VGK will have to play with a sense of urgency tonight with a logjam in the standings and needing to find an identity as the season winds down. The Golden Knights trail Anaheim by a point in the Pacific, but several teams are starting to close in. VGK will face the hottest team in the league, the Stars, in Dallas today. It will be a matchup of Dallas' hot streak vs a Golden Knights team that is struggling for consistency. Dallas has won 11 of 12 and had a 10 game win streak halted in a shootout vs the Avs. We talk about the line combinations for VGK and players who are out of position still at this late juncture of the season. We have Locks, Props and Chance.

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The Pacific Division has really tightened after VGK lost at home to the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 in a four-point game. Bruce Cassidy might have lost his way with the Golden Knights. We had to question the lineup VGK put on the ice with Mitch Marner still playing center, despite the return of Brett Howden and Brenden Saad getting the start over Reilly Smith. There was a faceoff loss that led to a breakaway as Vasily Podzolkin stole the puck and took off to the races. There were questionable coaching moves and game management wasn't good, especially down the stretch. Cassidy pulled Adin Hill down a goal to add a sixth skater. Then the Oilers scored. But Cassidy then kept Hill in net with over 2-minutes remaining. We also talk about Kelly McCrimmon's comments on the trade deadline and recap Friday's loss to the Wild.

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There is still work to be done, but VGK acquired veteran center Nic Dowd to its lineup Thursday. The club filled one need by getting a center that could play on the third or fourth line. We could see Tomas Hertl moved up to the second line to enable Mitch Marner to return to his natural wing position. VGK still could use a Bottom six scorer and they are definitely in the market for a goaltender. We will see what Kelly McCrimmon has up his sleeve as the deadline looms. VGK returns to the ice tonight for the first time in a month. They will face a tough Minnesota Wild team which is in third place in the Central. The Wild have three Olympians which should be honored along with Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin from the Gold Medal winning team. And we also have WTF comments.

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