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Extra Money Tied Up In Net Hindering VGK’s Ability To Add More Offense

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On July 28, 2026

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In 2020-21, Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was awarded his first career Vezina trophy. The league’s best goaltender went 26-10-0 and posted a league-best 1.98 goals allowed per game average. It was an outstanding season for VGK’s original fan favorite.

At the time, Fleury was being paid $7 million annually. That was six years ago when the cap was only $81.5 million (it’s $104 million this year), and it’s still close to the cost of what Vegas is paying their goaltending unit this training camp. As of right now, Golden Knights starter Carter Hart has a cap hit of $2 million, and $6.25 million for backup Adin Hill.

Adin Hill
Grade: D
Even if the injuries are not taken into consideration, which they are, he underperformed pretty much the entire time he was on the ice. There’s a legitimate argument as to the fragmentation of his season impacting his play, but the excuse, valid or not, doesn’t cover up the poor performances. A year removed from starting 50 games and winning 32, Hill looked a long way off from the guy who hoisted the Cup. -SinBin.vegas Regular Season Grades

Going back to Fleury’s historic season, there’s more to the story. The previous season, the Golden Knights added Robin Lehner and subsequently signed him to a long-term deal worth $5 million per season. In 56 games, Fleury and Lehner were both brick walls and successfully split the Jennings trophy as the best goalie tandem in the NHL. However, the award-winning duo were eating up too much cap space. In total, Vegas foolishly paid out $12 million to star goaltenders from 2020 to 2021, and ultimately failed to win a Stanley Cup during that span, coming up short offensively.

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Eight Years Later, Mark Stone Needs A New Contract, And The Details Won’t Be Easy To Hammer Out

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On July 24, 2026

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Boy, time flies. A little more than seven years ago, Golden Knights general manager George McPhee announced the team had traded for and signed right wing Mark Stone to an 8-year $76 million contract. At the time, the deal made Vegas’ current captain the 12th highest-paid player in the NHL. Well, it’s now 2026, and in 84 regular season games, Stone will need another contract.

Mark Stone’s Golden Knights Production & Franchise Rank

  • 400 Games Played (7th)
  • 396 Points (3rd)
  • 136 Goals (4th)
  • 260 Assists (2nd)
  • 882 Shots on Goal (6th)
  • 144.3 Goals Created (3rd)
  • 93 Even Strength Goals (5th)
  • 37 Power Play Goals (2nd)
  • 189 Power Play Goals On-Ice For (1st)
  • 6 Shorthanded Goals (4th)
  • 27 Game-Winning Goals (2nd)
  • +112 Plus/Minus (3rd)
  • iPhone 11 Commercial (T-1st)

Clearly, Stone’s impact on the franchise has been invaluable. He became VGK’s first and only team captain; he’s led the team to seven postseason appearances, two Stanley Cup Finals, and lifted the Stanley Cup. In eight seasons, only a few NHL captains have accomplished as much as Stone. Although he’s missed chunks of time over the years, Stone’s $9.5M cap hit has worked well for the organization. It’s hard to imagine the Golden Knights without #61 on their roster.

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Unlike 2023 Cup Champion Golden Knights, Hurricanes Mock Stanley Cup Unwritten Rule

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On July 10, 2026

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The 2026 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes are in the middle of a PR nightmare. The team that ended the Golden Knights’ dreams is upsetting the hockey world with an egregious case of nepotism. Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon added seven family members to the list of engraved names on the Stanley Cup trophy.

In 2023, Cup-raising owner Bill Foley and his son Robert were the only two Foleys to appear on the coveted award. Since the team’s inception, Robert has been an active member of the Golden Knights front office. He held the role of Chief Business Officer the season Vegas won the Cup and still works under that title as VGK enter Season 10.

Not only did Dundon break protocol, but he one-upped his brashness by etching his family names above the actual Cup-winning players. Now, fans across the league are mocking the reigning champions for having a small-market attitude in a major American sports league.

