Honestly, why not go crazy if you’re Vegas? They won the cup last year so they are playing with house money now. If this falls apart and they end up with an old team and no picks, they can still say they got a cup out of their window and can hang their hats on that… and if they win another cup from these trades, they are verging on being a dynasty.
I would bet Stone is going to LTIRetire after this season. Makes sense bringing in Hertl both as a replacement for Stone and as a supplement for this cup run.
Love that the Vegas 2026 pick is unprotected for the flames now. Never know what will happen over the next couple seasons. Although, Vegas will likely be able to just keep being competitive for a long while. It helps when every free agent and every player that has a NTC and wants to be traded has Vegas at the top of their list. It means you’ll always have good players lining up to come to your team. Don’t really need as much of a stream of young players/prospects in the system when you have that advantage.
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