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Originally Posted by Mathgod
The Vegas management team was absolutely given an extremely generous system within which to piece together its roster. They got to pick many quality players from around the league. Good on Vegas for making the most of the opportunity, and good for them for accomplishing what they've accomplished. However, shame on the NHL for handing an expansion team an opportunity to assemble an excellent roster right off the bat. What the NHL should have done instead is give teams more player protection, and give Vegas more draft picks to help them build a good team a few years down the road.
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I’ll just quote myself. Getting tired of typing.
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Originally Posted by rage2
I find the anger towards the Knights and the blaming of draft rules too easy, stacked deck by the NHL to be quite funny. The Knights' top scorer was part of a package to bury the Clarkson contract, and pick someone CBJ didn't want to keep in exchange for a first and second. Their #2 scorer was chosen by MIN to protect others on their roster, and in exchange, giving the Knights their #8 scorer.
CBJ and MIN gifted the Knights their #1, #2 and #8 goal scorers. To be fair, nobody expected Karlsson and Haula to perform the way they did this year, but you can't argue that it's the draft rules that gave them these players. These guys were literally forced on the Knights in exchange for picks and prospects.
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Not to mention Florida giving the Knights Marchessault by taking on Smith as a salary dump. It wasn’t the NHL draft rules giving up these players, it was poor asset management by GMs across the league. Although to be fair, nobody saw this coming, not even after the draft and roster was settled, but it’s fun to look at (and whine about) in hindsight and blaming the NHL because you’re salty.