Postdated: Habs/Knights Deal

[Mordecai]

Habs and the Golden Knights agree to a deal. Vegas asked about the services of playoff goat Casey DeSmith and Anders Nilsson so we hammered out a deal to make it happen. ALL4U2NV to confirm. Good luck to VGK.

Going to VGK
Anders Nilsson, $5.2m (2018-2021)
G - Casey DeSmith (SDP 2018: UNDRAFTED - 48 Games)
RW - Zack Mitchell (SDP 2018: UNDRAFTED - 34 Games)
SDP Round 1 - 2019  ()
D - Carl Dahlstrom (2013: 2/51 - 43 Games)
Note: We are replacing the SDP Rd1 pick with prospect Dahlstrom as we have already dealt it to NYR in a prior trade.

Coming to MTL
G - Mackenzie Blackwood (2015: 2/42 - 0 Games)
Round 1 - 2019  ()

[ALL4U2NV]

VEGAS ACCEPTS.
We get 2 goalies and 2 prospects for our farm system. Nilsson could become a number 1 in Ottawa or elsewhere. DeSmith will get starts behind an often injured Murray. I love adding goalies. Thanks for the deal Mordecai.

[Mordecai]

We are replacing the SDP Rd1 pick with prospect D - Carl Dahlstrom (2013: 2/51 - 43 Games) as we have already dealt it to the NYR in a prior trade.

[ALL4U2NV]

We maintain our agreement to this deal. Dahlstrom is better than a SDP because he is NHL ready with 43 games played.

[PsychoticPondGoons]

[dickiedunn]

Post-dated approval. Vegas wins now while Montreal will win later on.

[Burkes Boys]

Morty seems to be unloaded all the players he felt didn't pull their weight in the playoffs.

[DToxFan]

Montreal busy preparing for next season.

[Mordecai]

Montreal busy preparing for next season.

Damn straight. No better time than the present to start the championship run in 2019-20.

[EndGame]

Although Blackwood could turn into a very good starter one day, Vegas is getting a fine package of valuable goalies and players that can help. I think Nilsson will be a timeshare starter next season. I also think it was a mistake for Montreal to deal away their handcuff to Matthew Murray.