Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part V
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Tundra
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Why did it take so long to put Mercer and Hischier together?
All names mentioned above are "role players", or like I like to see it guys that have at least some kind of defensive value.
If teams get guys like Tarasenko and Kane, they are not getting a roleplayer but just a used goalscorer. Sure they have experience, but this is chemistry and role wise risky time to add.
FinnishDevil
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I woke up to 11 notifications and none of them were about Timo and only two of them were by @Its Always Sundstrom
Whats the hold off Fitz?
Whats the hold off Fitz?
Almost anything with one of those 6 players is good lol. Tatar-Nico has always been great together. I’m keeping them together forever now unless they inexplicably fall apart. You can rotate in Mercer, Zetterlund, (Meier) and hopefully that keeps working so you can comfortably keep together Jack-Bratt without having to worry about Nico’s line not going and needing Bratt there
I don’t know if this was posted earlier, he’s just the best
Mgd31
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Bahl rocking a 59.72% xGF percentage for the season
This sparked me to go look at some numbers and Tatar has an over 75% GF lololololol. That is LEAGUE LEADING. We better f***ing re-sign that man. I am going to throw a fit if we don't.
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Producing or not (and he still is) Tatar works his ass off and is a total puck hound out there. 100% I want him back, he forechecks and backchecks like a beast.
He is literally the opposite player that people were pegging him as lol
Blender
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That the Habs scratched this guy in the playoffs and ran him out of town is sure something.
Don't forget Vegas (even though he never meshed there and sucked in the regular season too)
DevilsHughes86
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dam a 2nd and a prospect, hurry up Fitz!!! It's a no brainer and he will be getting probably a long term contract in the 3.5 - 4 million a year. Upgrade on Wood
No way I'm doing that. That's too much for Barbashev. He's decent offensively and garbage defensively. Go find someone cheap who can be an upgrade on Wood.
DevilsHughes86
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The ting with Tatar and yes I'm one who also wants him back, I just can't see us going long-term with him, what's the max contract we can give him? 3 years? that too much? I would love him on a year to year basis but no chance he accepts that, probably looking at his last chance at a big long contract this summer
He's 32 producing at a 47 pt pace. He's not going to get a crazy deal. Even just giving him the same 4.5x2 is fine to me. That's probably on the high end of what it'd be too.
DevilsHughes86
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That's not what I saw yesterday against the penguins. He backcheck hard and did well in the defensive zone coverage. I guess he can have bad games and it's not his specialty, but that's up to the coaches to make sure he is well surrounded on the ice with the proper guys
I hope he is producing, he has top line minutes and sees the pp has well. That being said, i'm good with 2 years. I just don't want to see a 4-5 year deal
Barbashev is one of those guys that people thinks is good defensively but in reality bleeds chances and always has. He's really not good that and wouldn't belong in our top 9.
No way Tatar's getting a 4 or 5 year deal. 3 would be the absolute max he'd see. His 5v5 production is still strong. He just didn't produce on the PP (and shouldn't have been PP1 anyway so who cares).
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