Chandler Stephenson won a Stanley Cup title two seasons ago with the Washington Capitals, the team he was still playing with at the start of this season.
He was fired by San Jose in December and hired a month later after the Golden Knights parted ways with Gerard Gallant, the coach who took them to the Stanley Cup final in their inaugural season two years ago.
Tampa Bay's free-agent additions last summer were Maroon and veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, then defenseman Zach Bogosian became available in February when Buffalo terminated the 12-year veteran's contract.
I think guys like Patty (Maroon), guys like Barclay, they kind of allow us to play with our chests a little bit puffed out.
New York hasn't been to a Stanley Cup final since 1984, a year after winning its fourth title in a row.