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LOL Vegas!
Vegas is currently way over the cap limit. The team was hoping to get some relief in that department by trading Evgenii Dadonov’s $5-million cap hit to Anaheim for a couple of injured players (which would have freed up even more space) in what amounted to a salary dump on Monday. There was only one problem: Dadonov has a no-trade clause and the Golden Knights seemingly forgot that the Ducks were one of the 10 teams on his no-trade list.
As of Wednesday, the 33-year-old winger was still on Vegas’ roster. More importantly, so was his cap hit, meaning the Golden Knights might have to find new and creative ways to clear roughly $15-million in order to activate forward Mark Stone and defenceman Alec Martinez from injured reserve.
The Golden Knights are currently without forwards Eichel, Stone, Max Pacioretty, Reilly Smith, defenceman Martinez and Brayden McNabb, as well as goalie Robin Lehner. That’s more than $44-million in salary sitting out. And unless the team finds a way to bury some of its salaries in the desert, it’s going to be difficult to get them back into the lineup.
TRAIKOS: Are the hockey gods punishing the Vegas Golden Knights for trying to buy a championship?
You’ve got to hand it to the hockey gods. They sure have a warped — if not wicked — sense of humour.winnipegsun.com
F*** Vegas!
Suck it!
