This team does not need more wingers -- they need centers.

Hard pass.

Just FYI: The Blues would sooner push Vegas off a cliff than hand them Vladdy. The Blues despise Vegas and would not piss on them if they were on fire.

Genuinely curious as to why you think the Blues hate Vegas so much? They won't play in the same division next year, they haven't really had a bad history with one another (I know Stone's hit on Bozak wasn't clean but still not too big of a deal), they haven't even played each other in the playoffs. Heck, the sharks helped facilitate a trade for Vegas to get Janmark at the deadline so two teams don't have to get along to make business deals.

Not too big a deal that he totally cheap-shotted Bozak and he missed two months with concussion problems??? Uhh WTF is that nonsense?

Vegas is the dirtiest team in the league while at the same time having the league so far up its ass they have the NHL logo for irises. The Blues cannot stand Vegas, and the Blues do NOT help rivals in trades. They sure as hell are not going to give them a franchise icon and help them compete.

Not too big a deal in a sense that it shouldn't stop them from doing business if both teams feels it benefits them.

Wouldn't quite say they are the dirtiest team in the league, don't think they play the game any differently than any other team. Not sure how they get special treatment from the league either. They weren't part of Seattle expansion because it was agreed to in 2017. I'm sure if there's another expansion draft in 4 years Seattle will be excluded. The franchise icon hates the Blues at this point and if Vegas has the best offer they would be stupid to be so stubborn as to not trade him there. I'm 100% sure Vegas doesn't end up with Tarasenko, but to say no without listening to an offer is the worst thing management can do for a team.

Muh huh. Your assessment of things is not great, to put it kindly. Vegas is easily the dirtiest team in the league and they get daily reacharounds from the league. I can promise you the Blues DESPISE Vegas. Plain and simple, the Blues do NOT help arch rivals. Go check their trade history, it just does not happen. They haven't made a real trade with Dallas in over 20 years and haven't made a real trade with Chicago in like almost 50 years.

Do you have any statistics or proof that Vegas is the dirtiest team in the league and they get bias from the league? Or is this just your personal opinion?

We both know there's no statistics for this. And it's far from just my opinion. Or just Blues fans' opinions. This stuff even gets talked about in the media, dude. This is kinda their rep, not just one guy mouthing off.