Vegas Golden Knights center Vadim Shipachyov (87) brings the puck up the ice during a game against Buffalo Sabres at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Vegas Golden Knights won 5-4 in overtime. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @BridgetKBennett
The Golden Knights do not appear to have given up on Vadim Shipachyov despite his reassignment to the minor leagues Tuesday.
However, general manager George McPhee made it clear Shipachyov’s return to the NHL with the Knights must be earned.
The 30-year-old center from Russia has struggled during his time with the Knights. He has appeared in just three of the team’s first eight games and has twice been reassigned to the Chicago Wolves, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate.