The Vegas Golden Knights are a paradox. For one, they’re an ice hockey team based in the desert. The National Hockey League’s success – or lack thereof – in such markets doesn’t exactly inspire great confidence (see: Coyotes, Arizona). Plus, the Golden Knights were the first major professional sports team to call Las Vegas home
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Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Jake Gardiner, Mitch Marner, and Nikita Gusev © Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports A handshake deal for Gardiner? James (@Account4hockey): The Athletic’s Michael Russo said on the Russo-Souhan show that unrestricted free agent defenseman Jake Gardiner may have a handshake deal with a team that would need to move out
© Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports The Vegas Golden Knights have traded left winger Nikita Gusev to the New Jersey Devils for a 2020 3rd round pick and a 2021 2nd round pick. The Devils have signed Gusev to a two-year contract at $9 million. Chris Westcott: Gusev will get $5 million this upcoming season and
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights and the Winnipeg Jets © Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Neuvirth turned down guaranteed deals James (@Account4hockey): Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet 590 that Michal Neuvirth had turned down offers of with a guaranteed contract to sign a PTO with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded goaltender Garret Sparks to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2020 4th round pick and David Clarkson. The 26-year old Sparks was drafted 190th overall in the 7th round of the 2011 draft by the Maple Leafs. Clarkson carries a $5.25 million salary cap with a base salary of
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Shen and Bruins, Rantanen and Ak Bars, and the New… © Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Bruins expected to add Shen @RUSProspects: Pavel Shen is expected to sign with the Boston Bruins after he finishes working out a termination agreement with his KHL team. Ak Bars may not have spoken
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Teams That Might Be Interested in Rasmus Ristolainen … Sabres… Three teams that might be interested in Ristolainen Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Looking at three teams that might have an interest and fit for Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. Edmonton Oilers – Acquiring Ristolainen would lessen the pressure
The lower-than-projected salary cap for the NHL’s 2019-20 season ($81.5 million) recently forced several teams to make cost-cutting deals. With the frenzy from the opening day of the free-agent market faded, a handful of clubs remain uncomfortably close to the cap. Some could be forced to free up more dollars via the trade market. Here’s
© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The Avalanche likely one of the teams interested in Gusev Jim Matheson: Eight to 10 teams have shown interest in Vegas Golden Knights RFA Nikita Gusev. Can bet that the Colorado Avalanche are one of those teams. They were in on Artemi Panarin and have around $27 million in
report this ad A couple of weeks ago, I graded the Vegas Golden Knights’ forward group from last season. Having an offensive scoring machine is one ingredient for success – however, an effective defensive corps is another critical ingredient. Having a stout defense is necessary to sustain a high level of success over the course
© Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenseman Colin Miller to the Buffalo Sabres for a 2021 2nd round pick (St. Louis) and a 2022 5th round pick. (pending trade call – Bob McKenzie) The 26-year old right-handed defenseman was drafted 151st overall in the 5th round of the 2012
Colin Miller, Max Pacioretty, and others may be cap casualties (written prior to the Erik Haula trade but more cap cutting is still needed) Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: William Karlsson signed a fairly friendly eight-year extension but the cap damage was long done. The Vegas Golden Knights stand $7.5 million over the cap
© Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports The Vegas Golden Knights have traded forward Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Nicolas Roy and a conditional 2021 5th round pick. The 28-year old Haula was drafted 182nd in the 7th round of the 2009 draft by the Minnesota Wild. He carries a $2.75 million cap
report this ad The New Jersey Devils have had an active offseason already, and free agency hasn’t even started. They drafted Jack Hughes with the first overall pick, then followed it up by acquiring P.K. Subban in a blockbuster trade less than 24 hours later. P.K. Subban will look to prove his doubters wrong with
report this ad It was expected that William Karlsson would be sticking with the Vegas Golden Knights. On Monday night, that news became official as the team announced they’d signed Karlsson to an eight-year extension. What’s interesting about the deal is that it comes in a bit lower a price tag than some may have
© Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports Golden Knights laying the groundwork to clear out some needed cap space Jesse Granger of The Athletic: Multiple sources have said that the Vegas Golden Knights have laid the groundwork for potentially multiple trades. The Golden Knights and restricted free agent William Karlsson are close on a long-term deal in
report this ad With the 17th Pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Vegas Golden Knights Have Selected Peyton Krebs From the Kootenay Ice About Peyton Krebs An exciting play-maker who gives it his all and then some on every single shift, Peyton Krebs is the ideal winger in the modern day NHL. His
A collection of quick twitter notes as the 2019 NHL draft gets underway. Maple Leafs and Kasperi Kapanen getting closer Chris Johnston: “It sounds like Kasperi Kapanen and the #leafs are getting closer on an extension.” Maple Leafs and Andreas Johnsson’s camp meet Darren Dreger: “Told Leafs gm Kyle Dubas met with Jarrett Bousquet, agent