Vegas likely started building their team thinking it was going to be a slow build to becoming a legit contender. They took on some expiring contracts and hoped to build their asset base further. Pretty shocking to see how many picks and prospects they have dealt to date but a SCF in year one and pretty much a playoff lock year 2 changes things.
Brannstrom, Suzuki, 2018 1st all traded. It is pretty crazy what they ended up giving up for Pacioretty in the long run because of the horrible Tatar deal (2 1st, 2 2nd, 3rd)
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