Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs look to right their ships after rough starts
By the time the St. Louis Blues won their fifth consecutive game to open the season, the Florida Panthers had already become the first team since 2015 to open with six victories in a row.
“Those teams had great expectations, so I think when you go through two weeks and you’re not playing great hockey, people get a sense of a little bit of a panic, especially at the start of the year,” said former coach Rick Tocchet, who’s now a TNT analyst. “I don’t think I’m as alarmed with Colorado. Even Vegas [because] they got some guys hurt. Toronto, I’m a little bit surprised.”
The Golden Knights tried to send that message on social media after starting 1-2-0 by tweeting: “FACT: there are 79 games left.” Two more losses followed for Vegas, which is without captain Mark Stone and top winger Max Pacioretty long term and ranks 29th out of 32 teams in scoring. The Avalanche missed MVP finalist Nathan MacKinnon for their first two games after he tested positive for the coronavirus and captain Gabriel Landeskog for two after he was suspended for boarding. Both are back now, though.
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