Year Nine arrives for Las Vegas’ most beloved professional sports team with no signs of contentment or stagnation in sight from the franchise.

The Vegas Golden Knights are still pushing as hard as ever to win at the highest level possible as they open the new season October 9 against the San Jose Sharks. Concepts like rebuilding or lowering expectations are foreign to the likes of owner Bill Foley, president of hockey operations George McPhee, general manager Kelly McCrimmon and coach Bruce Cassidy.

The powers that be are all in on chasing a second Stanley Cup to pair with the 2023 championship. Here are five questions they’ll need to help answer to give the Golden Knights the best chance to get back to the top.

How much will Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner play together?

The top question

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