Confirmed Trade: [VGK/CGY/PHI] Noah Hanifin (75% retained), Mikhail Vorobyov to VGK; 2026 1st , 2025 cond. 3rd, Daniil Miromanov to CGY; 2024 5th to PHI

[TheBeard]

They've been allowed before, this isn't a new condition

Example please?

 

[Fig]

Honestly retention for 2 months has almost no value. there is a reason why teams are only getting a 4th to 6th to retain 25%, and in a couple of those cases (both 4th rounders), the retaining team also sent a low prospect to the team needing retention

Where do you see Vegas in 2026? Frankly if we can get that pick unprotected, I'd be pretty happy.

I get what you're saying and agree, but usually later year picks aren't typically considered worth as much as a recent year pick.

This could turn out like the Toffoli trade where it's all good, but initial optics look kinda weird and crappy right now.

 

[kingsfan28]

These F-ers get more creative every year. The first 150 mil playoff team.

 

[Fig]

Right, if I were Calgary I'd want the unprotected 2026.

Once that is confirmed, it'll look a lot and feel a lot better IMO, but without knowing what pick it is yet, it doesn't feel as good.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

LOL, we helped out Van, Dallas, and now LV.
Any other top contender from the West we can make better?

When you have great UFAs and can trade them all.

Calgary I am loving it.

 

[Lunatik]

Example please?

I don't remember offhand, just know I've seen it before and I don't care enough to scour trade records. But if you care so much, prosportstransactions.com and capfriendly.com may be able to help you out.

 

[Mobiandi]

Hanifin’s next contract will be a huge case of buyer’s remorse. I don’t think Vegas ends up signing him once they see him in action

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I get what you're saying and agree, but usually later year picks aren't typically considered worth as much as a recent year pick.

This could turn out like the Toffoli trade where it's all good, but initial optics look kinda weird and crappy right now.

I still want to see what happens with Shara in Calgary, what if walks to UFA in 2025?

 

[HanSolo]

I have no idea how that condition on the first is even legal. What’s stopping teams from saying “we’ll give you this player, but if we decide someone else wants them more then we’ll give you something else.

Vegas’ success is really more about finding creative ways to abuse the system than it is building and developing a team.

Oh shit, Vegas is the first team to do a trade like this with conditions on picks? Come on.

 

[Lunatik]

I still want to see what happens with Shara in Calgary, what if walks to UFA in 2025?

with how low deadline rental returns have been the last couple years, I'd almost like to see him moved in the next 2 days to maximize his value... and reduce the number of wingers we have

 

[Fig]

I still want to see what happens with Shara in Calgary, what if walks to UFA in 2025?

Still better than hanging on to Toffoli. Value swap has been good.

 

[HanSolo]

Example please?

Here's one with a bunch of conditionals just from the most recent draft.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Still better than hanging on to Toffoli. Value swap has been good.

Fair, Shara will be moved next year at the worst probably

 

[TheBeard]

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Here's one with a bunch of conditionals just from the most recent draft.

Protected is completely different.

Oh shit, Vegas is the first team to do a trade like this with conditions on picks? Come on.

Conditions where they can decided to just delay what they agreed to send if someone better comes along??

 

[HanSolo]

Protected is completely different.


Conditions where they can decided to just delay what they agreed to send if someone better comes along??

Well have fun with this one then. In any case, Calgary agreed to the conditions, so what do you care? No one put a gun to Conroy's head and made him accept these terms.

 

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Well have fun with this one then. In any case, Calgary agreed to the conditions, so what do you care? No one put a gun to Conroy's head and made him accept these terms.

Vegas looked at this and said "opposite of these conditions please"

 

[TheBeard]

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Well have fun with this one then. In any case, Calgary agreed to the conditions, so what do you care? No one put a gun to Conroy's head and made him accept these terms.

Again, these are all conditions based on standings, not on “if something better comes along”.

I was just saying I’ve never seen conditions like that one in this trade and I have no idea how it’s even legal.

 

[HanSolo]

Again, these are all conditions based on standings, not on “if something better comes along”.

I was just saying I’ve never seen conditions like that one in this trade and I have no idea how it’s even legal.

Why would they not be? The Flames are still getting a first round pick one way or the other. Your initial analogy doesn't really work because a pick isn't a player until a selection is made. You say that a conditional pick with protection is not the same, but it's still a deferred pick if the triggering condition is met. It's still an instance where a team is saying you can have the pick this year unless it's a guy with a higher than average chance of being a star/impact player, then you get the pick next year. The only discernable difference is Vegas is reserving the right to trade the intangible selection if they decide it's necessary.

It's weird, sure, but I don't see how it should be "illegal" under the rules, and again, the Flames consented to it, and if you stop and think about it, there's a higher chance that Vegas tails off in 2026 than in 2025, so assuming Conroy is thinking ahead, there's a rational basis to believe that the 2026 pick could be more valuable. There's no guarantee of that, but that goes to my above point. A draft pick is a speculative asset, not a tranferrable roster player under contract.

 

[TheBeard]

Why would they not be? The Flames are still getting a first round pick one way or the other. Your initial analogy doesn't really work because a pick isn't a player until a selection is made. You say that a conditional pick with protection is not the same, but it's still a deferred pick if the triggering condition is met. It's still an instance where a team is saying you can have the pick this year unless it's a guy with a higher than average chance of being a star/impact player, then you get the pick next year. The only discernable difference is Vegas is reserving the right to trade the intangible selection if they decide it's necessary.

It's weird, sure, but I don't see how it should be "illegal" under the rules, and again, the Flames consented to it, and if you stop and think about it, there's a higher chance that Vegas tails off in 2026 than in 2025, so assuming Conroy is thinking ahead, there's a rational basis to believe that the 2026 pick could be more valuable. There's no guarantee of that, but that goes to my above point. A draft pick is a speculative asset, not a tranferrable roster player under contract.

Ok

 

[sxvnert]

*Conditions: If traded by March 10, 2024 OR if the pick is top 10, Calgary will instead receive 2026 1st round 'VGK'

I would hope that the condition would result in an unprotected 2026 otherwise its a lock that vegas deals it.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Solid deal for Calgary.

Basically a 1st, very likely 2nd and Miromanov.

 

[ijuka]

75% retainment is pretty dumb as far as I'm concerned. Sorta defeats the purpose of the salary cap.

50%, okay. But 75% is just not what I think is acceptable. You can get a 10mil player for the price of a 4th liner.

 

[Super Cake]

The conditions on this trade is weird. Why include a condition that if the 2025 1st is traded my March 10th 2024, then Calgary gets a 2026 1st.

That is unless McCrimmon is trying to make another move that will cost a 1st.

 

[Zirakzigil]

The conditions on this trade is weird. Why include a condition that if the 2025 1st is traded my March 10th 2024, then Calgary gets a 2026 1st.

That is unless McCrimmon is trying to make another move that will cost a 1st.

Guentzel probably. Guessing they are trying to get a forward and with the draft in Vegas this year, they dont want to move their 2024th.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Hanifin pulled an NBA move here. Basically forced himself to a certain location despite not having that much control on his NTC. It's going to be interesting how many more players end up doing this in the coming years. I also think this will have a negative affect for the NHLPA in the next CBA negotiation. We might see the return of conditional re-sign picks then. All the power to him though, afaik he played by the rules and got what he wanted, but it really screwed over Calgary in the process though. Other GM's are going to look at this situation and not like this