Fleury is the only Golden Knight to be named to the Pacific Division roster.
This will be Fleury’s 4th appearance in the All Star Game.
Last year Fleury won the shootout competition at the Skills Challenge. He will likely defend that title on January 25th.
The All Star game is being held in San Jose on Sunday, January 26th.
Zykov has played with the EdmontonĀ Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes this season. He’s scored 4 goals and tallied 7 assists (all with the Hurricanes) in 30 games this season.
Zykov was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes on November 30th by the Hurricanes, he was claimed by the Oilers. Yesterday the Oilers waived him, and VGK put in a claim.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 29, 2018
Zykov played for the Hurricanes in Vegas on 11/3. He took just 9 shifts for a total of 4:41 of ice time.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 29, 2018
Zykov scored 33 goals and had 54 points in 63 games in the AHL last season for the Charlotte Checkers.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 29, 2018
This is a scouting report from Zykov's draft year (2013) by Sportsnet. He's still 6'0" but is now 220 pounds. pic.twitter.com/P4bNAqZB2N
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 29, 2018
Zykov is signed through next season at $675,000 AAV.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 29, 2018
"He's the kind of defenseman every team in this league is looking for. He's unique in that he's become a shut down defenseman, but he also brings offense and pace." -McPhee on Schmidt
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 25, 2018
McPhee says the suspension had no bearing in the negotiations of this the Schmidt deal.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 25, 2018
"It's easy for a player to buy in if they get what they want. They want to be here, so the bottom line is if you want to stay here let's get it done, and get it done now." -McPhee on players "buying in"
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 25, 2018
McPhee says getting the deals done now will make the team better in the future. Spoke about the cap going up every year and how using the space in the next few years will allow them now freedom down the road.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 25, 2018
Let's talk about Nate Schmidt signing a 6-year, $5.95M per contract extension. https://t.co/hqmS1BANvJ
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 25, 2018
Per a report from Elliotte Friedman (subsequently confirmed by VGK) the Golden Knights have locked down forward Alex Tuch to a 7-year contract extension worth $33.25 million.
Tuch’s contract begins next season which means he’s under contract with the Golden Knights through the 2025-26 season. His cap hit remains the same ($925,000) for this season and the $4.75M begins next year.
The deal is similar to Shea Theodore’s deal in that Tuch appears to be slightly overpaid at the moment to become a steal salary-wise in a few years.
Tuch has yet to step on the ice this season after getting injured in one of the final preseason games of the year. This deal is obviously a good sign that the Golden Knights have no concerns about any lingering effects of the injury.
Flat $4.75 M salary across the board. No signing bonuses. Limited 5-team no trade clause kicks in five years from now. https://t.co/An9rPCAeHw
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 19, 2018
Alex Tuch has a message for the fans š pic.twitter.com/2ZBNMFNITM
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 19, 2018
Let's talk about Alex Tuch signing an extension that'll keep him in Vegas through 2025-26. https://t.co/t2d3Nd4nnA
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 19, 2018
The stalemate is over. Shea Theodore has signed a 7-year contract worth $5.2 million AAV against the cap.
George McPhee said much of the negotiations were over the length of the contract. The team insisted on a long-term deal but Theodore and his agents were looking for a bridge deal that would lead Theodore to an even bigger deal in a few years.
The contract locks Theodore to the Golden Knights through the 2024-25 season with what McPhee described as “cost certainty.” In the eyes of the Golden Knights it may be a slight overpay for this year and next, but down the road, Theodore will be a steal at $5.2 million, especially if the cap continues to rise as projected.
Let's talk about Shea Theodore's 7 year $5.2M AAV contract and what it means for the Vegas Golden Knights. https://t.co/BJhs1zWjDV
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) September 25, 2018
Full George McPhee press conference below.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) September 25, 2018
"We didn't get everything we wanted, he didn't get everything he wanted but it's a deal." -McPhee on Theodore
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) September 25, 2018
Gallant says Shea will be ready no problem for Opening Night.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) September 25, 2018
McPhee says he thought it would have helped him manage the cap better with a long term deal so the team insisted. Shea's agents wanted a 2 year deal.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) September 25, 2018
Moments after being traded to the Golden Knights, the former Montreal Canadiens captain signed a four year, $28 million extension in Vegas.
