George McPhee talked about having a blank canvas to paint his vision for the Golden Knights when he was hired July 13 as the expansion team’s general manager.
He started with simple strokes in March when he signed forward Reid Duke out of junior hockey. He added a dash of color in May with the signing of Russian free agent center Vadim Shipachyov, and followed that by signing Tomas Hyka to an entry level deal.
But the real creativity will come over the next nine days. Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena, the team will select 30 players in the NHL Expansion Draft.