im pretty sure its to take vatanen over manson

I would agree but I went with neither so I am not sure how it is relevant

I think he's saying Vegas is taking Vatanen.

Possible but I think the Ducks are not going to let either go, hurts a cup run with that core to much

ducks dont really have a choice both are worth much more than a late first round

I see it as one of the couple instances where McPhee can squeeze all he can out of a team, as I have it in this but ya never know

Yeah, that's where you are wrong. The Ducks made a deal with Vegas before the freeze so that at least Manson an possibly also Vatanen would be protected. The Ducks didn't have to pay as much because ANA would have told VGK that they would trade Vatanen and buyout Bieksa. So instead Vegas accepted a deal for Picks that they would otherwise not get had they not made a deal with the Ducks. Since the deal was made there is no point in buying out Bieksa.

Anaheim would still be in trouble

Exactly I think blowing up their D like that and still loosing a pick is worse than how I have it, and only getting one 1st rounder next year doesnt feel like enough with all of McPhee's options

there also the fact that there's 4D to protect is anaheim going to expose cogliano, silvferberg

Which is the point of the deal, really the only question is what are the terms, I think it is the draft picks and I think then McPhee takes a young, fast and cheap option in Logan Shaw although it also could be Kerdiles