Confirmed with Link: VGK gets Tatar for a lot of picks.

[BattleBorn]

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[BattleBorn]

 

[HollaHaula]

I don't like this trade at all... Way too much to give up for Tatar. The forwards are already scoring enough. Upgrade the defense if anything.

 

[sabresfan65]

I like it. He has 3 years left on his contract so it isn't a rental.

The all-Czech all Tomas line!!

 

[CupInSIX]

it's acceptable since the years are staggered. 3 years remaining after this one too. 20-25 goal scorer; possible replacement should Perron leave.

Wow.

 

[BattleBorn]

Picks are something we've got, plus they're staggered. Tatar's got time left on the contract and we've got a third liner.

It's an overpayment, but I'm okay with it.

 

[HanSolo]

At least this makes it harder to acquire Karlsson but holy hell I don't like three futures for a guy with not that much scoring.

 

[BattleBorn]

At least this makes it harder to acquire Karlsson but holy hell I don't like three futures for a guy with not that much scoring.

We get a guy for Tuch to play with and we've got him for a few years.

1st round won't matter much, IMO. Hopefully even less if they make it far, which is what I'd give up for a rental. The extra two picks get me the term, as far as I'm concerned. Plus, we had 3 (perhaps 4 if you count Hague as a 1st roundish prospect) picks last draft.

 

[hangman005]

What need does he fill, I am genuinely curious. A better Eakin and Lindberg?

 

[Nevada Jones]

I like the all-Tomas line idea, but Tatar is Slovak, not Czech!

My half-Slovak wife would be so insulted.

 

[BattleBorn]

What need does he fill, I am genuinely curious. A better Eakin and Lindberg?

A better Lindberg.

 

[Hal 9000]

Tatar has always been good in the playoffs.

 

[Vegan Knight]

At least this makes it harder to acquire Karlsson but holy hell I don't like three futures for a guy with not that much scoring.

How so? Because of the 5 million cap hit? We would've given that or more to Perron or Neal anyway, wouldn't we?

 

[hangman005]

Because we gave up a lot of picks and I can’t see Ottawa waiting a couple of years just to be able to use those picks

 

[HanSolo]

Because we gave up a lot of picks and I can’t see Ottawa waiting a couple of years just to be able to use those picks

This. Ottawa likely wanted that first from this year.

 

[Pirate Deadpool]

Overpayment, but not a total fleecing. I wanted Grabner who is better and would have been cheaper.
Stastny or Brassard would also have made this team better than acquiring Tatar as Eakin is by far the weakest link on the team.

I also wouldn't have minded an upgrade at D, but I felt that management wouldn't have made a trade for D as it would be far too costly as everyone else is looking for defensemen help.

I thought Hyka did well and could have taken over winger duties opposite of Tuch on the 3rd line, but I guess GMGM wanted a sure thing in Tatar. If Suzuki and Glass are NHL ready next year there will be trades as there are already too many forwards on the team.

While I think this trade helps the team it seems unnecessary as forward depth is the deepest position group on the team imho.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Would have liked to give up just a 1st and 3rd, but I can see why they did this. We have about as easy a path to the Conference Finals as you can get. May as well roll the dice.

 

[Pirate Deadpool]

NHL Network feels that Vegas overpaid for a player that has been declining when other forwards that were better went for cheaper. I do feel that part of his decline is due to detroit in general has not had the talent they used to have for decades for the past few years. I hope the scouting department did their homework as the hockey media is calling this the biggest overpayment trade of the day.

 

[Vegan Knight]

This. Ottawa likely wanted that first from this year.

If they think there's a good chance we might regress a 2019 1st might not be that much less appealing than a late 20's 2018 1st.

Regardless of that, this is a puzzling move because we haven't really had trouble scoring goals at any point this season. Couldn't we have gotten Brassard or Tanev that addressed another need if we were giving up this many picks?

 

[ChanceVegas]

Wow, that's a lot of picks!

 

[CupInSIX]

He's probably good friends with Nosek. Both played for the Griffins before joining the Red Wings and won 2 Calder Cups.

 

[sabresfan65]

I like the all-Tomas line idea, but Tatar is Slovak, not Czech!

My half-Slovak wife would be so insulted.

Threw me off since he was born in Czechoslovakia. My apologies to your wife. I guess Hyka is the only one born after the split.

 

[Pirate Deadpool]

Wow, that's a lot of picks!

Yeah it is. I wonder if the knights could have gotten Kane for the same amount they have up for Tartar. Well Kane might not fit in as well as Tartar will with the playstyle that Gallant employs. They probably could have gotten a really good dman or 3C for the same price which was a bigger need.

Count me out on the GMGM is a genius club. He overpaid for a player that wasn't needed. There were greater needs and they weren't filled. Stevie Y is the definition of a genius. He filled a huge need at a great price and the sharks got one of the best forwards on the market for a bargain. I see Perron or Neal not returning next year because of this deal.

 

[sabresfan65]

NHL Network feels that Vegas overpaid for a player that has been declining when other forwards that were better went for cheaper. I do feel that part of his decline is due to detroit in general has not had the talent they used to have for decades for the past few years. I hope the scouting department did their homework as the hockey media is calling this the biggest overpayment trade of the day.

The hockey media thought the Knights would finish in the bottom 5 teams in the league as well.

 

[BattleBorn]

Kane was never going to come to Las Vegas.

I'm guessing they're not as worried about ego/personality as they were with the expansion draft, but I don't see them making that 180 degree turn for an Evander Kane, not at this point in the first season.

GMGM isn't a genius at all, but he, McCrimmon, and all the scouts have performed (and perhaps outperformed) as well as anyone else could have expected. I've got the benefit of never really caring all that much about any of this executive stuff prior to a few years ago, so I can evaluate GMGM on what he's done, and he's done fine by me so far. I'm not even really all that worried about Tatar overpayment.

I'll admit I'm glad the EK thing didn't happen though, that seemed like a way to decimate a franchise if he's not actually EK anymore.