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Jimmy Schuldt Signs With Vegas Golden Knights

September 5, 2019 at 12:56 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 8 Comments

The Vegas Golden Knights will have Jimmy Schuldt in training camp after all, as he has signed a one-year, one-way deal worth $850K. Schuldt will still be a restricted free agent next summer.

Schuldt, 24, was the prize of the college market earlier this year when he finished his four-year stint at St. Cloud State. The smooth-skating defenseman put up 118 points over 156 games for the Huskies and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker award in both his junior and senior seasons. Serving as captain since his sophomore year, Schuldt was expected to step right into an NHL lineup as a bottom-pairing option even as he learns the ropes of professional hockey.

The Golden Knights won the recruiting war against almost every other team in the league, and brought Schuldt in on a one-year entry-level deal that would be immediately burned. He played one game down the stretch for the team but would have been a restricted free agent this summer regardless, giving him some negotiating leverage coming out of the NCAA system. Unfortunately the Golden Knights found themselves in quite a tough financial situation this offseason and needed to jettison several players to even make room for the ones they already had under contract, thanks to expensive extensions for Mark Stone, Nate Schmidt and others kicking in for the 2019-20 season.

That left little room for Schuldt, but getting a deal done before the young defenseman misses any of his first NHL training camp will allow him to be ready to compete for a full-time job. The team has some other options including Zach Whitecloud and Nic Hague that will be competing for what may be just one available roster spot, meaning Schuldt has to do more than just show up to be on the opening night lineup. He will still be waiver-exempt this season, meaning he could very well start in the minor leagues if the team goes in a different direction.

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  1. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    1 year ago

    CapFriendly shows they have only a little over $1MM, so that’s cutting it a bit close with “only” 44 contracts. Hope for Schuldt’s sake this doesn’t turn out to be a sign-and-trade. But, they are a relatively “new” expansion team, so we do have to cut them a little slack…

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    • PeeWeeGaskins

      1 year ago

      sIgN aNd TrAdE

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  2. Gerald Arrington

    1 year ago

    Keeping cap friendly as mentioned above by Mac , I see Vegas going younger on defense , in looking at current roster , starting with the highest paid Defenseman Nick Holden $2.2 million , then Merrill at $1.375 million , and Engelland at $700 k are all UFA’s after 2020 , so eventually may have to move on with them and noticed Knights Defenseman are not known for their scoring goals , so will consider a few moves in season or trade deadline. Schuldt will be starter with Whitecloud will be on call if some of veterans struggle.
    link to capfriendly.com

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    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      1 year ago

      Deryk’s deal is a bit different, in that it’s more of a “loyalty reward” and recognizes his value as a veteran presence. Holden has never impressed, in my eyes. Merrill’s cheap and “only” 26, and, as Gerald accurately pointed out, isn’t going to be counted on for scoring. That’s the domain of Nate & Shea, for the most part, with Colin Miller in for light relief.

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    • ColossusOfClout

      1 year ago

      Gonna be even harder for Colin Miller to score for Vegas now he’s a Sabre.

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  3. fletch

    1 year ago

    Perfect trade for the Wild, come on back to Minny.

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  4. Gerald Arrington

    1 year ago

    I seriously doubt Schuldt will be going back to Minny , maybe on visit after Vegas plays the night before in Minnesota to visit the college. Knights want be trading him to Minnesota

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    • fletch

      1 year ago

      He should’ve picked the Wild last spring. Vegas no room for him in the cap and on the ice.

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