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

[mouser]

Don’t especially like this trade from San Jose’s POV when you factor in the six year retention for over $8m. The retention alone is worth Edstrom or more.

Would think if Hertl were traded this summer he’d return at least a 1st+2nd without any retention. With a good possibility the 1st would be an earlier pick than the Vegas 2025 1st.

On the other hand Hertl has a full NMC, so SJ didn’t have full license to trade him to any team he didn’t want to go to.

 

[Voight]

This is a hilarious take. Ever heard of Robidas island? Every single team finds ways to get around the cap.

Yup, there's a reason teams employ capologists.

 

[hangman005]

The rest of the NHL:

Vegas:

 

[Vegan Knight]

So what is the Centre depth for the playoffs?

Eichel, Hertl....

Centers on the roster?

Eichel, Karlsson, Hertl, Stephenson, Roy, Howden.

Barbashev, Amadio and Kolesar have also played center.

 

[hangman005]

When the TSN guys mentioned Vegas I thought it was some random trade (like a 6th for an extra forward).

Man nobody saw this coming. I can't believe they got Grier to retain for that long. Bravo McPhee/McCrimmon.



Guys semi retired and STILL has the biggest news scoops.

Don’t especially like this trade from San Jose’s POV when you factor in the six year retention for over $8m. The retention alone is worth Edstrom or more.

Would think if Hertl were traded this summer he’d return at least a 1st+2nd without any retention. With a good possibility the 1st would be an earlier pick than the Vegas 2025 1st.

On the other hand Hertl has a full NMC, so SJ didn’t have full license to trade him to any team he didn’t want to go to.

and not that I'm complaining but Vegas getting two thirds from San Jose seemed odd

 

[WhataKnight]

This all started with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.

And when they did it, the GM brought it up to the table at their next annual meeting in Boca Raton.

The league ruled that the loophole was legal and that they were not going to close it.

End of story.

Can’t blame Tampa Bay, Vegas or any other teams moving forward.

I’m coming back to this post into quote it in the future.

 

[TheBeard]

and not that I'm complaining but Vegas getting two thirds from San Jose seemed odd

Apparently that was the cost of "only" 17% retention.

 

[Gillings]

Every team should be required to trade every year at this time. Would make hockey mega interesting.

Kind of like the fantasy draft, where you need to expose players.

 

[hangman005]

Apparently that was the cost of "only" 17% retention.

seems like paying of the water cooler man to replace the water with Vodka in the GMs office paid off then.

 

[Sota Popinski]

Valuewise you don't love SJ throwing in a pair of 3rds, but ultimately getting out of Hertl's contract & getting the two 1sts is a positive move for the organization.

SJ's just in a tough spot, they are going to be bad for awhile.

If your an SJ fan I think you just want to see a clear path out of this tunnel, and not become the next Buffalo.

They can recoup those 3rds and more taking on cap dumps over the next 2-3 years

 

[TheBeard]

They can recoup those 3rds and more taking on cap dumps over the next 2-3 years

Doubt they will. Seems the saved money is an attempt to recoup lost income from attendance. Also, even if they do, the difference would be high thirds vs the first pick of the third.

 

[Seanaconda]

When you look at the sheer quality of goaltending available to both teams at the draft it's easy to see how advantageous it was.


Glass?


"Come to San Jose! Hockey's NEWEST Landfill!"

I mean it's a place to be for a bit , you get exciting young draft picks pretty fast and you have something to cheer for as you start building something

 

[Egghead1999]

Every team should be required to trade every year at this time. Would make hockey mega interesting.

Kind of like the fantasy draft, where you need to expose players.

I remember they did that in the 80's (??)

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Eichel
Hertl
Stephenson
Karlsson
Roy

Probably the best team down the middle in the NHL

 

[The don godfather]

Basically 3 first round picks for hertl . Pretty good haul for sharks

 

[JungleBeat]

Nobody wants that full Hertl contract, you have to retain.

San Jose has a pretty good prospect pool, they need to hit on a couple high picks and the rebuild won’t take long.

 

[Pavelski2112]

You do know there’s Sharks fans active in this thread , right?

We can handle it, we're adults

 

[Coffee]

We can handle it, we're adults

Speak for yourself

 

[AKL]

Basically 3 first round picks for hertl . Pretty good haul for sharks

How?

 

[Brent Burns]

Next trade deadline if they want to trade Vanacek, Granlund, Rutta, or any player they sign to a 1 year deal, they won't be able to retain on them.

There may be nobody left to sell right now but in a full year a lot can change.

I guess it may not matter but it's highly unusual to retain for multiple years on 3 contracts.

I’m joking. So you think they shouldn’t have made the deal, considering Hertl had a NMC, etc? All of those players are much lower priority to move than Hertl was due to contract

 

[The don godfather]

How?

The edstrom was a 1st rounder .

 

[AKL]

The edstrom was a 1st rounder .

Yeah so, Edstrom and one 1st... where's the third 1st

 

[The don godfather]

Yeah so, Edstrom and one 1st... where's the third 1st

Oh sorry 2 first basically and a 3rd not bad.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Pretty confident that Vegas knows rule changes are coming to prevent this kind of abuse moving forward.

So they figured might as well milk it all they can before those rule changes happen.

They already pissed off everyone, why stop now?

 

[TheBeard]

Oh sorry 2 first basically and a 3rd not bad.

I think you're misreading the title