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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The comeback win against Detroit could be a pivotal season-altering moment for VGK. The team needed to rebuild accountability and potentially reset its identity at a critical juncture. VGK rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win in overtime on a Tomas Hertl redemption goal. He had committed two bad penalties including a tripping call with over two minutes left in regulation. Mitch Marner helped fuel the comeback with a goal and a helper. VGK returns home to T-Mobile on Friday. For the Olympians, some have been away from Las Vegas for a month. We have heard there have been conversations for a potential Adin Hill-Jordan Binnington goalie swap. Both goalies make the same amount of money, but Hill's contract expires in 2031. Binnington's contract ends next year. Plus the latest trade activity in the Pacific.

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VGK made a late-night trade Tuesday to obtain Cole Smith from Nashville. What does the trade mean and is this the first of multiple moves for the slumping Golden Knights?

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The Golden Knights have now lost three straight and are assured of a non-winning road trip. Last night on Jack Eichel's return to Buffalo for a fourth time, VGK trailed 3-0 in the second period before they started to play. Ivan Barbashev scored on a wraparound and Pavel Dorofeyev scored to make it a 3-2 game. But the Golden Knights couldnt come all the way back as they sunk to 1-3 on the post-Olympics road trip. Things might not get much better tonight as VGK travels to Detroit on the tail end of a back-to-back. The Red Wings are looking to add more juice at the deadline, but they have been consistent and are currently in a playoff spot, in third place in the Atlantic. The Red Wings haven't been to the playoffs in a decade. We also have Locks, Props and Chance for tonight's contest.

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We will see if the temperature in Buffalo toward Jack Eichel has cooled in his fourth visit back to the Queen City. It has been frosty to say the least since he departed the Sabres organization. Eichel, along with VGK teammate Noah Hanifin, will join Team USA member Tage Thompson for a gold medal celebration pre-game. We will see if cheers turn to boos after the celebration is over. We talk about one thing that needs to be changed other than a trade. And, we have our locks, props and chance for tonight's game.

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Bonus Episode: As the trade deadline looms, should VGK buy or sell? We look at both sides as personnel concerns mount. How can VGK acquire players when they are up against the cap? And we talk about immediate needs including center and goaltending.

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