July 2, 2026 - 9:53 am

The NHL’s free agency period opened this week, with the Vegas Golden Knights wasting no time making a flurry of roster moves.

Here’s a look at which members of the Golden Knights are staying, who is leaving and which players from other teams are coming to Vegas.

Which Golden Knights are staying:

D Rasmus Andersson (seven years, $8.5 million average annual value)

D Jeremy Lauzon (six years, $4 million AAV)

D Dylan Coghlan (two years, $875,000 AAV)

C Tanner Laczynski (three years, $900,000 AAV)

F Jakub Demek (one year, two-way)

F Joe Fleming (one year, two-way)

F Jonas Rondbjerg (one year, two-way)

F Raphael Lavoie (one year, two-way)

Who is leaving the Golden Knights:

C Colton Sissons (two years, $4.25 million AAV) with Toronto Maple Leafs

LW Cole Smith: (three years, $3 million AAV) with Chicago Blackhawks

RW Keegan Kolesar: Traded to Detroit Red Wings for 2027 seventh-round and 2029 third-round picks

D Kaedan Korczak: Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins for D Parker Wotherspoon

RW Reilly Smith: Not returning

RW Brandon Saad: Not returning

D Ben Hutton: Not returning

Which players are moving to Vegas from other teams:

F Victor Olofsson (one year, $1.638 million)

F Marc Gatcomb (two years)

D Ville Heinola (one year)

D Antti Tuomisto (two years)

D Adam Ginning (two years)