VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

BY SCOTT ZERR

C | RANK: 27TH THE DRAFT-AND-DEVELOP model isn’t really how the Golden Knights go about their business. Draft-and-deal is more like it. Vegas has had eight first-round picks since arriving in 2017, but only two of them are still with the organization, with all the rest traded off as part of the team’s constant chase for every top-end player who becomes available on the market. It’s certainly paid off, as the Golden Knights are continually a threat to get their hands on a second Stanley Cup. The prospects in Vegas’ pipeline are valuable commodities – it’s just a question of if, and for how long, they stay in the flow. 1 TREVOR CONNELLY LW, 19, 6-1, 165 Providence (HE) 17–4–8–12–23 2024 draft, 19th overall OVERALL 33 History would suggest that Connelly is exactly the type of player the…

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