Jonathan Marchessault Breaks Down What Happened With The Golden Knights

Jonathan Marchessault joined The Cam and Strick Podcast and discussed everything that happened in the process that led him to leave the Vegas Golden Knights and join the Nashville Predators.

Jonathan Marchessault joined The Cam and Strick Podcast and discussed everything that happened in the process that led him to leave the Vegas Golden Knights and join the Nashville Predators.

The 33-year-old original misfit is the franchise leader in games, goals, assists and points but was unable to come to an agreement with the Golden Knights.

"In Vegas, I called the GM (Kelly McCrimmon) on Friday, I called the president (George McPhee) on Saturday, I'm like, 'What's going on, what do you guys want to do? I need to know, are you guys actually letting me go for real?' Then, when Sunday showed up, nothing was budging," Marchessault said.

Marchessault also discussed how he was looking for a four-year deal but the Golden Knights were only willing to offer him a three-year contract. He then got more than what he was looking for with the Predators as he signed a five-year, $27.5M contract on the opening day of free agency.

The 2023 Conn Smythe winner has now been added to the list of fan favourites who have been moved or let go by the Golden Knights. That list includes Marc-Andre Fleury, Nate Schmidt, Alex Tuch and Reilly Smith.

"There's definitely no loyalty but, at the same time, you're there to win. I don't mind that mindset, personally," Marchessault said. "Obviously, I'm disappointed that I left. I didn't have any real things to consider and that's what disappointed me. I thought I had done good enough in the past seven years for them that I could deserve what I deserved. I was not asking for something outrageous, I was not trying to steal the bank or anything. But it's life and you move on, and they're still going to have a really good team and only the future will tell us if they were right or wrong."

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