The Vegas Golden Knights’ front office won’t have much of a chance to dwell on the team’s disappointing loss to Dallas in the Western Conference Finals. They have too many roster decisions to make ahead of the 2020-21 season, which will likely start sometime in November or December. The big one is in goal, but even once Vegas figures out who’ll be playing in the crease, there are other areas that need to be addressed.

Here’s a rundown of the three biggest questions the Golden Knights must answer.

Who’s the goalie?

This will define the offseason and quite possibly the franchise moving forward. Outward indications point to the Golden Knights keeping Robin Lehner and moving on from Marc-André Fleury. Some reports even suggest the Golden Knights and Lehner have already agreed to a five-year, $5 million-per-year contract, though both sides have denied that any deal exists.

If it ends up happening, however, the Golden Knights have their starting goalie and little room for Fleury. It’s hard to justify committing $12 million of salary cap space on two goalies, when only one can start per night.

That could mean trading Fleury, which appears complicated. The veteran has a 10-team no-trade clause in his contract, so he can block deals to a third of potential suitors. If Vegas finds a taker among the remaining pool of 20 teams, it’s all about the return.

Does Fleury have positive value that could net Vegas a prospect or draft pick in return? Or would the Golden Knights need to toss in a sweetener in the form of a draft pick or prospect of their own to get another team to take on the $14 million owed to the 35-year-old Fleury the next two years?

The latter might be more likely, considering Fleury is coming off one of his worst seasons and was benched in the playoffs.

There’s also the buyout option. The Golden Knights could cut Fleury and save about a third of the money owed to him over the next two seasons in exchange for a cap penalty. That would make Fleury an unrestricted free agent.

For now, Fleury remains a Golden Knight, and Lehner is set to be a free agent on October 9, but odds are on the latter starting on opening night and the former playing somewhere else.

Who’s not coming back?

The Golden Knights have 18 players signed to contracts for next season: the main crew minus four unrestricted free agents—Lehner, Tomas Nosek, Jon Merrill and Deryk Engelland—and a pair of restricted free agents in Chandler Stephenson and Nick Cousins.

Nosek, Merrill and Engelland appear less likely to return than Lehner. Nosek played eight playoff games before getting injured and saw his role reduced once Nicolas Roy became a regular and Cousins was acquired via trade. There does not appear to be a roster spot for him next season.

Merrill played just once in the postseason, and with six defensemen already under contract, he might seek an opportunity elsewhere.

Engelland is as good as gone. He didn’t play in the postseason and made only one appearance over the Golden Knights’ final 18 games after Zach Whitecloud’s emergence pushed him out of the lineup. Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon said he talked with Engelland and offered to trade him before the deadline so he could find playing time somewhere else, but the veteran declined. He wanted to stay.

The 38-year-old Engelland’s career is nearing its end, though he’ll always be beloved in Las Vegas for his emotional speech before the team’s inaugural home game and for the primary role he played that season.

Stephenson and Cousins should return, since Vegas has team control over both. They each made about $1 million last season, and while Stephenson might be due for a modest raise, neither is expected to command much of a cap hit.

Vegas also has a rich prospect pipeline. Center Cody Glass is expected to be ready for training camp after making the opening-night roster last year, and defenseman Nicolas Hague is hoping to cement himself in the lineup, too. Winger Jack Dugan, center Jake Leschyshyn and defenseman Dylan Coghlan are among others closing in on their NHL debuts.

Will the Knights go big-game hunting?

Don’t discount the possibility. Vegas has never shied away from the biggest names on the market. The Golden Knights snagged Paul Stastny out of free agency two years ago and have traded for Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone and Lehner.

Will this year bring another big name to Las Vegas? It’s a long shot, simply because the Golden Knights lack cap space, but they might be able to maneuver if they’re determined to do so.

They’ve long been rumored to covet defenseman Alex Pietrangelo. The St. Louis Blues captain is an unrestricted free agent who could team with Shea Theodore to form one of the best blue-line tandems in the league.

Though the Golden Knights figure to be less interested in adding another winger, calling the Winnipeg Jets about Patrik Laine might be wise. The 22-year-old has enough upside that some expect him to lead the league in scoring someday.

There are also cheaper options available, such as the Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere or the Canadiens’ Max Domi. Vegas is always out to make a splash, and that’s unlikely to change as it looks to capitalize on a championship window while its current core remains in its prime.

Still, it’s more likely Vegas will make depth moves to fill out its roster. A net-front presence in the bottom-six could help out the third line and the power play, especially after coach Peter DeBoer said the team needed to learn how to score in the playoffs. The Coyotes’ Carl Söderberg, the Sabres’ Wayne Simmonds and the Lightning’s Patrick Maroon are all unrestricted free agents who might not break the bank.

Even if Vegas isn’t active, that doesn’t mean it isn’t waiting for the right time to strike. Don’t forget, the Golden Knights were quiet last offseason, choosing to preserve cap space that they ultimately used to acquire Lehner and Alec Martinez at the trade deadline.