As reported by TSN’s Frank Saravelli, Vegas Golden Knights’ GM Kelly McCrimmon is reportedly increasing his efforts to weasel out of a tight-cap situation of his own making.
This off-season the Knights’ said goodbye to defenceman Nate Schmidt and Paul Stastny in an effort to sign premier free agent defenceman Alex Pietrangelo to a long-term contract. Ultimately they succeeded, but his seven-year, $61.6-million contract has caused some cap concerns. According to CapFriendly.com, Vegas currently has a total of zero dollars in cap space and would need to create some space for the start of the season in order to handle even the most basic of transactions.