Major: The renowned Frank Seravalli has just accused the Vegas Golden Knights of cheating during the 2023 playoffs

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Elias Edmonson
September 9, 2023 (12:22)

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Even though the Vegas Golden Knights lifted the Stanley Cup last June, many hockey fans have denounced the fact that the organization took advantage of the fact that the salary cap no longer applies in the playoffs.

Talk to the Canadiens' fans two years ago when the Lightning were significantly exceeding the payroll, which allowed the team to integrate Nikita Kucherov into the lineup despite the fact that he had not played any games during the regular season.

Returning to the Knights, they circumvented the rule by inserting forward Mark Stone before the playoffs, and he was a key element of the team during the journey that led Vegas to the Stanley Cup.

However, this is not about Stone here but another player who was on the long-term injured list, as reported by the website Habsolumentfan.com.

According to Frank Seravalli, the Golden Knights would have placed the name of forward Nolan Patrick on the injured list, but he was not as injured as the team wanted to make it seem. Ouch!

Here are his explanations:

I think it has to be said that Nolan Patrick could fit perfectly with the Oilers, provided he is healthy.
As @frank_seravalli hinted on Oilers Now: I think Nolan Patrick was perhaps a bit healthier than what the Vegas Golden Knights may have let on.

Wow! And without this little maneuver, they probably wouldn't have been able to adhere to the NHL's salary cap.

It is quite astonishing but also discouraging for some NHL teams that are fighting hard to maneuver with the payroll.

At the same time, if this rule is tolerated by the NHL, well, it is quite normal that some organizations take advantage of it.

Returning to Nolan Patrick, he spent the entire 2022-2023 season on the injured list, and if Seravalli's information turns out to be accurate, the former second overall pick in 2017 might be a candidate to get a professional tryout this fall.

According to some rumors, the Edmonton Oilers have shown interest in him.