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Originally Posted by Gord Wappel
I wasn't paying attention and need a Coles notes answer for;
Hows Vegas set up for long term ?
They did a lot of trades to get future assets - I thought- but I notice don't have many high picks next year. So did their main young prospects already contribute this year or is there an above average wave still to come ?
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None of their 2017 picks made the nhl this year so they'll probably have a rookie or two make it next season. 2/3 of their top line is locked up long term in Marchessault and Smith, and signing Karlsson should be their top priority this off-season. They took on some cap floor contracts in Clarkson and Grabovski which will come off the books so they will have a lot of cap space.
Edit: I'm not sure when Clarkson and Grabovski's contracts expire but Vegas could exceed the cap by their values since both are on LTIR.