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Ottawa fans have faith...there is more to talk about than Hoffman and Karlsson....
According to a source just now, the Senators and Kings have both begun talks with Carolina surrounding Jeff Skinner..."The Sens are being aggressive and desperately want to get the attention away from the Hoffman story.… The Kings have decided they need to increase scoring big time. They met with Kovalchuk, but they feel he is headed elsewhere...so they have now begun seriously considering Skinner.
On Carlson...
MANY teams involved and it really now appears that he will NOT be returning to Washington...The two teams I would look to at this hour are Buffalo and Toronto....sources keep telling me that both are way more into the idea and will put the "silliest money on the table."
Foley to Fans in Vegas...
The whole letter can be found at NHL.com/GoldenKnights, but here is a snippet...this is why you gotta love this owner...
....Fast forward to today, and I think together we showed the world how special of a team this is and just how special of a city this is. While we appreciate the attraction and destination that is Las Vegas Boulevard, we know there is a lot more to this city than just the glamour of the Strip. It is a city blessed with great character, vibrancy, and resolve. Together we demonstrated to the world what it means to be VEGAS STRONG.
Reflecting on the team's on-ice performance, yes, all the regular season expansion records we achieved were great. So was the Division title. And the Conference Championship. We are proud of these accomplishments no doubt. The records will forever be remembered in the history books and the win and point totals will be challenging for any future expansion team to top. But what we are most proud of this year- and most grateful for - is that we can call Las Vegas "home." This is more important than anything we achieved this season on the ice.
We are privileged to play in front of the best and most passionate fans in the league, in the best arena in the league. Talk to any of our players and they will tell you the same thing. Hopefully you are as proud representing the Golden Knights as the Golden Knights are representing you.
While we certainly surpassed the expectations of most, we fell just short of our ultimate goal this year. As I look forward I can assure each and every one of you that the entire Golden Knights hockey organization including myself is committed to improving next year and every year thereafter. We will never give up and never give in. The Knight always advances and never retreats.
The best is yet to come. Thank you once again for making our inaugural season so special, we are honored to be your VEGAS BORN team."
Bill Foley