Erik Haula is Vegas-bound, as well as a prized Wild prospect.
Haula, a speedy former University of Minnesota center, will not only become the one Wild player lost to the expansion Vegas Golden Knights during tonight's NHL Awards Show and expansion announcement, he'll become the first – or one of the first – free-agent signings in Golden Knights history, multiple NHL sources say.

Haula, who would have become a restricted free agent July 1, agreed to a multi-year deal with the Golden Knights during their exclusive free-agency window that ended at 7 a.m. Pacific time this morning. That was also the deadline for Vegas to submit its initial 30-player roster to the NHL and sign and submit unprotected free agents.
In exchange for the Golden Knights choosing Haula in expansion and steering clear of, among others, defensemen Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella and center Eric Staal, the Wild has agreed to trade prospect Alex Tuch, sources say.
The Haula deal is for three years with an average annual value around $2.75 million. The Tuch trade will be announced after the Haula pick, with the Wild getting a conditional third round pick.
Tonight during the awards show that runs 7-9 p.m. CT, the expansion choices will be announced in four clusters of teams based on the reverse order of standings last season (Colorado to Washington). That means the Haula pick and subsequent trade will be announced late in the show.
TSN's Bob McKenzie first reported the possibility of Haula going to Vegas yesterday.
Nobody from the Wild will confirm any of this, but sources say GM Chuck Fletcher first began setting the stage for Haula-to-Vegas during a meeting with Haula's agent, Jay Grossman, at the NHL combine in Buffalo. The Wild knew it had expansion protection issues and didn't want to lose a defenseman to Vegas, particularly because there's a decent chance the Wild may trade one of its expensive defensemen – Jonas Brodin or Marco Scandella? – in the coming days. The trade freeze with the 29 other teams ends Thursday morning. The entry draft is Friday and Saturday in Chicago, and Fletcher does have a history of making trades during draft weekend.