Hours after the from the Sharks, GM Don Waddell made a second big move in acquiring forward Max Pacioretty, along with defenseman Dylan Coghlan, from the Golden Knights. Vegas gets future considerations from Carolina in return Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) Going back the other way is future considerations Cory Littleton Jersey , as this move was strictly for Vegas to clear up cap space. Pacioretty carries a $7 million cap hit. A fleecing seems too light of a word to describe this. The Golden Knights wanted to re-sign Reilly Smith, but were going to have to move some money around to do it. The Hurricanes took advantage, getting an elite scoring winger for next to nothing, in addition to a young defenseman. MORE: Pacioretty spent the last four season in Vegas. He's coming off a 2021-22 season where he only played 39 games, but recorded 37 points. Max Pacioretty trade Jalen Ramsey Jersey details Hurricanes get: FMax Pacioretty, D Dylan Coghlan Golden Knights get: Future considerations It really is amazing that we live in a world where Max Pacioretty, a perennial 30-goal scorer when healthy, gets traded for almost nothing. However, this is the game the Golden Knights have chosen to play. Vegas' cap concerns have been known some time. They had already shipped off Evgenii Dadonov earlier in the offseason to create some relief and now, have about $5 million left for the Smith extension, in addition to their RFAs Nicolas Hague, Nicolas Roy and Keegan Kolesar. It's not a ton to work with and perhaps another move needs to be made, but Vegas some wiggle room. On the other side is a Hurricanes team that benefits from the Golden Knights' Jamon Brown Jersey financial circus and gets a scorer that they've been lacking. There's no questioning the defensive deficiencies of the Hurricanes, but they struggled with scoring last season. Now, they add one of the best shooters in the game in Pacioretty to their top-six. Max Pacioretty stats As mentioned, Pacioretty has dealt with some injuries over the last few seasons, but when he's on the ice, he's dangerous. He's hovered either right above or below a point-per-game the last three seasons, and if he's paired with a player like Sebastian Aho, I would expect those numbers to be maintained at the very least. SEASON TEAM GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS 2008-09 MTL 34 3 8 11 2009-10 MTL 52 3 11 14 2010-11 MTL Jacob McQuaide Jersey 37 14 10 24 2011-12 MTL 79 33 32 65 2012-13 MTL 44 15 24 39 2013-14 MTL 73 39 21 60 2014-15 MTL 80 37 30 67 2015-16 MTL 82 30 34 64 2016-17 MTL Marshall Faulk Jersey 81 35 32 67 2017-18 MTL 64 17 20 37 2018-19 VGK 66 22 18 40 2019-20 VGK 71 32 34 66 2020-21 VGK 48 24 27 51 2021-22 VGK 39 19 18 37 Career 850 323 319 642