Hometown kid Zucker happy Vegas has team

Wild forward grew up in LV

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Zucker arrived at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday morning for the Minnesota Wild’s pregame skate and something felt different.

“It feels a little weird being able to say that we’re playing Vegas,” the forward said. to root for Thursday and laughed before giving his response.

“I don’t know,” he said. “I’ll have to ask them that question.”

Roster moves

The Knights activated defensemanlucasbisa from the injured-reserve list prior to Thursday’s game and placed forwards David Perron and William Carrier on IR.

Sbisa missed the past seven games with a lower-body injury.

Perron (upper body), tied for third on the team in scoring with 19 points, was injured Nov. 24 against San Jose.carriersufferedan undisclosed injury Saturday against Arizona.

Neither player made the road trip, and each is expectedtomissatleastone week, according to the team.

Putting down roots

Defenseman Brayden Mcnabb was set to become an unrestricted free agent in July but decided against testing the open market.

Mcnabb, who this week signed a four-year extension through the 2021-22 season, said he is happy with the Knights and enjoys living in Las Vegas.

“Coming in getting drafted, you’re unsure about the city,” the 26-year-old said. “But being here, it’s been great, from the top down.

It’s a good place to play, it’s a good place to live and I’m happy to be here.”

Toy drive

The Knights will host a holiday Toy Drive prior to the Dec. 12 game against Carolina at T-mobile Arena.

Fans can bring a new and unwrapped toy that will be donated to CASA Foundation, which supports children in foster care in Clark County.

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