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

[theslatcher]

Hertl screams in euforia: - I can walk!!

Mein coach! I can walk!

 

[HaNotsri]

Good deal for both teams. Fun must be always!

 

[Seanaconda]

Biggest loser today. The Oilers. Drai is going to bounce this summer after another run that ends before even reaching round 3.

Time to find a club that will be able to compete and pay him as the top paid guy in the NHL... at least until McDavid signs his extension with Toronto.

Nah Oilers will be fine , they may lose but making a bunch of splashy moves doesn't always work,

last year the east was loading up like crazy and freaking Florida came out of that arms race lmao

 

[GigaChad]

Let's face it, we would all be alright with this if our team did it.
The league must do something about this cap circumvention bullshit still though

 

[nbwingsfan]

They're still reaping the benefits of an advantageous expansion draft that brought in a boatload of additional picks. It's easy to score when you're immediately put on third base.

Was it really advantageous or was it just other moronic GMs?

Didn’t Florida give them smith and Marchessault so that they could protect Petrovic?

Theodore from Anaheim so they could keep Vatanen?

Columbus foolishly leaving Karlsson for them?

 

[PromisedLand]

VGK using the cap circumvention to its full effect

 

[kylbaz]

Let's face it, we would all be alright with this if our team did it.
The league must do something about this cap bullshit still though

Exactly. Every team should just do it. Sit their stars for half the season and see how fast Bettman fixes the loophole.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Didn't the NHL warn teams last year that they couldn't acquire Nyquist unless they actually had the cap space to activate him in season?


So much for that

 

[Look Up]

Like trading for an Audi A5 that is in the shop and doesn't run.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Didn't the NHL warn teams last year that they couldn't acquire Nyquist unless they actually had the cap space to activate him in season?


So much for that

I feel like a long term deal might be viewed through a slightly different lens, you're taking on quite a bit more risk in that case

 

[CanMerc]

Until the loophole is fixed, it’s legal. Good on McCrimmon for having the guts to use it

 

[WhataKnight]

Kelly McCrimmon: “Guess what? It goes in dry!!!”

 

[Daximus]

At this point they should just increase the cap by a percentage for the playoffs and the 20 man roster you ice needs to be cap compliant for the playoffs. Only way to stop this insanity.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Like trading for an Audi A5 that is in the shop and doesn't run.

And then it comes out of the shop and you win Le Mans driving it

 

[GirardSpinorama]

I can see mark stone LTIRetire in the near future.. just in time for Vegas to trade him away to arizona and then sign drai..

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I can see mark stone LTIRetire in the near future.. just in time for Vegas to trade him away to arizona and then sign drai..

This is 100% happening, it is written

 

[CupofOil]

My point is that they are not "manipulating" the rules, as you say, in any illegal fashion.
While you do understand that, insofar as you are blaming the league, not VGK - why does there need to be any blame placed at all? You're of course entitled to your opinion, but nothing is inherently "wrong" or "broken" here. These are the rules of the NHL, the NHLPA, and the agreement between the two. If you don't like it...no one is forcing you to watch and follow.

Yes it is broken when a team can create LTIR space in time for the deadline then conveniently return their injured players for Game 1 of the playoffs when the cap doesn't apply anymore.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

It looks bad that Sharks have to give up 2 3rds on top of retaining for 6 years, but my guess is that Grier realized when trying to deal Karlsson how hard it is to get any value back for high priced vets and decided to take the out on Hertl when he could. It's not like having Hertl on the roster has any benefit for the Sharks at the moment.

They did get two 1st, even if late, as Edstrom was a late 1st himself, out of it. That's not bad, but it does show some level of desperation by Grier. Definitely not dealing from a position of strength.

 

[Terry Yake]

terrible deal for SJ

 

[Wats]

Crazy, he's not even that old.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Vegas going full on Rick James

f*** YO CAP

Or a Rick Roll!

 

[Breakers]

$8 million dollars retention for a late 1st round and that includes signing bonus money which owners hate.

Yes you get the deal off your books

But that is a chunk of change with very little compensation

 

[SherVaughn30]

Bravo, at this point you just have to applaud them for doing what seems impossible.

It's not impossible to do what they are doing. It's simple, they are abusing the intent of why LTIR was put in place. Technically, you are circumventing the salary cap with LTIR and it's something the NHL/NHLPA has to fix because it's becoming a big issue now. Vegas fully takes advantage of it because they are the NHL's darling team that is allowed to do it. Before Vegas, it was the Bolts. Another team will probably try it next season, unless the NHL puts their foot down. A domino effect with LTIR abuse could happen and actually force the NHL to put a stop to it.

 

[crashthenet]

Contract structure for Hertl very interesting. Perhaps SJ a little tight or not wanting to give him 21 mil over the next two years.

 

[Omni Owl]

Nice job trading within the division SJ, you morons. Look how that worked out with the Kings trading Martinez to Vegas. The future of the Sharks look f***ing bleak, like a permanent bottom feeder team.

Not sure why other GM's aren't exploiting this loophole, they're dense or something...