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

[Clark Kellogg]

Kelly McCrimmon As a young child:

 

[TheBeard]

Kelly McCrimmon and his team are giving a master class on team and cap management

For now. In 4 years this team is gonna be a bottom feeder led by a 35 year old Hertl, a 34 year old Eichel and a 48 year old Peterangelo.

 

[Lunatik]

That's it? That much retention should be worth a 1st on its own

 

[Pia8988]

Every team wishes their GM and Owner put the same level of effort into winning.

 

[nhlfan9191]

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

Luck always runs out. Eventually they’ll make a mistake that will have them building like everyone else. Can’t really hate them because what they’re doing is not actually breaking rules.

 

[Regal]

If I'm retaining for that many years, I want way more back than that.

Nah. It’s 1.38, and they’re not going to be competitive most of those years. Keeping Hertl around at 8+ limits their ability to make moves far more. I’m surprised they were able to get this much.

 

[Kamina]

i for one welcome our golden overlords

 

[DavidpauseReinbacher]

Lol best team in the league

 

[Paper]

For now. In 4 years this team is gonna be a bottom feeder led by a 35 year old Hertl, a 34 year old Eichel and a 48 year old Peterangelo.

All on the LTIR.

 

[TheBeard]

You even made a thread crying about this and no one agreed with you.

Seeing you throw a fit in every Vegas thread is legitimately hilarious at this point.

I did?

 

[Pia8988]

For now. In 4 years this team is gonna be a bottom feeder led by a 35 year old Hertl, a 34 year old Eichel and a 48 year old Peterangelo.

lmao. No one is good forever.

 

[Coffee]

Egg on mine and @HanSolo face

 

[zar]

I guess it’s good for for Vegas. Not sure what to say anymore.

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[Some Other Flame]

For now. In 4 years this team is gonna be a bottom feeder led by a 35 year old Hertl, a 34 year old Eichel and a 48 year old Peterangelo.

Cool. They cup(s?) they'll have won in the meantime more than make up for that

 

[Sasha Orlov]

For now. In 4 years this team is gonna be a bottom feeder led by a 35 year old Hertl, a 34 year old Eichel and a 48 year old Peterangelo.

Who cares, they’ll have won multiple cups

 

[jetsforever]

This seems really cheap for Hertl.

 

[Coffee]

I did?

Yes you did lol

 

[Paper]

SJ helping out an another pacific team is wild

The Wild are in the central.

 

[ES]

San Jose retaining for 6 years of absolutely insane.

Especially as they already have Burns until 2025 and Karlsson until 2027.

 

[Extra Texture]

You just have to admire the gargantuan stones of Bill Foley and his GMs at this point.

Money be damned. They want to win, they want the best talent, and they will use every inch allowed to them by the rules to take MASSIVE swings for the fences regardless of the financial cost

Stone, Pietro, Eichel, now Hertl. Adding franchise level players on an almost yearly basis. Its pretty awe inspiring.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Jesus Christ vegas.... so much for the high price for retention

 

[TT1]

classic HF talking about retention slots when SJ is going for a full rebuild and only retained 17% , you won't need to worry about SJ needing to retain on any players for a long time

they're getting back 2 1st rounders for a player that has risk/term (injury concerns) and doesn't add anything to their team @ their current stage

retaining 17% for 6+ years is better than paying Hertl 8.1M for 6+ years when you won't be a legit contender during that window

 

[HanSolo]

Egg on mine and @HanSolo face

Yeah I didn't really think they'd have the pieces to make these kinds of plays.

 

[TheBeard]

lmao. No one is good forever.

Vegas has basically one draft pick left over the next three years and Brendan Brisson. I get doing what they're doing but I just hope the fans stick around when things get ugly. I can see first hand with SJ how difficult it is staying attentive during the down times.