Expansion teams traditionally struggle to put the puck in the net.
That might not be the case for the Golden Knights.
Vegas emerged from the NHL Expansion Draft on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena with several skilled forwards, a development that even head coach Gerard Gallant didn’t see coming.
“It’s more talent than I thought it was going to be, but I wasn’t in the war room every day with those guys,” Gallant said. “They were working hard, and they did a good job and they made a lot of good deals. I’m really pleased looking at that tonight.