Devils 2019-20 offseason team discussion (news and notes)

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[My3Sons]

So Lovejoy is still out there....

 

[Ripshot 43]

So Lovejoy is still out there....

PTO him and our offseason has been a success

 

[Stephen Gionta]

Jack Hughes is going to be a damn superstar. I can not wait.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Jack Hughes is going to be a damn superstar. I can not wait.

I just hope he can be half of what the main board tells me Lafreniere will be.

 

[Tretyak 20]

I just hope he can be half of what the main board tells me Lafreniere will be.

Pretty sure they were saying the same stuff about Hughes this time last year.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Pretty sure they were saying the same stuff about Hughes this time last year.

They say the same thing about everyone every year except really, really high or low years.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

"The draft is loaded next year"

literally every single year.

 

[Blender]

"The draft is loaded next year"

literally every single year.

At least until after the draft lottery happens, then the narrative on HF can shift wildly based on who is picking at the top.

 

[AgentBrodeur]

 

[Oneiro]

Ha, his passing even surprised Crosby.

 

[jkrdevil]

I’m ready for training camp already

 

[Bleedred]

So Lovejoy is still out there....

If we didn't already have like 50 defensemen looking to make the team this year, I'd really think we were gonna give him a PTO like we did for Drew Stafford on forward last year.

With the abundance of defensemen signed to NHL contracts already for this season, as well as Ty Smith looking like he has the inside track for a job on the NHL team, I don't think Lovejoy will get a PTO from us.

Wouldn't rule it out, but it's not probable.

 

[Blackjack]

If we didn't already have like 50 defensemen looking to make the team this year, I'd really think we were gonna give him a PTO like we did for Drew Stafford on forward last year.With the abundance of defensemen signed to NHL contracts already for this season, as well as Ty Smith looking like he has the inside track for a job on the NHL team, I don't think Lovejoy will get a PTO from us. Wouldn't rule it out, but it's not probable.

Who do we have trying to make the team besides Smith? Is White expected to challenge for a spot? Mueller and Carrick are signed to (I think) one-way deals and ideally neither of them are in the top six if Smith makes the team. But they are there because injuries are inevitable. I'd agree on Lovejoy though, even at league minimum I just don't know if it makes sense to have 9 defensemen. It's too bad because I do think he's good enough to fill a spot if he's playing with a good partner.

 

[Davegarri]

So Lovejoy is still out there....

Drew Stafford too

 

[Nico the Draft Riser]

The amount of raw talent this video shows is disgusting as a longtime Devils fan

Never once have we had this. Goaltending is different and Brodeur wasn’t this level of a prospect - not even close.

Jack has top-5 player potential, and even if he doesn’t reach it will very likely still havw top-5 skating

 

[theoptimist]

I’m hoping Zacha can play the Anisimov role on a Hughes/Zacha/Gusev line.

 

[RSeen]

I’m hoping Zacha can play the Anisimov role on a Hughes/Zacha/Gusev line.

I'd prefer to see Palmeri or Bratt alternatively on that line personally.

I'm curious about Zacha and his role. I could see him being the 4th line center and end up getting a high amount of PK time and defensive minutes.

 

[Hisch13r]

I'd prefer to see Palmeri or Bratt alternatively on that line personally.

I'm curious about Zacha and his role. I could see him being the 4th line center and end up getting a high amount of PK time and defensive minutes.

I'd prefer 3rd line wing with one of him or Boqvist playing their off wing

 

[Bleedred]

Drew Stafford too

@njdevils1982 just went into shock upon reading this.

And I think I did too....

 

[njdevils1982]

@njdevils1982 just went into shock upon reading this.

And I think I did too....

the only devil that was worse was grabner……good riddance to both

 

[Billdo]

the only devil that was worse was grabner……good riddance to both

This is wrong but yeah. Stafford had a role here and was actually good in it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

With the players we have signed, Zacha should not be in the top 6. No way.

 

[njdevils1982]

This is wrong but yeah. Stafford had a role here and was actually good in it.

i accepted the first year
the second year signing was not needed……he was a stop gap one year signing and got 'lucky' for the second contract when the team had injuries in preseason……and cant forget that plugs seney and agostino out scored him.

 

[RSeen]

I'd prefer 3rd line wing with one of him or Boqvist playing their off wing

I wouldn't be against that though I think we should have more than enough wingers capable of 3rd line wing with Coleman, Wood, Boqvist and Simmonds all as possibilities. Those 4 plus Zajac and Zacha as the centers makes sense to me. Could be like essentially having two 3rd line.