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Eichel Tests Jersey Number Knowledge, Best And Worst NHL Numbers

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On August 15, 2026

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It’s time for more lighthearted content. This time NHL stars discuss the best and worst jersey numbers in the league, and of course, Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl were participants. So, let’s start. Here are Eichel and Hertl’s favorite and least favorite hockey numbers across the NHL. As usual, popular numbers like 4, 7, 16, 19, and 91 are always ranked high. However, VGK star winger Mitch Marner forfeited #16 for a double-digit number that hadn’t been worn in team history. Now, you can spot Marner’s #93 on hundreds of fan jerseys across the valley.

Excluding #15 and #9, which numbers are Eichel’s favorite?

I really like 11. I wore it at the national program as a kid for a little bit. I think it looks nice. -Jack Eichel to NHL.com

In his career, the Golden Knights top center has worn two numbers since becoming a professional. He rocked #15 for his first three seasons in Buffalo but transitioned to #9 after teammate Evander Kane was no longer a Sabre. Since 2018, Eichel wore #9 in Buffalo for 166 games. He’s donned the same for 315 contests with Vegas and notably won a Stanley Cup in #9. By all accounts, the 11-year veteran is on pace to have his number retired and displayed on T-Mobile Arena’s rafters someday.

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2026 VGK Free Agency Tracker

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On July 1, 2026

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A roundup of all the signings, rumors, and rumblings surrounding the Vegas Golden Knights as free agency opens in advance of the 2026-27 season.

*This article will be updated throughout the day as more information rolls in.*

  • Pavel Dorofeyev has been traded to the New York Rangers for 2026 1st Round pick (#26), 2026 3rd round pick (#96), and a 2028 top-10 protected 1st round pick.
    • The Rangers signed Dorofeyev to a 7-year $11 million AAV contract extension.
  • Akira Schmid has been traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2028 3rd round pick.
  • The Golden Knights have acquired defenseman Parker Wotherspoon in exchange for Kaedan Korczak.
    • Pittsburgh will retain 50% of Wotherspoon’s salary, making his cap hit for VGK $500,000.
  • Jeremy Lauzon has agreed to a 6-year contract extension with AAV of $4 million. (Source: @FriedgeHNIC)
  • Rasmus Andersson is expected to sign a long-term extension with VGK worth around $8.5 million AAV. (Source: SinBin.vegas)
    • Elliotte Friedman confirms the deal has been signed for seven-years at $8.5 million AAV. (Source: @FriedgeHNIC)
  • VGK are signing Victor Olofsson. (Source: @DarrenDreger)
  • The Golden Knights have traded Keegan Kolesar to the Detroit Red Wings for a 2029 3rd round pick and a 2027 7th round pick. (Source: @DarrenDreger)
  • Carl Lindbom re-signed for three years at $900,000 AAV.
  • Jonas Rondbjerg will sign a one-year extension to remain in Las Vegas. (Source: @DannyWebster21)
  • Colton Sissons is signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs (@thefourthperiod)
  • Cole Smith has signed a three-year contract with $3 million AAV with the Chicago Blackhawks. (Source: @frank_seravalli)
  • VGK have re-signed Tanner Laczynski to a three-year contract worth $900,000 AAV. (@PuckPedia)
  • VGK signed Marc Gatcomb, Adam Ginning, Ville Heinola, and Antti Tuomisto (Source: Golden Knights Press Release)
  • Kelly McCrimmon said Alex Pietrangelo will not play in 2026-27. He has been placed on LTIR.

Former VGK players

  • Erik Haula is signing with the Los Angeles Kings. (Source: @JamesNicholsNHL)
  • Paul Cotter has signed with the Vancouver Canucks. (Source: @Canucks)
  • Teddy Blueger signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs for two-years $2.5 million AAV. (@PuckPedia)

Simplified Salary Cap Tracker

  • VGK are approximately $5,300,000 UNDER the salary cap with an 18-man roster (9 F, 6 D, 2 G)
    • Marner, Eichel, Stone, Hertl, Karlsson, Barbashev, Dowd, Howden, Bowman – $61,525,000
    • Andersson, Theodore, Hanifin, Lauzon, McNabb, Wotherspoon – $31,425,000
    • Hill, Hart – $8,250,000
  • Qualifying Offers – Jakub Brabenec, Lukas Cormier, Jakub Demek, Joe Fleming
  • Expected LTIR – Pietrangelo ($8,800,000)

**This is an inexact salary estimation designed to give a rough outline of how much cap space the Golden Knights have to operate with. For exact up-to-date salary cap information, visit PuckPedia.com.**

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Acknowledging The Impact Alex Pietrangelo’s Absence Is Having On The Golden Knights

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On March 13, 2026

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This offseason, when the news broke about Alex Pietrangelo’s season-ending injury, Golden Knights fans knew it would be a costly loss. It was discussed at length how the lack of Pietrangelo’s influence in the locker room would impact the 2025-26 team. However, his announcement was overshadowed by the signing of star Mitch Marner.

