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NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / August 31
Five PTO candidates who could become major bargains
With training camps approaching, several recognizable NHL veterans remain without contracts. Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Toews have retired, while Marcus Johansson has taken his career overseas, but there is still meaningful talent available.
Reilly Smith News / NHL Rumors / August 17
Reilly Smith’s Free Agency: Vegas Remains Top Landing Spot
Reilly Smith remains unsigned as NHL training camps approach, one of the last notable names on a thin 2026 free agent board. The 35-year-old winger, a two-time Stanley Cup champion, has yet to find a fit for the 2026-27 season despite a résumé built on 15 years of NHL experience.
Vegas Golden Knights News / NHL Rumors / August 17
Reilly Smith’s Free Agency: Vegas Remains Top Landing Spot
Reilly Smith remains unsigned as NHL training camps approach, one of the last notable names on a thin 2026 free agent board. The 35-year-old winger, a two-time Stanley Cup champion, has yet to find a fit for the 2026-27 season despite a résumé built on 15 years of NHL experience.
The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 26
Why the Maple Leafs Probably Won’t Want Reilly Smith
Reilly Smith just turned in a perfectly solid season with 16 goals and 26 points in 69 games for the Vegas Golden Knights on a cheap one-year deal. At first glance, that looks like a nice low-risk veteran option for a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs looking for middle-six help.
The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
NHL News / NHL Rumors / May 20
Vegas Golden Knights Have Cap Issues to Resolve to Sign Multiple Players
It is never easy to talk about teams that are still in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it is part of the business. As we have seen, teams like the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are going on long playoff runs and have to deal with their free agents days before July 1st.
NHL News / Dice City Sports / April 24
Golden Knights face Utah speed test as series shifts to Game 3
The Golden Knights have already seen the warning signs in this series. Utah’s speed showed up in Game 2, and so did its ability to turn Vegas mistakes into momentum.
NHL News / Dice City Sports / April 18
Golden Knights open playoffs vs Utah with identity already set
The Golden Knights are not entering the playoffs searching for a switch to flip. They believe they already found their game. That is the clearest read on Vegas heading into Sunday’s Game 1 against the Utah Mammoth at T-Mobile Arena.
NHL News / Field Level Media / April 16
Reilly Smith tallies twice as Knights down Kraken, win Pacific title
Reilly Smith scored twice during Vegas' three-goal third period and also had an assist as the Golden Knights rallied for a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken to clinch the Pacific Division title on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / March 23
Golden Knights win 3-2 in Dallas as Smith seals it late
The Golden Knights finally got the response they needed Sunday night. Vegas beat the Stars 3-2 at American Airlines Center, snapping its skid with one of its sharper road wins of the season.
Vegas Golden Knights News / Field Level Media / March 22
Reilly Smith's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Stars
Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:38 remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the host Dallas Stars on Sunday night.
The defining figure for every NHL franchise
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
NHL News / Yardbarker / February 24
Penguins GM Kyle Dubas continues to fix one of his early mistakes
Dubas has been on quite run for the Penguins in terms of roster moves over the past season-and-a-half.
NHL News / Dice City Sports / January 9
Knights rally past Blue Jackets 5-3 as Reilly Smith scores twice
The Vegas Golden Knights overcame an early two-goal deficit and used a surge from Reilly Smith to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Vegas Golden Knights News / Field Level Media / January 9
Reilly Smith scores twice as Golden Knights rally past Blue Jackets
Reilly Smith scored two goals and Mark Stone had a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3, on Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / November 29
Cassidy Explains Healthy Scratches Of Brandon Saad And Reilly Smith 
(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen) Bruce Cassidy is sending a message to his team today through a pair of lineup changes. Both Brandon Saad and Reilly Smith have been taken out for the first time this season.
Vegas Golden Knights News / Daily Faceoff / September 3, 2025
‘He just took out a tooth!’: Comedian Will Burkart has funny interaction with Golden Knights’ Reilly Smith
Reilly Smith may have a second career once he retires from hockey. The Vegas Golden Knights’ forward was in the crowd for a comedy show in Las Vegas last week as Will Burkart took the stage.
Vegas Golden Knights News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 25, 2025
Golden Knights signing Stanley Cup-winning winger to contract extension
The 34-year-old’s second stint in Vegas will last longer than a few months.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 11, 2025
Watch: Golden Knights win Game 3 with shocking buzzer-beating goal
The Vegas Golden Knights needed a win on Saturday night, and they got it in one of the most incredible and unexpected ways.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 11, 2025
Stanley Cup playoffs takeaways: Oilers' goaltending still not good enough
The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Saturday with two more games. Here are some key takeaways from all of the action.
New York Rangers News / Yardbarker / March 7, 2025
Revisiting the New York Rangers' in-season trades
The NHL trade deadline can be a crazy time in the hockey world, and the Rangers proved that with a number of major trades.
NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / March 6, 2025
Reilly Smith Traded Back to Golden Knights in Deadline Deal
Reilly Smith is heading back to the Vegas Golden Knights after a trade with the New York Rangers, according to New York Post columnist Larry Brooks. The deal sees the San Jose Sharks receiving Vegas’s third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and prospect Brendan Brisson, who will be assigned to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack.
New York Rangers News / Vegas Hockey Now / March 3, 2025
Original Misfit Reilly Smith Trade Bait, Second Consecutive Game
On Sunday, the New York Rangers took on the Nashville Predators. The Rangers won 4-0, but the game’s actual story came a few hours before puck drop when it was reported that former Vegas Golden Knight Reilly Smith would be held out for “roster management purposes.” On Monday, the process repeated.
New York Rangers News / House of Hockey / March 5, 2025
New York Rangers Cup champion reportedly refuses trade to Canadian team
Reilly Smith appears to be on the move from the New York Rangers, and now his no-trade clause has revealed absolutely no desire to move to Canada.
New York Rangers News / Daily Faceoff / March 2, 2025
Report: Rangers’ Reilly Smith to sit against Predators for trade-related reasons
As the March 7 NHL trade deadline looms, the New York Rangers are playing it safe with pending unrestricted free agent Reilly Smith, who won’t play Sunday versus the Nashville Predators due to trade-related reasons, reports The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 1, 2024
Penguins receiving strong trade interest in surprising veteran
It looks like Smith could help yield a quality piece for a potential rebuild or retool this offseason.
Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / February 21, 2024
LeBrun Says Teams Interested in Reilly Smith; Penguins Listening on Many
The March 8th NHL trade deadline is just over two weeks away, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have not improved their position in the standings. Several new players have not integrated well into the Penguins lineup, wins have become scarce, and things are not looking rosy for the Penguins to make a playoff push.
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