The Golden Knights are expected to activate defenseman Shea Theodore from long-term injured reserve, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. That’s what Raphael Lavoie has been experiencing since joining the Vegas Golden Knights organization.
The Edmonton Oilers let go of two high profile prospects this season in Raphael Lavoie and Xavier Bourgault, but it seems they made the right call. Bourgault was a former first round draft pick of the Oilers in 2021, and Lavoie was a second round pick from 2019.
The Edmonton Oilers went through a dramatic saga with Raphael Lavoie on waivers, and eventually lost their prospect to the Vegas Golden Knights. Lavoie was a second round draft pick of the Oilers back in 2019, and went on to play 4 seasons with the Bakersfield Condors in the AHL.
Jason Greger: The Vegas Golden Knights reclaimed Raphael Lavoie and he is eligible to be sent to the AHL because no other team put in a claim on him. Chris Johnston: Lavoie’s waiver week.
One of the weirdest waiver wire situations to grace the National Hockey League in years continues Friday, as for the second time this week, the Vegas Golden Knights have claimed Raphael Lavoie.
In what feels like the film Groundhog Day, the Vegas Golden Knights have reclaimed Raphael Lavoie from the Edmonton Oilers on waivers… again. The Oilers waived Lavoie last week but also got Cole Schwindt from the Calgary Flames.
It has been an eventful first few days in the NHL, especially for the Edmonton Oilers. After losing their home opener 6-0 to the Winnipeg Jets, the conversation about the Oilers is here, there, and everywhere.
It’s been a long week for Raphael Lavoie, caught in hockey’s no-man’s land having been waived by the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, waived by them on Tuesday, and reclaimed by Oilers on Wednesday.
The Edmonton Oilers reclaimed Raphael Lavoie on waivers Wednesday. Had they been the only team to do so, it could have been a real win for the organization as the Oilers could have moved Lavoie down to the AHL without having to use waivers.
The Edmonton Oilers have reclaimed forward Raphael Lavoie. After losing him to the Vegas Golden Knights on waivers, the Knights put Lavoie back on waivers Tuesday, giving the Oilers a chance to get their prospect back.
As a forward heading into the draft in recent years, the Edmonton Oilers may not be a team you’d want to hear call your name. That isn’t a slight at the city or organization, as we have seen players take discounts to go there in recent years thanks to how competitive the roster is.
It seems Raphael Lavoie’s time with the Vegas Golden Knights has come to an end. The Edmonton Oilers placed Lavoie on waivers on Sunday and the big winger was one of two players claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.
On Monday afternoon, it was announced that forward prospect Raphael Lavoie got claimed off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers by the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Edmonton Oilers have lost forward Raphael Lavoie to the Vegas Golden Knights after the 24-year-old was claimed off waivers. Despite being a promising talent, Lavoie struggled to secure a permanent spot on the Oilers’ roster and made his NHL debut last season, playing just seven games and recording no points.