Golden Knights' Neal sidelined 2-4 more weeks with hand injury

James Neal's debut with the Vegas Golden Knights might have to wait.

The veteran forward continues to recover from a broken hand suffered during the Stanley Cup Playoffs while with the Nashville Predators, and is expected to be sidelined for another two-to-four weeks, general manager George McPhee told David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

That timeline could leave things a bit tight if Neal is to play in the Golden Knights' first-ever game, set for Oct. 6 against the Dallas Stars.

Prior to his selection by Vegas in this summer's expansion draft, the 30-year-old spent the past three years with the Predators, finishing last season with 23 goals and 18 assists in 70 games.

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