Last year, the Vegas Golden Knights brought in Tomas Tatar from the Detroit Red Wings in a trade deadline deal that is still working its way out. Fans already know that it cost them Joe Veleno, with a second and a third still to come. Tatar was flipped to the Montreal Canadiens for Max Pacioretty, so you might say that there is value to the deal. At a minimum, it shows that GM George McPhee isn’t afraid to roll the dice.
This year, in the blockbuster of deadline day, Vegas brought in Mark Stone and appear to have locked him in for eight years at just under $10 million AAV.