Las Vegas Golden Knights‘ 7th year right wing Paul Thompson(15) wasted little time agreeing to a new one-year two-way deal on the opening day of unrestricted free agency.
He played a career high 21 NHL games last season with Florida Panthers recording 3 assists with a -4 rating, while grabbing his third straight 20+ assists campaign and a tidy 42 points in 51 AHL games for affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds.
Almost a bit ironically the 6′ 200 lbs. power forward style player put up his thus far best scoring totals in 2014/2015 while under his only minor league agreement with Albany Devils.
His played impressed the parent club New Jersey Devils and he was rewarded with a two-year contract but was only retained for a year before he got traded for draft picks after getting in his first three big league games, 0 points.
The former top scorer at University Of New Hampshire will likely become assistant captain for farm club Chicago Wolves, but could also see some more time in the show.
It’s a big year for the 28-year old to prove he’s got what it takes to stick.