#3 Keegan Kolesar
Team: Vegas Golden Knights
Age: 25
Position: Right Wing, Centre
2021-22 Stats: 77 games, 7 goals, 24 points, 262 hits
Qualifying Offer: $787,500
Potential: Bottom six forward on Toronto Maple Leafs
The Vegas Golden Knights may have the most concerning cap situation in the NHL. Right now, they’re projected to be $200,000 over the salary cap with only 17 NHL players under contract.
One casualty of their cap dilemma may be Keegan Kolesar, especially with RFA’s Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague and UFA’s Reilly Smith and Mattias Janmark still unsigned.
Kolesar plays a similar game to Luke Kunin, but is less proven and doesn’t have the prestige of being a former 1st round pick. However, he would most likely sign at a much more affordable price (maybe even half of what Kunin would demand).