Vegas Golden Knights Need Center Help
Dave Pagnotta and Dennis Bernstein of the Fourth Season joined Steve Kouleas on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio to discuss the second line center position for the Vegas Golden Knights. Pagnotta and Bernstein discussed the possibility that, with William Karlsson out for the season, they could add Nazem Kadri or Vincent Trocheck.
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Steve Kouleas: “So you don’t have a gap between putting the (Edmonton) Oilers or putting the Vegas Golden Knights in this team, regardless of where these teams are in the standings?”
Vegas, remember, (Mark) Stone only played 28 games, and he’s having one of his best seasons. They did it with Akira Schmid, didn’t they? There are three boys. He could be both. He might be the one. He may be a trade bait. We will see. So Vegas has many options, as it did. Like you said before, Marner is a center, right?
Dennis Bernstein: “Yeah, that’s the challenge Koul. Although, William Karlsson’s injury has a big impact here. Kelly (McCrimmon) might have to go out and get a center at the trade deadline, because, yes, you want Mitch Marner, but is he a shutdown center? Who’s their shutdown center when you get to the playoffs? They don’t have one.”
Kouleas: “You’re talking to me about Nazem Kadri.”
Bernstein: “That would be a jackpot for them, for sure.”
Kouleas: “It’s Eichel, Kadri, Marner moved here. Hertl”
Bernstein: “Is that going to be enough to compete with Colorado? It is. And Dallas, of course. I’m not saying it’s going to beat those teams, but it’s going to give them a chance.”
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Kouleas: “Vegas is bold. We’ve seen it there. This lineup that exists right now is not the show I’m going to see on March 7.”
Dave Pagnotta: “They’re not afraid to take those swings, and they’re not afraid to spend money. We all know this. If Kaarlsson’s done, this is what they’re going to get. Is he done with the regular season? If he’s done with the regular season and he can come back for the playoffs, then it’s only $3.8 (million) and they can free up playing space and they can free up playing space and they can free up roster space. needed.
Once he’s done in the playoffs, you throw him on a season-ending LTIR, and you’ve got a full $5.9 million to work with. It makes it very interesting to pull off a Kadri-type acquisition, or, whoever else in the middle position is available. That’s the top category. That fits that. That’s 2C. The boy you talked about before”
Bernstein: “Vinny Trocheck. Put him on the team.”
Kouleas: “Is it the party that called?”
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Pagnotta: “Well, probably not, not the one I’m talking about. I’m waiting for the script to come back to see if I can, okay, if I can say who the team is. We actually talked about it already on the show, and we may have said it a few minutes ago, but I don’t know if it’s Vegas. Karlsson.
How much wiggle room do I have here? Do I have money to play? And if so, how much? That’s what I think Vegas needs to get with Karlsson. “
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