Vegas Expansion Draft "Leaks" (Don't open if you don't wanna know)

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So far here's what I've seen in Twitterland being reported. Remember that these are only reports and not at all confirmed....

ANA: Clayton Stoner
CBJ: William Karlsson
DAL: Cody Eakin
DET: Tomas Nosek
FLA: Jonathan Marchessault
LAK: Brayden McNabb
MIN: Erik Haula
MTL: Alexei Emelin
NSH: James Neal
NYI: J-F Berube
NYR: Oscar Lindberg
OTT: Marc Methot
PHI: Pierre Edouard Bellemare
PIT: Marc-Andre Fleury
STL: David Perron
TBL: Jason Garrison
TOR: Brendan Leipsic


Other players mentioned to be on their way to Vegas (via side trades)

Shea Theodore (ANA)
Reilly Smith (FLA)
Alex Tuch (MIN)
Mikhail Grabovski (NYI)
Gusev (TBL)


Feel free to share any you see, will try to keep the original post updated.
 
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Allegedly Nikolai Kulemin, which would be Stupid for Vegas to take even with NYI's first round pick this draft. Garth Snow outfoxing somebody just seems.... wrong.

*Edited out Grabovski's name - I need more coffee before reading the dirt sheets*

Brandon Davidson from Montreal rumoured as well. *EDIT* Now changed to Alexei Emelin

I had a feeling that 30 other teams would sucker McPhee into taking less valuable players packaged with picks in an unexciting draft and looks like I was right. Hope Minny and Anaheim at least had the good sense to start laughing at Vegas after they hung up the phone.
 
Let's not forget some of the late-draft picks that have become good to great players. There's nothing wrong trying to stack the deck. You have to figure they try to build for something 5 years down the road, not 5 months.

If I see anyone else say the Penguins should trade for Method, I may punch someone in the face. Why would they spend 90% of their cap space from losing Fleury for an overage, overpaid, stay at home dman.
 
Few additions:

McNabb (LAK)
Smith+Marchessault (FLA) - Get Marchessault for taking Smith
Emelin (MTL) -Likely a pick involved to take Emelin over Davidson
Garrison+Gusev (TB) - Get Gusev for taking Garrison
Tomas Nosek (DET) - Odd choice?

Clarkson would also go to Vegas via Columbus.
 
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sprague11 said:
Allegedly Nikolai Kulemin, which would be Stupid for Vegas to take even with NYI's first round pick this draft. Garth Snow outfoxing somebody just seems.... wrong.

*Edited out Grabovski's name - I need more coffee before reading the dirt sheets*

Brandon Davidson from Montreal rumoured as well. *EDIT* Now changed to Alexei Emelin

I had a feeling that 30 other teams would sucker McPhee into taking less valuable players packaged with picks in an unexciting draft and looks like I was right. Hope Minny and Anaheim at least had the good sense to start laughing at Vegas after they hung up the phone.
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In regards to the Islanders, Bob McKenzie just reported it is JF Berube as a part of a larger deal with Vegas

EDIT: Reports say NYI trading their 1st Rounder, and Grabovski for them to select Berube
 
geschrocks33 said:
In regards to the Islanders, Bob McKenzie just reported it is JF Berube as a part of a larger deal with Vegas
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Sounds like Vegas would get 15th overall, Grabovski to take JF Berube.

Also sounds like PE Bellemare from PHI.

Larry Brooks reporting Raanta was not taken by Vegas...have to think Rangers gave something to Vegas to avoid Raanta....
 
Some reports Brouwer may have actually been taken off FLAMES. WOOOHOOO. Please be true. That would clear off the worst contract on the roster. Can't be paying Brouwer 4M+ a season to play on the 4th line....TONS of cap relief to get another top d-man.

**I'm sure I am getting my hopes up**
 
sanintarious said:
Some reports Brouwer may have actually been taken off FLAMES. WOOOHOOO. Please be true. That would clear off the worst contract on the roster. Can't be paying Brouwer 4M+ a season to play on the 4th line....TONS of cap relief to get another top d-man.

**I'm sure I am getting my hopes up**
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Nope - sounds like Engelland is being picked
 
Hama said:
Nope - sounds like Engelland is being picked
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Yep. I guess they really wanted Engelland to be a spokesman tonight and rushed to sign him before July.1st. Seems odd to sign him now and not just wait and sign him next week. Could have added a young player like Kulak or Chiasson.

End of the day, would have been nice to get some cap relief, but getting to keep Kulak and Chiasson as depth is nice.

Regarding giving up a pick/prospect to have them sign Eggs, I highly doubt that. Flames don't have a 2 or 3round pick this year, and their 2/3 round pick next year is tied to Smith. I think Vegas just really wanted Eggs to be the local guy who can sell the city to players and be a leader in the room.
 
Engelland actually makes sense since he played in Vegas in the AHL.

This team is going to be brutal next year. Like Canucks/Avalanche Brutal.
 

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