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This is a consequence of the Eichel acquisition last season.
Vegas didn't give Pacioretty away for nothing. They gave him way for cap space. The need for cap space was because they acquired Jack Eichel last off season. Would people look at this trade as negatively if Pacioretty was one of the pieces that went to Buffalo in the Eichel trade?
They have about 6 million in cap to work with right now. Trading Pacioretty either means that Stone will return before the playoffs, and they will need cap space to activate him in season, or it means they are working on another major acquisition. Maybe Patrick Kane. Chicago could trade him with half his salary retained and since his bonus is paid, it would only cost them 1.45M in real dollars to retain 5.25M.