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Speculation: Roster Building Thread DCLXXX: Viva Las Vegas!

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Hire Sather said:
Vegas is being handed a good team by this draft process. They don't have to agree to any deal. They are either getting a good player or a 1st round pick.. THEIR choice. They are being treated as well as any expansion team, to the extent where it's actually unfair to the other teams, IMO.

Don't know why you feel they are being pressured to agree to any deal they don't want to agree to? Sather is one of the biggest old boys of them all, if Vegas is scared to say no then he better get on the phone to save Grabner/Lindberg/Fast.

Quite frankly, I am mad as hell that we are going to lose a quality guy while the Penguins are losing a guy they don't need and would want to trade anyway. Seriously, why is Vegas taking MAF?
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This thread was flooded for days with lots of posters saying GMGM won't take guys other GMs dont want him to take, and he can't burn bridges. My point was only that if other GMs are considering him taking anyone on the expansion list as burning a bridge, that's an absolute joke.

Now, as more details come out, everyone is saying GMGM is a genius and he had them all along.

I haven't kept up with Vegas in real time, because its way too drawn out for me, but I guess in the end they're getting a fair deal?
 
who on philly's exposed list is worth giving up any pick to protect no less the 2nd overall?
 
Capt McDonut said:
Vegas.. I called it yesterday I said they'd have better prospect system than us in 2 years
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Not exactly going out on a limb. They have had more top 5 picks that the lockout than the Rangers have had without even icing a team. Really dramatic.
 
SingnBluesOnBroadway said:
How many times can Nash and Anisimov be a part of the same trade!?!?!
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East Coast Bias said:
This thread was flooded for days with lots of posters saying GMGM won't take guys other GMs dont want him to take, and he can't burn bridges. My point was only that if other GMs are considering him taking anyone on the expansion list as burning a bridge, that's an absolute joke.

Now, as more details come out, everyone is saying GMGM is a genius and he had them all along.

I haven't kept up with Vegas in real time, because its way too drawn out for me, but I guess in the end they're getting a fair deal?
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I think people meant that if GMGM agreed to the handshake deal to not take X player in return for a pick or whatever then he wouldn't go against his word and take the player anyway since it would burn a bridge.
 
Hire Sather said:
I think people meant that if GMGM agreed to the handshake deal to not take X player in return for a pick or whatever then he wouldn't go against his word and take the player anyway since it would burn a bridge.
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Ahhh ok. Makes sense.

We'll see what comes out. There's some really good players on that list, I'm curious to see what else is given up to protect them.
 
I can't believe that Anaheim and Minny got away with losing none of their stud defensemen.

And Tippett being on the outs in Zona pretty much kills the Stepan deal.
 
I already like Theodore more than Vatanen, but it would've taken a lot more to me to lay off Manson than that. Elite shot suppressing 1RD. Hard to find those.
 
DutchShamrock said:
All indications are we haven't made a deal. We didn't have the nightmare situation some other teams had. It'll suck losing one of those 4 players, but the cost to steer them towards puemple would probably outweigh the player we lose instead.
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Yeah exactly, so don't any reason to make a deal with the expense of losing something.

silverfish said:
List of players that could take over Lindberg's 4C duties without the Rangers missing a beat:

Nieves (seriously)
B. Boyle
Johnny Malkin
Gagner
Desharnais

Losing Lindberg is a blip on the radar. Same with Fast. Same with Raanta. Same with Grabner.

Rangers so nice for expansion this was probably such a nice, stress free week for GMJG. Just casually fielding calls on Stepan and repeatedly being like: "Nah, more, I don't have to deal him".

Must be nice.
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Boyle might be a good choice if they do grab Lindberg. From what I've read it seems he is going to hit free agency and is not sold on Toronto.

Chief Ranger said:
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LOL, Classic, was thinking of this for tonight's draft and then trades...

 
I don't think VGK moving up to 2 has anything to do with Philly protecting someone. I think it has more to do with VGK moving up using the abundance of picks/prospects they are receiving and then flipping those to move up.
 
Berserk said:
I don't think VGK moving up to 2 has anything to do with Philly protecting someone. I think it has more to do with VGK moving up using the abundance of picks/prospects they are receiving and then flipping those to move up.
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ok that makes alot more sense
 
Theodore is not enough to lay off Vat and Manson and take Stoner. And help out a rival. And I say that as a big Theodore fan. This one smells.
 
HatTrick Swayze said:
Theodore is not enough to lay off Vat and Manson and take Stoner. And help out a rival. And I say that as a big Theodore fan. This one smells.
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I agree, I thought they should get more, but I am a bit taken back whenever I hear anyone refer to Vegas as any team's rival already :laugh:
 
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