Lots of speculation about Mark Stone's future in Vegas or even the NHL

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Dan
May 5, 2022 (6:01 PM)

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Named the first captain in Golden Knights history, Mark Stone's future with the franchise seems uncertain due to injury.

Mark Stone's back injury dates back to the 2020-21 playoffs & held him out of 45 games this year.

The most frightening part for the Golden Knights is that it may not be over.

"I'm still researching everything."

Update on Stone & what the future holds-https://t.co/23Hd9HbRPQ� Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) May 5, 2022

Stone's injury last season held him to substantially less playing time than he is accustomed too and as he has indicated continues to loom over his future.

Stone signed a 8-year contact with the Golden Knights in 2019, after establishing himself in the league as a leader and one of the best 2-way forwards in the NHL, leading the league in takeaways the same season.

The loss of Stone permanently due to injury or temporarily in a reduced playing time role like this past season is a huge blow to the Golden Knights squad who came into the league on fire, going all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in their first year and qualifying for the playoffs in their first 4 seasons.

This is the first year Vegas hasn't made it to the playoffs in franchise history.

Fans of Vegas and Stone have also speculated on his apparent injury.

I noticed it on one of the playoff games last May. He was wincing and looked to be in terrible pain every time he was heading to the bench after a shift. We sit in section 4 that overlooks their bench. https://t.co/sApi6Em75s� Sara (@Hollopalooza) May 5, 2022