Alex Pietrangelo won’t be in the lineup for the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 8, but their No. 1 defenseman did not rule out returning from a hip injury at some point this season.

The defenseman is on injured reserve rehabilitating a hip issue he played through most of last season and into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

“Nothing is really concrete,” Pietrangelo said Monday. “I’m just going to continue to take it day-by-day and go throughout my process and see where it goes.”

Pietrangelo has two seasons remaining on a seven-year, $61.6 million contract ($8.8 million average annual value) he signed as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 12, 2020. He is expected to begin this season on long-term injured reserve.

Pietrangelo announced he was stepping away from the Golden Knights for health reaso

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