The Vegas Golden Knights announced Wednesday that they have signed a four-year extension with forward Chandler Stephenson.
You might remember Stephenson, 26, from such memories as “that time the Caps won the Stanley Cup.”
Stephenson’s deal is worth an average of $2.75 million a year, a big raise for a player considered NHL marginal just two years ago. Stephenson had a breakthrough season since his trade to the Knights (for picks) in December. Stephenson scored in his first game as a Knight, and then seven more times in 41 games, adding 14 assists, and clocking lots of ice time with scrubs like Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone.
Chandler Stephenson (4×2.75m extension with Las Vegas) is a defensive forward with a good shot. pic.twitter.com/4Iw60XFan8
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) October 7, 2020
Stephenson and the Knights were eliminated the NHL conference finals by the Dallas Stars. Stephenson scored three goals and two assists in a twenty-game postseason run.
Now here is a tenuously related tweet from my friend Ben.
The worst part of this trade:
“I’m Bev Stephenson, Proud Hockey Mom of #Knights forward, Chandler Stephenson.” pic.twitter.com/R0cbNfftRL
— Ben Hurl Scarbs (@1bscarbro) December 3, 2019
