Alex Pietrangelo has been a key piece of the Vegas Golden Knights' blue line since joining the team as a free agent in the fall of 2020, and he helped the franchise win its inaugural Stanley Cup championship in 2023.

But with the 35-year-old stepping away from hockey indefinitely to deal with his health — and set to undergo a bilateral femur reconstruction that “has no guarantee of success” — it leaves a hole in the defense.

As general manager Kelly McCrimmon told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun earlier this week, the team has a plan to move forward without the services of the three-time NHL All-Star.

“Our roster, I think, is pretty much set,” McCrimmon said. “We’ll see what it looks like when we start. I’m comfortable starting with where we are. On our blue line, we look for Kaedan

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