{"id":132399,"date":"2022-09-25T11:08:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T15:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=132399"},"modified":"2022-09-25T11:08:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T15:08:21","slug":"nhl-rumours-talks-vegas-golden-knights-defenceman-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/09\/25\/nhl-rumours-talks-vegas-golden-knights-defenceman-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Talks With Vegas Golden Knight Defenceman Slow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another edition of NHL rumours. Preseason games are underway, but there are some players that aren&#8217;t camp. These missing players are restricted free agents that have yet to sign deals. A big name like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/roberja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Robertson<\/a> has yet to sign with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/stars\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Stars.<\/a> However, we take a look at the Nicolas Hague contract negotiations with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/09\/12\/vegas-golden-knights-bets-and-worst-free-agent-signings\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Nicolas Hague Contract Talks Stalled<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Still no progress in contract talks between the VGK &amp; RFA D Nic Hague. If things don&#39;t improve soon, an option for him is going back home to keep up with his on\/off ice training.<\/p>\n<p>Hague is 1 of 4 remaining RFAs out there, along with Jason Robertson, Rasmus Sandin &amp; Alex Formenton<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFourthPeriod\/status\/1572959749297020930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Fourth Period&#8217;s David Pagnotta reports that the talks between the RFA defenceman and the Golden Knights are stuck in the mud. The 23-year-old is waiting for a new deal that would see him get a decent raise from his deal. Hague recorded four goals and 10 assists in 52 games last season for the Knights. It was<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/04\/19\/nicolas-hague-scouting-report-2017-nhl-draft-21\/\" target=\"_self\"> his best offensive season<\/a> in his first season with sustained minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Kitchener, Ontario native missed the start of training camp on Thursday. However, he still might be dealing with the effects of a lower-body injury that ended his season early in 2021-22. Details of his injury will likely be kept quiet until a deal is reached.<\/p>\n<p>The young defenceman may return home to resume training if talks don&#8217;t progress. Both sides have until Dec. 1 to reach a deal for him to be eligible to play.<\/p>\n<h3>What it Means<\/h3>\n<p>Hague looks like he&#8217;ll get top-four minutes this season when he&#8217;s healthy enough to play. He&#8217;d fit in nicely with a group that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pietral01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Pietrangelo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/theodsh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Theodore<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/martial01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alec Martinez<\/a>. Vegas is looking to get back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after missing the postseason for the first time in team history.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Knights may have to make some room in their salary cap to fit Hauge. Vegas is currently more than $12 million over the cap, but that will be fixed when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/webersh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Weber<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehnero01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robin Lehner<\/a> go on long-term injured reserve. The Knights will have some $2 million for Hague but may want to clear out more room if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Not having the young blueline will hurt Vegas, but one hopes a deal is coming soon. An offer sheet is highly unlikely as teams have no space and have made all the signings they&#8217;ve needed to make.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: The Golden Knights have signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hagueni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicolas Hague<\/a> to a three-year, Entry-Level Contract.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHMLTAmPCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/bHMLTAmPCQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1dYKzgMid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/R1dYKzgMid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldenKnights\/status\/913867505713553408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another edition of NHL rumours. Preseason games are underway, but there are some players that aren&#8217;t camp. These missing players are restricted free agents that have yet to sign deals. A big name like Jason Robertson has yet to sign with the Dallas Stars. However, we take a look at the Nicolas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":132400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4321,4547,4548,807],"tags":[1570,662,937,1269,254,6523],"class_list":["post-132399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rumours","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-vegas-golden-knights","tag-jason-robertson","tag-nhl-free-agency","tag-nicolas-hague","tag-robin-lehner","tag-shea-weber","tag-vegas-golden-knights-rumours"],"modified_by":"Josh Erickson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}