Pacioretty had one year left on his previous contract so is now signed with the Golden Knights for the next five seasons through 2022-23.
His contract has a limited No Trade Clause that beings in 2019-20 that will allow him to veto a trade to 10 teams.
The Golden Knights pull off a late night blockbuster acquiring five-timeĀ 30 goal scorer and the captain of the Montreal Canadiens, Max Pacioretty.
Vegas parts with Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki (13th overall pick in 2017) and a 2019 2nd Round Pick.
Pacioretty has one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $4.5 million.
Pacioretty missed the final four weeks of the season last year with a knee injury. The previous three seasons he played 80 or more games.
As of now, Pacioretty goes to Vegas on his old deal…5 million dollar for this season…4.5 million dollar cap hit…But both sides hopeful of getting an extension done.
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) September 10, 2018
Let's talk about Max… https://t.co/0cju0bJxdR
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) September 10, 2018
The NHL announced this morning that Golden Knights top defenseman Nate Schmidt has been suspended for the first 20 games of the regular season for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.
Per NHL rules, Schmidt will also be forced to miss all eight of the Golden Knights preseason games. He is however permitted to participate in training camp activities with the team.
The Golden Knights wasted no time strongly condemning the league for a suspension they believe is unwarranted. This statement was released just one minute after the league announced the suspension.
We were notified that the NHL has suspended Nate Schmidt for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. While we respect the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program and are committed to its success, we strongly disagree with the suspension. We firmly believe that the presence of a trace of the banned substance was accidental and unintentional. Based on our conversations with Nate, analysis from independent medical experts and sworn testimony from the parties involved, we believe it is clear Nate was not able to reasonably ascertain how the substance entered his body. Nate is an honest person with high moral character and great integrity. We will stand by him and support him during this time. -Golden Knights Official Statement
Schmidt released a statement of his own as well via the NHLPA website. In it, he explains that he has already appealed the suspension.
With the move from the Moline, Illinois to Fort Wayne, Indiana the Vegas minor league system is back in order as the Golden Knights and Fort Wayne Komets agreed to a one-year ECHL affiliation.
The Golden Knights were forced to find a new affiliate after the Quad City Mallards folded following the 2017-18 season.
Keegan Kolesar, Tyler Wong, and Dimitry Osipov are among the Golden Knights prospects who made appearances in the ECHL last year.
With the agreement, the Golden Knights and their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, will be able to freely transfer players to the Komets.
The Komets do have a prior connection to the Golden Knights. Jack Adams winner Gerard Gallant’s first-ever coaching job was in Fort Wayne. He was an assistant coach in 1998-99 under head coachĀ Grant Sonier.
Just before reaching arbitration the Golden Knights and William Karlsson reached an agreement.
Since the contract is a one year deal, Karlsson and the Golden Knights can not sign a new long term extension until after January 1, 2019.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) August 4, 2018
When the contract expires, Karlsson will remain an RFA with arbitration rights.
The Golden Knights held the cards in terms of how long the deal would be. Arbitration can only award a player a 1 or 2 yr deal. Since Karlsson filed for arb, the team gets to pick the length. VGK likely chose 1 year to keep him an RFA. 2 would have made him a UFA at contract end.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) August 4, 2018
Since the contract is a one year deal, Karlsson and the Golden Knights can not sign a new long term extension until after January 1, 2019.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) August 4, 2018
Let's talk about William Karlsson's extension. https://t.co/0Z7rccBZiR
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) August 4, 2018
William had a great year for us and we are excited to now have him under contract for next season. -George McPhee
Iām happy to have my deal and we donāt have to speculate other things. I want to prove that I can do it more than just once. Hopefully I play good and can look at a longer deal in the future. -William Karlsson
Regular Season Points
OVER 101.5 -110
UNDER 101.5 -110
October Points
OVER 17.5 -110
UNDER 17.5 -110
VGK to Win Stanley Cup
+750
VGK to Win Western Conference
+375
VGK to Win Pacific Division
-110
Regular Season Points
OVER 101.5 -110
UNDER 101.5 -110
October Points
OVER 17.5 -110
UNDER 17.5 -110
VGK to Win Stanley Cup
+750
VGK to Win Western Conference
+375
VGK to Win Pacific Division
-110
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