Once a Kings Fan Too
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Right now, Las Vegas is over the cap with one defenseman and two forwards (including Nolan Patrick) to sign. That means that any Eichel trade has to be not only cap-neutral, but cap-negative to the Golden Knights by about $3 million. Which in turn means that as a practical matter, any Eichel trade would have to include two of Dadonov, Smith and Tuch plus retention (for five years), or all three of those forwards, which seems like a stripping excess. It also means that Las Vegas probably won't be including one of their inexpensive NHL-proven defensemen like Hague or Whitecloud in the deal.