The Vegas Golden Knights unveiled the first generation of a roster that will likely undergo many changes in the next few days. Rumours of pending trades abound as the NHL Draft gets underway in Chicago tomorrow night.
Marc-Andre Fleury becomes the biggest name on the roster, anchoring the team in net. James Neal brings his sniper’s touch and 238 NHL goals to lead the offense. He ranks 14th in the NHL over the lasts six years with 165. There are other interesting acquisitions, with many likely acquired to be flipped in short order.
GM George McPhee has held all the cards so far, but the state of play remains in motion, with many chips left to fall. It is premature to analyze the Golden Knights today, so in the meantime here is their current roster.
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Depth Chart
| LEFT WING | CENTER | RIGHT WING |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Marchessault | Vadim Shipachyov | James Neal |
| David Perron | Cody Eakin | Reilly Smith |
| William Carrier | William Karlsson | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | Oscar Lindberg | Chris Thorburn |
| Brendan Leipsic | Erik Haula | Alex Tuch |
| Connor Brickley | Tomas Nosek | Tomas Hyka |
| Nikita Gusev | Reid Duke | David Clarkson |
| Mikhail Grabovski | ||
| LEFT DEFENSE | RIGHT DEFENSE | |
| Marc Methot | Colin Miller | |
| Brayden McNabb | David Schlemko | |
| Alexei Emelin | Trevor van Riemsdyk | |
| Jason Garrison | Deryk Engelland | |
| Jon Merrill | Nate Schmidt | |
| Clayton Stoner | Shea Theodore | |
| Griffin Reinhart | Luca Sbisa | |
| Jake Bischoff | ||
| GOAL | ||
| Marc-Andre Fleury | ||
| Calvin Pickard | ||
| Jean-Francois Berube |
| PLAYER | POS | HT/WT | AGE | 2016-17 STATS | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Duke | C | 6-0/195 | 21 | Brandon (WHL) | 59 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 81 |
| Cody Eakin | C | 5-11/190 | 26 | Dallas (NHL) | 60 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 49 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | C | 5-10/185 | 33 | NY Islanders (NHL) - DNP Inj | |||||
| Erik Haula | C | 5-11/190 | 26 | Minnesota (NHL) | 72 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 28 |
| William Karlsson | C | 6-0/190 | 24 | Columbus (NHL) | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
| Oscar Lindberg | C | 6-1/190 | 25 | NY Rangers (NHL) | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Tomas Nosek | C | 6-2/210 | 25 | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 51 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 33 |
| Vadim Shipachyov | C | 6-0/190 | 30 | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 50 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 22 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | 6-0/195 | 32 | Philadelphia (NHL) | 82 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| Connor Brickley | LW | 6-0/205 | 25 | Charlotte (AHL) | 69 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57 |
| William Carrier | LW | 6-1/200 | 22 | Buffalo (NHL) | 41 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| Nikita Gusev | LW | 5-9/165 | 25 | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 57 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 8 |
| Brendan Leipsic | LW | 5-9/170 | 23 | Toronto (AHL) | 49 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 30 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | LW | 5-9/175 | 26 | Florida (NHL) | 75 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 38 |
| David Perron | LW | 6-0/195 | 29 | St. Louis (NHL) | 82 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 54 |
| David Clarkson | RW | 6-1/205 | 33 | Columbus (NHL) - DNP Inj | |||||
| Tomas Hyka | RW | 5-11/170 | 24 | Mlada Boleslav (Cze) | 48 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 18 |
| James Neal | RW | 6-2/210 | 30 | Nashville (NHL) | 70 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 35 |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | RW | 5-11/190 | 25 | Iowa (AHL) | 47 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 |
| Reilly Smith | RW | 6-0/185 | 26 | Florida (NHL) | 80 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 17 |
| Chris Thorburn | RW | 6-3/225 | 34 | Winnipeg (NHL) | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 95 |
| Alex Tuch | RW | 6-4/220 | 21 | Iowa (AHL) | 57 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 28 |
| Jake Bischoff | D | 6-1/195 | 23 | Minnesota (B1G) | 38 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 16 |
| Alexei Emelin | D | 6-1/220 | 31 | Montreal (NHL) | 76 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 71 |
| Deryk Engelland | D | 6-2/205 | 35 | Calgary (NHL) | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 85 |
| Jason Garrison | D | 6-1/220 | 32 | Tampa Bay (NHL) | 70 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 6-4/205 | 26 | Los Angeles (NHL) | 49 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 |
| Jon Merrill | D | 6-3/210 | 25 | New Jersey (NHL) | 51 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| Marc Methot | D | 6-3/225 | 32 | Ottawa (NHL) | 68 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Colin Miller | D | 6-0/195 | 24 | Boston (NHL) | 61 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 55 |
| Griffin Reinhart | D | 6-4/215 | 23 | Bakersfield (AHL) | 54 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| Luca Sbisa | D | 6-2/205 | 27 | Vancouver (NHL) | 82 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 |
| David Schlemko | D | 6-1/195 | 30 | San Jose (NHL) | 62 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 6-0/195 | 26 | Washington (NHL) | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Clayton Stoner | D | 6-3/225 | 32 | Anaheim (NHL) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| Shea Theodore | D | 6-2/185 | 22 | Anaheim (NHL) | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 6-2/185 | 26 | Chicago (NHL) | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 |
| 2016-17 STATS | GP | W | L | GAA | SV% | ||||
| Jean-Francois Berube | G | 6-1/170 | 26 | NY Islanders (NHL) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3.42 | 0.889 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 6-2/175 | 32 | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 3.02 | 0.909 |
| Calvin Pickard | G | 6-0/195 | 25 | Colorado (NHL) | 50 | 15 | 31 | 2.98 | 0.904 |