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Vegas Re-Signs Tomas Hyka And Zac Leslie

May 31, 2018 at 6:45 pm CDT | by Zach Leach Leave a Comment

The Vegas Golden Knights are keeping busy. The Western Conference champs used today’s break in the Stanley Cup Final to take care of business off the ice. The team announced that they have re-signed impending restricted free agents Tomas Hyka and Zac Leslie to one-year extensions. Hyka’s contract carries the minimum $650K NHL salary, but an elevated $250K AHL salary, while Leslie agreed to a $675K NHL value with a more common $75K  AHL salary. While neither player had a major role for the team this season, the Knights have high hopes for both.

Hyka, 25, was one of Vegas’ first signings as a franchise. The former Czech pro made the jump to North America to sign with the Knights on June 1st of last year and was one of only three players to join the team prior to the Expansion Draft. Hyka showed a lot of promise in his first NHL season, despite only playing in ten games with the Knights. The skilled forward posted outstanding numbers in the AHL, recording 48 points in 50 games, and added another three points in the NHL. Hyka had previously been drafted by the Los Angeles Kings out of the QMJHL in 2012, but was never signed and became free to join Vegas. It’s clear now that the Kings erred in their decision, as Hyka has the makings of a legitimate NHL forward who will likely make the Knights’ roster out of camp next season.

Leslie, another Kings draft pick, did sign with the team after being selected in the sixth round the year after Hyka. However, his offensive tendencies from his junior days in the OHL had failed to translate to the pro level in three seasons in the AHL, so L.A. dealt him to Vegas in early February for nothing more than future considerations. Leslie’s performance improved greatly when he joined the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, as he registered 17 points in his final 27 regular season games – and was a positive player for the first time in his pro career – before kicking in another three points in three postseason games. The 24-year-old rearguard has always been considered a system fit, but may have found the perfect landing spot as a depth option for Vegas.

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