and most (or at least a great number) of them weren't even on the team last year. It was the GMs who made deals to protect players that gave VGK the benefit. If the other teams' GMs hadn't freaked out and made trades or packaged picks to protect guys, Vegas would have had a mediocre team last year. Florida alone gave VGK Reilly Smith if they would agree to take Marchessault off their hands...