Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon knew it was unlikely that defenseman Rasmus Andersson would last through the Olympic break, and if he wanted to bolster his defensive pairings, he’d have to act quickly. Thus, as he’s done so many other times since the team entered the league in 2017, McCrimmon made a mid-season splash by acquiring a highly sought-after player in time for another playoff push. Vegas added the 29-year-old offensive blue liner Sunday in exchange for defenseman Zach Whitecloud, prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional first-round pick in 2027 and a conditional second-rounder in 2028.
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