Steve_v3 274 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 Knights acquire Max Pacioretty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
215BroadStBullies610 434 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) Had no idea this went down till I saw an ESPN alert on my way to work haha. Good for Max. We'll see if the Habs' management group can make something out of this trade. I do like Suzuki as a prospect though. I don't know if its fair to factor in what GMGM originally gave up to get Tatar but there are a lot of draft picks that have left the VGK stable over the last couple of months. Interesting to see how this all pans out. Edited September 10, 2018 by 215BroadStBullies610 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
althoma1 574 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 I haven't been happy with a lot of Bergevin's moves over the past couple seasons, however; this trade is pretty good considering everyone in the league knew Montreal wanted to move Pacioretty and he'll need a new contract at the end of the year. They get a great prospect who plays centre, a good current NHL player, plus a pick. It's more than I thought they'd get. I think Pacioretty will have a good year for Vegas, but he'll also be looking for a big raise next summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clarkiestooth 235 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 Vegas paid waaaay too much for a one year rental player who seems to be on a fairly precipitous decline. They must feel they have a good shot at the Cup. I'm not so sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
215BroadStBullies610 434 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 Pacioretty signs extension with VGK for four years @ $28 million That should help justify the trade somewhat more (from a VGK standpoint). 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 I had read somewhere today that Pacioretty signing an extension with VGK was a condition of the trade. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hills 709 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, clarkiestooth said: Vegas paid waaaay too much for a one year rental player who seems to be on a fairly precipitous decline. They must feel they have a good shot at the Cup. I'm not so sure. He has scored 30 goals a season except for the last on an hilariously bad team in which he still had a 21 goal pace. He scored 35 the year before... one meh season is hardly proof of a decline. Not to mention they traded for him knowing they'd have an extension signed. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2080 Report post Posted September 10, 2018 19 minutes ago, chippa13 said: I had read somewhere today that Pacioretty signing an extension with VGK was a condition of the trade. It was. Same reason the trade to the Kings fell apart. Couldn’t reach an agreement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam14 182 Report post Posted September 13, 2018 I'm sure Suzuki's brother playing at McGill may have factored into him being one of the pieces included. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites