Confirmed Trade: [VGK/SJS] Tomas Hertl (17.05% retained), 2025 and 2027 3rd round picks for David Edstrom, 2025 1st round pick

[Unsustainable]

The LTIR rule needs to be fixed. This is insanity. It should've been fixed after Tampa with Kucherov. That nothing has been done is beyond absurd.

Easy fix is that player must be activated by game 82 in order to be eligible for the play offs.

 

[nbwingsfan]

My hate Vegas so much for their blatant cap circumvention but my god do I ever respect them for their IDGAF attitude towards it.

I really hope other GMs start taking notes and acting in the same reckless manner of we will trade/ trade for anyone at anytime

 

[leafsfan2point0]

The LTIR rule needs to be fixed. This is insanity. It should've been fixed after Tampa with Kucherov. That nothing has been done is beyond absurd.

It’s because it’s all about growing the game for Bettman. Vegas and the Florida teams are league darlings.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Vegas also just made a huge signing for their peewee affiliate

 

[Avs44]

The LTIR rule needs to be fixed. This is insanity. It should've been fixed after Tampa with Kucherov. That nothing has been done is beyond absurd.

League doesn't care. Every cash-rich team should basically be treating this "loophole" like a luxury salary cap, at this point. Teams like Toronto need to rediscover Robidas Island and send Tavares to it for a couple of months every year.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Flames potentially getting Vegas' 2026 unprotected 1st is both very exciting and very gross sounding

 

[Lunatik]

Would be funny if Vegas missed the playoffs

All of HF just collectively became Flames fans

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Yo seriously fk these golden knights

 

[LeafsNation149]

Gotta feel for the team that faces Vegas in round 1 LOL

 

[OUTHOUSE]

teams can compete more under the Cap they said...

the cap is helping the league grow they said

at least, without the cap, you'd have a couple of Canadian teams succeeding, and you'd have more than just 1 team stacking up on players

but noooooooooooooooo, we have to be fair to teams like OTT WIN CLB ARZ etc

if you can't take the heat, relocate! that simple

NO CAP!

NO CAP!

Ottawa was at the cap all year?

 

[The Great Weal]

Hope this backfires and they ruin team chemistry trying to activate everyone for the playoffs.

I mean replacing Hanifin with Martinez and Hertl with Marchessault is extending their window

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Dunn dunnnn dunnnn

They'll probably get Dunn next.

 

[PelagicJoe]

Damn, which player(s) have to contract pretendanitis to make the cap work?

Get it right. It's called MHD (Marian Hossa's Disease)

 

[thebestnic]

People are gonna complain but any team could have done the deal in this case. Honestly, I would have been interested as a habs fan if we had the equivalent of the two late 1st rounders to trade

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Hertl’s injury status has been updated to out until Game 1 of playoffs

 

[JoeSakic13]

Flames potentially getting Vegas' 2026 unprotected 1st is both very exciting and very gross sounding

When in Vegas, always use pick protection

 

[kevsh]

Full props to Vegas for taking advantage of the system.
Complete joke though that the NHL to allows this to continue.

 

[olli]

2 firsts wtf????

 

[Reality Check]

Vegas hasn't had a franchise for 10 years and they've already operated it better than quite a few teams decades in.

Continue being salty.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

The LTIR rule needs to be fixed. This is insanity. It should've been fixed after Tampa with Kucherov. That nothing has been done is beyond absurd.

1000%
Teams are flat out abusing it now

 

[red devil]

 

[MMC]

 

[Ducksforcup]

I'm not mad at Vegas at all. It's not like every other team can't do this.

Good for them for finding these opportunities. And honestly, it's not like Stone isn't hurt.

 

[armani]

Even in retirement The Bob Father scoops the finest of scoops. Blockbuster trade, Vegas will ice a $110M dollar team, cap circumvention warcumvention, lets dock the Sens another 1st for this.

 

[GRob83]

I hope they miss the playoffs or get swept in the 1st round.