Devils 2018-19 team discussion (player news and notes) - offseason part VI

[NJDevs26]

what is a "hard-knocks" style

I assume that just means one episode a week throughout training camp the way Hard Knocks does for an NFL team.

 

[Billdo]

I assume that just means one episode a week throughout training camp the way Hard Knocks does for an NFL team.

Which sounds awesome

 

[glenwo2]

well thats cool

I'd watch the hell out of that.

 

[ThePrideofStockholm]

Any news on Wood? Can't Wait for he game in Sweden!

 

[None Shall Pass]

Any news on Wood? Can't Wait for he game in Sweden!

 

[Darkauron]

Woods contract is taking so long because he needs everything engraved in wood. One small mistake and you gotta start over

 

[MartyOwns]

Any news on Wood? Can't Wait for he game in Sweden!

it’s not good news, but not necessarily bad

 

[My3Sons]

it’s not good news, but not necessarily bad

How far apart could they be? What’s a 20 goal scorer 35 point player with intangibles worth on a bridge deal after an ELC? Is it more complicated than that? Is this Wood’s father playing hardball based on his own contract experiences back in the ancient past? This isn’t Nylander trying for a long term 7 million dollar second contract. I really don’t get this one. Are there no comparables?

 

[Ripshot 43]

How far apart could they be? What’s a 20 goal scorer 35 point player with intangibles worth on a bridge deal after an ELC? Is it more complicated than that? Is this Wood’s father playing hardball based on his own contract experiences back in the ancient past? This isn’t Nylander trying for a long term 7 million dollar second contract. I really don’t get this one. Are there no comparables?

His comparable is Blake Wheeler

(I know this isn’t what you were asking)

 

[My3Sons]

His comparable is Blake Wheeler

(I know this isn’t what you were asking)

If he’s a $2.5 mil player and he wants $5 mil per I get that Shero has to draw the line but I’d be surprised if Wood’s agent is that deluded.

 

[MartyOwns]

How far apart could they be? What’s a 20 goal scorer 35 point player with intangibles worth on a bridge deal after an ELC? Is it more complicated than that? Is this Wood’s father playing hardball based on his own contract experiences back in the ancient past? This isn’t Nylander trying for a long term 7 million dollar second contract. I really don’t get this one. Are there no comparables?

they’re probably a couple of million apart. i sincerely doubt wood remains unsigned at the start of camp but i guess it’s possible

 

[Stephen Gionta]

Just sign him 2 years 2.75 million AAV and call it a day

 

[devilsblood]

well thats cool

More like awesome.

Any idea when this may air on television?

 

[MadDevil]

How far apart could they be? What’s a 20 goal scorer 35 point player with intangibles worth on a bridge deal after an ELC? Is it more complicated than that? Is this Wood’s father playing hardball based on his own contract experiences back in the ancient past? This isn’t Nylander trying for a long term 7 million dollar second contract. I really don’t get this one. Are there no comparables?

Burakovsky might be close. He was coming off 38 and 35 point seasons, including 17 goals in that 38 point season. He signed for 2 years at $3 million per year on a bridge deal. I would think something in that ballpark for Wood would be fair.

 

[My3Sons]

Burakovsky might be close. He was coming off 38 and 35 point seasons, including 17 goals in that 38 point season. He signed for 2 years at $3 million per year on a bridge deal. I would think something in that ballpark for Wood would be fair.

Thanks for finding that. Add in a bit of inflation to he cap and that should be the deal.

 

[Zippy316]

Burakovsky might be close. He was coming off 38 and 35 point seasons, including 17 goals in that 38 point season. He signed for 2 years at $3 million per year on a bridge deal. I would think something in that ballpark for Wood would be fair.

The thing with Wood is I think he has some of the Tom Wilson or David Clarkson intangibles argument.

You can't really look at just points when you have a guy like Wood who has an ability to change the game at a moment's notice. Whether it's a fight, a breakaway out of nowhere, or him just being a reckless animal, he has a bit of a case to want more than your typical 30 point 22 year old.

Reminds me a lot when Clarkson got his 3 year 2.66 million deal. The two previous years he had 15g and 17a in 82 games and 11g and 13a in 46 games. Take the cap percentage of that and apply it to the current cap, Wood would be looking at 3.6 million over 3 years.

Also, Shero seems to play serious hardball when it comes to resigning RFAs to reasonable deals. Montreal gave Michael Peca 2 years at 1.3AAV yet Shero locks up Noesen and Coleman at deals around 1.8.

 

[Triumph]

The thing with Wood is I think he has some of the Tom Wilson or David Clarkson intangibles argument.

You can't really look at just points when you have a guy like Wood who has an ability to change the game at a moment's notice. Whether it's a fight, a breakaway out of nowhere, or him just being a reckless animal, he has a bit of a case to want more than your typical 30 point 22 year old.

Reminds me a lot when Clarkson got his 3 year 2.66 million deal. The two previous years he had 15g and 17a in 82 games and 11g and 13a in 46 games. Take the cap percentage of that and apply it to the current cap, Wood would be looking at 3.6 million over 3 years.

Also, Shero seems to play serious hardball when it comes to resigning RFAs to reasonable deals. Montreal gave Michael Peca 2 years at 1.3AAV yet Shero locks up Noesen and Coleman at deals around 1.8.

Clarkson had arbitration rights, Wood does not. That's really what it comes down to.

I don't know why they're looking at bridge deals unless the Devils are really being cautious about Wood's future health. A 2 year deal is exactly the wrong kind of deal - every other contract length between 1 and 5 would be better than throwing yet another RFA on to the summer 2020 pile.

 

[Patrik26]

it’s not good news, but not necessarily bad

It's more towards the bad IMO. This is probably the look each time Woods' agent gives him an update. Given he isn't UFA eligible until 2023, Shero basically has him by the balls and wants a "show us again +" couple of years. To at 22 YO, 2023 is a long, long time from now.

Give him 2.5 AAV for 2 years and see what he can do.

 

[R8Devs]

Kase is a couple months younger than Wood and has 53 points in 119 regular season games and just signed for 3 years at 2.6mil.

Wood has 49 points in 137 regular season games. really different players in terms of how they play and who they play with but at the end of the day if they're looking at a bridge deal than Kase's deal sets a precedent

 

[Nubmer6]

Clarkson had arbitration rights, Wood does not. That's really what it comes down to.

I don't know why they're looking at bridge deals unless the Devils are really being cautious about Wood's future health. A 2 year deal is exactly the wrong kind of deal - every other contract length between 1 and 5 would be better than throwing yet another RFA on to the summer 2020 pile.

I think both sides have no clue where he'll top out, so a shorter term deal makes sense. It's kind of wait and see what he becomes, or at least get a clearer picture of what he CAN become.

 

[R8Devs]

Butcher, Wood + going to Ottawa for karlsson. Just waiting for training camp to start so we can see the drama on Devils hard knocks

Kidding, well sort of

 

[BenedictGomez]

At least preseason's only 2 weeks of meh now, I swear when I was a kid it was a much longer time period of boring useless hockey. Or maybe it just seemed that way because kids are impatient.

 

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[Bleedred]

What day does camp open? Thursday or Friday? The first day is usually physicals.

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

Will we get a camp roster listing today? Hope so. Need more hockey news.