Value of: Legit top 6 winger to NJ (offseason)

[CupInSIX]

They're one of the few teams that can afford to pay UFAs what they want. Why trade valuable assets?

 

[Scorcho]

Donskoi could probably be had for a reasonable price

I'm very interested.

3rd and a defensive Prospect ?

 

[Hockey Fanatik]

They're one of the few teams that can afford to pay UFAs what they want. Why trade valuable assets?

Taking on other teams semi-bad contracts allows us to get better value per dollar than just signing

plus NJ likely doesnt want any term past the two seasons after this one

 

[Scorcho]

You can have Henrique back

We'll take him back as an analyst when he retires

So Zucker maybe?

4 years ago jason zucker would have interested me

Bring Taylor Hall back.

nyo

Johnny Gaudreau will be available. If the devils were able to acquire him I'd be okay with it...

I agree.

I’d recommend johnathan drouin from Montreal . Say a 2021 3rd and a 2022 1st .

this is a joke, right?

 

[Hockey Fanatik]

Johnny Gaudreau will be available. If the devils were able to acquire him I'd be okay with it...

Even though hes outside my age range, as a small player who plays a finesse game, he wouldnt be a liability toward the end of a 6-7 year deal

if it can be under 10m, id do it in a heartbeat. Hes that good and a local, and would boostour already good youth

 

[Scorcho]

sign a ufa this summer

keep all of our draft picks and prospects

so if boeser is available you pass in favor of...Nolan Foote???

What you really need is Kim Pegula running things over there

The only Pegula I want is Jessica

 

[Zippy316]

Even though hes outside my age range, as a small player who plays a finesse game, he wouldnt be a liability toward the end of a 6-7 year deal

if it can be under 10m, id do it in a heartbeat. Hes that good and a local, and would boostour already good youth

Hard pass on Gaudreau. Would just be a waste of assets and cap space when you already have Bratt and Hughes who bring a similar game. Not to mention he’s a UFA at the end of next year.

I want to target Timo Meier, Brock Boeser, Jakub Vrana, Alex Tuch, and maybe even Laine. Give me either a sniper or a young forward with some size rather than a redundant skill set on this team. Granted those guys are going to cost a lot, but we have an excessive amount of prospects and picks. We need to start turning it into young NHL ready talent.

 

[Hockey Fanatik]

Hard pass on Gaudreau. Would just be a waste of assets and cap space when you already have Bratt and Hughes who bring a similar game. Not to mention he’s a UFA at the end of next year.

I want to target Timo Meier, Brock Boeser, Jakub Vrana, Alex Tuch, and maybe even Laine. Give me either a sniper or a young forward with some size rather than a redundant skill set on this team. Granted those guys are going to cost a lot, but we have an excessive amount of prospects and picks. We need to start turning it into young NHL ready talent.

Those players dont cost only cash; we can wait to sign Gaudreau

and im sorry but Im not letting Jesper Bratt be a reason I not sign Johnny Gaudreau, a proven better version of what Bratt likely ever becomes

you cant waste 36+m in cap space every season and expect to get better

 

[Zippy316]

Those players dont cost only cash; we can wait to sign Gaudreau

and im sorry but Im not letting Jesper Bratt be a reason I not sign Johnny Gaudreau, a proven better version of what Bratt likely ever becomes

you cant waste 36+m in cap space every season and expect to get better

Gaudreau isn’t coming to NJ as a UFA. By this time next year, I would seriously hope both Bratt and Hughes take enough steps to make it clear that Gaudreau’s skill set would be redundant. Ideally you’d split those two up on two different lines and I’m not sure committing term and salary to a third version of that player is wise.

I’m too lazy to pull up the stats but I’m pretty damn sure Bratt’s scoring rates this season are on-par or better than Gaudreau’s.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Gaudreau isn’t coming to NJ as a UFA. By this time next year, I would seriously hope both Bratt and Hughes take enough steps to make it clear that Gaudreau’s skill set would be redundant. Ideally you’d split those two up on two different lines and I’m not sure committing term and salary to a third version of that player is wise.

I’m too lazy to pull up the stats but I’m pretty damn sure Bratt’s scoring rates this season are on-par or better than Gaudreau’s.

You can never have too many skilled players. And Gaudreau is much more of a goal scorer than Hughes and Bratt, though obviously he can do it all.

And why wouldn't he sign in NJ? It's close to home and we've got two really solid options at center for him to play with through the rest of his prime, something he's yet to experience in the NHL.

Gaudreau - Hischier - Bratt
Kuokkanen - Hughes - Sharangovich
Johnsson - Zacha - Wood

Boy that first line would be something to watch, and would give some much needed insulation for Hughes.

 

[Ricky Bobby]

Sign one or two of Tatar, Saad, Hoffman, Grandlund, Palmieri to a short term deal and save your assets.

They should also look to sign some depth forwards and D to short term deals to insulate the youngsters and have as trade deadline pieces.

Devils need to continue to focus on a longer term plan. They aren't gonna be ready to take a significant step forward by next season.

 

[Perratrooper]

I'm very interested.

3rd and a defensive Prospect ?

I mean he’s likely gone to the ED otherwise so doesn’t seem unreasonable depending on the prospect.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

They're one of the few teams that can afford to pay UFAs what they want. Why trade valuable assets?

because there aren't many good FAs at all

and certainly not any in the age range we'd want

 

[Davegarri]

They're one of the few teams that can afford to pay UFAs what they want. Why trade valuable assets?

Because NJ fans adamantly refuse going after any UFAs

It's also probably reasonable that no one would come here anyway lol

 

[Meeqs]

Sign Hall again so you can win at least 2 more lotteries lmao