From the outset of hearing that there would be a new expansion team in the NHL, we wondered who the Las Vegas team would poach from the Calgary Flames. Would they take a promising young player like Brett Kulak or Hunter Shinkaruk? Perhaps select a veteran that would alleviate some salary cap space issues for the Flames, like Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan or Lance Bouma? A good depth piece like Alex Chiasson?
Nope.
The Las Vegas Golden Knights chose an option that I straight up ruled out in my recent piece assessing who the Flames would lose from an expansion draft.