George McPhee made a series of moves Monday to finalize the Golden Knights roster.
But what the general manager really did was buy himself some extra time.
The Knights placed center Cody Eakin on the injured-reserve list and waived forwards Daniel Carr and Curtis McKenzie ahead of Thursday’s season opener against Philadelphia.
That leaves the Knights with 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders ahead of the deadline to submit final 23-man rosters at 2 p.m. Pacific time Tuesday.
“This leads into a real exciting week for our organization and others across the NHL,” assistant general manager Kelly McCrimmon said.