The inaugural season for the Golden Knights featured a second forward line that was surprisingly productive and popular.
Yet general manager George McPhee saw room for improvement and poured plenty of resources into trying to make it even better.
McPhee spoke often during the offseason about the defensive deficiencies of the unit, which typically featured James Neal, David Perron and Erik Haula. Neal and Perron left in free agency, so he acquired veterans Paul Stastny and Max Pacioretty to fill the void.
“Teams change from year to year,” McPhee said. “There are additions and subtractions. We’ve added a couple of players who are very good two-way players, very good character people.