Nate Schmidt saw the images. No way was he going to idly stand by.
Neither were his Golden Knights teammates.
In the wake of Sunday’s horrific events on the Las Vegas Strip across from Mandalay Bay that saw more than 50 people killed and more than 500 injured by a lone deranged gunman, the city’s first major league professional sports team found itself thrust into a unique and unfortunate situation.
Like it or not, the Knights would become part of Las Vegas’ healing process.
“This city has been incredibly receptive to us from From Day One,” said Schmidt, a 26-year-old defenseman from Minnesota said after Tuesday’s practice at City National Arena.