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Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee announced today, July 29, that the Golden Knights have acquired a third round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and a second round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Nikita Gusev.

We did our best to accommodate Nikita and his salary request but were unable to do so. He is a good person, a good player and we wish him well in New Jersey -George McPhee

When you have a roster comprised of players who are deserving of a certain salary range you are not always able to make room for everyone. This is the reality of having a good team in the salary cap world. After this trade, we now own nine picks in the first three rounds of the next two drafts. These picks will help boost our organizational depth and add to our pool of prospects. Although we were not able to make this work I am really happy with where we are at with our roster. -McPhee

Gusev was signed by the Golden Knights to a one-year, entry level contract on April 14, 2019. The team acquired Gusev’s rights during the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round (202^nd overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Let's talk about trading Nikita Gusev. https://t.co/aslSOiKSun
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 29, 2019

His contract was more than we thought reasonable for us, so that led us to make the move and turn him into some draft picks we can use in the future. – McPhee
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 29, 2019

"We’re a better team because we had depth in the positions in which we made moves from." -McPhee
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 29, 2019

"2 2nds, a 3rd, and a 4th to take the Garrison contract I think is a pretty good return"-McPhee
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 29, 2019

"What we didn’t want to do was to tear the team apart to accomodate one player. So no, we like the chemistry on our team. We weren’t interested in moving other players. We like our team, we like our chemistry." -McPhee
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 29, 2019

“To say that’s going to proclude other Russian players from coming here, I don’t think that would happen at all.” -McPhee
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Golden Knights Re-Sign Deryk Engelland, Trade David Clarkson And 4th Round Pick For Garrett Sparks

By Ken Boehlke

On July 23, 2019

In Breaking News

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen)

George McPhee and Kelly McCrimmon have awoken from their summer slumber to complete to transactions and pave the way for more in the future.

First, the Golden Knights traded David Clarkson’s contract and a 4th Round pick in 2020 for goalie Garret Sparks.

To my knowledge, the benefit of this is twofold:
1) VGK gets slightly more wiggle room in-season against the cap
2) Performance bonuses can be pushed to 2020-21 which would allow them to potentially give more to Engelland and allow Glass a spot on the roster. https://t.co/GDyTADaZH9
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 23, 2019

There is a George McPhee press conference coming soon (time still TBA) which should help clear up quite a bit of the confusion as the last McPhee said on Clarkson was this… https://t.co/9djqPSQ0zx
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 23, 2019

The difference between the Leafs and Golden Knights in regards to Clarkson is that TOR was already going to use LTIR (because of Nathan Horton). By moving him, VGK now will not. There are a few minimal drawbacks to using it that VGK now avoids. Didn't matter for TOR.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 23, 2019

The benefits for the Golden Knights are minimal as Vegas could have simply placed Clarkson on LTIR, but they do gain a bit of flexibility which they would not have had if they had kept Clarkson’s contract on the books.

The other move was re-signing Deryk Engelland to a one-year contract worth $700,000. The contract includes performance bonuses which could allow him to earn up to $1.5 million total.

(To our knowledge) Without moving Clarkson, those performance bonuses would have been counted against the Golden Knights salary cap whether Engelland reached them or not, but without Clarkson, and thus Vegas NOT using LTIR, they can be pushed to 2020-21 in the event he reaches them and the Golden Knights cannot afford them.

Next, how does this affect the elephant in the room?

As for how this effects Nikita Gusev, it can only help. VGK has created more cap flexibility by shedding Clarkson's LTIR contract and retained a roster player at the league minimum. Wouldn't say it helps much, but it certainly doesn't hurt.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) July 23, 2019

Finally, Garret Sparks is an AHL level goalie who has been in the Toronto system since 2013. In 2017-18 he was named the best goalie in the AHL as the Toronto Marlies went on to win the Calder Cup. He recorded the best save percentage in the league that season as well at .936.

Last season, Sparks stayed with the NHL club throughout. He played 20 games and posted a 3.15 GAA and a .902 SV%.

Sparks is on a one-way one-year contract worth $750,000.

Report: Golden Knights Trade Colin Miller To Buffalo For 2nd And 5th Round Picks

By Ken Boehlke

On June 28, 2019

In Breaking News

First went the winger, now comes the defenseman.

Renaud says LV/BUF working on a Colin Miller deal https://t.co/sr7pkEk23r
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 28, 2019

Pending trade call, BUF will send 2nd round pick in 2021 and 5th round pick in 2022 to VGK for defenceman Colin Miller.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 28, 2019

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen)

The Golden Knights have continued to move pieces out to get back down below the salary cap by moving Miller to the Buffalo Sabres.

