Get ready for high expectations, Seattle Kraken, because the Vegas Golden Knights have completely rewritten the blueprint for expansion teams.
In fact, the Golden Knights tore up the old blueprint, tossed it in the trash can and then went about crafting a new roadmap for newly created teams.
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So, it shouldn’t be a surprise then that the franchise that took Sin City by storm is playing high stakes poker heading into the 2020-21 season having pushed all of their chips into the middle of the table this off-season.
Having already developed quite the reputation for making bold, gusty moves in order to win now, like dealing high-end prospects in order to acquire ready-made stars in Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone, the Golden Knights raised the bar a little higher this year.