After 66 games played, Vegas’ latest slump highlights how severe Pietrangelo’s absence has been on the Pacific Division’s second-place team.

I wonder about the loss of Pietrangelo. Not only the player but the personality in the room. I just wonder if the loss of his presence is as big as anything else. I just saw a team that was always clutch. In big moments they found ways and it’s not going that way right now for them. –Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts Podcast

Many times this season, we discussed the glaring hole Pietrangelo left on Vegas’ blue line. Mainly, the focus was on the team desperately missing his play on the ice. The loss of his leadership and presence might be as detrimental. It’s fair to argue that if Pietrangelo were currently available, the Golden Knights would have worked their way out of this post-Olympic break funk.

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VGK Lands On List They’re Probably Unqualified For

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On August 21, 2025

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Last season the Golden Knights finished the regular season with the third most points in the NHL. They stormed through the Pacific, going 19-5-2 and won the division by five points. In all areas, Vegas is considered a top contender heading into the 2025-26 season. However, that wasn’t good enough for the Daily Faceoff to add VGK to their list of the five franchises that improved the most this offseason.

That departures list for Vegas essentially includes stalwart defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, too, as his hip problems would require multiple major surgeries to solve and could prevent him from continuing his playing career altogether. Shouldn’t the prognosis be rather grim for Vegas, then? No. Not when you’ve added Marner, who is coming off a 102-point season. –Matt Larkin on DailyFaceoff.com

The NHL outlet called it correctly about the impactful loss of veteran defenseman Alex Pietrangelo. The alternate captain leaves a major hole at the 1A defensive spot, which the team is hoping for Noah Hanifin or Shea Theodore will emerge as a legitimate top blueliner. The singular reason the Daily Faceoff selected VGK as much improved was their headline-stealing acquisition of Mitch Marner. The deal changed the look of one team and added another weapon for another.

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Positive Expectations For VGK’s Revamped Defensive Depth

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On August 13, 2025

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This summer TSN has been deep-diving into each NHL roster. While we’ve expressed apprehension about the Golden Knights’ defense without Nic Hague and Alex Pietrangelo, TSN has confidence in VGK’s bottom blueliners.

With Alex Pietrangelo on long term reserve and unlikely to play this season, the workload will be increasing for the rest of the Golden Knights and I’m curious to see if depth defenceman Kardan Korczak is a player Bruce Cassidy leans on more. –Travis Yost on TSN.ca

TSN considers the Golden Knights’ defensive depth as second-tier. Beginning with Vegas, TSN’s Tier 2 consists of Buffalo, Florida, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington and Winnipeg. All teams with postseason aspirations, some with deep playoff plans.

Courtesy: TSN.com)

Vegas’ defense is blessed with two high-quality pairings. Veterans Noah Hanifin, Brayden McNabb, and Shea Theodore will firm up three of the top four defensive positions. That leaves Dylan Coghlan, Ben Hutton, Korczak, Jeremy Lauzon, Jacob Megna, and Zach Whitecloud to form the most effective bottom pair. Out of that group, coach Bruce Cassidy will need to find a combination he can trust on a nightly basis.

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Advanced Metrics Highlight Magnitude Of Loss Of Alex Pietrangelo

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On August 6, 2025

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Alex Pietrangelo didn’t look like himself for a good portion of last season. We now have a good understanding as to exactly why that was the case, as he played the entire season on hips that were barely connected to his body. The injury likely means the end of Pietrangelo’s career, paving the way for Mitch Marner’s arrival in Las Vegas.

Most have applauded the VGK offseason as one of the best in the league. They clearly added the most impactful player and found a way to replace Nic Roy and Nic Hague with Colton Sissons and Jeremy Lauzon. However, the loss of Pietrangelo is massive to the VGK defense, and there’s no replacement in sight.

