Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy said today that defenseman Alec Martinez missed today’s training camp sessions with an “upper-body tweak”, but he’s expected to return to practice tomorrow.
And while things like maintenance days usually aren’t big news, they are now for the Golden Knights, who will rely heavily on full health in 2022-23 after an injury-plagued 2021-22 season. Martinez himself missed a solid chunk of time last year, playing just 26 games and registering only eight points. A crucial part of their top four on defense, they’ll need Martinez at his best, especially if Nicolas Hague goes unsigned into the season.
With Vegas pressed tightly against the salary cap, even with Robin Lehner placed on long-term injured reserve, short-term injuries could become a cap management nuisance quite quickly. As they did last season, they’ll need to play a day-to-day game financially and have their players in AHL Henderson on speed dial.
As Hague remains unsigned, the team is especially thin on left defense. If Martinez gets hurt, the team’s next option to slot into the lineup is 23-year-old Zack Hayes, an undrafted free agent with only three games of NHL experience.
Golden Knights fans will be watching injury news like hawks as the preseason progresses. The team will begin their preseason schedule tomorrow against the Colorado Avalanche.
Won’t make the playoffs!
Yes they will.
Maybe running your teams as if it were an NHL 22 franchise isn’t actually the best way to operate.
Yes it is.
Ok you got me there you make a very compelling point
How about instead of running your organization to the top of the salary cap each year (and having to move players like Patchy) for peanuts…and now you can’t sign Hague…you leave a little room for stuff like this
Such a disloyal franchise to its players and so selfish in how it is run. The cup final in year one will be the blunder (that’s right) for a decade soon.
No prospects, no loyalty, and no culture in the locker room. Watch.
Seriously. There’s not a single player that’s been on their team more than five years!
McCrimmon still thinks he is in junior. you trade your draft picks every year for 19-20 years olds. No salary cap who cares. if you have any young cheaper players. this also on foley understand he old and spent lots of money but clearly wants to win at all costs .He clearly corporate america in all its glory . no loyalty to employees. Soon the only players they get people all about money. if get my money they trade me in two years who cares. They have perfectplayer for this Jack Eichel . lol
^ this reads like a dyslexic owl wearing a special helmet wrote it
It does…but if you speak “word salad” he actually makes a fair point about VGK.
Reads like maybe English isn’t their first language… be kind.
You need to learn how to capitalize your sentences and use periods. Focus on that first.
Reported for making fun of the disabled.
How long do we have to put up with this disgusting troll with the disgusting handle?
I’m sorry I offended you. I will shave so I can update my handle.
I really hope your joking and not reporting people for speaking facts lol nowadays you can never tell whose soft and whose joking
here come the tears…. lol
If I didn’t know better, I would think AL Davis is running this organization.
“Vegas Golden Knights need for health exacerbated by poor management”
Buffalo would probably offer you up your 2023 2nd back + L. Pilut ($750k cap hit) for N. Hague Vegas.
Theodore can play on the right or left, which makes Vegas’ blue line much more flexible. Really, this is the one area where Vegas is in decent shape. Hence why they’re content to wait Hague out.