Rumor: Devils making Damon Severson available

[devils29]

i addressed quite clearly how much they can actually spend in the comment that went way over your head

You’re jumbled mess of words in an attempt to form a sentence was definitely not clear. The Devils have 26 million in cap space and some of the richest owners in the league who have been on record saying the GMs have the green light to spend money. So I, as well as everyone else on here literally has no clue what you’re talking about

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

The Devils can easily fill out their roster with young players on ELCs and cheap free agents. It will cost way less than $26m. They could even sign a couple expensive FA no problem. If you can't fathom this, I don't know what to tell you. It's quite clear.

Leafs on the other hand need help on D, and unless they offload one of their expensive forwards really can't do much. I expect to see Nylander dealt. If you think Leafs are in a better cap situation then the Devs, you are sadly mistaken. Leafs have a much better team at this point then the Devs, but they don't have much flexibility moving forward.

NJ have $10m on their internal cap, with 8 roster spots to fill.

Leafs have $6.5m left on the actual cap, with 3 roster spots to fill.

Yet NJ have tons of things they can do and Leafs "can't do much"

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

You’re jumbled mess of words in an attempt to form a sentence was definitely not clear. The Devils have 26 million in cap space and some of the richest owners in the league who have been on record saying the GMs have the green light to spend money. So I, as well as everyone else on here literally has no clue what you’re talking about

Ah yes, now is the time they will go ahead and spend to the cap, after being in the bottom 5 in payroll for at least the last 5 years, this is it, during the global pandemic and the season and gate revenues in question, they're going to splurge.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

NJ have $10m on their internal cap, with 8 roster spots to fill.

Leafs have $6.5m left on the actual cap, with 3 roster spots to fill.

Yet NJ have tons of things they can do and Leafs "can't do much"

Where have come up with internal cap? Does that just exist in your own mind? Please provide a link to it.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Where have come up with internal cap? Does that just exist in your own mind? Please provide a link to it.

You can see NJ's spending history on your "good buddy Capfriendly" Remember?

 

[Morbo]

Toronto's better off seeing what they can do on the FA side first. beyond Petro there are a few guys that could help them at a decent price, that bring more to the table defensively than Severson does. Leafs have had plenty of talented mistake prone defencemen, they need to add some stability back there to give Muzzin some help.

 

[Guttersniped]

NJ have $10m on their internal cap, with 8 roster spots to fill.

Leafs have $6.5m left on the actual cap, with 3 roster spots to fill.

Yet NJ have tons of things they can do and Leafs "can't do much"

We have numerous RFAs to sign and only two of them, Bratt and Blackwood, need real raises. If we have an internal cap that low we’re likely trading one of our soon to be UFA wingers. We aren’t trading Severson because we don’t have an internal replacement on defense, not even a poor one, unlike wingers. That’s why we won’t trade Subban either, particularly since he’s only owed 2m in salary this season.

 

[Cheddabombs]

You can see NJ's spending history on your "good buddy Capfriendly" Remember?

Why would they spend to the cap if they're rebuilding?

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Why would they spend to the cap if they're rebuilding?

While rebuilding, cap teams eat high cap contracts / buy outs in exchange for draft picks while you're rebuilding. Unused cap space is a wasted resource.

 

[Cheddabombs]

While rebuilding, cap teams eat high cap contracts / buy outs in exchange for draft picks while you're rebuilding. Unused cap space is a wasted resource.

And the Devils have done that here and there, just because they're not going out and absorbing every bad contract out there doesn't mean they have an internal cap. You still need to be smart about it.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

And the Devils have done that here and there, just because they're not going out and absorbing every bad contract out there doesn't mean they have an internal cap. You still need to be smart about it.

When have they spent to the cap? Didn't they let Parise go because they wouldn't spend to the cap going back to 2012? And were in quite a bit of financial trouble at the time?

 

[Jerzey Devil]

You can see NJ's spending history on your "good buddy Capfriendly" Remember?

Just because there’s nothing to spend the money on doesn’t mean they aren’t willing to. NJ hasn’t been competing so why spend money just for the hell of it?

Plus the expansion draft is coming up so they’re being smart with their contracts.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

When have they spent to the cap? Didn't they let Parise go because they wouldn't spend to the cap going back to 2012? And were in quite a bit of financial trouble at the time?

Now you are really grasping at straws bringing up Paris. He left the team in 2012 so he could be closer to his Dad who lived in Minnesota.

and where's the link to the internal cap?

 

[JimtheMagicalHamster]

The Devils had a total cap hit of $75,963,333 on opening day last year. How is that proof that they'll have an internal cap of $65 million this year?

 

[Jerzey Devil]

While rebuilding, cap teams eat high cap contracts / buy outs in exchange for draft picks while you're rebuilding. Unused cap space is a wasted resource.

We did that for a few years. It’s good for the very early stages of a rebuild but you just end up surrounding your young players with mediocre talent and slow their growth.

 

[Forge]

Where have come up with internal cap? Does that just exist in your own mind? Please provide a link to it.

