Shea Theodore: How Close Is A Contract Extension With Vegas?

Shea Theodore: How Close Is A Contract Extension With Vegas?

Shea Theodore is the biggest name the Golden Knights have on the UFA list after the season concludes. If Vegas is smart, they get Theodore taken care of before he hits the open market in 2025. After all, the strength of the team is this blue line, and finding an elite puck-moving defenseman like Theodore isn’t exactly easy to come by.

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet indicated that extension talks haven’t begun yet but he’s not overly worried yet. Friedman reminds us all that players prefer to stay in tax free Las Vegas and an agreement could very easily come together.

“Not yet, I have no doubt that they haven’t talked about it. I’ve been focusing on some of the other ones so I haven’t really paid attention to that one yet. The Knights really try to do their business quietly. Guys want to stay there. Hanifin wanted to go to Tampa, gets traded to Vegas and he signs. Mark Stone gets traded there, he signs. A lot of their guys sign. Logan Thompson got traded because ‘I want more of an opportunity.’ I don’t think that’s necessarily going to be a problem with Theodore. He gets plenty of opportunity there. “

“The Knights find ways to keep the people that they want and I think if Theodore wants to stay and the Knights want him to stay, I always assume that this is a place where people are going to stay. Now could there be a whopper of a contract out there that maybe he’s thinking about, we’ll find out but to me, people don’t generally leave the Golden Knights unless there’s an obvious reason for them to do so.”

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I’m not sure what the strategy is here but Vegas needs to pick up the phone and get this done. What exactly are they waiting for? Get Theo signed before the damn season starts!

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