Three areas of need Vegas Golden Knights must address at Trade Deadline

3. Add Depth

This will probably be the hardest flaw to rectify given that, as already mentioned, the Vegas Golden Knights don’t exactly boast a treasure chest of cash to splash.

They are projected to have just under $3 million to play with at the Trade Deadline, although they could create a bit more room under the cap if they can move the likes of Nick Holden, Ryan Reave or Cody Eakin.

But even then the Knights will be losing bodies and you need depth up and down the lineup in order to survive a gruelling playoff series.

And the Golden Knights have already shed enough depth as it is having lost the likes of Erik Haula, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Nikita Gusev in the off-season.

Colin Miller was also traded to the Buffalo Sabres and the defenseman’s absence has hurt the overall balance of the blueline.

You can’t overestimate the importance of valuable depth players, particularly in the postseason, and the Golden Knights could do with one or two fresh bodies that can come in and bring something different to the table.

Again, with limited cap space Vegas will have to get creative in order to spruce up this roster, but if they can find one or two bodies with manageable cap hits then that could help massively when it matters most.

Could the Montreal Canadiens be tempted to trade Ilya Kovalchuk if they continue to fall out of the postseason picture?

The forward has been a revelation since signing a two-way deal with the Canadiens, recording six goals and six assists for 12 points in 17 games, and his $700,000 cap hit could easily be absolved by the Knights.

Players in that ilk, able to provide secondary offense and vital experience, would be crucial for the Vegas Golden Knights down the stretch.