Devils 2019-20 team discussion (news and notes) - part XIII

[OmNomNom]

I think he will be gone tomorrow, unfortunately

He may get as much as Palmieri and isnt an engrained in the teams culture - would be a win win over moving Palmieri IMO

Sucks to do it but I very much doubt Gusev re-signs with the way the team is headed

idk if the guy wants to uproot his fam though. you seem to feel strongly about it since you posted it twice

we may play the game of holding onto him if we believe we'll be better next season though. but if he WAS traded, he could theoretically net a haul, if a GM values him enough. we should set the price higher though.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I think he will be gone tomorrow, unfortunately

He may get as much as Palmieri and isnt an engrained in the teams culture - would be a win win over moving Palmieri IMO

Sucks to do it but I very much doubt Gusev re-signs with the way the team is headed

I don't see the value in moving Gusev by the deadline today at all. He doesn't nearly have the track record that Palms does. I would rather give him another year and gauge what his interests are before next year's deadline instead. I don't think his value will suffer by holding onto him into next year.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

We wouldn’t get a good enough return for Gusev to justify “giving up” on his upside. I have no interest in watching him improve elsewhere.

 

[captainscott]

Bourne: Tom Fitzgerald said the NHL is a 'man's league.' But...

Very relevant article for the crowd who thinks we should sell everyone close to the age of 30

agreed you need grizzle guys in your lineup on a nightly basis to compete. you can start to see the value of that in game like the one against washington.. yes you need your skilled guys but you also need your punishing players and players that are not intimidate. guys like palmeri, serverson, simmonds, garrick, hyden, rooney,zajac etc.. its important.. Hischier is quikcly becoming a player that is displaying hockey toughness. goes into the corners willing to touch the puck first etc.. i really like hischier's game.. i do expect him to put up some bigger offensive numbers moving forward.

 

[Blackjack]

So the Blackwood thread on the main board is going pretty well.

 

[Blackjack]

And by well I mean it was started by a Vancouver fan that people clearly thought was a Devils fan, moved on to a Flyers fan insisting that Carter Hart is actually three years younger than Blackwood (he is less than two), and only got weirder from there.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

To me Gusev seems like the kind of guy that would be hesitant to leave his comfort zone. Took him a bit to get here from the K, and he’s finally settled down here and having success. I would almost bet if we kept him he would be willing to re-sign here.

 

[Nubmer6]

Nick Merkley on the ice.

 

[glenwo2]

Nick Merkley on the ice.

Nick : "I played several games with the Devils and all I got was some assists, a goal, and this ugly shiner. So how was your day, guys?"

 

[NjDevsRR]

When you have to pronounce Kuokkanen

 

[NjDevsRR]

One more asset we acquired today is not having our kids play with the anchor that was Simmonds. Let the fun mock lineups begin.

Bratt Hischier Gusev
Zacha Hughes Palmieri
Anderson Zajac Merkley
Kuokkanen Rooney Wood

 

[theoptimist]

Miles Wood the Mirco Mueller of forwards
Will Butcher in eternal quicksand

 

[Satans Hockey]

Nothing annoys me more than kissing the ass of another franchise/player. I would have NJ Devil put that net on fire and throw out the ashes...

 

[NjDevsRR]

Nothing annoys me more than kissing the ass of another franchise/player. I would have NJ Devil put that net on fire and throw out the ashes...

You have a very bizarre hatred towards this. Not hating you for it, but it fascinates me.

 

[MachoDiablo]

Ok, so!

Between the Hall, Vats, and Coleman trades the Devils got some new young prospects, have more first round draft picks than they've had in over twenty years, and still have Palmieri on the roster heading into next season where hopefully the young guys already here can take another step forward.

With that in mind, guess it's time to spitball if there are ways to build a club that can be at least competitive on the ice next season without sacrificing the future that's starting to build in the prospect pipeline. Not expecting a playoff team given how deadly the Metro is and how much youth we'll be icing soon, but I don't think next season needs to be unwatchable the way the first half of this year was.

 

[glenwo2]

Nothing annoys me more than kissing the ass of another franchise/player. I would have NJ Devil put that net on fire and throw out the ashes...

 

[glenwo2]

Ok, so!

Between the Hall, Vats, and Coleman trades the Devils got some new young prospects, have more first round draft picks than they've had in over twenty years, and still have Palmieri on the roster heading into next season where hopefully the young guys already here can take another step forward.

With that in mind, guess it's time to spitball if there are ways to build a club that can be at least competitive on the ice next season without sacrificing the future that's starting to build in the prospect pipeline. Not expecting a playoff team given how deadly the Metro is and how much youth we'll be icing soon, but I don't think next season needs to be unwatchable the way the first half of this year was.

It won't be unwatchable because we won't have Hynes or Nas or anyone related to them behind the bench.

We will have a brand new coach, a brand new staff, and a brand new System. (Hope it's Gallant)

 

[Emperoreddy]

Butcher didn’t go on the road trip FYI. Got lost in the shuffle.

 

[billingtons ghost]

There's no upside to making Hughes available for the AHL playoffs. He's not really going to learn anything and even if he lights it up it probably won't give him more confidence that would make him better at the NHL level. He would also be taking a spot from someone who the experience would be more useful for. And there's also the possibility that if he has a poor showing, it brings the boo birds out and makes him less confident.

I don't know - winning at any level is valuable experience...

 

[OmNomNom]

wonder if we see kuokkanen-mcleod in a line

 

[Better Call Sal]

This pleases me.

 

[captainscott]

______ Hischier Palmer
Bratt hughes gusev
Zacha zajac _____


_____ severs
_____ PK
Mueller _____

thats realistic what we are missing...

first line left wing
2nd or third line right wing
1 and 2 left d

 

[Pitaya]

______ Hischier Palmer
Bratt hughes gusev
Zacha zajac _____


_____ severs
_____ PK
Mueller _____

thats realistic what we are missing...

first line left wing
2nd or third line right wing
1 and 2 left d

The next time you dont capitalize the H in Hughes will result in a permanent ban

TREAD LIGHTLY MY FRIEND

 

[Better Call Sal]

Full interview with Fitz. Absolutely loved the response back to Abbey asking why he didn't move Palms.

"Why would I want to move a 30 goal scorer?"

 

[OmNomNom]

The next time you dont capitalize the H in Hughes will result in a permanent ban

TREAD LIGHTLY MY FRIEND

insert mcleod in the current lineup, per fitz. could be a winger