Golden Knights’ Big Off-Season Acquisition Plays Against Former St. Louis Mates Tuesday

January 25, 2021January 26, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Alex Tuch, Pete DeBoer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

When Alex Pietrangelo signed with the Vegas Golden Knights last year, he had no idea and the Golden Knights and his old team — the St. Louis Blues — would be in the same division and play each other eight times during these crazy pandemic times.

So, Tuesday’s Vegas (5-1) vs St. Louis (3-2-1) showdown at a fan-free T-Mobile Arena will be just the first of eight games that Pietrangelo will play against former mates.

In October, the Knights signed Pietrangelo to a seven-year contract worth an average annual value of $8,800,000 — or $61.6 million. He gets to play his former teammates Tuesday. Here are some of Pietrangelo’s thoughts on playing against the team that won a Stanley Cup with him just two years ago.

From the NHL: “Pietrangelo spent the first 12 seasons of his NHL career with St. Louis, including four campaigns as captain, where he led the franchise to its first Stanley Cup in 2018-19. Pietrangelo holds the Blues all-time mark for assists by a defenseman (341) and ranks second among that group in goals (109), points (450) and games played (758).”

VGK forward Alex Tuch said Pietrangelo, or “Petro” in the locker room, has fit in nicely: “He comes here and right away he’s a leader in the locker room. He’s team first.”