The NHL’s free agency period opened this week, with the Vegas Golden Knights wasting no time making a flurry of roster moves.
Here’s a look at which members of the Golden Knights are staying, who is leaving and which players from other teams are coming to Vegas.
Which Golden Knights are staying:
D Rasmus Andersson (seven years, $8.5 million average annual value)
D Jeremy Lauzon (six years, $4 million AAV)
D Dylan Coghlan (two years, $875,000 AAV)
C Tanner Laczynski (three years, $900,000 AAV)
F Jakub Demek (one year, two-way)
F Joe Fleming (one year, two-way)
F Jonas Rondbjerg (one year, two-way)
F Raphael Lavoie (one year, two-way)
Who is leaving the Golden Knights:
C Colton Sissons (two years, $4.25 million AAV) with Toronto Maple Leafs
LW Cole Smith: (three years, $3 million AAV) with Chicago Blackhawks
RW Keegan Kolesar: Traded to Detroit Red Wings for 2027 seventh-round and 2029 third-round picks
D Kaedan Korczak: Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins for D Parker Wortherspoon
RW Reilly Smith: Not returning
RW Brandon Saad: Not returning
D Ben Hutton: Not returning
Which players are moving to Vegas from other teams:
F Victor Olofsson (one year, $1.638 million)
F Marc Gatcomb (two years)
D Ville Heinola (one year)
D Antti Tuomisto (two years)
D Adam Ginning (two years)
