We are edging ever closer to Thanksgiving which means that the NHL Trade Deadline will soon be here, and the Vegas Golden Knights could be busy.
I mean, it is almost certain that the Vegas Golden Knights will be active in and around the Trade Deadline in order to bolster their roster ahead of the postseason.
After all, just look at the last two years when the Knights have made a host of aggressive moves in order to dramatically improve their team.
There was the Trade Deadline in 2018 when the Golden Knights gave up first, second and third round picks to acquire forward Tomas Tatar from the Detroit Red Wings ahead of what turned out to be a stunning run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final in the franchise’s inaugural year.
And Vegas went one better at last season’s Trade Deadline after going all out to trade for one of the most coveted assets out there in Mark Stone, before signing the forward to an eight-year, $76,000,000 contract.
So don’t expect it to be any different this season. Because, and this is worth keeping in mind, the Golden Knights will have some cap space flexibility come Feb. 24, 2020, and they could of course move some pieces in order to add to that.
And that brings us onto a possible scenario that we think needs to be discussed – the Vegas Golden Knights should consider trading Cody Eakin at the Trade Deadline.
We’re going to delve into both the pros and cons before giving our final verdict on why we think it makes perfect sense to move Eakin…