The big news for the Vegas Golden Knights before their opening match-up against the Stars kicked off with the team deciding to trade their backup goalie Calvin Pickard to the Toronto Maple Leafs after they claimed Malcolm Subban on waivers from Boston. And as it made some sense at the time, now it’s looking to hurt the team more than ever.
With Marc-Andre Fleury being placed on IR after taking a knee to the head in Vegas’s game against Detroit, Subban took over duties in between the pipes. But the injury woes continued.