Vegas gets a 2nd round pick in 2021 (originally STL’s) and a 5th in 2022. The Golden Knights now have extra 2nd round picks in each of the 2020 and 2021 Drafts.

Miller was a healthy scratch for the first game of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Golden Knights lost to the Sharks in San Jose. He was re-inserted into the lineup following that game and played the remaining six games of the series. A few days after Game 1, head coach Gerard Gallant said this…

Well when Colin plays real solid hockey it doesn’t matter who he’s playing against. It’s not the opponents (that matter), it’s the way he gets ready mentally. We were a little disappointed he didn’t play Game 1, but since then he’s played real solid hockey. -Gallant

Miller scored just three goals in 2018-19, but did post 26 assists and was a constant on the Golden Knights power play.

The Golden Knights defense now has just five players under NHL contract. Those players are Nate Schmidt, Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore, Nick Holden, and Jon Merrill. Deryk Engelland is an unrestricted free agent who could return to the Golden Knights, but even if he does, trading Miller certainly appears to open a space on the roster for a rookie.

Zach Whitecloud, Nic Hague, Dylan Coghlan, Jake Bischoff, and Jimmy Schuldt (who is an RFA) will battle for that spot in training camp.

Erik Haula Traded To Carolina Hurricanes For Nicolas Roy

By Ken Boehlke

On June 26, 2019

In Breaking News

UPDATE: The Golden Knights have confirmed this trade with the inclusion of a 2021 5th Round Conditional pick also coming to Vegas in the deal.

According to Jesse Granger with The Athletic, the Golden Knights offseason cap compliance trade bonanza is officially underway.

Breaking news: The Golden Knights have traded Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for prospect Nicolas Roy, multiple sources confirm with The Athletic.
Full story- https://t.co/QD9ypTqccx #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/kWNFGdQljS
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) June 27, 2019

Nicolas Roy is a 22-year-old forward who was drafted in the 4th round of the 2015 Draft. He has played the previous two full seasons with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL scoring 11 and 17 goals in 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively.

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen)

He really burst onto the scene in the Calder Cup Playoff run which eventually ended with Roy’s Checkers defeating the Golden Knights affiliate the Chicago Wolves. Roy scored six goals and tallied nine assists in 16 playoff games.

Roy is a big forward standing 6’4″ tall and weighing 207 pounds.

Let's talk about Erik Haula for Nicolas Roy https://t.co/pKG3xX1Yn4
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) June 27, 2019

Kelly McCrimmon Promoted To General Manager, George McPhee To Remain As President Of Hockey Operations

By Ken Boehlke

On May 2, 2019

In Breaking News

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen)

The Golden Knights announced today that Kelly McCrimmon has been promoted from Assistant General Manager to General Manager. George McPhee, who previously had the title of General Manager and President of Hockey Operations, will now simply become the President of Hockey Operations.

Truthfully, very little will change with the Golden Knights organization. McPhee remains first in command and in complete control of all hockey decisions, while McCrimmon gets a title boost, probably a pay raise, and a few added responsibilities.

The reason for this move is because of how coveted McCrimmon is by other teams. He was a lead candidate for the General Manager position in both Edmonton and Seattle. The title boost means the Golden Knights will not lose McCrimmon to either job.

Functionally, there will be a few minor differences.

In this new role, McCrimmon will represent the Golden Knights at the league’s General Managers Meetings and be the point of contact for other NHL GMs. -Golden Knights press release

As far as from the fan perspective, this move has nearly no impact on the chemical makeup of the front office. The same people are making the decisions, with the same power structure in place.

The main takeaway that should come from this move is The Creator’s continued commitment to the Golden Knights success. Rather than let a trusted person leave for a better position, the team gave him a new title to keep him with the organization. Further proving, The Creator will spare no expense to reach the ultimate goal.

McCrimmon, McPhee, and Foley are expected to meet with the media at noon today at City National Arena.

NIKITA GUSEV (F) SIGNS ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT

By Ken Boehlke

On April 14, 2019

In Breaking News

The Golden Knights have signed 26-year old forward Nikita Gusev to a one-year entry-level contract. Gusev was the MVP of the KHL last season and will likely win the award for this season when it is handed out.

Gusev is eligible to play in the playoffs for the Golden Knights because he was on Vegas’ “Reserve List” at the Trade Deadline.

