Tom’s Daily: DeBoer Ready, VGK Cap Crunch Help Weaker Teams?

Tom’s Daily: Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer looks ahead; Could the VGK end up helping the league’s weaker teams by making trades; Progress towards the season start; UFA update and more.

VGK

Vegas Golden Knights head coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ready for the unique challenges of a shortened season. (Las Vegas Reivew-Journal)

Could the Vegas Golden Knights salary cap woes be a boon to weaker teams with massive cap room? TSN’s Travis Yost seems to think so, and I don’t disagree. It could be a perfect situation for Vegas to trade one more player for future assets. (TSN)

NHL

Is progress being made between the NHL and NHLPA? We haven’t heard much in the last few days, but TSN’s Darren Dreger says they’re seeing some movement. (TSN)

The latest on the remaining UFAs of 2020 (Sportsnet)

Ryan Miller (not THAT Ryan Miller) named Assistant GM of the St. Louis Blues (STLBlues)

Hockeyverse

How the USHL has navigated the pandemic. (Sports Illustrated)