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Agreed. I think GMs looking to deal D are trying to allow trades like the Hall and Drouin ones to set the precedent, and other teams are hesitant to join that club.

Yea, I think the teams with the established D are just asking for the stars and the moon. I blame Chiarelli.

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Doesn't sound like there is progress being made as Nashville tries to encourage Vegas from locking on to a player the Preds want to keep.

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Word is Tobias Enstrom has done WIN a huge favour, agreed to waive his NMC to help the Jets with the expansion draft.
 
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Because of protection issues, word is FLA's Jonathan Marchessault is potentially available. 30 goals, great contract.

 

Nashville is going to lose a good player. Looking at the expansion tool and I'm guessing Nashville keeps their top-4 D... Maybe Sissons?

 

LV can take Enstrom now. That'd be a really solid pickup.

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Las Vegas is in such a good position now, they can just pick up Vatanen, Brodin, Ryan Murray, Pysyk, methot, harmonic, enstrom and start with a better D than ours  :blink:

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Las Vegas is in such a good position now, they can just pick up Vatanen, Brodin, Ryan Murray, Pysyk, methot, harmonic, enstrom and start with a better D than ours  :blink:

I'd be OK with that blueline if I were an expansion team. And not a bad contract in the bunch -- Enstrom is a tiny bit high, but only a year remaining -- a great midseason trade option. Plus adding a #4 like Makar/Heiskanen if I was going defense-first mentality.

 

Neither Vatanen nor Brodin moved today, meaning there have got to be some nice trades in place so that their teams get something in return. If you're Anaheim's or MN's GM and you lose them for nothing, after having months to plan, then you're a horrible manager of contracts.

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I'd be OK with that blueline if I were an expansion team. And not a bad contract in the bunch -- Enstrom is a tiny bit high, but only a year remaining -- a great midseason trade option. Plus adding a #4 like Makar/Heiskanen if I was going defense-first mentality.

 

Neither Vatanen nor Brodin moved today, meaning there have got to be some nice trades in place so that their teams get something in return. If you're Anaheim's or MN's GM and you lose them for nothing, after having months to plan, then you're a horrible manager of contracts.

rumor is that Vegas has at least 3 additional 1st round picks to protect players for teams that can't protect all of them.

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rumor is that Vegas has at least 3 additional 1st round picks to protect players for teams that can't protect all of them.

Probably late firsts.

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rumor is that Vegas has at least 3 additional 1st round picks to protect players for teams that can't protect all of them.

Yup, that's what I'd expect.

 

<finger steepling> Excellent...  This could bode well for us to lose a bad contract. If they're getting a backup/lesser quality player + a 1st from Team X -- then they're more likely to get a bad contract and a starter from some of the other teams with whom they might not have deals. They won't have trouble getting to the cap floor -- just ask Andrej Meszaros -- but if they can't take Vatanen/Brodin etc., then Bogosian and the money is much more enticing.

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Why does Bennett have to be protected? Wouldn't he be exempt? Same draft year as Reinhart.

good point... idk I thought bennett played an extra pro year but I checked and nope

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good point... idk I thought bennett played an extra pro year but I checked and nope

He'll be an RFA this summer.

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Chad Johnson is going to Arizona as part of that Mike Smith deal. 

Elliotte FriedmanVerified account @FriedgeHNIC  1m1 minute ago

 

 

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Full Mike Smith deal is for Chad Johnson, Brandon Hickey and a third that becomes a second if CGY makes playoff. ARIZ retains 25% of salary.

 

Arizona's gonna have to load up on a few more retired but not technically retired players to hit the cap floor again this year. But hey, the NHL is committed to making it work in the desert. Even if the team itself doesn't seem to be.

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Arizona's gonna have to load up on a few more retired but not technically retired players to hit the cap floor again this year. But hey, the NHL is committed to making it work in the desert. Even if the team itself doesn't seem to be.

 

Cough....Moulson or Bogosian!

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