On the flip side, many argue that if they owned an NHL club and they won the Stanley Cup, they would etch whomever they damn well pleased on it. Fair, but VGK’s owner had a different mentality. Out of the 52 allotted engraved names, 27 were Golden Knights players. The remaining 25 names were the two Foleys, the entire coaching staff, front office, multiple trainers, and several individuals in the hockey operations department. Each person who made it onto the 2023 edition of the Stanley Cup was deserving and fundamental to the team’s 16-win success. Here’s the full list of names from the 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Golden Knights.

To be fair to Dundon, the NHL reviewed and accepted the list of names in the exact order submitted by Carolina’s owner. If the league didn’t see anything wrong with the Hurricanes’ unorthodox style, then the fans should take it up with the league office.

A similar occurrence happened in 2025 after the Florida Panthers won their second Stanley Cup trophy. Panthers owner Vincent Viola included four family members on the list of names on the Cup. However, it was Florida’s second championship in back-to-back seasons, in which Viola left his family off the 2024 trophy.

Maybe when Foley wins his second Stanley Cup championship, he will add his entire brood to the list of honored names. After all, it’s fully accepted by the league but still very much frowned upon by hockey fans in any city.

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Vegas And Larkin Still Linked By Player’s Short Destination List

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On July 9, 2026

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Adding a player like Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin would be a massive boost to any roster. For the reigning Western Conference champions, whose center depth, due to injury, proved too thin in the Stanley Cup Final, it would be especially significant. While the Golden Knights would love to make room for Larkin, the Red Wings haven’t been enticed enough to move their top forward. While the details are unknown, it was reported that Detroit isn’t interested in any trade offered by Vegas this summer.

It’s not surprising that the Golden Knights made an offer, and it’s also not a shock that the Red Wings organization hung up the phone. As they should, Vegas will try and take advantage that Larkin only wants to play for them and a few other locations. However, it doesn’t look like Detroit will cave to their captain’s trade demands, which likely won’t fare well for the Golden Knights.

Along with Vegas, Larkin’s other desired locations have come up short as well, leaving some to believe that Detroit plans on listening to offers but are fully comfortable forcing their disgruntled captain to return home for training camp. With that mentality, it would be hard to envision any offer from Vegas being enough to sweep Detroit off its feet.

Dylan has five years remaining on his contract. My job as the manager of the Detroit Red Wings is always to do what is in the best interest of the Detroit Red Wings, and I will act accordingly to that. I cannot make any guarantees, or did not make any guarantees, that request could or would be met. -Steve Yzerman, DET general manager

For Vegas to acquire Larkin, it would take multiple trades. First, the Golden Knights would need to find ways to carve out some salary. Adin Hill and Tomas Hertl seem to be the leading candidates there, but Detroit will want no part of either. So far, it appears not many teams are ready to step up for these sorts of trades or else both would likely be gone by now. After shedding enough salary, the Golden Knights would then have to package quality NHL players from their current roster.

I think Yzerman wants current players like Dylan Larkin; he doesn’t just want futures. Yzerman thinks that no trade is better than a bad trade, and I had a few people say if Yzerman believes the right thing to do is start the year with Larkin based on what he’s getting offered, then he’ll do it –Elliotte Freidman on 32 Thoughts Podcast

Even if Vegas clears enough room for Larkin, which players in their lineup are they willing to package together? Is Detroit looking for a bundle of players that could include Noah Hanifin, Brett Howden, William Karlsson, or Shea Theodore? And now for the hard question: are there any Golden Knights the Red Wings are willing to trade for at all? The lack of activity between both franchises, the answer seems to be no.

Unfortunately, the Larkin to Vegas conversation will continue until the disgruntled player widens his list of desirable teams (which apparently he added Dallas today) or gets traded to another NHL hockeytown.

