Max Pacioretty dealt by the Golden Kinghts to a Metropolitan team

However surprising as it may be, everybody knows Vegas is in cap hell. They took on Shea Weber's contract on LTIR and have players like Eichel, Stone and Pietrangelo making big time buck.

As Hockey Analytics account JFresh puts it on Twitter, "Max Pacioretty, acquired by CAR for literally nothing, is one of the league's elite snipers, a high-end creator of scoring chances who's consistently excellent at finishing them."

Pacioretty has had six 30-goal seasons and was on pace for another incredible year with 19 goals and 18 assists in 39 games last year.

The former Habs captain turns 34 in November and makes 7 million this upcoming season.

The Canes have now added Pacioretty and Burns this free agency!