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

[Canovin]

Hanifin might still sign with Tampa

 

[McFlyingV]

For the playoffs? Yes, that's what happens.

For the regular season? Never happening; the owners want cost certainty, the players don't want to get utterly f***ed on escrow.

Ok then continue to be the laughing stock of major NA sport leagues. Thats fine too and honestly Bettman seems to have no issue with that.

We'll see how this one plays out and how much truth there was to Friedman saying GMs would be asking the league about this if Stone is ready when the playoffs start.

 

[Go Wings]

Best offer or lose him for nothing, Hanifin had Conroy over a barrel

Is that the excuse you used for Calgary getting jack shit for Tanav as well?

 

[Flat Ronnie]

I don't understand why Florida or Tampa wouldn’t match that

Maybe he won't extend in LV and Tampa thinks they can get him in FA

 

[SI90]

Basically a 1st

 

[NeverForget06]

Nice work Flames

 

[CanadienShark]

Stop it Vegas, please.

 

[BMOK33]

No Hague, no Brisson, no Edstrom?

Just a 1st and a 3rd and a tweener roster guy for Hanifin retained definitely seems underwhelming…

Vegas probably knows he is not signing there...you'd be surprised how often teams use "we cannot afford him" or he does not want to sign here as leverage when they can

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Poor Calgary, getting such a low return on a prime aged asset. You'd almost be tempted to not make that trade at all.

On the contrary, the response was well worth it.

 

[BMOK33]

Maybe he won't extend in LV and Tampa thinks they can get him in FA

Why would he extend on a team who is cap strapped? He'd be moronic to do that when other teams could pay him 2-3-4 mill more

 

[BKarchitect]

Hanifin might still sign with Tampa

Vegas probably knows he is not signing there...you'd be surprised how often teams use "we cannot afford him" or he does not want to sign here as leverage when they can

Even if a pure rental - at this cost, it’s a no brainer for Vegas.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

What was the return!? Please help us.

I believe I predicted Hanifin for Howden and a first.

 

[cheesymc]

Knights the dark horse at the deadline… sneaking up on teams down in the standings but will jump over teams in the playoffs with Stone miraculously returns early in round 1.

 

[mouser]

I think its pretty simple. If the NHL salary cap is 83M then the 20 players dressed in an NHL playoff game needs to be 83M or less. It would allow teams to add during the season if they have injuries, but wouldn't allow them to have an unfair advantage come playoffs if a player comes back from injury. They could still put that player into the line up but they'd have to take somebody else out.

Sounds like a simple “solution”, however I believe we’ve only had one single team ice a 20 man playoff roster over the salary cap so far in NHL history.

Tampa in 2020-21 with Kucherov.

 

[Three On Zero]

Is that the excuse you used for Calgary getting jack shit for Tanav as well?

Tanev is a player whom has a bad history or injuries, he was never going to fetch a premium. Too much of a risk factor with him.

Both Tanev and Hanifin got decent returns under the circumstances

 

[Forge]

I really think rental markets are pretty static. The days of getting forsberg for a rental are over

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

I would’ve held out to at least the day of the deadline if that’s all we’re getting.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Yikes Calgary, yikes.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Monahan and Hanifin are worth essentially the same thing? Nah, there's gotta be a prospect missing there

 

[CycloneSweep]

What an awful trade for Calgary.

 

[Da McBomb]

Shitty ass return for Calgary but their fans are still rejoicing that they loaded up a main rival of Edmonton. Conroy sucks at this GM thing

 

[McFlyingV]

Sounds like a simple “solution”, however I believe we’ve only had one team ice a 20 man playoff roster over the salary cap so far in NHL history.

Tampa in 2020-21 with Kucherov.

You're right I think. This year will most likely be the second time if Stone's back for playoffs.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

I feel bad for Calgary fans. The team went from being pretty loaded two seasons ago to this. Hopefully they hit on some their picks.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Hanifin - Pietrangelo is going to be one beast of a top pairing. Two smooth skating dmen who are rocks defensively, can eat up 25+ minutes a night and can move the puck up ice.

The chances of Vegas repeating this year are that much better now. Everyone has to be jealous of them now.

 

[dustybreaks]

Craig conroy is probably the worst gm in the nhl right now.