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Pacific Division Spending To Keep Up With Vegas And Other Tight Cap Teams

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On July 6, 2026

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For years, Pacific Division teams like the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks were far from exceeding the salary cap. Some seasons, both were $10M to $20M below what the Golden Knights were spending. However, those teams have awaken from their rebuilds and are spending money for the chance at a deep Stanley Cup playoff run.

We got some great additions on D, and a lot of great young players… In free agency, those additions will help us this year. It’s crazy that we’re gonna have a completely different team next year. But it’s also exciting, just the steps that we’re taking and how we’re all looking forward to the future. –Macklin Celebrini, Sharks center

While Vegas is currently working with their 2026-27 cap crunch, Anaheim is being forced to pay much more than they intended next season. After a record breaking offer-sheet presented by the Philadelphia Flyers, the Ducks are obligated to pay millions more to retain 21-year-old star center Leo Carlsson. Two years ago the Ducks had $13M in free cap space and were willing to take on other teams bad contracts for a fee. Now, they’re likely to pay Carlsson $30M more than they were planning to offer.

With such a tight cap, the Ducks are forced to operate like the Golden Knights. Carefully maneuvering players and salaries to make it work nightly. Possibly halting player trades until they finish building their roster and/or when cap relief comes near the trade deadline. Sure, the Ducks made it to the second round of the playoffs last season but at the moment their roster is incomplete. And running out runway.

If you have great players, sign them for as long as you can. The price never goes down. It’s also the fourth offer sheet in 23 months: Philip Broberg, Dylan Holloway, Barrett Hayton and Carlsson. (In the salary-cap era, it’s happened once before)… The cost of buying in is rising. The pressure to succeed is enormous. Free agency is less of a difference-maker than ever. Suddenly, the offer-sheet looks more attractive. The resistance to them is dropping. -Elliotte Friedman, Sportsnet

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Golden Knights Take Another Chance On Vegas Vic

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On July 2, 2026

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In the summer of 2024, the Golden Knights were searching to replace the 42 goals scored by Jonathan Marchessault after departing for Nashville in free agency. VGK’s front office turned to Victor Olofsson, a former teammate of star center Jack Eichel and a 22-goal-per-season winger. Well, they’ve done it again.

This time around, Olofsson was brought in to replace the 37 goals that Pavel Dorofeyev scored last season. While he’s unlikely to reach 30 (he never has in his 8-year NHL career), he’ll be expected to shoot the puck as much as Dorfeyev did. In his only season with Vegas, Olofsson scored 15 goals in 56 games and ended his campaign with a plus/minus of +17. Unfortunately, Olofsson was hampered with a lengthy lower-body injury and missed several games due to an illness. It felt like an incomplete season, and now he’ll get the chance to take care of his unfinished business in Las Vegas.

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Vegas Sought More Scoring, Received It In The Playoffs Not Regular Season

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On June 25, 2026

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Over 22 playoff games, the Golden Knights scored a total of 76 goals in four rounds. It was Vegas’ most offensively productive postseason since their success in 2023. It was a bounce back for the Golden Knights, who struggled to score in the 2024-25 postseason. After being eliminated in five games by the Edmonton Oilers in 2025, VGK’s management’s stated objective was to find more goals. So, they went out and acquired Mitch Marner, a career 27-goal-per-season right wing, who apparently can play center too. While it was a shock to many, Vegas’ coaches, core, and management all deemed the team would shoot and score more.

Well, they did, and they didn’t.

25-2624-25Difference
Regular Season264274-10
Regular Season Per Game3.223.34-0.12
Playoffs7628+48
Playoffs Per Game3.452.55+0.90

Led by their newest weapon, the Golden Knights scored the most goals in the 2026 playoffs and scored nearly a goal per game more than 2025. When you include the playoff sharpshooting from Pavel Dorofeyev and Brett Howden, VGK’s plan worked out with the addition of Marner. However, the scoring went dark in the final six periods of the Stanley Cup Final. It was a major disappointment for an organization that thought they had their scoring issues figured out in 2026.

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