Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will not play for the foreseeable future to undergo a bilateral femur reconstruction that "has no guarantee of success," the team said Monday, with the veteran adding that "I am in a difficult position.

First, Vegas completed a move to trade Nicolas Roy to Toronto in a sign-and-trade deal to acquire star winger Mitch Marner, league sources told Chris Johnston of The Athletic. Advertisement The trade includes an eight-year contract extension for Marner with a cap hit of $12 million per year through the 2033-34 season.