mcnabb is a expiring contract
we arent giving up a second and rathbone
we also dont need anymore ld

Unfortunately Staal is not an option for Vegas. He won't waive his NMC. Detroit is also thin at centre so I don't see Stephens going back either. Maybe like Smith or something, give them a bit of toughness.

Mcnabb probably isn’t even worth a 2nd rounder plus the fact that he would be a cap dump so sending him in the division probably looks like mcnabb and a 2nd for a 7th but nice try

Vegas has to add if we are giving up Rathbone, it's absurd how much some people think rentals can fetch on the open market. McNabb is barely even a top 4 defender anymore, he stifles the Golden Knights offense when he's playing that high in the lineup

he is literally a cap dump at this point
2.5mil for a maybe a 4th or 5th string dman
not worth above a 3rd rounder let alone rathbone

I was thinking why is Detroit paying for a cap dump and a UFA but this works me.

Agreed, and Nabber is NOT getting $3+ million on the open market

Be lucky if he even stays in the nhl for around 1mil
I see him being a healthy scratch at this point of his career

Every team in the NHL knows Vegas has issues and no one is going to do them any favors. Their are very few teams that can take on salary and they will exact a pretty penny to get Vegas cap compliant.

Woa, you really think his game has declined that much?

Wings wouldn't give Smith away just for that reason.

Who cares if Stephens plays center, he's a replacement level player and he's been out for awhile already and they've been more than fine without him

i mean watching his games in vegas, the team looks better with him off the ice than on, he just looks to be disturbing the flow
i mean if you do some digging his advanced stats arent amazing too, i think teams will give him a chance but i dont see him playing anything over maybe a third pairing at best

I mean I read that McNabb really manages to stifle Vegas's offense when he's in the top 4, heck, I'll say I can see him being moved at the trade deadline rather than being an own rental for the Golden Knights

hes serviceable but that cap hit nasty