Stone’s Return Reminded Everyone Why Vegas Runs Through Him

Mark Stone is back, and the Golden Knights immediately look a little more like themselves. The real value with Stone has never been just the points or the highlights - it is the way he stabilizes the whole operation when things get twitchy. Vegas has built a lot of identity around star power, but Stone is the kind of player who quietly makes the stars easier to manage. His return showed exactly why coaches trust him in every tense corner of the postseason.