October 23, 2026 - 6:00 am

The art of comfortability would condition anyone watching the Vegas Golden Knights that comebacks are bound to happen.

Two different occasions Thursday in their 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues made it feel like it was possible again.

Yet for the second straight game, and by the same score, the Knights looked anything but comfortable.

“Not good enough,” defenseman Brayden McNabb said. “Not ready to start.”

Rightly or wrongly, those watching the Knights have been conditioned to believe the good will eventually happen. When it doesn’t, it magnifies the issues at hand more than usual.

In the case of the last two games, it’s been the same problems.

Turnovers are glaring. Puck management is suspect . The penalty kill has allowed a power-play goal in four straight games and gave up two against St. Louis.

Thursday saw that problem, with a twist.…