The Vegas Golden Knights are saddled up, ready to pillage the 30 teams of the NHL. There’s so much for them to plunder! Defensemen! Goaltenders! Old wingers on bad contracts!
But Vegas is in search of looting another type of booty. General manager George McPhee doesn’t just want your roster players. He wants your draft picks, and if you hand over some of your prospects, too, even better.
In fact, at Vegas’ news conference today, George McPhee said that he had at least 6 trades already done. These deals (which won’t be officially announced until after the expansion draft) are compensation from other teams to dissuade them from taking a particular player.