[Trade] SJ trades Hertl (17% retained), 2025 3rd, 2027 3rd to Vegas for 2025 1st, Edstrom

[kobasew19]

Originally Posted by Muta

McCrimmon is a mad man. This dude must get so many seritonin/dopamine rushes coming to work everyday.

Just hit the craps table McCrimmon!

[Johnny Makarov]

We should be trying to get Vegas's 2027 and 2028 1st rounders too.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Flames better come out HARD against Vegas every single game in that 2025-26 season. Win every single one of them.

[teeschaber]

with the #1 pick in the 2026 draft the Calgary Flames are proud to select Gavin Mckenna

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Bubba17

I guess TSN, Sportsnet, ESPN and NHL are all wrong. Thanks

TSN has the same thing

https://twitter.com/user/status/1766201181544570978

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by musth

Everyone excited about unprotected 2026 1st…

Vegas is just going to Vegas, who’s to say the pick will fall low? I’m betting itll be in the 20s

I'll preface this post by saying "things can change", but this is the current projected lineup for the 2025/26 Vegas season, including their age that year in parentheses.

Forwards
Eichel (29)
Stone (33/LTIRetired-a very distinct possibility)
Hertl (32)
Karlsson (33)
Barbashev (30)
Roy (29)
Cotter (26)

Defense
Pietrangelo (36)
Whitecloud (29)
Hutton (32)

Goaltenders
ZERO...nobody on contract, not even Adin Hill.

A recent Athletic article ranked their prospect pool 23rd. That was when they still had their #1 prospect Edstrom in the mix, who they traded today, but they also lost Bjornfot to waivers, who was another top 10 prospect of theirs. Cormier and Brisson are the only notable prospects they have coming. They lost Miromanov and Pachal as depth pieces as well.

They traded a lot of picks away. Here's their draft capital to fill the cupboards with young players or to use in a trade:

2024-1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th x 2.
2025-2nd or 3rd (Calgary conditional pick), 4th, 5th, 6th

They will have roughly $37 million available for free agency, and that's about the only way they will be able to keep some current players or acquire new ones. We know that free agency can get very expensive very quickly.

Let's say they want to re-sign Theodore and Hanifin to have a competitive d-corps. It's not hard to imagine 6-7 million for each player respectively. Keeping Adin Hill? He currently makes about $5 million, so you would imagine he would be close to $6 million as well. Those 3 there takes you down to $17 million right away. They would still need another 5-7 forwards, 1-2 defensemen, and backup goalie. Maybe you can figure out some cheap options, but that's about 10 players that make an average of $1.7 million between them. Pretty hard to fill out a roster with quality NHLers in that salary range.

I'm going to go out on a limb now and say that not only will they miss the playoffs, their pick will be a top 10 pick that year.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I don't know, my hatred for that team is starting to get close to Oiler level. They were gifted a SC contending team from day 1 and continually abuse LTIR to build super teams.

On second thought, them winning again means Oilers will be out and those Florida teams also out. That's the consolation prize for me.

[GioforPM]

What could SJ have gotten for Hertl in 2022 at the TDL instead of signing Hertl to this contract, I wonder?

[FlamesAreOne]

Lol.

@SEllisHockey

Vegas Golden Knights first-round picks:

2026: Traded
2025: Traded
2024: Still have
2023: David Edstrom (traded)
2022: Traded
2021: Zach Dean (traded)
2020: Brendan Brisson
2019: Peyton Krebs (traded)
2018: Cody Glass/Nick Suzuki/Erik Brannstrom (all traded)

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I'll preface this post by saying "things can change", but this is the current projected lineup for the 2025/26 Vegas season, including their age that year in parentheses.

Forwards
Eichel (29)
Stone (33/LTIRetired-a very distinct possibility)
Hertl (32)
Karlsson (33)
Barbashev (30)
Roy (29)
Cotter (26)

Defense
Pietrangelo (36)
Whitecloud (29)
Hutton (32)

Goaltenders
ZERO...nobody on contract, not even Adin Hill.

A recent Athletic article ranked their prospect pool 23rd. That was when they still had their #1 prospect Edstrom in the mix, who they traded today, but they also lost Bjornfot to waivers, who was another top 10 prospect of theirs. Cormier and Brisson are the only notable prospects they have coming. They lost Miromanov and Pachal as depth pieces as well.

They traded a lot of picks away. Here's their draft capital to fill the cupboards with young players or to use in a trade:

2024-1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th x 2.
2025-2nd or 3rd (Calgary conditional pick), 4th, 5th, 6th

They will have roughly $37 million available for free agency, and that's about the only way they will be able to keep some current players or acquire new ones. We know that free agency can get very expensive very quickly.

