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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
While I agree that Vegas are likely to decline over the next few years, I expect they’ll find a way to keep Marchessault. They’ll let Stephenson walk, and maybe even look at dealing Karlsson. Martinez will free up a chunk of change.
If Stone can stay healthy for most of the season (granted a big if), Vegas are still a solid bet to be a playoff team next season. LA is stuck in neutral, the Kraken are on the fringes of the playoffs conversation, the Flames are rebuilding, and neither Anaheim nor San Jose are ready to take a big step yet.
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Finding a way to keep Marchessault means opening up $6-7 million somewhere else - either by trading away a player, or putting someone on LTIR. In either case, losing a different good player.
If Stone is done playing let's say, and goes on LTIR to open up the space, they still aren't a better team than last season, and they would have zero mark stone, instead of Mark Stone for 2/3ds of the season.