The Golden Knights lost center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and forward Ryan Carpenter as NHL free agency began Monday but re-signed forwards Tomas Nosek and Brandon Pirri.
The team also lost two depth pieces but added forward Patrick Brown on a two-year, two-way/one-way deal.
Bellemare signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract ($1.8 million average annual value) with the Colorado Avalanche, a source confirmed to the Review-Journal, while Carpenter signed a three-year, $3 million contract ($1 million average annual value) with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nosek received a one-year, $1 million contract from the Knights while Pirri signed a two-year deal worth $1.