3. Who will seize opportunities on the wing?
The Golden Knights are set in goal, on defense and at center. The intrigue entering training camp is on the wing.
Vegas added forwards Victor Olofsson and Alexander Holtz in the offseason. Olofsson had 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 51 games for the Buffalo Sabres last season, but he has scored 20 goals or more three times in the NHL and once played with center Jack Eichel in Buffalo. Holtz had 28 points (16 goals, 12 assists) in 82 games for the New Jersey Devils last season.
Other forwards to watch include Pavel Dorofeyev and Brendan Brisson, who split time between Vegas and Henderson of the American Hockey League last season. Dorofeyev, a third-round pick (No. 79) in the 2019 NHL Draft, had 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists) in 47 games for Vegas last season. Brisson, the No. 29 pick of the 2020 NHL Draft, had eight points (two goals, six assists) for Vegas last season.
“Anybody that’s a winger, they’re going to have an opportunity if they’re ready to take it,” McCrimmon said.