Theodore Has Become Vegas’ Go-To Workhorse

Shea Theodore has grown into the kind of defenseman every contender quietly depends on and every opponent notices too late. For a team chasing another title, that means more shifts, more responsibility, and more of the hard minutes that do not make highlight reels but decide series. The Golden Knights know they can lean on him when the game gets heavy, and that kind of trust is earned one bruising night at a time.