It’s been a busy offseason for the cap-strapped Golden Knights.



Many dominoes have fallen this summer. From trading Erik Haula and Colin Miller to open up cap space after signing William Karlsson to an eight-year deal to navigating restricted free agents Malcolm Subban and Tomas Nosek. And Monday morning the final domino fell when Vegas traded Nikita Gusev to the New Jersey Devils.



It’s likely the last significant move for the Golden Knights this summer. They still have to sign restricted free agent Jimmy Schuldt, but that should be clerical now that everything else is settled. The roster as it stands today is pretty much what you’ll see when they host the San Jose Sharks on opening night Oct. 2.



Despite losing key pieces through trades and free agency, president of hockey operations George McPhee is confident in his 2019-20 squad.



“We’re a better team because we had depth in the positions where we moved players...