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Originally Posted by Locke
Especially when its almost a done deal that they're going to take Driedger from Florida.
You need a mid-range, mid-pay, steady partner for him. Not breaking the bank on older, expensive goaltenders.
There is a reason these guys are available. Nobody is throwing life-preservers here if they can avoid it. Vegas was lucky, they caught everyone off guard, now most of these guys know the drill.
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I think Vegas doesn't get enough credit for putting together a great team that was greater than the sum of it's parts. They didn't just pick the biggest names, but they identified players that fit niches and had room to improve. This is why I don't think it's crazy if they take Kylington over Giordano. Did they take any players that they were likely to just flip at the trade deadline? Obviously their success prevented that from happening anyway, but looking at the players they picked, it looks like they had intentions to have them in the orgnaization.
The one exception is picking Connor Brickley from Carolina. I still don't get that one. Carolina sent a 5th round pick to select him, he was a pending UFA and Vegas didn't even attempt to sign him. They didn't see a single player on Carolina's list that was worth more than a 5th apparently. Here was their unprotected list:
How could none of those players be worth more than a 5th? McPhee did an amazing job, but I still don't get that one.