Golden Knights' Lack of Regular-Season Emphasis Was Costly - The Hockey Writers Vegas Golden Knights Latest News, Analysis & More

Now that the dust has settled on the Vegas Golden Knights' highly-disappointing first-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it's clear the club's title defense campaign went wayside long before they locked horns with the Dallas Stars. As you would expect from an organization with serious Cup aspirations, the Golden Knights did everything they could to knock off the top-seeded Stars. Sure, you can point to questions in net or the lack of production from guys like Tomas Hertl, William Karlsson, and Chandler Stephenson.