From the moment he set foot in Vegas, he assumed the role of 1A on the VGK blueline, playing the most minutes, against the opposing teams’ top lines, and in all situations. He was the first guy over the boards on every penalty kill, was always on the ice defending leads late against the empty net, and he took most of the offensive draws when the Golden Knights were behind.

Even in the battered and beaten-down state he played through last year which forced him to miss 11 regular season games, one playoff game, and 4 Nations, Pietrangelo’s impact to the Vegas defense was immense. There’s no better metric to illustrate this than JFresh Hockey’s “Stuff per 60” metric.

The metric is essentially a collection of all game involvements a player has during his time on the ice, including shots, passes, hits, blocks, takeaways, transition plays, puck recoveries, d-zone puck touches, and more. It’s then weighted against time on ice to give every player an equal measurement.

Pietrangelo not only set the pace for the Golden Knights during VGK’s 11-game playoff run, he ran away from his peers on the blueline.

From @JFreshHockey on Twitter/X

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2025 VGK Free Agency Tracker

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On July 1, 2025

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A roundup of all the signings, rumors, and rumblings surrounding the Vegas Golden Knights as free agency opens in advance of the 2025-26 season.

*This article will be updated throughout the day as more information rolls in.*

  • In a sign-and-trade deal, the Golden Knights have acquired Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Nic Roy. (Source: @DarrenDreger)
    • Marner signed an 8-year $12 million AAV contract with Toronto that will transfer to VGK. (Source: @FriedgeHNIC)
    • Marner will wear #93 with VGK. (Source: @GoldenKnights)
  • Alex Pietrangelo announced he will undergo a major surgery in which “the likelihood is low that my body will recover to the standard required to play.” (Source: @GoldenKnights)
  • VGK have traded Nic Hague and a conditional 2027 3rd round pick to Nashville for Colton Sissons and Jeremy Lauzon. (Source: @DarrenDreger)
    • Hague subsequently signed a 4-year $5.5 million AAV deal with the Predators. (Source: FriedgeHNIC)
    • Nashville will retain 50% of Sissons’ contract bringing the cap hit to $1,428,572. (Source: @PierreVLeBrun)
    • The condition on the draft pick is if VGK win two rounds in this year’s playoffs the pick converts to the 2nd round. (Source: @PierreVLeBrun)
  • Brandon Saad will remain with the Golden Knights on a 1-year $2 million contract. (Source: @PuckPedia)
  • Reilly Smith has agreed to a 1-year $2 million extension to stay with the Golden Knights. (Source: @FriedgeHNIC)
  • VGK have signed Dylan Coghlan to a 1-year contract worth $775,000. (Source: @irfgaffar)
  • Jaycob Megna has signed a 2-year contract with Vegas worth $800,000 AAV. (Source: @mirtle)
  • VGK signed Cole Reinhardt to a 2-year contract. (Source: @GoldenKnights)
  • VGK have extended qualifying offers to Lukas Cormier, Alex Holtz, Raphael Lavoie, Jonas Rondbjerg, and Cole Schwindt. (Source: @GoldenKnights)

Former VGK players

  • Nick Cousins signed a 1-year $825,000 deal to remain in Ottawa. (@SunGarrioch)
  • Tomas Nosek agreed to a league minimum deal with the Florida Panthers. (@GeorgeRichards)
  • Nate Schmidt signed a 3-year $3.5 million AAV contract with the Utah Mammoth. (Source: @FriedgeHNIC)
  • Tanner Pearson signed a 1-year, $1 million deal with Winnipeg. (Source: @DarrenDreger)
  • Evgenii Dadonov signed a 1-year, $1 million contract with New Jersey. (Source: @NJDevils)

Simplified Salary Cap Tracker

  • VGK are approximately $1,211,428 UNDER the salary cap with a 22-man roster (12 F, 8 D, 2 G)
    • Marner, Eichel, Stone, Hertl, Karlsson, Barbashev, Howden, Kolesar, Saad, Smith, Dorofeyev, Sissons – $61,413,572
    • Theodore, Hanifin, McNabb, Whitecloud, Lauzon, Hutton, Korczak, Coghlan – $34,550,000
    • Hill, Schmid – $7,125,000
  • Qualifying Offers – Cormier ($813,750), Holtz ($874,125), Lavoie ($813,750), Rondbjerg ($813,750), Schwindt ($840,000)
  • Expected LTIR – Pietrangelo ($8,800,000)

**This is an inexact salary estimation designed to give a rough outline of how much cap space the Golden Knights have to operate with. For exact up-to-date salary cap information, visit PuckPedia.com.**

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