LAS VEGAS – The Vegas Golden Knights have signed defenseman Brayden McNabb to a three-year extension worth $10.95 million, keeping one of their original players under contract for the first decade of their existence.
McNabb, who turns 34 in January, will count $3.65 million against the salary cap from the start of the contract next season through 2027-28.
As one of the “Misfits” from the Golden Knights' 2017 expansion draft, McNabb helped the team reach the Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural season and win it all in 2023. The seasoned NHL veteran is the franchise's all-time scoring leader with 518 games played, 1,256 goals and 1,144 blocked shots, and has been on the ice more than anyone in a Vegas uniform, with over 10,205 minutes.
This is the third contract extension McNabb has signed with the club, and prior to this deal he will receive a salary increase to $2.5 million in 2017 and $2.85 million in 2022. Next summer he would be a been an unrestricted free agent.
The deal secures another defensive veteran for the foreseeable future: Alex Pietrangelo signed an $8.8 million annual contract through 2027, Zach Whitecloud signed a $2.75 million contract through 2028, and Shea Theodore (7.425 million US dollars) and Noah Hanifin ($7.35 million) by 2032. Nicolas Hague, a The next player, the short Facing his 26th birthday and waiting to become a restricted free agent could be next.
McNabb has spent the last eight seasons with Vegas after playing for Buffalo and Los Angeles in five additional seasons. He has two points in his first 16 games this season and averaged nearly 20 minutes a night.
