Confirmed Signing with Link: [NJ] Devils sign Miles Wood (4 years, $2.75M AAV)

[MartyOwns]

he scored 4 in one game. the kid is a fast goon. nothing more.

...a fast goon

 

[My3Sons]

he scored 4 in one game. the kid is a fast goon. nothing more.

Watch a Devils game.

 

[logik47]

Reminds me of a younger Paul Byron.

Good signing!

 

[Better Call Sal]

he scored 4 in one game. the kid is a fast goon. nothing more.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Fast goon. Couldn't be further from the truth.

 

[HBK27]

he scored 4 in one game. the kid is a fast goon. nothing more.

You're mixing him up with this guy.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Lol a fast goon that can put up 19 goals with little PP time while averaging 12 mins of ice time.

One bad hit in his career doesn't make him a goon.

 

[HabsTown]

Wood be happy to reach that milestone of a contract!

 

[Theo Von]

Wow, there's a Mile long thought of a Coulda Wooda possibility.

Cringe.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

he scored 4 in one game. the kid is a fast goon. nothing more.

Moronic take.

You mustn’t watch many Devils games.

 

[BritainStix]

I hate this guy. Its a great signing. Would love to have him on the flyers

 

[Voodoo Child]

Moronic take.

You mustn’t watch many Devils games.

If people stopped making the 'you don't watch X so you have no valuable input!' argument this place wood be miles better.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

This is a term they were fighting over?

 

[hotcarle]

Good deal. Andrew Shaw makes 4. Wood is fast, has proven he's a 20g guy. Can fight. I thought he'd get more than 3 for sure.

 

[Csonked Out]

This is a term they were fighting over?

no. rumor has it was at first he wanted too much money on a shorter bridge deal and than wanted more money on a longer deal. Todd Cordell said that he probably gave up some term to get more money on a shorter deal.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

If people stopped making the 'you don't watch X so you have no valuable input!' argument this place wood be miles better.

His input is wrong, and it’s likely because he’s passing judgment on a player from a team he doesn’t watch.

What’s the problem here?

 

[AfroThunder396]

He's big and hits people and fought that guy once, therefore he's a goon.

 

[Flyerfan47]

This is the deal I thought Tom Wilson would get before the Caps laughably gave him what they did

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

Can you imagine looking like this and being a millionaire

 

[Ben Matlock]

Can you imagine looking like this and being a millionaire

I dunno... Ask James Franco.

 

[MartyOwns]

He's big and hits people and fought that guy once, therefore he's a goon.

plus he scored 4 goals in a game...standard goon behavior. remember eric boulton’s hat trick?

 

[HBK27]

Good contract for both sides.

Wood didn't have much leverage, but still walks away set for life with $11M guaranteed.

He could certainly outperform this contract if he continues to improve and earns a top 6 role. Even if he tops out as a 3rd liner, it's a fair deal. Devils still have one more year of control at the end of this deal as he'll be a RFA. They also apparently didn't have to give any no trade protection.

Wood gets a salary boost to $3.5MM the final year, which NJ would then have to qualify him at for the 2022-2023 season.

 

[Billdo]

Is that a good deal? I only saw him a couple of times and he was incredibly fast but nothing else really stood out.

It is for a few reasons. It's basically market value. Wood is still very young as far as hockey experience. He's really not been playing ultra competitive hockey for that long. 19 goals in basically 12 mins a game last year. He was a different player when he came back from suspension, in a bad way, but if he gets back to where he was it's great. Super fast, hits, not afraid to get dirty and should be the net presence on the PP. Still a RFA at the end of the deal I believe too.

 

[135ace]

I like the deal. It might seem a bit rich at first glance, but honestly if we were to sign him to a 2 year bridge and he improves on his last season he'd be due a huge payday the same year as Hall, Nico and Bratt. I'd rather play it safe, lock him up long term (he's still UFA at the end of 4 years) and have more flexibility next offseason to go after a big FA fish like Karlsson, Duchene or Stone.

 

[KovalSNIPE]

I like the deal. It might seem a bit rich at first glance, but honestly if we were to sign him to a 2 year bridge and he improves on his last season he'd be due a huge payday the same year as Hall, Nico and Bratt. I'd rather play it safe, lock him up long term (he's still UFA at the end of 4 years) and have more flexibility next offseason to go after a big FA fish like Karlsson, Duchene or Stone.

How is a near 20 goal scorer under 3 mil considered "a bit rich"

 

[LouJersey]

Can you imagine looking like this and being a millionaire

My 51 yo wife, 25 yo daughter and 14 yo niece all say the same thing about him.

“He’s hot”