02 Mar 2021 20:20:11
3 Team Trade Proposal.

Nashville Trades
Granlund (Toronto)
(50% of Granlund's Contract Retained by Nashville)

Toronto Trades
Vesey (Vegas)
1st Round Pick 2021 (Nashville)

Vegas Trades
5th Round Pick 2021 (Nashville)


Nashville Trades away Granlund a UFA after this season getting 2 Draft Picks one being a 1st
Rounder.

Toronto fills out there Top 6 at Forward getting Granlund.

Vegas gets a Bottom 6 Forward that stabilizes there lineup.


Thoughts ?

02 Mar 2021 20:43:51
I'd say instead of Vesey to Vegas, something similar to the Robin Lehner deal could, where Lehner was 50% retained by Chicago, went through Toronto, where Toronto retained 50%, and then he went off to Vegas; out of the exchange, Toronto gave up Martins Dzierkals whos never going to leave the KHL and got back a 5th for retaining like 1.25M on the 2.5M (since Chicago retained 50% which was 2.5 M of the 5M)

I doubt Vegas has the cap space, but another team like maybe New Jersey or so would do the retaining, so:

Granlund and an AHLer go to Toronto with Nashville not retaining for the 1st, Vesey and a 4th,
the 1st and Vesey go to Nashville for Granlund without retention and,
a 4th goes to New Jersey in exchange for an AHLer and New Jersey retaining 50% on Granlund.

02 Mar 2021 21:16:56
@TopShelfSlappers
Toronto doesn't have the Cap Space unless Nashville retains 50% of Granlund's Salary to take on his full Salary, Vegas has just over 900k in Cap Space and Vesey makes 900k so yes they have the Cap to take on Vesey's Contract and Vegas does need a Bottom 6 LWinger.
Because Nashville is retaining 50% of Granlund's contract Toronto would have to add a 1st Round Pick in this deal imo.

02 Mar 2021 22:25:04
Pinball, what TopShelf was suggesting is that another team facilitates the retention in a similar way to the Lehner deal.

Nashville would take the place of Chicago, Another team with Cap Space takes Toronto’s place in retaining the 50% before shipping Granlund to Toronto.

Overall those types of deals are rare so not sure if it will happen.

03 Mar 2021 02:44:50
Yeah @Datsyuk that's what I was aiming for

It is kinda rare, but I could def see it happening with lots of teams stuffed to the cap this year, so a lot of the bottom feeders like ANA/ DET/ OTT/ SJ/ NJ/ BUF should be more willing to retain (on UFA deals like Granlund, not on term deals) for the incentive of like a 3rd, 4th or something of the sort.

03 Mar 2021 14:18:18
To TopShelfSlappers and Datsyuy_Fan13 Nashville has the Cap Space to cover the 50% retained so to add a NJ for example isn't needed, Nashville won't owe a dime to Granlund in retained salary after this season is over, as for Vesey I don't see Nashville wanting him as he walked away from them not signing an entry level contract, plus they don't need him on there currant roster, so either another Team I suggested Vegas gets involved or Nashville flips Vesey right after like Carolina did with Galchenyuk.