The Knights leave for their Edmonton bubble Sunday after 10 full-team, on-ice workouts.
Ben Gotz
Former Assistant Sports Editor
Jon Merrill has had a lot on his plate the last five months, but he’s excited to be back practicing with his teammates and chasing a Stanley Cup.
The two Knights players have seen a lot more of each other since the NHL paused its season in March.
Fans have the chance to wave the Golden Knights goodbye before they chase the Stanley Cup in Edmonton.
Coach Pete DeBoer said every time Nicolas Roy was on the ice before the NHL’s shutdown, good things seemed to happen. Now the rookie is ready for a larger postseason role.
Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch was hurt three times, landed on injured reserve twice and missed time in four of the season’s six months. He appeared in 42 of 71 games.
Coach Pete DeBoer put the Golden Knights through a 30-minute scrimmage to start practice that simulated aspects of a real game. Team Grey defeated Team White 4-1.
The battle to make the expanded roster is supplying most of the training camp drama. The Knights brought 10 additional players to camp, and eight will make the roster.
“It just feels good to see them, yap with them a bit, try to get them mad on the ice because they don’t score,” the Golden Knights goalie says.
Golden Knights Coach Pete DeBoer’s toughest “problem” of the NHL restart? Choosing a starting goaltender between two quality options in Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner.
Leaving their kids behind — and asking their wives or partners to pick up the slack — is going to be difficult for Golden Knights players when they leave for Edmonton.
Golden Knights Coach Pete DeBoer said Wednesday the team intends to name its first captain before the 2020-21 season after playing without one for three years.
The Knights will play their lone exhibition game before the postseason starts at 7 p.m. July 30 against the Arizona Coyotes, the NHL announced Tuesday.
The Knights’ first two training camp practices have been fast-paced, which fits in perfectly with coach Pete DeBoer’s vision for the team.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury did not participate in the team’s first training camp practice Monday, but coach Pete DeBoer said it wasn’t because of a positive COVID-19 test.