Alex Pietrangelo #27 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates his first period goal. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
It was a pretty big off-season for the Vegas Golden Knights.
After coming up short in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, losing in five in the Western Conference Finals to the Dallas Stars, the Vegas Golden Knights opted to go big-game hunting once again.
They went fishing with the big boys and finally caught their White Whale in elite defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who signed a seven-year, $61.6 million contract.
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It came at a steep price, however, with the Golden Knights having to deal both Paul Stastny and Nate Schmidt in order to clear the cap space needed to make a run at Pietrangelo.