Overview
- The Golden Knights announced Saturday that they signed captain Mark Stone to a two-year, $18 million extension that begins with the 2027-28 season and runs through 2028-29.
- The contract carries a $9 million average annual value, a $500,000 reduction from Stone’s current $9.5 million cap hit, and reportedly includes a full no-movement clause for both years.
- Stone is coming off a career-high 73 points in 60 regular-season games and added 12 points in 17 playoff games during Vegas’s run to the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.
- The team locked Stone up before training camp to prevent him from reaching unrestricted free agency after the upcoming season, but his history of back surgeries and a ruptured spleen leaves availability and 2027-28 roster planning as open questions.
- Since being acquired at the 2019 trade deadline, Stone has been the franchise’s on-ice leader and playoff driver, with 136 goals and 396 points in 400 regular-season games for Vegas, making this a continuity move that also limits the club’s long-term exposure.