Todd Cordell indicated that the devils internal cap is about 75 million

 

[devils29]

Ah yes, now is the time they will go ahead and spend to the cap, after being in the bottom 5 in payroll for at least the last 5 years, this is it, during the global pandemic and the season and gate revenues in question, they're going to splurge.

So because they don’t go out and overpay for free agents and have cap issues they now have an internal cap in your mind. When both the owners and Shero (when he was GM) said they had a green light to go spend whatever they want. Your weird obsession with this internal cap holds no water and you’re just making things up in your own mind

 

[Bankers Box]

The Devils had a total cap hit of $75,963,333 on opening day last year. How is that proof that they'll have an internal cap of $65 million this year?

It's just a child letting his imagination run wild.

He is assuming incorrectly that the Devil's internal cap is $65M.

It's so simple to look at capfriendly as see the Devils had a cap of $78M last December.

Devils are a rebuilding team who sold at the deadline, of course their payroll is very low at the moment.

COVID has flipped everything on its head, so we don't really know the internal caps of any team at the moment. The only thing we know is that you pulled the $65M internal cap our of your butt.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

So because they don’t go out and overpay for free agents and have cap issues they now have an internal cap in your mind. When both the owners and Shero (when he was GM) said they had a green light to go spend whatever they want. Your weird obsession with this internal cap holds no water and you’re just making things up in your own mind

how do you not know nj has an internal cap it's your own team

 

[Cheddabombs]

When have they spent to the cap? Didn't they let Parise go because they wouldn't spend to the cap going back to 2012? And were in quite a bit of financial trouble at the time?

Oh man you're all over the place lmao.

I never said they spent to the cap, and I'd surprised if they did, I said that they did take advantage of that cap space by taking on contracts a few times of the years. They JUST took on all of Subban's $9M cap hit. And what does Parise have to do with this? They were in some financial trouble back then but that was a completely different ownership group, Harris & Blitzer are a lot of things but at least they've provided stability to the team's finances.

Anyways this is such a stupid argument.

Severson shouldn't be available, that's it. If he is it'd be in a package for a clear upgrade on defense.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

It's just a child letting his imagination run wild.

He is assuming incorrectly that the Devil's internal cap is $65M.

It's so simple to look at capfriendly as see the Devils had a cap of $78M last December.

Devils are a rebuilding team who sold at the deadline, of course their payroll is very low at the moment.

COVID has flipped everything on its head, so we don't really know the internal caps of any team at the moment. The only thing we know is that you pulled the $65M internal cap our of your butt.

2015-16: $62m
2016-17: $64m
2017-18: $67m
2018-19: $65m
2019-20: $73m (lowest in league)

It's well documented that NJ's budget is hinged on gate revenue, and that's obviously down quite a bit with COVID. I don't think NJ fans should expect an expenditure of more than $65m, let alone what the original condescending poster said as having $25m in available spend lol.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Oh man you're all over the place lmao.

I never said they spent to the cap, and I'd surprised if they did, I said that they did take advantage of that cap space by taking on contracts a few times of the years. They JUST took on all of Subban's $9M cap hit. And what does Parise have to do with this? They were in some financial trouble back then but that was a completely different ownership group, Harris & Blitzer are a lot of things but at least they've provided stability to the team's finances.

Anyways this is such a stupid argument.

Severson shouldn't be available, that's it. If he is it'd be in a package for a clear upgrade on defense.

Thanks, didn't realize they were sold since the financial trouble.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Just because there’s nothing to spend the money on doesn’t mean they aren’t willing to. NJ hasn’t been competing so why spend money just for the hell of it?

Plus the expansion draft is coming up so they’re being smart with their contracts.

So because they don’t go out and overpay for free agents and have cap issues they now have an internal cap in your mind. When both the owners and Shero (when he was GM) said they had a green light to go spend whatever they want. Your weird obsession with this internal cap holds no water and you’re just making things up in your own mind

rebuilding teams that have cash to spend accelerate the rebuild by trading their cap space for futures.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

2015-16: $62m
2016-17: $64m
2017-18: $67m
2018-19: $65m
2019-20: $73m (lowest in league)

It's well documented that NJ's budget is hinged on gate revenue, and that's obviously down quite a bit with COVID. I don't think NJ fans should expect an expenditure of more than $65m, let alone what the original condescending poster said as having $25m in available spend lol.

why are you using end of the year totals when most of those years we weren't a playoff team anyways and sold pieces off?

the Devils sold off Hall, Vatanen, Coleman, and Simmonds last year. That is like $18 million right there alone. Why are you ignoring that? When the season started last year, I think they were at $76 million or so

 

[devils29]

how do you not know nj has an internal cap it's your own team

I mean, you can continue to believe your own weird fantasy world all you want. It’s embarrassing for you especially when you can just look at the devils cap hit in December and see it was 78m... not to mention the owners also own the 76ers and made a bid for the Mets. If you think money is an issue you’re only fooling yourself