Huge thanks to Risto for a seamless mock.
Devils are happy with the state of their franchise coming out of the draft. Heading into it their RW position severely lacked depth. With a few moves that is no longer a concern. And although their defense is still an issue, the addition of
will provide a good short-term buffer while the young defensemen continue to improve and the 2017 draft class develops. Also the addition of
ensure prospect depth at the forward position won't be an issue for some time.
CURRENT DEPTH CHART
LW Taylor Hall ($6.000m) - C Travis Zajac ($5.750m) - RW Kyle Palmieri ($4.650m)
C Pavel Zacha ($0.894) - C Adam Henrique ($4.000m) -
RW Jason Pominville ($5.600m)
RW Nail Yakupov (RFA*) -
C Martin Hanzal ($5.500m) - RW Devante Smith-Pelley ($1.300m)
LW Miles Wood ($0.925m) - C Jacob Josefson ($1.400) -
RW Jake Virtanen ($0.894m)
RW Stefan Noesen ($0.800m)
LD Andy Greene ($5.000m) - RD Damon Severson ($4.250m)
LD Luca Sbisa ($3.600m) -
RD Mike Green ($6.000m)
LD John Moore ($1.667m) - RD Dalton Prout ($1.575m)
LD Griffin Reinhart ($1.400m)
G Corey Schneider ($6.000m)
G Scott Wedgewood ($0.700m)
IR: Ryane Clowe ($4.850m)
Recapture: Ilya Kovalchuk ($0.250m)
TOTAL SALARY
$67.455m ($72.305m without LTIR)
not including bonuses
*NJD choose not to qualify at current cap. Will re-negotiate a 2-year deal beyond July 1st.
Round
|
Pick
|
Position
|
Player
|
Ht, Wt
|
2016/17 Team
1| 9 | RW |
Owen Tippett
| 6'2, 203, R | Mississauga Steelheads, OHL
2 | 40 | LHD |
Robin Salo
| 6'0, 181, L | Sport Vassa, SM-Liiga
2 | 47 | LW |
Denis Smirnov
| 5'10, 185, L | Penn State Nittany Lions, NCAA
4 | 114 | LHD |
Kasper Kotkansalo
| 6'2, 190, L | Sioux Falls Stampede, USHL
5 | 127 | LHD |
Mark Rubinchik
| 6'0, 181, L | Saskatoon Blades, WHL
6 | 164 | C |
Zach Solow
| 5'9, 181, R | Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL
6 | 176 | LHD |
Nick Leivermann
| 5'10, 180, L | Eden Prairie High, USHS
7 | 190 | RHD |
Thomas Gregoire
| 5'11, 180, R | Sherbrooke Phoenix, QMJHL
invite Joseph Garreffa haha.
