In a season that was full of promise for a team built to win right now, the Vegas Golden Knights didn’t always live up to expectations.
After beginning the year in impressive fashion by sweeping loathed rivals the San Jose Sharks in a home-and-home series, the Golden Knights went 8-5-1 in October before going a disappointing 5-6-3 the following month.
They lurched from one extreme to the other and just couldn’t find that magic ingredient consistency, with a mixed bag of results and performances leading to the shocking firing of Head Coach Gerard Gallant.
In another dramatic twist, the Knights hired Peter DeBoer, the former Bench Boss of the Sharks, as Gallant’s replacement and Vegas did begin to find a groove under the veteran coach.