mort4345 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Obviously none of us know right now if Zach will re-sign with the Devils or not. I'm cautiously optimistic that he'll be back in red and black next year, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's not - especially if he makes it to July 1 and Minnesota offers him a stupid $90 million/10-year contract. In any event, I'm curious what the board thinks the Devils should do in the event that they lose their captain? I'm hopeful and pretty certain that Lou has a contingency plan thought out if that were to be the case, but I'm not entirely sure I'd even know where to begin. I think, for the sake of fending off a potential punch to the gut in a few weeks, we should all mentally prepare a battle plan for the post-Zach era. If he signs an extension, awesome. But if not, I don't want to cringe in the face of utter despair. What say you? What's the battle plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort4345 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Here's a pretty decent link to the 2012 UFA class complete with current salaries: http://capgeek.com/free_agents.php?year_id=2012&team_id=-1&position_id=-1&fa_type_id=2 Mix and match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdo3043 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Think Lou would have a back up plan but obviously you can't replace Parise....remember when Paul Martin signed with Pitt the devils immediately announced the signing of Tallinder and A-Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Think Lou would have a back up plan but obviously you can't replace Parise....remember when Paul Martin signed with Pitt the devils immediately announced the signing of Tallinder and A-Train That back up plan has worked out a lot better than the Niedermayer back up plan did - Malakhov and McGillis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I think id be way more upset about my friends giving me sh!t about it than about not having him on the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Think Lou would have a back up plan but obviously you can't replace Parise....remember when Paul Martin signed with Pitt the devils immediately announced the signing of Tallinder and A-Train Paul Martin also sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 That back up plan has worked out a lot better than the Niedermayer back up plan did - Malakhov and McGillis. Rafalski's loyalty made that turn out a lot better than it should have...he was basically waiting on Lou when he didn't have to. McGillis and Mogilny I understood at the time (unfortunately the new NHL and the year layoff made it hard to tell who was still capable of performing), but Malakhov, especially at his price tag, was the one that had me saying "WTF" at the time, especially at $3.8 million per year. Lou was clearly hoping Niedermayer would come back...so much so that he was willing to gamble on that, while better players were signing elsewhere. It blew up in his face unfortunately, but the only thing I think Lou could've done differently was to offer Nieds the max much earlier in the negotiations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 The plan or likelihood is that Lou would look to sign a couple veteran forwards on short-term deals to try and maintain good depth on all three lines. You are not going to replace Parise per se, so the team would definitely change in terms of the lines for next year and how the whole roster fits together. In such a case, the pickings are pretty darn slim. If Parise did leave, I could see Lou maybe trying to package one of our defensive prospects and maybe looking to swing a trade based on the available talent in FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 buy tedenby steroid (it not on the salary cap ! ) and we are fine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 What to do if we lose Parise? Easy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Well re-signing Ponikarovsky might be necessary, and the team has to pray Tedenby isn't awful in his final shot. Ponikarovsky - Zajac - Kovalchuk Elias - Josefson - Zubrus Tedenby - Henrique - Clarkson Carter - Gionta - Bernier The team is clearly worse, but that doesn't look like a disaster to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 why josefson on the second and hanrique on the third... I love JJ but Henrique his better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Obviously none of us know right now if Zach will re-sign with the Devils or not. I'm cautiously optimistic that he'll be back in red and black next year, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's not - especially if he makes it to July 1 and Minnesota offers him a stupid $90 million/10-year contract. In any event, I'm curious what the board thinks the Devils should do in the event that they lose their captain? I'm hopeful and pretty certain that Lou has a contingency plan thought out if that were to be the case, but I'm not entirely sure I'd even know where to begin. I think, for the sake of fending off a potential punch to the gut in a few weeks, we should all mentally prepare a battle plan for the post-Zach era. If he signs an extension, awesome. But if not, I don't want to cringe in the face of utter despair. What say you? What's the battle plan? We cry for a few days and move on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 why josefson on the second and hanrique on the third... I love JJ but Henrique his better Well nothing is fixed, but those are closest to the lines the team last had in the finals, easier to visualize where the team goes from there. Would make sense to start camp with those I think, then alter if players start to give you reasons to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Don't worry, Teddy will pot 40 goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Well re-signing Ponikarovsky might be necessary, and the team has to pray Tedenby isn't awful in his final shot. Ponikarovsky - Zajac - Kovalchuk Elias - Josefson - Zubrus Tedenby - Henrique - Clarkson Carter - Gionta - Bernier The team is clearly worse, but that doesn't look like a disaster to me. I don't see that being a playoff team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I don't see that being a playoff team. It still has a great defense and solid forward corps, but yeah, relying a lot on Kovalchuk to score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 It still has a great defense and solid forward corps, but yeah, relying a lot on Kovalchuk to score. You have to think Larsson is gonna improve offensively (hopefully a good deal), so that should help our transition. Kovy, Henrique, Zajac, Clarkson and Elias isnt awful, But the offense does look a lot better with Parise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgb6397 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Burn the jerseys and make Kovy captain. But, he'll re-sign, I know it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Push hard for Parenteau if Zach leaves. This man had a TON of assists on a mediocre team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 yea i guess parenteau and semin would be decent plan Bs if that were to happen then move Kovy back to LW i guess but stay zach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 If parise doesnt re-sign, then it will be "who is parise?" to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 yea i guess parenteau and semin would be decent plan Bs if that were to happen then move Kovy back to LW i guess but stay zach! Semin will never be a member of the New Jersey Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anhkheg Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Don't know much about Rick Nash, if he is as good or better than Parise, I can see Lou making a push for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 No Nash or Semin, please for the love of God no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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