He’ll join our group tomorrow and we’ll see where it goes. I’m not going to make any promises either way right now. I like our team, we’ve played with our team all year. If we think we need him to put in the lineup we’ll see where it goes, but we are a ways from that right now. -Gerard Gallant

I’m not going to use his play in the KHL but I know he’s a very high-end player, he’s a good hockey player and we’ll see what he does in practice and we’ll see how things go. But I’m very comfortable with my lineup right now and we’ll do the job the way we are going to do the job. He’s another player to our team and that’s what really makes it good. We don’t need him right now but we’ll see where it goes. -Gallant

It's official!
VGK have signed Nikita Gusev. pic.twitter.com/FXWvZjhmjD
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 14, 2019

Multiple Golden Knights have told us that they met Nikita Gusev this morning. Everyone described it as brief.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 14, 2019

GOLDEN KNIGHTS SIGN JIMMY SCHULDT (D)

By Ken Boehlke

On April 3, 2019

In Breaking News

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen)

The Golden Knights have signed 23-year-old defenseman Jimmy Schuldt to a one-year entry-level contract.

Schuldt was the captain of the #1 ranked team in the NCAA and is a finalist for the Hobey Baker award given to the best college player.

He attended Development Camp in Las Vegas last summer. It was the fourth different Development Camp he had attended since enrolling at St. Cloud State University, the others were Montreal, Chicago, and New York (Islanders).

Schuldt is 6’1,” 205 pounds. He’s a very good skater and is terrific with the puck. He scored 10 goals each of the past two seasons at St. Cloud State and tallied 38 and 35 points the previous two seasons. He has a strong shot and is responsible in his own end, but what I remember most from Schuldt while he was at Camp in Vegas was his decision-making.

Due to the CBA, Schuldt’s contract is a one-year entry-level deal that will expire on June 30th, 2019. He is ineligible to play for the Golden Knights in the postseason, so we won’t be seeing much of Schuldt any time soon. Once his contract expires, he’ll become a restricted free agent (RFA) and remain under Vegas’ control. He can then sign a longer-term deal, which has likely already been discussed.

I think for me just the right fit, the right organization, the right culture. If the culture is the same throughout the players and there’s a lot of character that goes into it, those are the teams that have success. -Schuldt on 6/27/18

MARK STONE (F) SIGNS 8-YEAR $9.5M AAV CONTRACT EXTENSION

By Ken Boehlke

On March 8, 2019

In Breaking News

Mark Stone has officially signed an 8 year contract extension at $9.5 million AAV.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) March 8, 2019

Mark Stone #VegasBorn
8 year / $76M extension ($9.5M AAV)
2019-20: $3M + $9M SB
2020-21: $1M + $7M SB
2021-22: $7M + $5M SB
2022-23: $1M + $7M SB
2023-24: $6M + $5M SB
2024-25: $6M + $5M SB
2025-26: $3M + $5M SB
2026-27: $1M + $5M SB
* Full NMChttps://t.co/qMdTq8guRE
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) March 8, 2019

Mark Stone's base salary in both 2020-21 and 2022-23 (potential lock seasons) drops to $1,000,000 in each of those years.https://t.co/qMdTq8guRE https://t.co/jVBPGzcfZx
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) March 8, 2019

GOLDEN KNIGHTS ACQUIRE (F) MARK STONE FOR OSCAR LINDBERG, ERIK BRANNSTROM, AND A 2ND ROUND PICK

By Ken Boehlke

On February 25, 2019

In Breaking News

According to multiple reports, the Golden Knights have acquired forward Mark Stone via trade from the Ottawa Senators for Oscar Lindberg, Erik Brannstrom, and a 2nd round pick.

Mark Stone is a 26-year-old forward who has scored 28 goals this season with 62 points. Stone has reached 60 points in four of his five full seasons in the NHL.

