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Golden Knights players met with the front office Tuesday. Then some players, GM Kelly McCrimmon, and head coach Bruce Cassidy answered questions for the media. The themes of the presser included adversity, missing an opportunity, and a lack of chemistry. for VGK. McCrimmon said he felt VGK had its best roster the team has had. Cassidy said the team played hard despite not advancing past the first round. McCrimmon said he met with the upcoming UFA's and said that there will be more roster turnover this year. He also said he has had discussions with Jonathan Marchessault's agent. Marchessault said he has done everything to prove he belongs in Las Vegas. Marchessault also said playing without a contract weighed on him this season. We also talk about the San Jose Sharks winning their first ever top draft pick in the Draft Lottery.

Knowing the history of the VGK organization, will Bruce Cassidy be on the hot seat to begin next season despite injuries and a lack of chemistry attributable to players returning to the lineup at different times? VGK was bounced from the playoffs after just one series in the playoffs after expecting another run for the Cup. Injuries will be a big part of the narrative when the team holds its final presser of the season. We discuss what we feel might be some of the discussions today. And, we also make our predictions or the western conference playoffs.

The Golden Knights were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round as they fell to Dallas Sunday 2-1 in Game 7 of the series. We recap the final game of the season and the opening round series, one that VGK once led two-games-to-none. Scoring was down for VGK in the series. Brett Howden scored the only Golden Knights goal in the final game. Radek Faksa scored the game winner for the Stars early in the third on a backhander. Then the Dallas defensive lockdown took over. Post-game Bruce Cassidy said there were nine surgeries for his team this season. We talk about the turning point of the series and the Drivers and Passengers vs Dallas

The greatest two words in sports: Game 7. The stage is set for the 7th game of the series between VGK and the Dallas Stars tied at 3-3. There are some streaks on the line: Dallas HC Pete DeBoer is 7-0 in Game 7s. VGK's veteran defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Alec Martinez are each 5-0 in Game 7s. Something has to give tonight. We talk about attrition and possible returning players for the Stars. How much will home ice advantage pay off for Dallas? Will the hot goaltending continue? We have opinions on how VGK can win or lose the game. And we have our Locks and Predictions for Game Seven.

What players need to step up in Friday's Game 6 of the opening round series vs Dallas? That one of our main discussion points. VGK is trailing in the series 3-2 and returns to home ice. Bruce Cassidy proclaimed that his team will be ready to play and play well. We can expect more changes Cassidy said. Cassidy hinted Ivan Barbeshev could be on the move again. This time to the second line with Stephenson and Stone. We should see other changes as well and we don't know as of press time who will be the starter in the crease. We talk about our confidence level in VGK coming back in this series. We also have our WTF feature with comments from fans.

The Golden Knights will face an elimination game on Friday after losing 3-2 in Dallas to the Stars Wednesday night. VGK's Alex Pietrangelo committed a retaliatory penalty by hitting Tyler Seguin of the Stars with a backhanded punch. The penalty proved to be costly as Jason Robertson scored the game winning goal with Pietrangelo looking on from the penalty box. It was the second time in two games that Pietrangelo committed a penalty that led to the game winning goal. He lost his composure. Dallas played keepaway again after that score in the third period to win its 40th game after leading at the second intermission. The Dallas power play was 2-for-4. The Golden Knights Bruce Cassidy made several line changes and inserted Pavel Dorofeyev and Ben Hutton into the lineup, while sitting ineffective Keegan Kolesar and Zach Whitecloud. We talk about what changes we can foresee in the upcoming elimination game. And, we discuss what a loss in Game 6 will mean for VGK.