from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com,

George McPhee doesn't want to ruin the surprise. The Vegas Golden Knights' first roster and flurry of trades will be unveiled during the 2017 NHL Awards and NHL Expansion Draft presented by T-Mobile in Las Vegas on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN).

But you can hear it in the voice of the Vegas general manager and see it in his smile. He's confident, excited, like he's got a secret he can't wait to share.

Lots of secrets, actually.

"I guess we'll tally it all up at the end," McPhee said Tuesday, "and you guys can tell us how we did."

I guess he wouldn't say that if he didn't think the Golden Knights will have done darn well.

Some teases:

How good will this team be?

"I think it's going to be a pretty good team," McPhee said, smiling. "We're happy that we've got a lot of defensemen, we've got really good goaltending, we've got a lot of centers and we've got scoring on the wing. We should have good speed."

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