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Biggest changes: Where do we start? When it comes to the NHL's newest franchise, everything is new: the front office, the coaching staff, the roster, the logo, the building. All of which makes this new chapter in league history so exciting. With a roster assembled from scratch, the NHL's newest team will be difficult for the opposition to scout. cheap jerseys edmonton The home-ice atmosphere should be electric in Vegas, but any advantage the expansion team will have over its competition could end there -- unless you count late nights on the Strip leaving visiting teams battling the "Las Vegas flu."
Case for: The scene at T-Mobile Arena will be something as the team enjoys the requisite honeymoon period that comes with any city welcoming its first major pro sports franchise. Located on the iconic Las Vegas Strip, the building will be -- judging by the preseason -- filled with a healthy combination of energized locals, curious onlookers and excited out-of-towners. Will it result in many wins for the Golden Knights? cheap jerseys embroidered Probably not, but there are reasons for hope. At the very least, this should be the most competitive expansion team in the modern expansion era. (Take that for what it's worth.) An expansion draft that was tilted in Vegas' favor compared to previous iterations certainly helped general manager George McPhee assemble a roster with speed and talent. Dynamic players such as James Neal and Nate Schmidt will be given the freedom to skate by coach Gerard Gallant, who was beloved by players in his previous job with the Florida Panthers before being fired in November. The respected Gallant could have the upper hand in the early going as opposing teams play catch-up in their efforts to scout a group of players that have been skating together but for a few weeks. If all else fails, they'll have Marc-Andre Fleury in net, a Stanley Cup champion who was considered a franchise goaltender not too long ago.
Case against: A poker pro has a better chance of hitting a straight flush on the river than the Golden Knights have of making the playoffs. The club will undoubtedly struggle to find chemistry as players grow accustomed to each other as well as the inherent newness of the club's place in the league. cheap jerseys football There's also 25 years of empirical evidence -- dating back to the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning joining the league in 1992 -- showing that expansion teams struggle to compete in their first season. Even if Gallant does manage to galvanize this group into a competitive bunch, the apparent lack of scoring touch should be insurmountable. There's a former 40-goal scorer in Neal, and Russian import Vadim Shipachyov, whose 76 points for SKA St. Petersburg ranked third in the KHL last season. The scoring mostly ends there. With McPhee expressing apprehension about handing roster spots to recent draft picks, this season will be more about identifying the players who will make up the team's veteran nucleus moving forward.
Biggest changes: The team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons remains largely unchanged. The biggest alterations came behind the bench and in the front office. Identifying a need for change after another disappointing season, cheap jerseys free the Kings fired general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter, the architects of their Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. Franchise icon Rob Blake is the new GM, and longtime assistant coach John Stevens assumes the top coaching job, likely indicating that the team's system won't be radically altered. On a team that struggled to score, there is hope of a resurgence from Mike Cammalleri, who signed a one-year deal with the team that drafted him in 2001.
Case for: This club is still only three years removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup, with a number of the key pieces from that championship squad remaining on the roster. In fact, nine current players were part of the team that won two titles in three seasons. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty should bounce back from disappointing seasons made far more laborious by their participation in the World Cup last year. With a healthy Jonathan Quick, who was sidelined for most of last season, cheap jerseys good quality and the continued development of young defensemen Derek Forbort, Paul LaDue and Kevin Gravel, the Kings could be poised for a return to the postseason. Stevens has also shown the ability to turn teams around. In his first full season as the Philadelphia Flyers' head coach (2007-08) he took a team that posted by far the league's worst record the previous season and guided them to the Eastern Conference final.
Case against: Despite Quick's injury and an inexperienced blue line, defense wasn't the problem last season. Their most glaring flaw was a lack of offense. The team tied the Buffalo Sabres for 24th in offense last season despite ranking seventh in shots per game. The Kings relied almost entirely on the trio of Jeff Carter, cheap jerseys in bulk Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli, which accounted for 36.2 percent of the team's total offense, demonstrating a glaring disparity when it came to scoring distribution. That the team's only offensive addition was Cammalleri, an established finisher who notched a career-worst 10 goals last season with the New Jersey Devils, doesn't inspire confidence. It's also imperative that this defensive corps develops quickly. Despite featuring a stout team defense, the team closed out the season with three rookies on its blue line. If that group fails to develop and ultimately improve, the Kings will be out of the playoffs once again.
Biggest changes: The team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons remains largely unchanged. The biggest alterations came behind the bench and in the front office. Identifying a need for change after another disappointing season, the Kings fired general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter, the architects of their Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. Franchise icon Rob Blake is the new GM, and longtime assistant coach John Stevens assumes the top coaching job, likely indicating that the team's system won't be radically altered. On a team that struggled to score, there is hope of a resurgence from Mike Cammalleri, who signed a one-year deal with the team that drafted him in 2001.
Case for: This club is still only three years removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup, with a number of the key pieces from that championship squad remaining on the roster. In fact, nine current players were part of the team that won two titles in three seasons. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty should bounce back from disappointing seasons made far more laborious by their participation in the World Cup last year. With a healthy Jonathan Quick, who was sidelined for most of last season, and the continued development of young defensemen Derek Forbort, Paul LaDue and Kevin Gravel, the Kings could be poised for a return to the postseason. Stevens has also shown the ability to turn teams around. In his first full season as the Philadelphia Flyers' head coach (2007-08) he took a team that posted by far the league's worst record the previous season and guided them to the Eastern Conference final.
