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Old 06-18-2017, 10:16 AM   #67
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan View Post
That's true, but we now enter into the situation Eric Duhatsyek described. Which is Vegas will be looking to be a "broker" for teams. For example, if the Flames want Marchessault, they work out a trade with Vegas for him. If they come to an agreement, Vegas chooses Marchessault and then trades him to Calgary.

This is how I thought the Flames would get their goalie. I think Vegas picks then trades 2/3 goalies.
Sure, but Vegas isn't going to flip Marchessault to Calgary for less than Marchessault's full value. Otherwise, why not just keep him themselves?

The discount shopping was only available prior to the draft, when teams might want to avoid losing a guy for nothing.

But now that we are at the draft, all the players are back to market value. Vegas has no incentive to flip a player for less than the value of the player.
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