Overview

• Vegas made the designation with approval from the NHL, the NHLPA, and Pietrangelo, as reflected in the Opening Day roster filing.
• The move delivers access to Pietrangelo’s full $8.8 million in LTIR relief with two years remaining on his contract.
• Under this season’s rules, an out-for-season LTIR designation renders the player ineligible to return at any point, including the playoffs.
• Pietrangelo has been rehabbing a chronic hip injury that hampered him in 2024–25, and recent comments left his long-term future open but uncertain.
• The decision clarifies Vegas’s cap and roster planning, with the club otherwise projected at roughly $23,929 in space and a significant hole in its top-four defense.