Las Vegas Review-Journal

U.S. Open leaderboar­d

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At Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.

Purse: $12 million

Yardage: 7,741; Par 72

Final Round

Brooks Koepka, $2,160,000 67-70-68-67—272 Brian Harman, $1,050,012 67-70-67-72—276 Hideki Matsuyama, $1,050,012 74-65-71-66—276 Tommy Fleetwood, $563,642 67-70-68-72—277 Rickie Fowler, $420,334 65-73-68-72—278 Bill Haas, $420,334 72-68-69-69—278 Xander Schauffele, $420,334 66-73-70-69—278 ▶ Complete scores: -16 -12 -12 -11 -10 -10 -10

free agents, both unrestrict­ed and restricted.

“We weren’t surprised by the lists. It was what we expected. We now have some control over what’s happening now. But we’re on the clock and we’ve looked at the lists, and we’re going through the process of trying to put the team together.”

Mcphee claims he has not made any deals, despite rumors the Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to give up their first-round pick in Friday’s Entry Draft (No. 24 overall) in exchange for the Knights not selecting from a certain group of Columbus players.

“We don’t have anything,” Mcphee said. “We have lots of things lined up. But until we see everything, we don’t have anything.”

What’s Mcphee looking for? Draft picks, both for 2017 and — preferably — beyond.

He has repeatedly said the key to building a successful franchise is through the Entry Draft, and Mcphee would like to come to Chicago with more assets. Whether he uses those assets as picks or opts to trade them to acquire even more assets down the road remains to be seen.

Ultimately, the Knights must select three goaltender­s, nine defensem

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