An offer sheet won’t be successful. Carolina will match like Aho. Not matching an offer sheet (when you have the cap room to do so) just sends the direct message to the market that you are cheap and won’t spend the money on the team. That is a death sentence for a franchise. With a UFA you can pretend you tried, and chalk it up to other factors. You have to have the perception of trying even if you aren’t really.
Devils 2021 offseason (news, notes and speculation) - part VIII
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An offer sheet won’t be successful. Carolina will match like Aho. Not matching an offer sheet (when you have the cap room to do so) just sends the direct message to the market that you are cheap and won’t spend the money on the team. That is a death sentence for a franchise. With a UFA you can pretend you tried, and chalk it up to other factors. You have to have the perception of trying even if you aren’t really.
Yeah, i agree they would match. Just saying I definitely think the compensation would be worth it if they didnt.
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It’s 2 years. I don’t see much of a risk there. Especially with Subban’s money coming off next year. And if Tarasenko stays healthy I could see him scoring 40 goals playing with Jack. Well worth rolling the dice on, imo.
They lost Schwarz, they replaced him with basically the most Schwarz-y player in the league.
Emperoreddy
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Almost certainly why the trade didn't happen yesterday. Armstrong asked for too much and Fitz backed off.
It's only too risky if the assets required to get him are too high. I doubt we are a cap team this year or next even with tarasenko tbh, so the money aspect is largely inconsequential
That risk exists for just about anyone you can acquire.... Especially at this point. If he sucks you have to be a good enough coach to pull him
I think I've gone over this enough but there's a player out there who has consistently performed for years and doesn't have legitimate concerns like Tarasenko does.
Similar to Subban, it seems like the most likely case seems to be that he's washed and best case scenario is a decent 2nd liner, but also similar to Subban is that the contract probably won't matter to us before it's over.
I would take Tarasenko, but if we give up anything much of value to get him I'd be annoyed. I wouldn't be expecting productive first line minutes and I'd probably still be looking for another winger. If he managed to perform up to his reputation I would consider it a bonus.
I would take Tarasenko, but if we give up anything much of value to get him I'd be annoyed. I wouldn't be expecting productive first line minutes and I'd probably still be looking for another winger. If he managed to perform up to his reputation I would consider it a bonus.
beekay414
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But can we sign him for just 2 years so he doesn't block our up-and-coming wings?
Emperoreddy
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I don't want to trade more 2nds for broken players on a team that isn't ready to contend.
Tatar makes more sense to me cost wise. We can worry about his playoff stats when we actually make the playoffs.
I'll give tank props... He knows how to produce offensively. Even during this debacle, 24 in his last 34 is strong. Limited sample last year, but his ppg was still higher than Timo Meier's. The big question is the goal scoring. Can he get that back? I don't know. But even if he didn't, I could still kind of see him being a 15/35/50 guy. As you said, probably more of a second liner, but it makes me feel better about the deal not being a complete disaster
beekay414
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Nobody has advocated for that. And that "broken" player was still producting at a 0.71 PPG pace when on the ice.
I think that's the term he ends up with. I don't think he's getting 4 years or anything.
Emperoreddy
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If we are talking about Tatar the market seems pretty cold for him, so I think we can. AAV might be high, but at 2 years we can easily afford it.
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Tarasenko with his riddled arm and an eye patch would be an upgrade over what we have at the moment… and yes, better then Tatar.
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The fact that we've heard nothing at all about him and any team makes it clear to me that he's not getting that from anyone. He'll have to cave at some point
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