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News: 2022 Arbitration Mega Thread
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He should have asked for more money in his filing. He had 17 even strength goals. That’s 88th in the league. The Devils offer would pay him like Brendan Lemieux...who he is more than twice as effective as on the ice. But that’s the team’s ask. They can do what they want. He, himself, should have asked for way more than he did.
You know this is how it works right? He was offered a longer bigger deal, they didn't even respond. Why pay through the nose if he's leaving after next yr
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What time is the arb hearing? My guess is he’ll sign something in the early morning before getting into that mess.
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Did Bratt officially arb? I really cannot believe it. He will easily outplay the AAV on a one or two year deal. Even worse (or even better!) arb can be the beginning of the end for his time in jersey.
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The hearing began at 9 AM ET according to this reporter, who I believe is the closest thing to a regular Devils beat writer who is not employed by the team.
EDIT: Now the news of his signing just came out so they must have settled this right before the hearing would have started and since no NHL insiders work in the summer aside from at times Friedman, we hear it about an hour later.
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rocketdan9
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Eh? Devils at 4.5 m and Bratt at 6.5m
Per jockeying game... Bratt/agent should accept 3 or 4 year at 6m per. Even at 2 years if they want something very short term
If he really doesnt want to stay. After arb hearing... Devils should look for suitors
I wouldnt pay him more than 6m per at this point. He has had one real good offensive season so far
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Uhhh....why would you pay a premium for a player you know wants out?
One, I don't see where you're getting that the person who you responded to's question said anything at all about paying a premium. Nor did it seem to imply.
Adding years on a deal doesn't necessarily mean it'll turn close to contract of highest paid by position echelon.
Two, why sign him if he wants out?
Well there are several obvious reasons. A few of which you hit on.
What I find more interesting is the obvious taking of the team's side/blaming the player for the friction existing between the two parties.
Is that an accurate assessment? I don't know a lot about the Devils situation so if that's your position, could you elaborate as to blame for the bad blood?
It seemed like this being the 2nd difficult negotiation despite his performance may have been the issue on the players side, left him feeling understandably unappreciated and not wanting to go through this every time his deal is up but again, I don't follow the team so I can't say for sure
It's the term they don't like
His agentvdid this last yr abd will do it next yr
Fitz said he's part of the core and said an offer was made with no reply from Bratts camp
Sure it's all conjecture but Fitzvhas only said this and stick to it
Marc the Habs Fan
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Wood made 3.5 M in real money last year. The Devils brought him to arbitration, so they could offer 85% of his 2021-22 salary. Which they did here.
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What in the hell can possibly be taking so long for the arbiter to rule on Trenin?
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For the Devils to be playing meaningful hockey, Holtz has to be earning Top 6 minutes and consistently scoring, while players like Mercer, Zetterlund, Thompson and possibly Foote all move into bigger roles with the big club; with the presence of Palat and Haula diminishing Bratt's role.
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