Vegas is not trading Miller for that crappy deal, man Leaf fans live in their own world

my bad, 3rd rounder was on the wrong side. don't know if that changes your opinion, but i think it definitely makes the deal seem more even

Makes more sense however Vegas will trade Miller for at least a 2nd rounder to dump Salary. Knights have to trim roughly 8-8.5m in trades to make room for the cap. They won't be looking for any additions for this year. Their team is already set. Miller would make sense to go to the Leafs, however it can only be either a combination of picks or actual prospects

I've done some looking at their team, and it seems to me like trading Reaves/Eakin is the best way to dump salary, this is simply a hockey trade.
That being said, you make a lot of sense when you say they can't take Kappy back, so maybe we're looking at a 3-way deal where Kappy goes to say... Carolina for some prospects, and then the specs go to VGK.

How's that sound? Makes me really curious now

I'm a die hard knights fan in Vegas.
Reeves, Eakin and Miller will be gone, thats makes up for the 8.5m needed to sign Karlsson, Gusev and Schuldt. The rest of the team would be set. What would make more sense is for you to trade for Miller for a 2nd rounder. Sign and trade Kapanen to someone like the Yotes who don't have a 20 goal scorer. The end result you might fair better in the end

I said above in a comment this idea:

To Car: Kapanen
To VGK: 2nd + low forward prospect
To TOR: Colin Miller

thoughts?

Would work, you may want to look at signing Daniel Carr, he is a free agent and Vegas won't sign him, they don't have the room. He lead the AHL in scoring and is NHL ready, a cheap winger if you need to fill the gap.

I think Bracco would fill in that role, if not someone like Korshkov, so it might not be needed. However, he would be a great signing either way cuz the marlies could use him if guys get called up.

Carr will be looking for a one way entry level contract though