To no one’s surprise, the NHL careers of Mikhail Grabovski and David Clarkson appear to be over. As a result, the Golden Knights will have a little over $10 million in additional salary cap space for the upcoming season.
The two NHL veterans have not been on the ice the first two days of practice at City National Arena. Grabovski, a 33-year-old forward who was acquired from the New York Islanders in the expansion draft, has been dealing with concussion issues for nearly two years and did not play last season.
Clarkson, a 33-year-old forward who was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets the night of the expansion draft, has been plagued with lower back problems for the past few seasons.