Confirmed with Link: Devils re-sign Blake Coleman (3 years, $1.8 AAV)

[Better Call Sal]

brilliant by bae shero.

That's Baejean Shero to you!

Ray Shero - Wikipedia

I still can't get over that we recently found out his full name is Rejean.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Love this contract. Perfect term and money

 

[captainscott]

Good deal for all involved we get back a solid player probably one of our best penalty kill guys.. with speed and through the prime of his career.. both sides win this one nice job by shero...

 

[regulahbread]

Blake really established himself as a fan favorite and heart and soul type player last year. I'm actually considering getting a Coleman jersey. Pickles for life.

 

[mtnet]

Good for Coleman, I like him on our club

 

[sddev]

Love it ! Go Devils

 

[Classic Devil]

Excellent contract. I would've gone for more years even.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

 

[Dialamo]

Excellent contract. I would've gone for more years even.

7 years at 2mil per!

 

[Comparison Ford]

somewhere, jim just caught a fish.

happy pickles

 

[Better Call Sal]

What's crazy with Blake also is that he could have feasibly ended up with even better offensive numbers last season. There was a long stretch where it seemed like he was doing everything but finishing for the first couple months of the season.

I do think that the player we saw in the later months of last season is the player he'll consistently be.

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

One of my favorite players and should be a 30+ point shutdown guy/PK monster. Generates a ton of shots/60 and should have some more offensive luck next season.

 

[Blender]

Love it. Should be great value.

 

[njdevils19]

Can fill a ton of roles. High character. Grit and attitude. Cheap. Sign me up.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

He was worth signing if for nothing more than the better-than-Crosby one handed backhand goal he scored against the Pens.

 

[Bleedred]

He was worth signing if for nothing more than the better-than-Crosby one handed backhand goal he scored against the Pens.

Didn't he say ''I f***in own you'' to him also? Maybe it was someone else on the Pens that he said that to, but he definitely said that in one of those last couple games against them of the season.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Excellent deal. extremely happy about this.

 

[MadDevil]

Well, we had Maddolfo. Should we start calling this version Colejac? Zajman? Zajac Texas Ranger?

 

[Nubmer6]

Well, we had Maddolfo. Should we start calling this version Colejac? Zajman? Zajac Texas Ranger?

I thought it was already called the Texarcanada line.

 

[Billdo]

Coljacsen line

 

[Patrik26]

He was worth signing if for nothing more than t
he better-than-Crosby one handed backhand goal he scored against the Pens.

That goal was a thing of beauty.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I just love how tenacious he is.

Coleman is the type of role player that suddenly comes up huge in the playoffs and becomes a big reason you win a cup.

 

[MadDevil]

I thought it was already called the Texarcanada line.

As long as their music is the theme from Smokey and the Bandit.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Didn't he say ''I ****in own you'' to him also? Maybe it was someone else on the Pens that he said that to, but he definitely said that in one of those last couple games against them of the season.

I think it was to Hornqvist or Kessel. Kessel was at least the recipient of this.

Coleman is such a gem.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

Went back in time and took a glance at this thread from a few years ago: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/thre...ping-with-gusto.2034477/page-3#post-114298047

Some nice gems that aged well in there:

It's just goalpost shifting. Already his first list of 'examples' were ridiculous and wrong so now he's using 'rookie' as if that means anything.

Look, Coleman might turn into a good player, but he probably won't. He's barely a prospect at this point, not with his 25th birthday coming up this year.

What is this argument about?

Clearly a players odds of becoming an NHL player decrease the older they get without making it to the NHL.

There are obviously specific cases that are exceptions. But Coleman is more than likely not a future NHL player.

But there's a small chance he could be. And it's no slight on him if he's not. He's already performed well given his draft position - good collegiate player who looks to be an AHL contributor.

Coleman making the big team would be great, but don't count on it.