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Dallas only trades Oettinger if they are fearful of an offer sheet.
Vegas could sign Oettinger to an inflated one year contract now that Lehner will be on LTIR. There are no rumors or reasonable speculation that they will do this, it's just a fun fantasy trade idea.
If the above happened, Dallas would need to get a goalie from someone else. So they would not want to take back cap space, since they are already tight on cap space. I also doubt they would want Lehner's contract, since Lehner has been inconsistent for the last few years with injuries, and up and down play. Vegas would have to keep Lehner, and find a way out of that contract next off season.
Dallas might ask for Logan Thompson, which would be a high risk/high reward piece. He is signed for 3 years at only 766k, and was the best goalie in Vegas to close out last season.
It might be something like Thompson, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd for Oettinger. Hague could be involved too, or he could be moved elsewhere to recoup picks. It is unlikely that Vegas can sign Hague if they have to pay Oettinger.