Lightning Round: Non-contenders make some trades

Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty ImagesThere were a couple of deals made on Wednesday that didn’t really do much for teams fighting for the Stanley Cup this season. The first deal was out west as the Vegas Golden Knights shipped Shea Weber’s contract and a 5th round pick to Arizona in exchange for Dysin Mayo. With all due respect to Mayo, he’s not the final piece of the puzzle the Golden Knights need to make it to the top of the Western Conference.

Instead, this deal was more about getting prepared for the summer. Right now Vegas is under the salary cap thanks to their use of LTIR for Robin Lehner and Mark Stone. However, that cap relief goes away in the summer and teams are only…