Confirmed Signing with Link: [NJD] F Jesper Bratt signs with Devils (1 year, $5.45M)

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[Viqsi]

Only one? Ouch...

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

So Bratt will be 1 year away from UFA next summer when he is RFA again.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Only one? Ouch...

why? they still have one year of control and then guys they dont need fall off to have more cap room for Bratt.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Let's see if last year was a fluke or if he is the real deal. Decent deal.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

I think it’s smart. Like others said he is still RFA next summer this way.

Other things to consider:
1. I don’t think he can keep up this production. So they may be able to sign him long-term to a more reasonable deal next summer

2. They still need to resign Wood and NJ doesn’t have a lot of cap left now.

 

[Zubrus Coffee Maker]

Great money for an impact player. As a Devils fan I really wish they could have gotten a long term deal done. Watching Bratt develop and continue to improve year on year has been a treat, He’s a core piece

He will be RFA after this year, but this is a player worth betting on. Hopefully they can agree to something long term soon

If you haven’t been able to catch Bratt play this past year, it may finally be time to check out these Devils

 

[Jersey Fresh]

why? they still have one year of control and then guys they dont need fall off to have more cap room for Bratt.

And I guess they get to see another year of production. This wasn’t my preferred outcome, but there is an avenue for a long-term deal I suppose.

 

[SoundAndFury]

If Bratt was asking for a 7 mil long-term deal based on last season (which wouldn't be unfair) I can see how this makes sense. Devils are only going to lose much if he gets close to 100-point territory next year.

 

[FlyguyOX]

That's rotten for Bratt. Smfh. Can't wait for him to get paid what he's worth on a different team. Ridiculous.

 

[bleedgreen]

That's rotten for Bratt. Smfh. Can't wait for him to get paid what he's worth on a different team. Ridiculous.

Lol didn’t he ask for 6-ish? They split the difference, he hardly lost. whats your problem?

 

[FlyguyOX]

Lol didn’t he ask for 6-ish? They split the difference, he hardly lost. whats your problem?

He's worth atleast 7 if not 8

 

[Foppberg]

He's worth atleast 7 if not 8

If he's as good as you say he'll have no problem replicating this past season and getting that contract next summer.

 

[Rebel Devil]

He's worth atleast 7 if not 8

Apparently not!

 

[Viqsi]

why? they still have one year of control and then guys they dont need fall off to have more cap room for Bratt.

Ah. For some reason I thought this was walking him straight to UFA. Mea culpa.

 

[The Marquis]

Let's see if last year was a fluke or if he is the real deal. Decent deal.

This is exactly it. He far exceeded expectations last year. This gives him a year to prove it wasn’t a fluke and keeps the club from locking him down in a bad contract if it was a fluke. I think he’ll end up with a nice contract if he’s anywhere close to last year.

 

[markog]

I think it’s smart. Like others said he is still RFA next summer this way.

Other things to consider:
1. I don’t think he can keep up this production. So they may be able to sign him long-term to a more reasonable deal next summer

2. They still need to resign Wood and NJ doesn’t have a lot of cap left now.

They have 4,125m from Bernier to put on LTIR, he's done.

 

[kthx]

Isn't this like super cheap for Devils

 

[SoundAndFury]

He's worth atleast 7 if not 8

He is going to get it next year if he is. This isn't a big deal. Not compared to Labanc getting a 1,5 mil bridge or Norris-winning Subban 2,75. Let's not act like this is some kind of robbery here.

 

[57special]

Bratt got the Fiala deal.

 

[bleedgreen]

He's worth atleast 7 if not 8

His agent didn’t even ask for that much in arbitration…..

 

[HBK27]

He's worth atleast 7 if not 8

On a long-term deal, yeah.

For a one-year deal for an RFA year and still being two years away from UFA, no.

Kevin Fiala is a good comparable and a year ago he settled on a one year, $5.1M contract (similar situation being two years away from being UFA).

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

It's a one-year "prove it" deal.

If he puts up 70 again he's gonna get paid long-term.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Seems good.

If he replicates the success he had last season well then that's a good problem to have isn't it? Not sure why he would be taking a discount when he looks at what Hughes, Hamilton, and Hischier got.