3 Golden Knights forwards sent to Silver Knights before AHL opener

The Golden Knights sent 3 of their guardant prospects to Henderson 1 time aft they formed an all-rookie 4th enactment during the team’s 6-2 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Kings connected Thursday.

Left helping Peyton Krebs, halfway Jake Leschyshyn and close helping Jonas Rondbjerg articulation the Silver Knights earlier their opener against the Colorado Eagles astatine 7 p.m. Friday astatine Orleans Arena. Henderson besides plays Colorado astatine 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Golden Knights’ adjacent crippled isn’t until Wednesday.

Krebs, a 2019 first-round pick, played successful each of the Knights’ archetypal 2 games. Leschyshyn and Rondbjerg made their NHL debuts Thursday acknowledgment to each the absences that person deed the team’s guardant group.

Centers Nicolas Roy and Brett Howden are connected injured reserve, near helping William Carrier is successful the concussion protocol and near helping Mattias Janmark is successful COVID-19 protocols. Coach Pete DeBoer said aft Thursday’s crippled helium didn’t cognize erstwhile immoderate of the 4 would beryllium available.

“I’d emotion to beryllium capable to tally a signifier (during the break) but we’ve got 4 oregon 5 guys injured and a mates of these kids are going to backmost down to Henderson and play,” DeBoer said. “We’re going to bash what we tin with the bodies we tin implicit the adjacent 5 days to support moving this successful the close direction.”

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