The Vegas Golden Knights traded defenseman Nicolas Hague to the Nashville Predators for forward Colton Sissons and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon Sunday night, according to a report by TSN’s Darren Dreger.
Hague was a pending restricted free agent in need of a new deal — and a sizable raise. Rather than signing him, the Golden Knights opted to trade him to the Predators, who immediately signed the 26-year-old defenseman to a four-year contract worth $5.5 million per year, Dreger reported. Hague had a cap hit of $2.3 million this season.
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Hague is a big, rangy defenseman who played mostly bottom-pair minutes in Vegas, but has proven he’s capable of playing on the top pair for stretches. He has a big slap shot, kills penalties and has totaled 20 career goals and 63 assists in six years with the Golden Knights. Based on his usage in Vegas, the $5.5 million cap hit feels a bit steep, but he received few offensive opportunities behind several offensively gifted blueliners in Vegas. If the Predators find a way to use his booming slap shot from the point more often, he could have more upside than his stats show.
In return, Vegas added another bottom-six forward in Sissons. The 31-year-old had only 21 points in 72 games last season in Nashville and has one year left on his contract with a cap hit of $2,857,143. He had played his entire 11-year NHL career with the Predators, registering 95 goals and 126 assists in 690 games.
Lauzon, 28, had one assist in only 28 games for the Predators last season after suffering a season-ending lower-body injury in late December. He is also entering the final year of his contract with a cap hit of $2 million.
Why Vegas made the trade
Hague’s raise to $5.5 million per year is quite a big bump up from his previous $2.3 million cap hit. It’s understandable if the Golden Knights didn’t think they could fit that into their tight cap situation, which could get even tighter if they win the Mitch Marner sweepstakes.
Along those lines, there were reports on Saturday that Vegas’ fourth line center, Nicolas Roy, could be included in a trade to Toronto for Marner’s rights. If Roy is moved, Sissons would be an excellent fit to replace Roy’s minutes, both at even strength and on the penalty kill.
It is a bit curious that a team looking to shed Hague’s salary ended up taking back nearly $5 million in cap hit in this deal. It suggests that the Golden Knights are far from done when it comes to moves this summer.
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