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Vegas Golden Knights send a message with Vadim Shipachyov signing

Thursday evening, the Vegas Golden Knights made their entrance into the NHL official with the signing of their second player, and first high-level talent, Vadim Shipachyov.

They even just came out and announced his contract details:

Shipachyov’s contract will be for two years with an average annual salary of $4.5 million.

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 5, 2017

They also made the best viral hockey joke for a Thursday evening with only one playoff game going on:

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CC: @BSH_Joe

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Guy-Guy— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 5, 2017

Reid Duke, a junior free agent, has been loaned to the Chicago Wolves, the St.