Confirmed with Link: Weekesbomb: Palat to NJ for five-year deal

[Forge]

I like Palat.

I am concerned about this deal.

5 years won't age well, but it feels like pretty much every contract signed in free agency runs through 36 or so, tbh.

I just don't think he'll age well, but who knows. I wouldn't have expected pavelski to age as well as he has either

 

[Emperoreddy]

Plus it wont be a flat cap throughout that 5 years. Which means the cap will go up and it will take up even less space then it will now when we have 23 million open.

And other teams will have more space too. I really really don't think we have to worry about dumping him assuming we even need to.

He could just as easily end up worth the contract

 

[Jets012]

Fit = Great
Player = Great

Term = ???

5 years to a guy like Palat could be age really freaking bad

 

[Forge]

Kinda sucks though to think Devils have been rumored as a landing spot for Tarasenko, Boeser, Garland, JT Miller, Nichushkin, Forsberg, finally Gaudreau, and this is the guy we get. Only passed 20 goals once in his career. Good player but closer to Nu-Andreas Johnsson than the game-breaking first line winger we were hoping for.

He's basically a chameleon who can play whatever role you want. Not without value, but also not sexy

 

[NJDevs26]

Someone needs to wake up the big guys to confirm the AAV

Weekes gotta put on a new suit first before he does it

 

[Blackjack]

I think you are right. Is the term too long? Sure. Will it really hinder us down the line? I honestly don't think it will unless the term is ugly.

Always someone around to bail teams out of contracts.

I think he helps now and is the type of player the locker room needs

Let’s not delude ourselves, Palat’s a great player, but this could absolutely end up in Louie Eriksson territory.

In fact, this feels a lot like a 2016 class FA signing.

 

[NJDevs26]

Plus it wont be a flat cap throughout that 5 years. Which means the cap will go up and it will take up even less space then it will now when we have 23 million open.

Well more to the point the cap should go up by the time of years four and five which have everyone running scared.

 

[Blackjack]

 

[Eggtimer]

My thoughts exactly

 

[LoktionovMVP]

Digesting the signing more. It is genuinely appalling that the Devils have been "in" on so much, yet the fruit of all that is a 31 year old complementary piece. Fitz is getting out-GM'ed by Pierre Dorion.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Was hoping for something closer to $6 but whatever.

 

[MasterofGrond]

I do think he’ll be dumpable at the end of the contract assuming we haven’t done something insane like give him a full NMC

 

[OmNomNom]

its a balance to win now and win for the future - this is for immediate impact for sure

 

[Unknown Caller]

This is just not a good deal, but you know that Fitz coveted the “experience” and overpaid and overextended for it. So predictable. This contract could be an albatross fairly quickly, especially when the Devils start contending and want to add pieces in years 3-5.

 

[NJDevs26]

Digesting the signing more. It is genuinely appalling that the Devils have been "in" on so much, yet the fruit of all that is a 31 year old complementary piece. Fitz is getting out-GM'ed by Pierre Dorion.

Well you guys didn't want DeBrincat cause the term was too short, now we don't want Palat cause the term's too long.

 

[BurntToast]

It’s kinda Wild how good his playoffs stats are to his regular season stats.

I am waiting on AV.

It’s OK..

 

[Devs3cups]

Digesting the signing more. It is genuinely appalling that the Devils have been "in" on so much, yet the fruit of all that is a 31 year old complementary piece. Fitz is getting out-GM'ed by Pierre Dorion.

How? By signing Giroux, a hometown guy to a sweetheart deal because he wanted to go there? Or by trading for an upcoming RFA who didn’t want to sign an extension to most likely try the UFA market in a couple of years?

 

[Eggtimer]

Garbage panic move

 

[MasterofGrond]

Woof

 

[NJDevs26]

You guys really think 'Hal Steinbrenner' with 10 followers is a hockey insider?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Garbage panic move

Lol this place

 

[DerekDevils30]

Garbage panic move

Not a panic since Fitz was in on him since the morning according to Lebrun.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Give me 2 time champion Ondrej Palat over little Johnny Hockey any day of the week

 

[Richer's Ghost]

If this was a 3 year deal all the naysaying wouldn't be here so let's enjoy 3 years then start griping because 5M in 4 years is gonna be like 3.5M now and a buyout will be not bad at all if he falls apart.

 

[Devils090]

I’m ok with this, we were in on Palat from the beginning so this isn’t some panic move. Let’s see the AAV before really passing judgement.