Confirmed with Link: Nikita Gusev (VGK) to NJD (2020 3rd, 2021 2nd)

[Atas2000]

Who is gusev comparable to and can he play both wings?

Panarin is a comparable and he is a natural LW. Don't think there is much sense in switching him to the right.

 

[GameSeven]

4.5 mil a year for a guy that never played in the NHL, anybody worried?

2 Years... nope.

 

[billingtons ghost]

yeah - I hope we don't move Zacha. I think the sorting out has to be for a LHD- unless we move Vats to his off-side - and we can probably get that done with prospects, a Dman or maybe Vats himself.

 

[Atas2000]

Hope our Gooses fate is better than this guys ^

Well, then don't eject him.

 

[NJDevs26]

i mean this guy is supposedly better than shipachyov, who never got to bust into the NHL solely because he got screwed by a raw deal by GMGM. i think we're gonna be okay

I wonder if that's a big reason why Gusev didn't want to sign with Vegas, what happened to Shipachov there.

 

[Bramskii]

The sheer, raw talent on this team is actually terrifying. I don't know if a Devils roster has ever had this much skill. So excited.

 

[OmNomNom]

Oh yeah, well take this!

Boucher-Zajac-Palmieri
Blandisi-Henrique-Kennedy
Ruutu-Kalinin-Tootoo
Farnham-Josefson-Gionta

dark days

 

[NJDevs26]

2 Years... nope.

Two years, a 2nd round pick two years down the road and 3rd round pick this year...the cost both in terms of trade and contract makes this so low-risk you can't complain.

 

[billingtons ghost]

2 Years... nope.

It's 4.5m/2 years? That's perfect.

 

[NJDevs26]

The sheer, raw talent on this team is actually terrifying. I don't know if a Devils roster has ever had this much skill. So excited.

Let's not really go off the deep end here...this is still way behind 2000-01, among others but even with our Cup teams that was the most talented Devils team ever.

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Oh yeah, well take this!

Boucher-Zajac-Palmieri
Blandisi-Henrique-Kennedy
Ruutu-Kalinin-Tootoo
Farnham-Josefson-Gionta

Please say youre kidding. This wasnt our actual line up during a real regular season? Not just on your NHL on xbox?

 

[Atas2000]

lmao come onnnnnn

Ok, the stupid discussion about the Canes celebrations has to stop right here.

 

[Bramskii]

Let's not really go off the deep end here...this is still way behind 2000-01, among others but even with our Cup teams that was the most talented Devils team ever.

I'm just talking from a pure skill standpoint

 

[njdevil26]

Please say youre kidding. This wasnt our actual line up during a real regular season? Not just on your NHL on xbox?

He's not kidding and I don't even think that's the worst one I've seen.

 

[Nubmer6]

We should have signed nyqvist so we'd have gusev and gustev

 

[Puckclektr]

The sheer, raw talent on this team is actually terrifying. I don't know if a Devils roster has ever had this much skill. So excited.

Don’t get carried away. lol

 

[RangerDoggo]

This, as they say, is the good stuff.

Please say youre kidding. This wasnt our actual line up during a real regular season? Not just on your NHL on xbox?

Here’s the f***ed up part: yes, it very much was

 

[The 29th Pick]

2 Years... nope.

I'm not.

This is the risk I wanted the Devils to take.

And at only 2 years, you have as much as a potential 164 game audition to see if he can play in the NHL.

Yeah I'm fine with the 2 years

 

[Bramskii]

Don’t get carried away. lol

From a skill standpoint, I don't think any of the cup teams are better. Way better rosters on those teams no doubt, and its even close, but we've never had this much skill from our forwards.

Skill alone doesn't make you a great player obviously, but that's how you misinterpreted my post it seems.

 

[billingtons ghost]

I'm just talking from a pure skill standpoint

Even the 95 Cup winner, despite their rep as a 'trap' team, had more skill than our current team. Getting closer though.

 

[CupofOil]

Hall and his lucky lottery charm so add in Hischier and Hughes, Subban and Gusev for Larsson and some bags of poop.
Might as well build the Shero statue now.

Sincerely,
very jealous Oilers fan

 

[Omar Little]

Thoughts on the below?

While Coleman may not be everyones first thought as 2nd line RW what he would provide is sound defense, tenacious forechecking/physicality, and a shoot-first mentality to complement players who can pass him the puck. Simmonds and Zajac can grind down low and be complemented by Bratt's creativity.

Hall-Hischier-Palmieri
Gusev-Hughes-Coleman
Bratt-Zajac-Simmonds
Wood-Zacha-TBD
Hayden

Depending on comfort of having Vatanen play LD this would be the setup I go with. Still would prefer some way to acquire a legit top 4 LHD with size (>6' 2") and I would be fine moving one of Vatanen or Butcher to accomplish that.

Vatanen/Butcher-Subban
Greene-Severson
Smith-Butcher/Vatanen
Mueller-Carrick

PP1
Hall - Zajac - Simmonds
Subban - Palmieri

PP2
Gusev - Hischier - Hughes
Zacha - Severson/Butcher/Vatanen/Smith

Hischier plays net front / down low for tips and quick plays. Gusev and Hughes play respective half walls. Zacha plays left side for Palmieri esque shorts.

PK
Zajac-Coleman
Zacha-Bratt/TBD
Hischier-Bratt/TBD

The TBD could be the 4th line RW or Wood.

Greene-Subban
Vatanen-Severson

Can't see Smith or Butcher getting PK time.

 

[JK3]

Please say youre kidding. This wasnt our actual line up during a real regular season? Not just on your NHL on xbox?

Oh it was real in March, 2016 but most probably checked out by then or blocked it from memory. Green-Larsson, Schlemko-Moore, Merrill-Severson were on the back end.

 

[LeedsMonster]

The sheer, raw talent on this team is actually terrifying. I don't know if a Devils roster has ever had this much skill. So excited.

The 00- 01 Devils say hi

 

[RangerDoggo]

By the way, let’s give some praise to Tyler Dellow. He’s a contract specialist in addition to an analytics guy and you can tell that Shero is definitely listening to him and on the same page.

This sums up the offseason very well: