How the Golden Knights Can Replace Reilly Smith’s Value
By trading Reilly Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins just hours before the 2023 NHL Draft, the Vegas Golden Knights freed up $5 million in cap space, which they used to sign Ivan Barbashev to a five-year extension. Let’s take some time to explore what the best options are in order to keep their lineup just as dangerous. As for Cotter, who had 13 goals in 55 games as a rookie with the Golden Knights last season, he provides a much more well-rounded game. It’s not going to be easy to find a player as well-rounded as Reilly Smith was through his tenure with the Golden Knights. An original “Misfit”, he was selected in the 2017 Expansion Draft and had 264 points in 399 regular season games and is the Golden Knights’ fifth all-time playoff scorer with 66 points in 88 games....
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