The Vegas Golden Knights have secured much needed experience to their blue line by re-signing former two-time Stanley Cup champion, Alec Martinez to a three-year contract valued at $15 million. Multiple sources had Martinez ranked anywhere in the top-15 to top-20 available players this summer. Drafted 95th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2007,
Golden Knights Transactions
In an exciting couple of hours prior to the expansion draft trade freeze, several trades were made that could have major effects on the landscape of the NHL. Perhaps the biggest move of the day saw longtime Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis sent to the Philadelphia Flyers in a three-team trade. With Viktor Arvidsson already
Out of the four major sports in North America, hockey is definitely the most exciting. With its combination of stamina, tenacity and skill, hockey players seem to be the ultimate athletes. This exciting game has captured the hearts of millions around the world, with an estimated 70 countries playing the sport and two million players
After months of trade rumors involving Marc-Andre Fleury, Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Marchessault and others, the Vegas Golden Knights ultimately took a far less dramatic path to get under the $81.5 million cap limit (at least for now, anyway). By passing defenseman Nick Holden through waivers, the club shaved $1.075 million off their cap sheet (he
This time, he’ll be around longer than 19 games. This time, the Jets didn’t have to give up a first-round pick. This time, they already know the addition is going to work. Those are three reasons why the Jets acquiring Paul Stastny from the Vegas Golden Knights was a shrewd move. Jets’ Search for Second-Line
The Vegas Golden Knights entered the free agency period with multiple questions surrounding them. The main one dealt with how they were going to be salary cap compliant after signing Robin Lehner to a five-year contract extension. However, despite the multiple limitations they had going into “Free Agent Frenzy,” the Golden Knights were able to
A huge domino has fallen as Alex Pietrangelo – who was considered to be not only the best defenseman available in free agency but possibly the best player in general – has signed with the Vegas Golden Knights. After days of speculation connecting the defender to the Golden Knights, a deal finally came to fruition
The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Sept. 28, that they acquired Dylan Sikura from the Chicago Blackhawks. The other part of the trade was that Vegas forward, Brandon Pirri, is headed to Chicago. This trade does little in fixing Vegas’ cap space issues, but it does bring another young player into the organization. What Vegas
In their short three seasons in the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights have made noise at every trade deadline they have participated in. In 2017-18, they acquired two forwards to make a Stanley Cup run. Last season, management landed the biggest fish on the market, and this season the team traded for what they needed
The Vegas Golden Knights have made their first major move of trade deadline season, acquiring left-handed defenseman Alec Martinez from the Los Angeles Kings. In exchange, the Golden Knights will surrender their 2020 and 2021 second-round draft picks. This trade has been in the works for at least 24 hours, as TSN’s Bob McKenzie reported
The New Jersey Devils have acquired Nikita Gusev from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a third-round pick in 2020 and a second-round pick in 2021. Additionally, the Devils have signed Gusev to a two-year, $9 million deal. The deal was first announced by The Hockey Writers’ own Dan Rice on Twitter. Hearing from
By The Canadian Press July 23rd, 2019 LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights signed defenceman Deryk Engelland on Tuesday to a one-year deal for the upcoming season. The contract includes a $700,000 base salary and incentives that could bring the total value of the deal to $1.5 million. The 37-year-old Engelland played in 74
By The Canadian Press June 28th, 2019 report this ad BUFFALO, N.Y. — A person with direct knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press the Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenceman Colin Miller from the Vegas Golden Knights for a pair of draft picks. The Golden Knights acquired a second-round pick in the 2021 draft