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Strange Brew · 09-10-2018, 05:50 PM

For Vegas it's not as simple as comparing Pacioretty to Neal.

I do think Pacioretty is the better player but not by a wide margin. However, they added Pacioretty and Stastny for a combined $13 million per year. Out go Neal and Tatar at a combined $10 million per.

So it costs them a prospect and a pick and $3 million per year.

Hard to argue that they won't be better on the ice next year because of these deals.

I suppose you could factor in losing Perron too but he was quite a bit cheaper than Neal.

09-10-2018, 05:50 PM	#142
Strange Brew Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	For Vegas it's not as simple as comparing Pacioretty to Neal. I do think Pacioretty is the better player but not by a wide margin. However, they added Pacioretty and Stastny for a combined $13 million per year. Out go Neal and Tatar at a combined $10 million per. So it costs them a prospect and a pick and $3 million per year. Hard to argue that they won't be better on the ice next year because of these deals. I suppose you could factor in losing Perron too but he was quite a bit cheaper than Neal.