GDT: 2022 NHL Free Agency

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[Emperoreddy]

Friedman mentioned teams are asking for Philly's 2023 first for JVR, they aren't interested in Florida's pick.

 

[DevilDog]

Give me Johnny Hockey!

 

[Lou is God]

Friedman mentioned teams are asking for Philly's 2023 first for JVR, they aren't interested in Florida's pick.

I tend to think some team is going to bend and say ok to Florida's #1.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Thomas is a terrific young playmaker but that deal really shows what a beauty the Hughes deal is.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[FooteBahl]

Spend all the monies!!!

 

[MartyOwns]

if we sign johnny, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with bratt. it definitely makes him somewhat expendable, whether you guys like it or not.

 

[NJDevs26]

I tend to think some team is going to bend and say ok to Florida's #1.

It’ll probably be Arizona to piss us off that much more

 

[markog]

if we sign johnny, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with bratt. it definitely makes him somewhat expendable, whether you guys like it or not.

No, it doesn't, most of other wingers suck beside Mercer.

 

[FooteBahl]

if we sign johnny, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with bratt. it definitely makes him somewhat expendable, whether you guys like it or not.

I don’t think he’s going anywhere

 

[devlzfan]

Honest question to the ones who don't want Gaudreau? Would you rather spend the $10M in cap space on two or three question marks or on one sure thing?

 

[MartyOwns]

I don’t think he’s going anywhere

i don’t think so either, but i’m not sure that’s the best plan. i’m not a fan of redundancies. we need a couple of guys with size that can create space.

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

Honest question to the ones who don't want Gaudreau? Would you rather spend the $10M in cap space on two or three question marks or on one sure thing?

We have guys like Zetterlund ready to play so pay for elite talent

 

[BostonDevil]

i don’t think so either, but i’m not sure that’s the best plan. i’m not a fan of redundancies. we need a couple of guys with size that can create space.

Redundancies as in multiple good players? I’m OK with that.

 

[Traitor Zach]

There's ample room on this team for Bratt and Gaudreau. They would likely be playing on different lines on the top 6. Key is making sure there's a good complementary winger for Gaudreau. I tend to think they'd need a winger with some physicality to help on the board play. Could be Mercer even maybe if they move him off C.

Folks get too caught up with how many forwards we have. Some will not be here soon this offseason or gone next year (Zacha, Tatar, Johnsson). Even a guy like Wood is not a long-term likelihood and with questions on hip. Some of these young guys too won't make it or will be moved around for other fits over coming years as the mix of guys changes as needed.

I think Palat is in the convo as a fallback option. I wonder if Lou strikes out on Gaudreau if the Isles would take swing on Palat. Gut says yes.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Wish list:
Top 6 forward

1-2 veteran bottom 6 depth forwards (ideally with some bite and/or size to them and good defensively, eg. Sturm, Larsson)

3RD (would like a good veteran who can move the puck and run a powerplay in case of injuries, eg. Schultz, Subban)

 

[Triumph]

JVR's contract really should not be hard to move today.

 

[FooteBahl]

Redundancies as in multiple good players? I’m OK with that.

Who wants multiple PPG wingers? That’s poor asset management

 

[MauDevils]

I'm at Newark airport and I just spotted either Johnny Gaudreau or a dark haired 8 year old boy.

 

[Traitor Zach]

i don’t think so either, but i’m not sure that’s the best plan. i’m not a fan of redundancies. we need a couple of guys with size that can create space.

Agreed. Especially given having some play drivers in top 6 now, we need somebody with propensity to shoot and some size/board play.

 

[FooteBahl]

JVR's contract really should not be hard to move today.

Watch your tone! This is a family message board!!

 

[Captain3rdLine]

JVR's contract really should not be hard to move today.

Sounds like it has been difficult to move. If they have a deal lined up for Gaudreau it could happen pretty quickly though

 

[devlzfan]

If you consider Bernier could go on LTIR and Johnsson can be dumped to a cap floor team ($3.4M in cap hit for $750K in cash), that means the Devils could choose to spend up to $34.4M. If you include Boqvist ($1M), Wood ($3M settled before arbitration) and let's say Holtz ($894K) and Bahl ($795K) and Vanecek signs for $2.5M, that leaves $26.2M for two forwards a defenseman (good-bye Zacha). If Gaudreau and Bratt and said defenseman can be signed for a combined $19M, you'd still have up to $7.2M of cap space.

 

[Triumph]

Sounds like it has been difficult to move. If they have a deal lined up for Gaudreau it could happen pretty quickly though

It has been because it has a bonus, if that bonus is paid out today, there's only $4M left on a $7M deal. Some bonuses are paid out during the season, I haven't seen anywhere if that's true.