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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Vegas currently has a full roster for next year, right at the cap, according to Cap Friendly.
So, they were a wildcard team that lost in the first round.
They are losing their top goal scorer and top point getter, and won't be able to replace with anything.
They are losing their fifth top point getter, and won't be able to replace with anything.
They are losing their 10th top point getter, and won't be able to replace with anything.
They are losing their 4/5 D man in terms of ice time.
They have ONE pick before the 6th round in the coming draft.
They haven't had any picks higher than 29th overall since 2019. They have had only 2 picks higher than 77th overall in the last 2 drafts. All of their drafts picks since 2020 have combined for 9 NHL points to date.
Could they continue to do what Vegas has done? Yes.
But it looks less and less likely to happen these next few years.
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And Stone looks done. He may retire or LTIRetire but that's just cap space and not a replacement. He's hard to replace at what is now a pretty reasonable salary.