Golden Knights' Vadim Shipachyov: Will begin season in AHL
Shipachyov was left off of Vegas' Opening Night roster and will start the year with AHL Chicago, Sean Shapiro of NHL.com reports.
This move certainly comes as a surprise, as the former KHL star was once thought to be centering the Golden Knights' first line. The 30-year-old was wearing a non-contact jersey in practice just last week, so it's possible that this roster designation is injury-related. Shipachyov was among KHL scoring leaders last season with 76 points in 50 games.