You need to remember the price was steep.
It included 19-year-old defenseman Erik Brannstrom, who was selected 15th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft and was already popular enough in Las Vegas, despite having never played in a regular-season game, to where he could have defeated even someone named Goodman for mayor.
It included forward Oscar Lindberg, who suddenly proved he could score a little, and a second-round pick in 2020.
And a few months later, it could be as precipitous a drop as the most frightening of cliffs.
It could be Nanga Parbat.
The Golden Knights gladly would take the plunge for forward Mark Stone every time.