Better Call Sal
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Great signing for what he's done in the league and for the value. No complaints here whatsoever.
Confirmed with Link: Devils sign Tlusty to one-year one-way deal
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I think the common consensus (At least I feel this way) is that nobody expects every prospect who cracks the lineup this year will pan out and become legit NHL caliber players. But over the last several seasons there have been players held back or set back in their development path because of the status quo mentality. I would rather miss the playoffs and see hope for the future, see some direction and have some optimism that we are a step closer to competing than miss the playoffs with a bunch of past their prime useless players. Check how many forward we had in our lineup the past two seasons under the age of 30 and get back to me. PLayers like Boucher and Matteau (whether some feel they are ready or not or will end up meeting their potential or not) could have already been in the league in favor of Zubrus and Jagr or Gomez. Despite how productive they were. We were going nowhere.
We still have players with NHL experience. Nobody thinks or expects us to be a all rookie or unproven team of prospects that are rounding out a roster. Even with Tlusty, if you asked me my prediction on the guys that will end up making the team that fall into the prospect or kids category I think it will be Kalinen, Zacha, Matteau and Boucher. And there is room for them. Whether they establish themselves as a mainstay and effective players that are a part of our future or not remains to be seen. But our player development and utilization of players we drafted have been effected over the recent years because we were a veteran team that rans its course.
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ForeverJerseyGirl
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I think this is a fine signing especially at the salary and term Shero got. He should help the team, though obviously not in a major fashion.
Unknown Caller
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It is definitely a fine signing and does not hold back prospects or set the team back any further. It is a 1 year risk free deal and he is a decent player who could crack our top 6.
He's a cheap forward who, if he plays well, can be moved at the deadline. If he plays badly, he sees the press box.
This is the definition of a no-risk signing.
This is the definition of a no-risk signing.
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Billdo
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Emperoreddy
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Agreed, if you are going to bring in a forward to help the team now. This is what you do, you don't trade away what little promising assets we have for middling junk (because while I like both Merrll and Gely, they don't have much trade value right now).
Plus didn't Boucher just get a concussion?
Other reason this doesn't hurt letting the kids play. He is getting paid PEANUTS. We can make him disappear easily if a kid outplays him for a spot.
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Agreed, and I don't think we should undersell Kuja (though I think he will take more time).
Outside of Zacha no top 3 talent, but there is some potential. Could definitely end up with another Rico or two.
MichaelJ
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I'm already liking the chemistry between Blandisi and Q.
Blandisi-Quenneville-RW3 future 3rd line?
MichaelJ
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Kujawinski will probably need at least a full year in the AHL if not more but I think he can become a solid bottom6 contributor.
Really like the team with the new acquisitions (pretty sure Stempniak will do well)
Camm - Zajac - Palmieri
Henrique - Tlusty - Stempniak
Elias - Zacha -
and after that idc haha. But anyway... I like that a whole lot more.
Camm - Zajac - Palmieri
Henrique - Tlusty - Stempniak
Elias - Zacha -
and after that idc haha. But anyway... I like that a whole lot more.
i believe also that shero and hynes were interested in whitney but he was a free agent and signed elsewhere in any case if he never does anything who cares.... i personally think he can be a good player but thats not on shero or hynes its on lou and debeor
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Not according to his NHL profile - says center, which would make sense since both Staals hold up the center spots for the top 6
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Billdo
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Pretty sure he was more of a winger, he's listed in yahoo fantasy hockey as a LW
ForeverJerseyGirl
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By a major way I really meant that he wasn't likely to be the difference between making the playoffs or not. There really aren't any free agents out there that would make that kind of difference, but, as I said, he's a good signing, especially at the salary and the term he signed for.
As for him being more productive than Zajac, Zajac's failure to be productive is a big reason why the Devils aren't in the playoffs. Zajac hasn't helped the team in a major way for awhile, and that's part of the reason why our team is struggling. Zajac needs to be a lot better next year if the Devils are to improve. Zajac is one of the more frustrating players left on our team in my opinion. If Zajac produced as much as Henrique, for example, the Devils would be quite a bit better.
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Depending on who is in the top 6 that can be a second line. Thoigh I thought Blandasi played RW when he didn't play center?
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i sure hope not
anyways, looks like he found someone to give him that contract instead of a PTO…whatever ….its one year….cant be worse then some of the trash that was on the team last season
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njdevils1982
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theres always the waived option if it doesnt work out
…shero stockpiling and starting some real competition for spots.
