Vegan Knight
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We don't really know if there is any valuation implications. It's negotiating, if you don't have space you can't spend it. Anyways until they sign Schuldt and Engo, the cap space needed to do a Gusev deal is still up for debate. Once those guys are done he can do a heres what I got meeting with his agent and find out if a deal can really be done. Don't forget it goes both ways, no one knows if Gusev even wants to be a Knight. If the goal is to get traded somewhere else with more cap available and a surer path to a top six spot, this is how you would negotiate from his side.
There have been reports, even from Granger, that Gusev prefers it if he is a Golden Knight (and a 2 year, 4M demand would be reasonable to prove he is serious) but that if the team didn't want him he wants to play in the NHL.