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Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues warms up before Game Five of the Western Conference First Round against the Vancouver Canucks | Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images With Shea Theodore already on board, Vegas could be in position to have their top defensemen on the same pair. The Vegas Golden Knights signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a seven-year, $61.6 … [Read more...] about Alex Pietrangelo could give Golden Knights the NHL’s best defensive pairing

A monumental day for college sports in Sin City, which seemed impossible forever. Wednesday will go down as a monumental day in Las Vegas sports history if you’re a college sports fan. The NCAA announced future dates and sites for its college sports tournaments, and Las Vegas will be at the center of some notable ones, including the 2026 Frozen Four set to be at T-Mobile … [Read more...] about Las Vegas to host 2026 NCAA Frozen Four

Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images Vegas’ new defenseman spoke for the first time since signing his new deal. From the moment the Golden Knights lost in the Stanley Cup Final to the Washington Capitals in 2018, the taste of winning has been evident, all based by the moves they made following that Cinderella run. From signing Paul Stastny to a three-year deal on July … [Read more...] about Alex Pietrangelo welcomes new challenge, pressure to win with Golden Knights

Nate Schmidt of the Vegas Golden Knights takes a slapshot during warmups prior to Game Five of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The cap-saving move comes moments after Vegas secured a deal with Alex Pietrangelo. The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenseman Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round … [Read more...] about NHL Free Agency: Golden Knights trade Nate Schmidt to Canucks

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The big fish has been reeled in. It’s taken only three seasons for the Vegas Golden Knights to win the game of chance that is free agency. And indeed, they won big. The Golden Knights have signed star defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a seven-year deal with an average annual value of $8.8 million, thus ending a 12-year run with the St. Louis … [Read more...] about Alex Pietrangelo signs 7-year deal with Golden Knights

Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images All signs point to Vegas reeling in the big fish, right? Allow me to provide you a timeline of how the first day of NHL Free Agency went, in gif form. Prior to 9 a.m. Four minutes into free agency. At noon, 1 p.m.-ish: Between 4 - 5:30 p.m. Whether or not this is an omen … [Read more...] about Where the Golden Knights stand heading into Day 2 of free agency

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Vegas moves on from the veteran blueliner, who has been the heartbeat for the Vegas Strong movement since Day One. Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon confirmed Friday that the club will not sign veteran defenseman Deryk Engelland to a new contract, painting a cloud of uncertainty on the Las Vegas … [Read more...] about Golden Knights will not bring back Deryk Engelland

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Vegas brings back one of its best penalty killers and fourth-line stalwarts. The first day of free agency was quiet on most fronts for the Golden Knights, but they are taking care of their own by bringing forward Tomas Nosek back on a one-year deal. Vegas is giving Nosek a pay raise of $250,000. He signed a one-year, $1 million deal … [Read more...] about Golden Knights re-sign Tomas Nosek to 1-year deal

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Free agency begins with Vegas moving on from its veteran center to create cap space. In what could be the start of a monumental free agency period for the Vegas Golden Knights, the process has begun with the club trading veteran center Paul Stastny to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. The Golden Knights are sending Stastny, who has one year … [Read more...] about NHL Free Agency: Golden Knights trade Paul Stastny to Jets, per report