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FloridaMan1988
I hate this Las Vegas team already
joebunda
They’ll probably be decent for a few years, but then curl into a ball and die
stevem1-2
Spoken like a Canadian. Am I right?
JT19
Why? Because they’re getting a head start on free agency? If anything, all this will do is help them be relatively competitive in the beginning instead of being a cellar-dweller right out the gates. This prevents them from wasting a pick on a guy who has no intention of signing there in the first place.
Kenn E.
Agree, somewhat. The NHL is definitely trying to keep Vegas from being a flop but I still don’t see this team being very good. It’ll mostly be made up of 3rd and 4th liners, #5,6 or 7 dman and back-up goalies.
Gordie
Not true. Certain teams have excess in talent in certain areas. I.E. Las Vegas is guaranteed getting a tendy at least as good as Marc-Andre Fleury. Plus as teams lose players they can’t keep, their talent level drops. It all falls into place
BoldyMinnesota
If you look at a team like Anaheim, they automatically have to protect bieksa because of a no trade clause. I think that means they can only protect two other d’s. That allows Las Vegas to pick one of fowler, vatanen or lindholm
Lisa 2
Wrong. Anaheim can choose to protect 8 players. And protect their dmen
Gavin Lee
You’re right, they can protect 8 skaters if they choose. Meaning, if they want to protect all of their defence, their protection will be:
Getzlaf
Perry
Kessler
Bieksa
Lindholm
Fowler
Vatanen
They’ll only have one more spot to protect Manson, Silfverberg, Rakell. They’re going to lose a good player.
TJECK109
The 48 hour window is going to be a pitch window. I doubt unless blown away by an offer that a player will sign with them before testing the market.
stevem1-2
As an original Capitals season ticket holder, I can only say that Las Vegas should thank its lucky stars for being treated so fairly.
In 1974, the Caps and the former Kansas City scouts were screwed…no other way to say it…in the expansion draft. Add to that the competition from the WHA which further diluted the talent pool, and it’s not hard to see why the Caps didn’t even make the playoffs for eight long years.
Today’s owners seem to understand that having competitive expansion teams is a GOOD thing for the league. They sure didn’t back then.
Aron Brown
I think they will be the best expansion team ever in their first season.
Grampahockey
I dought that very much a good player on a established team plays with good players take him off that team amd put him with average players………. you get the idea