[David Struch]

According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Vegas Golden Knights tried hard to acquire Steven Stamkos from the Tampa Bay Lightning, and perhaps there's still a deal to be made.

Friedman mentions Max Pacioretty would have likely been included in the package to Tampa, which doesn't make a ton of sense considering Pacioretty makes only $1.5 million less than Stamkos, so it would have been expected Vegas would retain some salary in the deal.

https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2020/1...-vegas-to.html