Vegas Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights have traded reigning Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Chicago Blackhawks. Vegas got minor leaguer Mikael Hakkarainen in return.

The Seattle Kraken had a very different expansion draft on the trading front than the Vegas Golden Knights four years ago.

The first step in making a team complete with actual players begins tomorrow with the NHL's expansion draft.
Here are 5 other important dates to circle for the inaugural season of the Seattle Kraken:

The Seattle Kraken have some big decisions to make when selecting players in their expansion draft. General manager Ron Francis has $81.5 million salary cap to play with.

Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:39 into overtime, Carey Price stopped 37 shots and the Montreal Canadiens advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 28 years following a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Nicolas Roy scored on his own rebound 1:18 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, tying the Stanley Cup semifinals at 2-all.

Carey Price made 29 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Wednesday night to tie the Stanley Cup semifinal series at a game apiece.

Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in the first game of the Stanley Cup semifinal.

Alex Pietrangelo scored his first goal of the postseason to break a tie and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Game 6 to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals.

Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 and take a 3-2 series lead.