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

The 4-Nations Faceoff took a toll on VGK and other star NHL players.  While it increased international hockey interest, it left key players injured or worn down in the latter part of the season.   The Golden Knights lost Shea Theodore to a broken wrist.  They also saw Mark Stone and Jack Eichel miss games later in the season.  Other teams lost top players. We update the Conference Finals action. A...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Eddie Garcia (Locked On Kings), Haley Taylor Simon (Locked On Blues), Ann Kimmel (Locked On Preds) and Seth Toupal (Locked On Wild) are here to check in on the start of the conference finals, talk through each team’s changes, make some predictions on the Stanley Cup Final, dissect the latest playoff disappointment fro...

Bruce Cassidy has said he will change the mentality on offense moving forward.  He wants to avoid VGK having droughts like they did in the playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers.  The gameplan, he said, is to get more pucks going to the net.  He has said the move is "personnel driven" so VGK is expected to moves to add scoring in the off-season.  We talk about Tuomas Uronen's new ELC and how he's re...

AFP Analytics is at it again, providing the latest salary projections for VGK's free agents.  In the first segment we discuss the numbers and terms projected for VGK's unrestricted free agents.  Then we talk about the RFA numbers,  Of most interest, Jack Eichel is heading into his contract year.  AFP has his salary projected at $14 million AAV and an eight year contract.  We also have the latest o...

Five players are UFA's.  We examine whether VGK will look to sign Saad, Smith, Olofsson, Pearson, Samsonov in the offseason.  They become Free Agents on June 30.  We also talk about the top restricted agent - Nic Hague.  We could expect teams to match he Golden Knights offer sheet.  We also talk about potential trade pieces as Bruce Cassidy will be changing the structure some during the off-season...

As the Golden Knights cleaned out their lockers and met with the media last week.  there was one prevailing theme:  There will be changes to to the VGK roster.  Kelly McCrimmon hinted at changes.  Bruce Cassidy discussed changes VGK's mindset to attack the net more and that would take personnel changes.  Players echoed the same sentiments feeling that the Front Office would add to a competitive ro...

Unsolved Mystery:  how could VGK's Top 5 goal-scorers go silent during the Edmonton series?  We explore how these five players combined for 141 goals this past season, yet didn't have a goal in the Oilers series.  Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl, Ivan Barbeshev and Brett Howden were without a goal in the second playoff round.  We also discuss what's next for the VGK front office includin...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Tom Callahan (Locked on Mammoth), Kyle Kjer (Locked On Ducks) and Shukri Wrights (Locked On NHL Game Night) are here to check in on the second round of the playoffs, before talking about some of the newly hired coaches, including Joel Quenneville and Rick Tocchet!   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Monarch Money...

 The Golden Knights went two games and 127 minutes without scoring a goal in Games 4 and 5 and they lost to the Oilers in five games.  Stuart Skinner was in a zone in those two games - stopping every shot that came his way. VGK played without Captain Mark Stone and Brandan Saad in Game 5.  There were other injury concerns for VGK. We discuss the turning point of the series and what our expectation...

VGK is 3-5 in elimination games in its short franchise history.  The Golden Knights are hoping to force the series back to Edmonton for Game 6 Friday. Their backs are against the wall and VGK would have to win three straight games to make it into a Conference Championship.  Bruce Cassidy says it's cliche, but he said the approach is one game at a time.  Is VGK too beaten down to beat the Oilers an...

The Golden Knights got bum rushed in Game 4.  The Oilers mucked up the game early and the result was a Zach Whitecloud turnover that led to the first of two Adam Henrique goals just 1:27 into the contest.  There we goalie collisions. And, there was even a full on fight between the Golden Knights Nic Hague and the Oilers Trent Frederic. Henrique had a second goal later in the period.  Evander Kane...

