because he was. His career resurgence has been nothing but amazing.

"HE WAS" Is the big quotation here lol.

Actually, a 2nd and a 4th.

bit of an overpayment but who cares when you're trying to win the cup again

Maybe they still are. If Stone is on LTIR for the rest of the regular season, they should have enough cap space for Guentzel even after this trade.

I like this one for both teams. Vegas desperately needed another winger with Stone out. They didn’t give up a lot for a rental who’s having a good season and can play in their top 6 when needed.

Washington wasn’t going to get a 1st for him, so the return is reasonable for them. If they like him, they can try to re-sign him in July if Vegas doesn’t extend him first.

Solid trade for all involved but of course the rich got richer. Damn you Vegas!

Good on Wash though for not panic moving Mantha this past off season and reaping the rewards now.

He was a healthy scratch in the playoffs, so maybe that resurgence was premature.

Wild, dude had 10 points in 18 games in the regular season, just another player that falls flat in the playoffs.

Even if played well in the playoffs, and Vegas didn't win the Cup, it's still a bad deal for Vegas.
Every year, playoff teams give away futures for a playoff run. 15 teams will be disappointed, wasting their futures, and just one the Cup winners will have "won" the TDL trades

Depends. If you get a guy with term for a couple runs you can win a deadline deal.

True but most of these TDL are for expiring contracts UFAs.

Yes for sure, we can all say it didn't work out in hindsight, but teams don't know hindsight when they make the trade.