Let's say they want to re-sign Theodore and Hanifin to have a competitive d-corps. It's not hard to imagine 6-7 million for each player respectively. Keeping Adin Hill? He currently makes about $5 million, so you would imagine he would be close to $6 million as well. Those 3 there takes you down to $17 million right away. They would still need another 5-7 forwards, 1-2 defensemen, and backup goalie. Maybe you can figure out some cheap options, but that's about 10 players that make an average of $1.7 million between them. Pretty hard to fill out a roster with quality NHLers in that salary range.

I'm going to go out on a limb now and say that not only will they miss the playoffs, their pick will be a top 10 pick that year.

[Bubba17]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

TSN has the same thing

https://twitter.com/user/status/1766201181544570978

They just changed it to read this based on Dreger Tweet. Sportsnet still has it the other way, if they change it then I agree if it is updated.

Thanks

[GioforPM]

I hope the league scrutinizes the health of some Vegas players closely in the next two years when they pull LTIR moves with Stone, Eichel and Hertl. Maybe Pietrangelo as well.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

What could SJ have gotten for Hertl in 2022 at the TDL instead of signing Hertl to this contract, I wonder?

San Jose is a team that you could look at as a team that just fell off a cliff and had traded away picks that ended up way higher than they expected.

[Cycling76er]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

On paper, this should create a monster threat in the west.

And yet, the way they're playing leaves much to be desired. They'll have to turn things around in a big way.

I would laugh my hairy balls off if the Flames got in to the dance while Vegas slipped out of it >.<

[Ped]

AS much as Vegas has no prospects - it's Vegas and people will always want to play there, at least for the foreseeable future. They will trade guys if they have to get assets back or fit in.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne

Lol.

Brendan Brisson:



they're probably just scared of trading the son of a powerful agent

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I'll preface this post by saying "things can change", but this is the current projected lineup for the 2025/26 Vegas season, including their age that year in parentheses.

Forwards
Eichel (29)
Stone (33/LTIRetired-a very distinct possibility)
Hertl (32)
Karlsson (33)
Barbashev (30)
Roy (29)
Cotter (26)

Defense
Pietrangelo (36)
Whitecloud (29)
Hutton (32)

Goaltenders
ZERO...nobody on contract, not even Adin Hill.

A recent Athletic article ranked their prospect pool 23rd. That was when they still had their #1 prospect Edstrom in the mix, who they traded today, but they also lost Bjornfot to waivers, who was another top 10 prospect of theirs. Cormier and Brisson are the only notable prospects they have coming. They lost Miromanov and Pachal as depth pieces as well.

They traded a lot of picks away. Here's their draft capital to fill the cupboards with young players or to use in a trade:

2024-1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th x 2.
2025-2nd or 3rd (Calgary conditional pick), 4th, 5th, 6th

They will have roughly $37 million available for free agency, and that's about the only way they will be able to keep some current players or acquire new ones. We know that free agency can get very expensive very quickly.

Let's say they want to re-sign Theodore and Hanifin to have a competitive d-corps. It's not hard to imagine 6-7 million for each player respectively. Keeping Adin Hill? He currently makes about $5 million, so you would imagine he would be close to $6 million as well. Those 3 there takes you down to $17 million right away. They would still need another 5-7 forwards, 1-2 defensemen, and backup goalie. Maybe you can figure out some cheap options, but that's about 10 players that make an average of $1.7 million between them. Pretty hard to fill out a roster with quality NHLers in that salary range.

I'm going to go out on a limb now and say that not only will they miss the playoffs, their pick will be a top 10 pick that year.

I'm getting more excited for this 2026 pick!

Although, Vegas is a very aggressive team and plays at the very edge of the rules, so they could somehow continue to pull this off.

[lazypucker]

Vegas should go through the other 31 teams to retain so that they only pay 0.00000004% of the cap...

[blankall]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

These are the only players under contract for Vegas in 25-26:

Pietrangelo:36
Stone: 33 (history of injuries)
Karlsson: 33
Hertl: 32
Barbashev: 30
Eichel: 29 (History of injuries)
Roy: 29
Whitecloud: 29

No notable young players that are RFAs to back fill. No real top prospects, And now have traded their 2023, 2025, and 2026 1st round picks.

I personally really look forward to having their 2026 un-protected 1st round pick.

Naw. Eichel will demand out after the Flames knock the Knights into 9th place this year, shattering their confidence and them finishing 10th next year.

[Vinny01]

Win the cup one year and the next deadline go add Hertl, Hanifin, Mantha. Unbelievable ride it would be to have a run like Vegas has had since entering the league.

Hopefully their luck runs out in spectacular fashion in the 25/26 year and the Flames benefit.