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Welcome the Vegas Golden Knights, who might beat the Islanders next season

So after many interminable months of hype and an almost unconscionable amount of pointless drama, the NHL’s 31st franchise and newest expansion team has a name - The Vegas Golden Knights.

That’s not a typo, by the way. There’s no "Las" in this Vegas, which means the first thing I think of when I see the name written out is the image of wannabe hipsters Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau screaming in a car headed towards a gross casino in the middle of the night.

The Golden Knights logo is a fearsome knight’s helmet that’s already getting plenty of praise for its use of negative space (can you see the "V"?