Quoting: TrueCanuck
Carrier was involved in the Kerfoot deal, that's why he was left off. Nosek is a UFA, that's why he was left off. & that roster that I listed still has room for Kolesar. So that doesn't make much sense. Plus again it's likely that Fleury or Lehner are to be moved this off-season too so there's space available
The"whom" referred only to Kolesar. You're still missing the point. For the price of Kerfoot, Las Vegas could have three members of their current team. And it's easy to wave the magic wand and say that one of Fleury or Lehner can be moved, but why should that be done just to accommodate this trade of third- and fourth-liners? Because like it or not, Kerfoot isn't a second-line center on any legitimate team in the NHL, never mind a serious Stanley Cup contender. And no one can argue that moving Chandler Stephenson down to the third line in favor of putting Kerfoot at #2C is an upgrade.
Look, we all know why you want so badly for your home team to make this trade, and why you're trying so hard to rationalize it: your guys get $2.1 million in cap relief, a useful proven fourth-liner, and two draft picks, all in return for a surplus forward who would otherwise be going to Seattle for free (IF the Kraken want him). But that's a terrible exchange for Las Vegas, even if it involves only bottom-six players.
I think that Las Vegas would wait until after the free agency period begins (and perhaps well into the off-season) in order to see how the rest of their roster (including the four significant free agents and Martinez) shapes up before making any decisions like this. What's the urgency for them? They might even be able to buy Kerfoot from Seattle for that third-round draft pick shown here.
On the other hand, if Kerfoot is the hot candidate for #2C that you say he is, maybe Boston will be calling about him to replace David Krecji.