No longer are the Golden Knights expected to win the Pacific Division and perhaps the Presidents' Trophy. With Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson, Alex Tuch, and Nolan Patrick missing time for various reasons and lengths as we speak, it seems expectations have to be re-adjusted.

Dealing with myriad injuries, Vegas basically brought the Henderson Silver Knights plus Alex Pietrangelo and Jonathan Marchessault through Toronto on Tuesday night, losing 4-0. The Vegas Golden Knights are, for the first time, learning that things don't always go according to plan and expectations aren't always exceeded. Be it building up, tearing down, or taking advantage of a competitive window, you want to be working toward something, not staying stagnant. What's the mark of a truly efficient organization? Consistent and sustained success is obviously the primary goal in hockey, but in a league where it is nearly impossible to stick around in the elite tier for extended periods of time, the answer is to always stay productive. Here we look at the players, teams and things building toward something, and the players, teams, and things accomplishing squat.

It's What's Up, What's Down, which is yet another effort in sports journalism to deliver information through a simple and easily understandable medium.

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