Caps would be having to add more, not Vegas.

I thought that at first, but I built it on the Vegas side first, and if they want Pietrangelo, they don't have a lot of options. Eller got a couple more even strength points than Stastny last year, so adding Eller lets them dump Stastny's 6M cap hit, and improve, and add term. Between those two moves, that's just about Pietrangelo. The rest is just moving Fleury because he asked nicely.

VGK fans are offering WSH McNabb and Stephenson for a 2nd, but I'd bet they'd settle for a 4th if WSH wants to go that way. Schmidt and McNabb play so much together that it's a gamble whether they're really both good, but McNabb is basically a cheaper DIllon, so you can't go too wrong there.

Also, word is, VGK is already trying to move Schmidt's salary: https://nhltradetalk.com/vegas-golden-knights-fleury-nate-schmidt/