon addressed the media.  And, it's WTF Day! Hosted by Sim...

A roster of 64 players will take the ice Thursday on the first day of VGK's preseason camp.  There are three sessions, including one for seaso ticket holders.  One of the surprise players on the roster is RFA Alexander Holtz, who hasn't signed an offer sheet.  But there are a lot of talented players, including some who made an impression in Rookie camp.  There are also six goaltenders in camp and...

With VGK's training camp opening Thursday, we give some insight into what offensive changes could be ahead as Bruce Cassidy said after last season that the team will change its structure to put more pucks on net.  We also talk about the correlation to scoring more with drawing more penalties.  And, Cale Makar told ESPN most players favor the 1 to 8 playoff format, which was changed over 11 years a...

There could be a number of position battles in VGK camp, which begins Thursday.  We will see battles for playing time in the D corps with Ben Hutton, Jeremy Lauzon and Kaeden Korczak.  We can even add Zach Whitecloud to the mix.  There are other battles such as the backup goalie competition between Carl Lindbom and Akira Schmid.  We highlight other battles as well.  Nic Hague tells the Review-Jour...

Will the Golden Knights show interest in free agent goalie Carter Hart, despite his involvement in the Hockey Canada case?  Hart hasn't played since the 2023-24 season, but VGK has a dilemma with the lack of its experience behind Adin Hill.  Hart last made close to $4 million, but should sign for less carrying the baggage of charges levied in Canada.  VGK's Rookies won both games in Colorado this...

With Alex Pietrangelo on the shelf, we are wondering if VGK will select one or more Alternate Captain's this season to fill his spot.  Pietrangelo was an alternate for the past five seasons. VGK has also had multiple Alternate Captain's for home and away games, in the past.  We name our candidates.  VGK Rookies are scheduled to play this weekend in the Showcase in Colorado.  They will be without t...

Kirill Kaprizov rejected a record-setting $128 million dollar offer from the Minnesota Wild Wednesday.  His rejection of the offer could impact the rest of the free agent market including VGK's own Jack Eichel, who told ESPN Wednesday he loves it in Las Vegas and wants to stay here. Eichel and VGK have been at the bargaining table since July.  Kelly McCrimmon is confident the two sides will come t...

How will VGK be cap compliant come playoff time?  Teams have to keep a roster of 20 players that are at the cap when the playoffs begin this season under the new CBA.  How will VGK factor in Alex Pietrangelo's salary?   The NHL Media Tour hit Las Vegas the past couple of days. The highlight was Mitch Marner donning a gold VGK uniform for the first time. It almost broke the internet seeing #93 on t...

Ivan Barbeshev was a moveable piece for VGK last season.  He was on the top line for the most part and moved around in the 2nd and 3rd lines.  We talk about where Barbashev could fit in this season. His name was out there in trade rumors all summer.  He still had 51 points for VGK and 23 goals last season, despite being moved up and down the lineup. VGK announced the Rookie Camp lineup this week a...