Only a few days earlier than the NHL Commerce Deadline, the Vegas Golden Knights are taking motion by buying Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals.
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired Anthony Mantha from Washington.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 5, 2024
The Golden Knights will ship a second-round decide within the 2024 NHL Draft and a fourth-round decide within the 2026 NHL Draft to Washington for Mantha.
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The Golden Knights have acquired ahead Anthony Mantha from Washington in trade for a 2024 second-round decide and a 2026 fourth-round decide. #VegasBorn
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 5, 2024
Moreover, the Capitals will retain 50 p.c of Mantha’s wage.
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Following the Mantha commerce I used to be informed that the @Capitals retains 50% wage. #HockeyX— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) March 5, 2024
The Golden Knights could be an energetic group on the deadline. Vegas has max cap house with Mark Stone on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and their common supervisor Kelly McCrimmon likes to be aggressive.
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Vegas knew they wanted assist up entrance as soon as Stone was out (spleen). Anthony Mantha has been one participant that NHLRumors.com has documented rising his commerce shares.
He scored ten factors in his final ten video games. In 56 video games with the Capitals this season, Mantha has recorded 34 factors (20 objectives and 14 assists).
The Capitals have been a group trying to restructure once more at this 12 months’s NHL Commerce Deadline. Mantha was a goal for groups that would get wonderful returns.
The Golden Knights are getting a strong two-time scoring winger. He is a superb striker who has been scoring objectives since he got here into the league. Mantha is second on the group in objectives scored regardless of enjoying minutes on the fourth line. He generally is a top-nine ahead.
Acquired by VGK, Anthony Mantha is a two-time scoring winger who has been scoring objectives at an absurdly environment friendly price on the fourth line this 12 months. A giant participant who notoriously would not play a bodily sport, however nonetheless pushes the sport in the precise route. #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/VfziKNHDsj
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 5, 2024
Mantha was initially drafted with the twentieth total decide within the 2013 NHL Draft by the Detroit Purple Wings. The Purple Wings traded Mantha to Washington for Jakub Vrana, Richard Panik, a first-round decide within the 2021 NHL Draft and a second-round decide within the 2022 NHL Draft, April 12, 2021.
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Even with the addition of Mantha, count on Vegas to proceed including as their common supervisor is within the profitable enterprise, not the hockey enterprise.
Per @DarrenDreger of @Capitals going to @GoldenKnights I would not be shocked if VGK additionally provides a Ahead to their group. #VegasBorn #HockeyX
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) March 5, 2024