from Alex Prewitt of Sports Illustrated,

... Never was this more evident than when the Golden Knights crease transformed into a triage unit last fall. With Fleury (concussion) and Subban (lower body) both sidelined by injuries, Vegas relied upon minor-leaguers Maxim Lagace and Oscar Dansk—plus 19-year-old WHL call-up Dylan Ferguson for 9:14 on Nov. 14—to keep its ship afloat. Together the untested tandem went 9-6-1, silencing internal calls for McPhee to acquire someone else externally and swelling Prior with pride. "Extremely rewarding," he says. "I get my gratification because I want to help these guys achieve their dreams. They've all done more than they've ever done in their past."

Which is precisely how Prior views his heart attack—not through a personal prism, but framed within the context of adversity overcome by the team. Typical Grandpa Dave.

"For me, it's not a real big story other than it's made for a very unique year to go with the rest of this," he says. "All the goalies got hurt, then it was my turn to take a stumble."

much more on Dave Prior