Vrbata was not protected by the Coyotes and thus will be exposed to the Vegas expansion draft, theScore reports.

EDGE Analysis

Heading into his age-36 season, Vrbata's one-year deal with the Coyotes is up and he currently doesn't have a contract in place heading into 2017-18. As such, the Golden Knights may be inclined to sign him given that he bounced back from a poor campaign in Vancouver with 20 goals, 55 points and a healthy 233 shots on net last year in the desert.