Dan Rosen: Though it’s not guaranteed, the earliest that the NHL Board of Governors would vote on Seattle expansion is in December according to NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daley. A more realistic season for their inaugural season is 2021-22 and not 2020-21.
Golden Knights hoping Gusev will come over next year
David Schoen: Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee on Nikita Gusev who is playing in the KHL again this season: “We’re hoping that he will (come to North America). We’ve had conversations, and it sounds like it’s something that he’d like to do.