Pro Hockey Rumors

The Vegas Golden Knights have made an addition to their prospect pool, signing defenseman Joe Fleming to a three-year entry-level deal, per a team announcement. Fleming attended the Golden Knights’ development camp in July and had been at the team’s training camp until Tuesday when he was cut from the training camp roster. Fleming’s performance in both development camp and … [Read more...] about Vegas Golden Knights Sign Joe Fleming

The Vegas Golden Knights have some good news and some bad news on the injury front. The good news is that captain Mark Stone has “checked all the medical boxes” according to head coach Bruce Cassidy, and should be able to take part in a preseason game in the next few days.The bad news is that William Carrier will be re-evaluated next week after suffering an upper-body injury … [Read more...] about William Carrier To Be Re-Evaluated Next Week

Injury troubles plagued the Vegas Golden Knights last season, something they can ill-afford a repeat of in 2022-23. There’s some good news on that front regarding one of their star players, though, as right wing Mark Stone skated in a contact jersey today for the first time during training camp. The Golden Knights will count on Stone to have a rebound year as their captain, … [Read more...] about Training Camp Notes: Stone, Biakabutuka, Mangiapane

There are just a handful of restricted free agent negotiations still going on and at least one of them doesn’t appear to be headed to the finish line. According to Jeff Marek of Sportsnet, Nicolas Hague has left Vegas and will start training with the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers tomorrow, the junior team located in his hometown. Hague, 23, has played 142 games in his NHL career to … [Read more...] about Latest On Nic Hague

Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy said today that defenseman Alec Martinez missed today’s training camp sessions with an “upper-body tweak”, but he’s expected to return to practice tomorrow. And while things like maintenance days usually aren’t big news, they are now for the Golden Knights, who will rely heavily on full health in 2022-23 after an injury-plagued … [Read more...] about Vegas Golden Knights Need For Health Exacerbated By Salary Cap Crunch

A number of players have been officially activated off of injured-reserve today. Though many of these are not a surprise, some did come with question marks and in the wake of the recent injury updates around the league, particularly Sean Couturier of the Flyers, not everything can always be taken as a given. The Pittsburgh Penguins activated recently-signed forward Drake … [Read more...] about Vegas Golden Knights Activate Brett Howden, Reilly Smith Off Of IR

The Vegas Golden Knights announced some training camp injuries today, listing Laurent Brossoit, Daniil Miromanov, Spencer Foo, and Jakub Demek as players who will miss training camp. Unfortunately, the list didn’t end there. Shea Weber, Robin Lehner, and Nolan Patrick have all been ruled out for the entire season. While Weber and Lehner’s status had already been confirmed, this … [Read more...] about Nolan Patrick Will Not Play In 2022-23

The Buffalo Sabres haven’t officially had a captain since just prior to this season when they stripped the title from the injured Jack Eichel prior to an early-season trade to the Vegas Golden Knights. That year-long absence will come to an end soon, though, as newly-extended general manager Kevyn Adams told reporters today that the team will announce their leadership group for … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres To Name Captain Prior To Regular Season

When Vegas Golden Knights training camp opens tomorrow morning, defenseman Nicolas Hague won’t be there as he awaits a new contract. The Athletic’s Jesse Granger reports that he isn’t expected to be on the ice with his teammates Thursday morning at City National Arena, the team’s practice facility. Hague is one of the few remaining restricted free agents in the NHL, alongside … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Hague, Pastrnak, Jets