Ryan Kesler

Kesler, John Moore and a conditional second-round pick in 2023 or 2024 were sent to Vegas in exchange for Evgenii Dadonov. However, Dadonov had a limited no-trade clause that had not been complied with, so the deal has been voided. Kesler's career is over due to a hip problem and his contract expires after this season. 

Kesler and John Moore are heading to Vegas for Evgenii Dadonov and a conditional 2024 second round pick. Kesler carries a $6.875 million cap hit that the Golden Knights will be allowed to use as extra long-term injured reserve cap relief after having to end his career due to a hip injury.

Kesler had resurfacing surgery on his right hip May 9, 2019 and he is still recovering from resurfacing surgery on his left hip from February. He played 15 NHL seasons with Vancouver and Anaheim, including 1,001 regular-season games and 101 playoff matches. Kesler hasn't played since March 6, 2019 and he has one more season remaining on his six-year contract. He was recently named a volunteer assistant coach with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team.

Kesler revealed in a TSN documentary called "The Problem of Pain," that he developed chronic digestive problems for overuse of medications like toradol, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that isn't recommended for long-term use. He developed colitis in 2015 and in the fall of 2019, Kesler was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. He feels that teams and their doctors need to do a better job of informing players about the risks of pain medications.