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The Truth About Marner, Playoff Pressure, and Expectations

For years, Toronto Maple Leafs fans tried to answer whether Mitch Marner could handle playoff pressure. Maybe the better question was whether we understood how much pressure was affecting him.

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Grading 50 Predictions And “Call Me Crazy” For The 2025-26 Season

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen) I’m still trying to figure out what compels me to do this every year, but begrudgingly, we do it again.

Jack Eichel News / The Hockey Writers / August 1

Jack Eichel Has Become the Greatest Player in Golden Knights History

When the Vegas Golden Knights acquired Jack Eichel from the Buffalo Sabres in November 2021, the move came with enormous expectations. Vegas didn’t trade for a good player — they traded for a franchise centerpiece capable of leading them to a Stanley Cup.

Mitch Marner News / SinBin / July 31

VGK Star’s Prettiest Goal In 10-Year Career Came Against The Golden Knights

(Photo Credit: NHL.com) Through their 14 postseason victories, Vegas was led by their big 2025 offseason splash, Mitch Marner. The former Toronto Maple Leaf led the Golden Knights and the NHL with 29 points in the 2026 playoffs.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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Vegas Golden Knights News / Professor Press Box / July 31

The Advice Mitch Marner Might Give Gavin McKenna After Living It

Imagine Mitch Marner and Gavin McKenna sitting down for a quiet coffee somewhere in Toronto. Not the Mitch Marner who was trying to survive every headline, every playoff question, and every conversation about whether he was doing enough.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 31

Oilers would have gotten their guy 'if they’d just waited a week'

The Edmonton Oilers hired Mike Babcock as their newest head coach, but before deciding to interview him and then get the NHL’s approval to bring him back, they were all over Bruce Cassidy of the Vegas Golden Knights.

Maple Leafs host clears up ridiculous Gavin McKenna rumor

Canadiens need to consider trading Arber Xhekaj

Swedish team backs out of contract after signing Cal Foote

What is Matthew Schaefer going to make? His contract will shock people

The 'Most 5-point NHL games' quiz

Vegas Golden Knights News / NHL on ClutchPoints / July 28

Golden Knights’ biggest mistake so far in 2026 NHL free agency

The Vegas Golden Knights lost in the Stanley Cup Final last year, but hardly kept things the same. John Tortorella was let go after the Cup Final run, and AHL head coach Ryan Shea has taken over.

Vegas Golden Knights News / HITC / July 27

What NBA expansion franchise in Vegas could be called as billionaire bidder drops hint

The National Basketball Association will soon pitch up in Las Vegas, with multiple bidders vying to take control of the expansion franchise in a once-in-a-generation auction.

Mitch Marner News / Professor Press Box / July 27

Mitch Marner Left the Spotlight; So Why Does It Still Find Him?

One of the more interesting debates coming out of the Mitch Marner situation is the irony of it all. For years, one of the biggest complaints about Marner in Toronto was that he lived under too much scrutiny.

Reilly Smith News / NHL Trade Talk / July 26

Why the Maple Leafs Probably Won’t Want Reilly Smith

Reilly Smith just turned in a perfectly solid season with 16 goals and 26 points in 69 games for the Vegas Golden Knights on a cheap one-year deal. At first glance, that looks like a nice low-risk veteran option for a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs looking for middle-six help.

Vegas Golden Knights News / EssentiallySports / July 26

NBA Summer League 2026 in Las Vegas Showcased the League’s Changing Landscape

It all started with an idea. “My partner, Warren LeGarie, and I met when I was working for the Seattle SuperSonics back in the 1990s,” Albert Hall, who, along with LeGarie, serves as one of the co-founders of the NBA Vegas Summer League, told Essentially Sports.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

John Tortorella News / NHLFanCentral / July 26

Tortorella explains how lack of practice impacted Vegas’ goaltending choice

After Carter Hart’s poor performance in the finals, John Tortorella talked about the goaltending decisions he took during Vegas’ Stanley Cup run this week.

Mitch Marner News / NHL Trade Talk / July 25

Mitch Marner Is Famous in Canada; But Is He Actually Popular?

Mitch Marner has basically spent his whole NHL career in the brightest possible spotlight. But there’s a difference between being famous and being popular.

