After completing a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, Vegas holds the 34th pick. The Golden Knights select Slovakian goaltender Roman Durny of the USHL Des Moines Buccaneers (undrafted 19yo).

 

This player is now on Fantrax. Just had a look while looking over my Vegas roster. Please check and add Roman Durny when you have a chance. Thank you!

Trading is the best way to shape the team to your liking here, especially if you don't have many draft picks. With the cap on the rise, I think this years FA class will be especially weak. Certainly nowhere near last year with the expansion draft and all.  Cap issues are playing a factor in the trades by the competitive teams, most of them have had solid ownership for years to shape the team.

I agree with Jonathan. It was true in the NHL as well where teams had some extra cap space to work with after the expansion draft. I also can't wait to start Free Agency here in Franchise. It's going to be a lot more exciting if my theory is correct about the salary cap impact and level of interest in franchise players based on some of the brief discussions I've had with owners around the league. 

Pick No.47 has been traded from Nashville to Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas selects C Miro Aaltonen of the AHL's Toronto Marlies. He was originally drafted Round 6, 177th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by Anaheim.

I want to ask if Vegas inderstands the value of a starting goalie before approving this given Smith is their main starter. Need to hear from VGK...

Hi Pigsrule. How are things? Yes. I understand the scoring system in this league and how goaltenders have a higher value than forwards and defensemen. For this trade I value the 26yo Grubauer (RFA this Summer) over the 36yo Mike Smith (had the Flames in a playoff spot then lost it or put another way could not help turn it around for them and lost the playoff spot down the stretch). There is also a certain amount of calculated risk involved in this trade as is the case with most transactions of this nature if I'm not mistaken. Thanks again for checking.

Vegas Golden Knights select LW Samuel Bucek from Chicago Steel of the USHL. Thank you!