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Mike, what do you think has been the biggest problem for the Golden Knights this season?<\/p>\n
Mike, what do you think has been the biggest problem for the Golden Knights this season?<\/p>\n
Do you have any belief that they’ll be able to turn things around to be a threat in the playoffs?<\/p>\n
Do you have any belief that they’ll be able to turn things around to be a threat in the playoffs?<\/p>\n
And before you answer, you’re not allowed to say Mitch Marner.<\/p>\n
And before you answer, you’re not allowed to say Mitch Marner.<\/p>\n
Sorry, I, I, I’m breaking the rules already.<\/p>\n
Sorry, I, I, I’m breaking the rules already.<\/p>\n
When you spend $12 million on, oh, never mind.<\/p>\n
When you spend $12 million on, oh, never mind.<\/p>\n
I mean, I think it’s a multi-pronged problem.<\/p>\n
I mean, I think it’s a multi-pronged problem.<\/p>\n
First of all, you need a goaltender who can have a save percentage over .900.<\/p>\n
First of all, you need a goaltender who can have a save percentage over .900.<\/p>\n
They have four goalies, and none of them do.<\/p>\n
They have four goalies, and none of them do.<\/p>\n
They tried with Carter Hart, they tried bringing him in.<\/p>\n
They tried with Carter Hart, they tried bringing him in.<\/p>\n
That has been a failure.<\/p>\n
That has been a failure.<\/p>\n
You know, Aiden Hill has n-not been the goalie that he was a couple years ago.<\/p>\n
You know, Aiden Hill has n-not been the goalie that he was a couple years ago.<\/p>\n
And Akira Schmid, you know, the Devils didn’t think he was, somebody who could really, handle heavy workload in the NHL.<\/p>\n
And Akira Schmid, you know, the Devils didn’t think he was, somebody who could really, handle heavy workload in the NHL.<\/p>\n
So they’re really in- they’re really having problems, in goal.<\/p>\n
So they’re really in- they’re really having problems, in goal.<\/p>\n
also, I mean, the r- you have to say the Rasmus Andersson deal has not really worked out well for them.<\/p>\n
also, I mean, the r- you have to say the Rasmus Andersson deal has not really worked out well for them.<\/p>\n
He has not played well with them.<\/p>\n
He has not played well with them.<\/p>\n
He’s not a big scorer, but he only has eight points since the trade.<\/p>\n
He’s not a big scorer, but he only has eight points since the trade.<\/p>\n
And they, you know, the biggest gap with that team was filling the role of Alex Pietrangelo.<\/p>\n
And they, you know, the biggest gap with that team was filling the role of Alex Pietrangelo.<\/p>\n
He, he was the l- he was the leader on the team.<\/p>\n
He, he was the l- he was the leader on the team.<\/p>\n
They– I think they miss him terribly.<\/p>\n
They– I think they miss him terribly.<\/p>\n
Andersson is not Pietrangelo.<\/p>\n
Andersson is not Pietrangelo.<\/p>\n
He’s a good defenseman.<\/p>\n
He’s a good defenseman.<\/p>\n
I’m questioning whether Vegas will even sign him to a contract extension, where I thought that was a fait accompli, but right now he has played so badly for them, they may let him go to the open market.<\/p>\n
I’m questioning whether Vegas will even sign him to a contract extension, where I thought that was a fait accompli, but right now he has played so badly for them, they may let him go to the open market.<\/p>\n
the, the Marner, th-the, the Marner addition, he’s a fine player, no doubt.<\/p>\n
the, the Marner, th-the, the Marner addition, he’s a fine player, no doubt.<\/p>\n
But they didn’t need to add a Mitch Marner.<\/p>\n
But they didn’t need to add a Mitch Marner.<\/p>\n
They needed to add a defenseman or two to replace Pietrangelo.<\/p>\n
They needed to add a defenseman or two to replace Pietrangelo.<\/p>\n
That was the major malfunction of Kelly McCrimmon, and I think they’re paying for it right now.<\/p>\n
That was the major malfunction of Kelly McCrimmon, and I think they’re paying for it right now.<\/p>\n