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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Barry Petchesky

SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 25:Vegas Golden Knights center Phil Kessel (8) goes after the puck against San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) while playing in his 990th consecutive game in the match between the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Phil Kessel Is Iron Man

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The Sharks Wanted Nothing More Than To Ruin Vegas’s Shit

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 06: Robin Lehner #90 of the Vegas Golden Knights takes a break during a stop in play in the third period of a game against the Ottawa Senators at T-Mobile Arena on March 06, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Senators 2-1. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Vegas’s Goalie Situation Somehow Got Even Messier

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 17: Evgenii Dadonov #63 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates on the ice after being named the first star of the game following the team's 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers at T-Mobile Arena on March 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Somehow The Senators Screwed Up A Trade They Weren’t Even Involved In

Uh-Oh, What Happened To Vegas?

Ray Ratto

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 18: Jack Eichel #9 of the Vegas Golden Knights takes a break during a stop in play in the third period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena on February 18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kings defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Sabres Fans’ Last Laugh Should Probably Be A Sob

Defector Up All Night

Jack Eichel Almost Remembers A Guy

Jack Eichel Is In A Better Place

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 20: Alec Martinez #23 of the Vegas Golden Knights defends the net against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on February 20, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Lightning 5-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

One Last Hockey Game, For All The Spike Proteins

BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 26: Jack Eichel #9 of the Buffalo Sabres before the game against the New York Rangers at KeyBank Center on January 26 , 2021 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)

Good Morning, Jack Eichel Is A Golden Knight

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