When the expansion rules came out last year after Las Vegas was awarded the NHL’s 31st franchise, Bob Strumm couldn’t help but be envious.
“Where were those rules when we needed them?” he probably asked himself.
Strumm, the former general manager of the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League, was working as a pro scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2000, the last time the NHL expanded. And when the league unveils the Golden Knights’ picks Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena, it will be under far different circumstances.
“The biggest difference is there’s only one team,” Strumm said.