Brown recovered quickly enough to stay on for the ensuing faceoff.īerglund tied it at 3:44 of the third with his fourth career playoff goal, charging the net and having a rebound go off his skate and past Quick. They have won eight in a row at home, allowing one goal in all eight games.īrown lost his edge on a drive to the net and barrelled into Brian Elliott midway in the third period, leaving both players shaken up a bit. The Blues responded after coach Ken Hitchcock called a timeout with just under three minutes remaining. Article content We’ve been fully prepared for their game, fully prepared for what they’re going to do against us, and we just haven’t stepped up to the plate This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Until then, let’s see what sort of play motivation can deliver.Įd Graney is a Sigma Delta Chi Award winner for sports column writing and be reached at He can be heard on “The Press Box,” ESPN Radio 100.9 FM and 1100 AM, from 7 a.m. But maybe that’s all the inspiration he needs to rediscover a level of skill that has been absent for so long.īut maybe he’s just in Las Vegas until everyone is good to go. It has to still sting a bit, the fact Los Angeles sent him packing after so many years and with just this season remaining on his contract. And when it came time for the goalie’s spot and Quick’s name was broadcast over the loudspeaker, a robust cheer rose to the rafters. The arena was dark, and the music was blaring and the starting lineup for the Knights was being introduced to the frenzied Sunday afternoon gathering. That’s the save we needed, and he got it.” Made a big save there with 25 seconds left on a one-timer. He got the ‘W.’ At the end of the day, that’s important. “I thought (Quick) played well,” Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. Quick also wasn’t protected nearly as well the final 20 minutes. Maybe only when he was beaten by Alex Belzile to make the score 4-2.
The three goals allowed weren’t all the fault of Quick. He was also protected well by those defensemen in front.īut even bad teams - see Montreal - can push things. He did so quite well in the first two periods, turning away all 16 shots aimed by the Canadiens. “Just needed to get out there … I’m a goalie. “I felt pretty comfortable from the get-go,” he said. Having viable options is always a positive. What an advantage it might be should Quick find such a truth. But athletes, especially those who have won championships and reached the individual pinnacles of their sport, often have a way of proving others wrong. His numbers are among the worst in the NHL, and long gone is his elite play of two Stanley Cup championships.Īnd, yes, perhaps the Knights fixing what has led to such a reality over the next 20 or so games seems unlikely. He has that challenge now, even at age 37. Doesn’t matter how long you’ve been around. He led them - no doubt - still stinging a bit from being moved by the only franchise he ever knew. He led the Knights onto the ice Sunday in a different jersey than over his first 16 seasons as an NHL player, no longer sporting the colors and logo of the Kings. Quick should have an arena’s worth right now.
Odds favor it being the only reason Quick is in Las Vegas.īut never discount the power of motivation. The Knights might have landed Quick as merely an insurance policy and backup to Adin Hill as Logan Thompson and Laurent Brossoit recover on injured reserve from lower-body injuries. Competition is never a bad thing when handled correctly. Quick started his first game for the Knights on Sunday and turned in a 4-3 win against Montreal before 18,049 at T-Mobile Arena, a first since being traded from Columbus (via, really, the Kings) on Thursday. That the Golden Knights might actually have a decision to make in regards to him when others regain their health. That a goalie such as Quick can rediscover a level of play that has escaped him for years now.
Or, in the case of Jonathan Quick, what he once was. “It is never too late to be what you might have been,” the motivational quote goes. Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Jonathan Quick prepares prior to an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Las Vegas.
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