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Vegas Golden Knights News / NHLFanCentral / July 25

John Tortorella discusses conversation with Vegas GM Kelly McCrimmon after coaching exit

John Tortorella has broken his silence regarding his exit from the Vegas Golden Knights. He opened up in an interview with The Athletic, discussing his final meeting with general manager Kelly McCrimmon after the Stanley Cup Final in detail.

John Tortorella News / EasySportz / July 25

Tortorella Crushed By Vegas’ Decision To Move On

John Tortorella led the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final. He fixed a broken team in record time. Yet the organization fired him just two days after the season ended.

Mitch Marner News / NHL on ClutchPoints / July 24

Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner’s agent takes shot at Maple Leafs

Mitch Marner spent the first near decade of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and although he’s moved onto greener pastures with the Vegas Golden Knights, his agent is still unhappy with how his client was treated in his home province.

NHL News / Field Level Media / July 24

John Tortorella: ' I want to coach'

John Tortorella wants to be an NHL head coach again. Tortorella, 68, insisted as much to The Athletic while making his first public comments since the Vegas Golden Knights announced that he would not return to the team as their head coach.

Vegas Golden Knights News / The Hockey Writers / July 24

What’s Standing Between the Golden Knights and Another Stanley Cup?

The Vegas Golden Knights have spent nearly their entire existence proving they belong among the NHL’s elite. Since entering the league in 2017, they’ve reached multiple conference finals, captured the Stanley Cup in 2023, and consistently remained one of the Western Conference’s most dangerous teams.

Vegas Golden Knights News / HITC / July 21

Las Vegas NBA franchise getting more and more expensive as world-famous $18bn suitor emerges

Given the success of the NFL, NHL and MLB in Las Vegas, it is hardly surprising that the last of the Big Four leagues, NBA, now wants to plant its flag in the city.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / July 15

Adam Silver Says Several Groups are Competing for the NBA Las Vegas Expansion Team

The NBA Commissioner stated that several additional parties are interested in owning an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas. However, they have not publicly disclosed their intentions.

Dylan Larkin News / Yardbarker / July 6

Golden Knights poised for 'earthquake' summer with Dylan Larkin in sights

The Vegas Golden Knights can be satisfied with reaching the Stanley Cup Final last season, where they ultimately fell to the Carolina Hurricanes. However, contrary to what many might expect, it appears the Sin City franchise is not treating this summer as a vacation, with trade activity still expected.

Egor Chinakhov earns new deal with Penguins due to breakout play

Maple Leafs reportedly sign Ryan Tverberg to one-year deal

Insider reveals Maple Leafs are still in pursuit of blockbuster deal

Sharks GM Mike Grier takes shot at Maple Leafs over Mitch Marner

Jeremy Lauzon News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 30

Golden Knights sign veteran defenseman Jeremy Lauzon to six-year extension

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed defenseman Jeremy Lauzon to a six-year extension.

Golden Knights, Penguins swap Kaeden Korczak, Parker Wotherspoon

The 'Single-playoff goal leaders' quiz

Vegas Golden Knights News / Action Network / June 30

Las Vegas Tourism Decline: New Data Shows Signs of Recovery in 2026

Las Vegas tourism has been under pressure over the past year, but new data from May 2026 suggests the city may be starting to recover. After a very noticeable drop in visitors throughout 2025, the latest numbers show modest growth, stronger spending, and a rebound driven by events and conventions.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Larry Brown Sports / June 17

Jack Eichel had an all-time quote addressing Golden Knights haters

Schadenfreude is widespread in the hockey world after the Vegas Golden Knights lost the 2026 Stanley Cup Final to the Carolina Hurricanes. As one of the most hated teams in the NHL, the Golden Knights’ downfall has given their detractors a reason to celebrate.

Jack Eichel News / Daily Faceoff / June 16

Jack Eichel on haters: 'Vegas ain't on people's no-trade lists'

Golden Knights' Jack Eichel on team's haters: 'Vegas ain't on people's no-trade lists'

It’s no secret that the Vegas Golden Knights aren’t exactly the most well-liked team in the NHL.

Golden Knights will not retain John Tortorella

The 'Single-playoff goal leaders' quiz

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 15

Hurricanes should be set up for long-term run of dominance in NHL

Even though it has consistently ended in near-misses and playoff frustration, the Carolina Hurricanes have objectively been one of the NHL's most successful franchises since the start of the 2018-19 season.

Golden Knights got the full John Tortorella experience

Winners, losers from Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes clinch title with dominant performance

The '5+ goal Stanley Cup Finals' quiz