Case for: The scene at T-Mobile Arena will be something as the team enjoys the requisite honeymoon period that comes with any city welcoming its first major pro sports franchise. Located on the iconic Las Vegas Strip, the building will be -- judging by the preseason -- filled with a healthy combination of energized locals, curious onlookers and excited out-of-towners. Will it result in many wins for the Golden Knights? cheap jerseys embroidered Probably not, but there are reasons for hope. At the very least, this should be the most competitive expansion team in the modern expansion era. (Take that for what it's worth.) An expansion draft that was tilted in Vegas' favor compared to previous iterations certainly helped general manager George McPhee assemble a roster with speed and talent. Dynamic players such as James Neal and Nate Schmidt will be given the freedom to skate by coach Gerard Gallant, who was beloved by players in his previous job with the Florida Panthers before being fired in November. The respected Gallant could have the upper hand in the early going as opposing teams play catch-up in their efforts to scout a group of players that have been skating together but for a few weeks. If all else fails, they'll have Marc-Andre Fleury in net, a Stanley Cup champion who was considered a franchise goaltender not too long ago.
Case against: A poker pro has a better chance of hitting a straight flush on the river than the Golden Knights have of making the playoffs. The club will undoubtedly struggle to find chemistry as players grow accustomed to each other as well as the inherent newness of the club's place in the league. cheap jerseys football There's also 25 years of empirical evidence -- dating back to the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning joining the league in 1992 -- showing that expansion teams struggle to compete in their first season. Even if Gallant does manage to galvanize this group into a competitive bunch, the apparent lack of scoring touch should be insurmountable. There's a former 40-goal scorer in Neal, and Russian import Vadim Shipachyov, whose 76 points for SKA St. Petersburg ranked third in the KHL last season. The scoring mostly ends there. With McPhee expressing apprehension about handing roster spots to recent draft picks, this season will be more about identifying the players who will make up the team's veteran nucleus moving forward.
Biggest changes: The team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons remains largely unchanged. The biggest alterations came behind the bench and in the front office. Identifying a need for change after another disappointing season, cheap jerseys free the Kings fired general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter, the architects of their Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. Franchise icon Rob Blake is the new GM, and longtime assistant coach John Stevens assumes the top coaching job, likely indicating that the team's system won't be radically altered. On a team that struggled to score, there is hope of a resurgence from Mike Cammalleri, who signed a one-year deal with the team that drafted him in 2001.
Case for: This club is still only three years removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup, with a number of the key pieces from that championship squad remaining on the roster. In fact, nine current players were part of the team that won two titles in three seasons. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty should bounce back from disappointing seasons made far more laborious by their participation in the World Cup last year. With a healthy Jonathan Quick, who was sidelined for most of last season, cheap jerseys good quality and the continued development of young defensemen Derek Forbort, Paul LaDue and Kevin Gravel, the Kings could be poised for a return to the postseason. Stevens has also shown the ability to turn teams around. In his first full season as the Philadelphia Flyers' head coach (2007-08) he took a team that posted by far the league's worst record the previous season and guided them to the Eastern Conference final.
Case against: Despite Quick's injury and an inexperienced blue line, defense wasn't the problem last season. Their most glaring flaw was a lack of offense. The team tied the Buffalo Sabres for 24th in offense last season despite ranking seventh in shots per game. The Kings relied almost entirely on the trio of Jeff Carter, cheap jerseys in bulk Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli, which accounted for 36.2 percent of the team's total offense, demonstrating a glaring disparity when it came to scoring distribution. That the team's only offensive addition was Cammalleri, an established finisher who notched a career-worst 10 goals last season with the New Jersey Devils, doesn't inspire confidence. It's also imperative that this defensive corps develops quickly. Despite featuring a stout team defense, the team closed out the season with three rookies on its blue line. If that group fails to develop and ultimately improve, the Kings will be out of the playoffs once again.
Biggest changes: The team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons remains largely unchanged. The biggest alterations came behind the bench and in the front office. Identifying a need for change after another disappointing season, the Kings fired general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter, the architects of their Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. Franchise icon Rob Blake is the new GM, and longtime assistant coach John Stevens assumes the top coaching job, likely indicating that the team's system won't be radically altered. On a team that struggled to score, there is hope of a resurgence from Mike Cammalleri, who signed a one-year deal with the team that drafted him in 2001.
Case for: This club is still only three years removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup, with a number of the key pieces from that championship squad remaining on the roster. In fact, nine current players were part of the team that won two titles in three seasons. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty should bounce back from disappointing seasons made far more laborious by their participation in the World Cup last year. With a healthy Jonathan Quick, who was sidelined for most of last season, and the continued development of young defensemen Derek Forbort, Paul LaDue and Kevin Gravel, the Kings could be poised for a return to the postseason. Stevens has also shown the ability to turn teams around. In his first full season as the Philadelphia Flyers' head coach (2007-08) he took a team that posted by far the league's worst record the previous season and guided them to the Eastern Conference final.
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