LAS VEGAS -- When Jim Montgomery accepted the head coaching position with the Stars over the summer, he said his team would be relentless. That would be the team identity, one who pressured pucks all over the ice and wore teams down with their puck possession.
Hours before the Stars' 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights, Montgomery bestowed that label upon his hosts.
"I think they're a relentless team," Montgomery said before the game. "Second and third effort is great, so I think a lot of times they make their own breaks."
The Golden Knights were the darling of last season, the little expansion franchise who could, with their feisty Twitter account and goofy pregame performance, their raucous home crowd in the "Fortress" and their run to the Stanley Cup Final.