The Hockey PDOcast, Episode 418: Going All-In in Vegas

Jesse Granger joins the show to discuss the Vegas Golden Knights trading for Jack Eichel, their aggressive team-building strategy, how they're going to make all of the pieces fit when they get healthy and how they're trying to survive in the meantime. Topics include:

• Why the Golden Knights traded for Eichel
• Why they were in a unique position to do so
• Trading draft picks for proven talent
• The pros and cons of their team-building strategy
• How to optimally use him when he returns
• Idea of paying a premium for centers
• Making all of the money fit under the cap
• Struggles to stay afloat with current personnel
• The context of Alex Pietrangelo's stats so far
• Balancing the short term vs. the long term

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