I’m so excited to be joining that team. Just seeing what they did last year in the playoffs was unbelievable. -Mark Stone

I’m close, haven’t quite signed it yet, but we’ve agreed. -Stone on extension

Just playing 2 games there in my career, the atmosphere, the city, the lineup they put on the ice every night and the ownership’s commitment to winning, I can’t wait and I’m so excited to be a part of it. -Stone

He’s a great player. He’s another big-time player and obviously the number he puts up. He plays in every situation and he’ll really help our hockey club. You know we lost a lot obviously, we gave up some great players. When you get superstar players on your team you have to give up a lot. -Gallant

He’s a great all-around player so we are obviously excited. He was the top guy on the board and we went out and got him. It shows our players what we want to do and to get things on track here and get it going again. -Gallant

"It’s obvious our goal is to win immediately and this proves that. This is a player that comes in and obviously helps any team in the league immediately and you have to give up a lot to get a guy like that. I think he’s going to fit in nicely in this room/on the ice." -Pacioretty
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 25, 2019

You don’t know if it’s possible until it happens. Obviously every team in the league checked in on Mark Stone because he’s that type of player. I heard his name a week ago but it doesn’t mean anything close. When I went on the ice today, was it possible, yes, but was it close, I couldn’t say that, I had no idea. -Gallant

From the first 35 games last year everything changed. What they talked about last year was building for the future and all of a sudden we go on a run and it’s unbelievable and everything changes. We want to win. We had a chance to win last year and everyone wants to win. When you do things like the Pacioretty’s, Stastny’s Stone’s, they are top NHL players. We are trying to find the right mix. I think people know that Vegas isn’t just an expansion team, they want to win. -Gallant

"A big trade for our organization. This type of play doesn't come available very often. We believe he is one of the best all around players in the NHL and makes our team better." -McPhee on Stone
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 26, 2019

McPhee says they like their defense depth both at the prospect level and the NHL level. Says that depth allowed him to make this type of move.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 26, 2019

"Stone is the here, the now, the future." -McPhee on why he was willing to move Brannstrom
"Hague is a highly rated player for us. So it certainly makes doing something like this easier." -McPhee
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 26, 2019

McPhee says this deal does not effect a potential contract on William Karlsson in any way. Says they don't want to be hamstrung in any way and they won't be.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 26, 2019

Stone is expected to sign an extension with the Golden Knights.

Extension being worked on, pretty obvious that one is coming since there appears to be no conditional picks in the deal from OTT to VGK. https://t.co/TfLYso28FB
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019

Stone’s AAV on an eight-year deal with VGK is $9.5M.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019

Keep in mind, one place where VGK has excellent depth is on defense.
Schmidt (2025), Theodore (2025), Miller (2022), McNabb (2022), Whitecloud (2020+RFA), Hague (2021+RFA).
There simply weren't spots for everyone, while there is plenty of room for scoring.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 25, 2019

In 2017-18 the Golden Knights traded a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for Tomas Tatar
In 2018-19 the Golden Knights traded a 1st (Brannstrom), 2nd, and Oscar Lindberg for Mark Stone.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 25, 2019

Mark Stone meet the media for the first time in Vegas. https://t.co/hnOd9kpU6A
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) February 26, 2019

GOLDEN KNIGHTS TRADE BRAD HUNT (D) AND 6TH ROUND PICK FOR 5TH ROUND PICK

By Ken Boehlke

On January 21, 2019

In Breaking News

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen)

The Golden Knights have traded defenseman Brad Hunt and a 6th round pick for a 5th round pick in the 2019 Draft. The Wild have multiple 5th round picks (their own and Washington’s), Vegas will get the better pick.

The roster now sits at 22 with Smith, Carrier, and Subban on IR. https://t.co/FTTqltk2iA
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) January 22, 2019

For those asking, is this signaling an incoming #Brannwagon, the answer is probably no. This is almost certainly a move to open up a spot for the guys on IR. (That being said, you have to be crazy to think I'm not going to ask about Brannstrom tomorrow at McPhee's presser.) https://t.co/FTTqlt2rr2
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) January 22, 2019

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Nikita Gusev Traded To The New Jersey Devils For Future Draft Picks

Golden Knights Re-Sign Deryk Engelland, Trade David Clarkson And 4th Round Pick For Garrett Sparks

Report: Golden Knights Trade Colin Miller To Buffalo For 2nd And 5th Round Picks

Erik Haula Traded To Carolina Hurricanes For Nicolas Roy

Kelly McCrimmon Promoted To General Manager, George McPhee To Remain As President Of Hockey Operations

NIKITA GUSEV (F) SIGNS ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT

GOLDEN KNIGHTS SIGN JIMMY SCHULDT (D)

MARK STONE (F) SIGNS 8-YEAR $9.5M AAV CONTRACT EXTENSION

GOLDEN KNIGHTS ACQUIRE (F) MARK STONE FOR OSCAR LINDBERG, ERIK BRANNSTROM, AND A 2ND ROUND PICK

GOLDEN KNIGHTS TRADE BRAD HUNT (D) AND 6TH ROUND PICK FOR 5TH ROUND PICK

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