Post-Cup Win 2017 Offseason
Retirees
RW Joel Ward
NHL Draft
NJD Trade
C
Paul Gaustad 83/35/3 mil over 2 years
to
CGY for
2017
2nd Round Pick (46th Overall)
-Needed to recoup a decent pick after dumping quite a few in my last couple trades. Gaustad was really good but I feel I can either find a cheaper slightly worse guy in UFA or just bring up an AHLer (Give Latta the spot again)
Notable NJD Picks
Round 1 30th LW TWF Nolan Volcan 64/18/4 gold star
Round 2 16th C PLY Mason Shaw 51/18/4 red star
Round 4 30th G HYB Toni Nurmi 69/20/3.5 gold star
-These are probably the only guys with shots at making the NHL, rest were really bad, took some chances on some homerun picks in the very late rounds and they appear to be all definite flops
Re-signing
Resigned Boll 77/31/3 white 1 year 800k
Resigned Boucher 83/23/3.5 gold 2 years 1.6
Resigned Puempel 82/24/4 red 3 years 1.5 (steal)
Reisgned Severson 81/22/4 gold 3 years 1.1 (STEAL)
Released Budaj
Released Steve Bernier
Released Tedenby
Qualified all AHL RFA
Signed all pending UFA prospects
UFA
Signed G
Reimer 82/29/4 white 1 year 1.5
Signed C
Brodziak 81/33/3 white 2 years 1.3
Signed G
Mack Shields 80/22/4.5 gold star 3 years 800k (2015 11th overall)
2017/18 Line-up
Hagelin 86 - Kesler 86 (A) - Monahan 87
Boucher 83 - Granlund 86 - Eriksson 86
Puempel 83 - Henrique 85 (A) - Ruutu 81
Latta 78 - Brodziak 80 - Boll 77
Merrill 85 - Larsson 85
Gunnarsson 84 - Greene 81 (C)
Harrington 79 - Severson 81
Bob 91
Reimer 82
Top 5 Prospects
G HYB Mack Shields 80/22/4.5 gold (2015 11th overall, BUF)
D TWD Nicolas Meloche 76/20/4 green (2015 8th overall, NJ)
RW SNP Daniel Sprong 76/20/4.5 red (2015 68th overall, NJ)
LW TWF Nolan Volcan 65/19/4 gold (2017 30th overall, NJ)
D TWD Ben Thomas 76/21/3.5 gold (2014 119th overall, TB)
Have to say I'm surprised by the lack of growth in Harrington/Severson/Monahan/Boucher. But I think If I can put together another good season of winning hockey and a good playoff run they should hopefully get a good jump. (I do have quite high assistant coach)
Kesler and Greene appear to have regressed quite harshly, Greene moreso. Will perhaps look at moving his big contract out and starting a new captain's reign