I think Vegas sticks with Hague. The only real advantage to Smith is he is waiver exempt and can be sent down

Also not enough for Gaudreau

That's a lot of LTIR guys. NJ is tough...

They'd be traded. Just forgot

He still has a ton of potential. We're only a year removed from him being considered one of the best young dmen in the league. Produced at 0.5 PPG his rookie year, but struggled this year. Still holds decent value

Not arguing that but this is about need and Vegas doesn't need offensive defensemen.

Idk honestly. Originally had him at 11m per year but how many teams can really pay him that? Think he's going to be a victim of the smaller market and could see him signing 10-10.5m

You aren't getting him for less than 11M per because otherwise he makes more in Calgary at just 9.5M

This is very exciting for New Jersey

Don't think it's going to come down to money. It's going to come down to whether or not he wants to stay in CGY or he wants to come and play on East Coast(Flyers or Devils). SEA has interest, but in my eyes, he would never sign there

He doesn't have a connection to the Devils so he wont take a discount for them

Has nothing to do with a connection to the Devils. If he prefers to play on the East Coast, the Devils would be his best option. I think he sees that the Devils would be a better team to join than the Flyers. If it’s only a 2, maybe a 3 man race, no one is offering 11m a year

Well then he wpuld clearly stay in Calgary where he has the highest chance of winning and gets the most money

U guys can think that, but it’s not necessarily the way it’ll be. If he wants to play on the East Coast, which has been rumored, then CGY is out of the running. IMO, if he gets to FA, he is not returning. If July 13th comes around without a contract in place, Guadreau will be in a Flyers or Devils jersey next year