There didn't appear to be any panic from anyone after the game Monday when they had every right to worry, considering they've already used four goalies in 10 games. That ties the Arizona Coyotes (Antti Raanta, Louis Domingue, Adin Hill, Scott Wedgewood) for the most used this season.
"That's crazy," Lagace said. "Bad luck. I don't know what's going on. But it's OK. We'll find a way."
Miller and forward Alex Tuch echoed Gallant's next man up mantra.
"It gives guys opportunities that normally they wouldn't get," Miller said. "[Lagace] is getting thrown in the fire here a bit, but I'm sure he'll do fine. He's played hockey a long time and he'll be all right. We're all confident in Max. He'll be ready to go."
Lagace didn't even seen fazed by allowing four goals in his NHL debut.
"Not the start I obviously wanted for [my] first NHL [appearance], but I'll watch the video and see what I can do better and then right back at it [Tuesday]," he said.
It appears that this is how the Golden Knights are going to have to operate for a while.
Subban is out at least another two to three weeks. Dansk is out for at least the rest of the road trip. And even though Fleury is with the team, he's been working out on his own; he hasn't been seen skating yet, and any hope for his immediate return was squashed by Gallant anyway.
"I don't know when he's going to come back," Gallant said. "We all know what concussions are. He's feeling better and he's working hard, but until the trainer comes and tells me he's real close he's going to be a while. Until he's gets on the ice, we've got to wait and see."
McCrimmon called the goalie situation an unfortunate set of circumstances, especially because all three injured goalies were playing well at the time they went down. Dansk, in fact, was the NHL's Second Star last week.
"Marc-Andre had a great start to the season, was injured," McCrimmon said. "Then you're happy that Malcom Subban gets an opportunity to play, flourishes. You're kind of finding a silver lining in Marc-Andre's injury based on Subban getting an opportunity. Then he's injured. Oscar Dansk goes in relief, gets a win, then gets two more, so you find the positives in that for him making the best of his opportunity, then this happened."
So, it's Lagace's net for now, with Ferguson leaving his junior team to jump on for the ride.
No one can accuse the Golden Knights for being boring.
"Pretty crazy," Miller said.
