rumor/report: VGK Actively Shopping Multiple Names Including Pacioretty, Martinez, Marchessault

[Phil]

In what seems like it was decades ago when the Vegas Golden Knights cleared house to land Alex Pietrangelo in free agency, hockey season must be back because Vegas is going full-speed ahead on the trade market again, and it could be a doozy.

 

The Golden Knights have ?doubled down? in their efforts to move leading goal scorer Max Pacioretty before the proposed Jan. 13 start date for the 2021 season, TSN?s Frank Seravalli reported Tuesday.

 

But the fun doesn?t end at Pacioretty. The Golden Knights have looked at moving a number of names, according to multiple reports; starting with kicking the tires once again on moving goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and his $7 million cap hit. Defenseman Alec Martinez and his expiring $4 million cap hit has surfaced, as well, according to The Fourth Period?s David Pagnotta.

 

Going back to return-to-play in the summer, two names came up often via sources to watch in trades: Paul Stastny and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights moved Stastny to Winnipeg at the start of free agency to clear cap space, but Vegas also moved on from defenseman Nate Schmidt ? his $5.9 million cap hit, and a roster spot ? to pry Pietrangelo away from the St. Louis Blues. Talks involving Marchessault simmered after the Golden Knights lured in their big fish, but with being slightly less than $1 million over the cap and the new season likely starting in a little more than a month, the talks again are gaining traction.

 

Marchessault, as has been noted by others since the Pacioretty news dropped, remains a trade chip the Golden Knights want to utilize and, from my understanding, would rather offload Marchessault than have to move on from Pacioretty, Fleury or Martinez.

 

https://www.knightsonice.com/news/2020/12/8/22164616/vegas-golden-knights-looking-trade-max-pacioretty-marc-andre-fleury-alec-martinez-before-season

[ThirtyONE]

Why did they sign Petrangelo? Kinda makes no sense. Now they're falling over themselves to dismantle the team.

[BrooksBurner]

Pietrangelo is more valuable than all of those guys. It doesn't matter if they give one of them away. You trade one of Pacioretty/Martinez/Marchessault for Pietrangelo and don't really think twice about it, especially when the right side of your defense is in rough shape.

[ThirtyONE]

Pietrangelo is more valuable than all of those guys. It doesn't matter if they give one of them away. You trade one of Pacioretty/Martinez/Marchessault for Pietrangelo and don't really think twice about it, especially when the right side of your defense is in rough shape.

 

But it's not just one of them. They've had to move multiple players to bring in Pietrangelo. They've shipped out 3 first round picks in the last few years - one of which was for Pacioretty. If they trade him that means they lost Susuki for basically nothing. Seems to me they're putting the horse before the cart a bit in Vegas. They signed Lehner while still owing Fleury 7m. Lots of backwards business if you ask me.

[BrooksBurner]

But it's not just one of them. They've had to move multiple players to bring in Pietrangelo. They've shipped out 3 first round picks in the last few years - one of which was for Pacioretty. If they trade him that means they lost Susuki for basically nothing. Seems to me they're putting the horse before the cart a bit in Vegas. They signed Lehner while still owing Fleury 7m. Lots of backwards business if you ask me.

 

I don't necessarily disagree. They are trying to ride the wave of early success to keep the fan base energized IMO. I don't really blame them though. They are going to crash hard in a few years and it won't be pretty. Then that fan base will have to prove they can weather the storm.

[Bugg]

I don't necessarily disagree. They are trying to ride the wave of early success to keep the fan base energized IMO. I don't really blame them though. They are going to crash hard in a few years and it won't be pretty. Then that fan base will have to prove they can weather the storm.

 

VGK will be a homerun no matter what. It's a bulletproof plan whether they suck or are in the Finals. When things get back to normal, Vegas will still be very profitable, because visiting fans will build a trip out of their team playing VGK. It's a guarantee for sellouts pretty much forever. Raiders will have the same thing. One time I bought tickets for NYR/VGK, had to get a friend who lived in Nevada buy the tickets.

[josh]

VGK has too many contracts in the danger zone.

 

Pax just had a career year, too.