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The Golden Knights have dug an 0-2 hole heading to Edmonton for Game 3 Saturday.  Bruce Cassidy, his team and VGK fans are still fired up over a non-call in overtime Thursday night that they felt cost the Golden Knights the game.  Late in the first overtime period, VGK's Brayden McNabb was checked hard into the boards by Viktor Arvidsson who's stick wound up in the "can opener" position between Mc...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Haley Taylor Simon (Locked On Blues) and Shukri Wrights (Locked On NHL Game Night) are here to talk about the back to back Game 7 comebacks in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs, the Sam Bennett incident vs the Maple Leafs, the upcoming second round series’, and the shock that everyone had with the New York Islanders and Uta...

The Golden Knights will attempt to bounce back in Game 2 Thursday night. The Oilers wrested home ice in the best-of-seven series by winning the opening game 4-2. Bruce Cassidy went back to his original lines at practice Wednesday. Ivan Barbeshev will replace William Karlsson on the top line. Cassidy said VGK needs to finish its forechecks and neutralize the Oilers from entering the offensive zone....

The Golden Knights were 26-0 when having multi-goal leads in the playoffs before Tuesday night. That perfect record is no longer intact, as the Edmonton Oilers took the opening game of the second round series 4-2. Mark Stone scored twice in the first nine minutes of the game, then VGK went quiet. In fact, the Golden Knights had just one shot on net in the second period, thanks to Kaedan Korczak's...

The Golden Knights prepared for the opening game of round two with some line changes. The biggest surprise was seeing Keegan Kolesar skating on the second line with Tomas Hertl and Brandon Saad. Victor Olafsson takes his place on the fourth line. We discuss why that move might have been made, with Pavel Dorofeyev still listed as day-to-day. We discuss how the lines match up for both teams. On pape...

The Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers each rallied in their opening round series to advance to Round Two. VGK was down 2-1 against the Wild, the Oilers trailed the Kings 2-0. One of the keys in the second round could be whichever team jumps out to the early lead in the series. We will see a lot of adjustments early in the series too. We talk about keys for VGK winning the series and we talk about...

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The Golden Knights fought off the Minnesota Wild 3-2 Thursday night to close out the best-of-seven series in six games. Jack Eichel and Mark Stone each had two points in the win and improved as the series went on. VGK got on the board early, at the 3:30 mark as Shea Theodore potted a goal to make it 1-0 Golden Knights. Ryan Hartman tied the game with a goal with only :04 remaining in the period. E...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Seth Toupal (Locked On Wild), Tom Callahan (Locked On Utah Hockey Club), and Ann Kimmel (Locked On Predators) are here to talk about the biggest surprises of the playoffs so far, plus the 2026 ASG is cancelled, and Vancouver needs a new coach   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Monarch Money Take control of your...

The Golden Knights are 4-3 under Bruce Cassidy in closeout games. The franchise is also 11-11 and 5-7 on the road overall. Thursday night they will try to wrapup the opening round series in Minnesota leading 3 games to 2. Cassidy says he wants VGK to match the Wild's intensity early in Game 6. Cassidy believes the Golden Knights would put some doubts in the minds of the Wild if they can get out of...

Brett Howden's overtime goal Tuesday gave the Golden Knights a 3-2 series lead and VGK can wrap up the best-of-seven in Minnesota Thursday. Howden scored the game winner on a backhanded pass from Tanner Pearson. Howden was left alone in the slot and beat goalie Marc-Andre Fleury top shelf for the 3-2 win. Fleury came into the game in relief of Filip Gustavsson to begin the third period after the s...

The Golden Knights are hoping home ice advantage helps them in now the best of 3 series against the Minnesota Wild. VGK comes off Saturday's overtime win in Minnesota. The Golden Knights are still looking to stop the Wild's top line, which has scored 8 goals and 14 points. Will we see Bruce Cassidy shuffle his top line as he did in practice yesterday with Jack Eichel centering William Karlsson and...

Ivan Barbeshev scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild. VGK ties the series and heads home to Las Vegas with momentum and a 2-2 series tie. Tomas Hertl, Nic Roy and Shea Theodore also had goals for VGK in the win. We update the series odds an take a look at the other playoff series on our special Sunday edition. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...