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MB3

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  1. It is, but a few years doesn’t matter if they’re not cap compliant next year. And unless they’re trading one of their big guns, I don’t think they can afford Meier AND a new contract to Chytil and K’Andre.
  2. Are you worried that since Meier has good fashion sense he might be gay? You can just say that, if that's what you're worried about. Also "going after a guy in the summer" is pretty gay man. Wouldn't want people getting the wrong ideas.
  3. Laf AND Kakko is an overpayment for Meier who is likely just a rental for the Rangers. That's why I don't see this happening -- the Rangers are winger-rich, Panarin-Kreider-Trotchek-Kakko is as solid as it gets in terms of top-4 wingers. They're weak as hell down the middle, why not address that via trade? After this season the Rangers are already paying Panarin 11.7, Mika 8.5, Fox 9.5 and Trouba 8.0. They can't really afford to pay Timo long term, especially since they'll owe Chytil a new deal and K'Andre Miller a massive contract this summer. Idk. I don't see it.
  4. I didn’t miss it. I’m just trying out this new thing where I don’t engage in the same argument 6832 times, because you know there’s no way you’ll ever convince me and I know there’s no way I’ll ever convince you. Your argument against Lou repeatedly and heavily relies on conjecture (at best) and oftentimes bizarre allegories and heavy handed anecdotes. I didn’t reply because I’m choosing to not open that can of worms again. That’s all.
  5. I think I even specifically made that argument this offseason. I watched a decent amount of Canucks games last year and loved Demko's game, and who wouldn't? Haven't tuned in much. I'm sure the Canucks horrid defensive system isn't helping, but it also seems like he's made out of swiss cheese this season. He has 15 starts this season and only 3 of them are "quality starts" (SV% better than the league average). That's hilariously bad.
  6. “never would have thought a guy like demko would be available” lmao the 3-10 goalie with a GAA near 4 and a save percentage that starts with an 8? You didn’t think that guy would ever be available?
  7. The way the league is going, I'm not sure that's much of a concern. Quinn is obviously offense-first but Luke is bigger and stronger than both of his brothers already, and he's just as fast. The Devils have Siegenthaler and Marino already as shutdown defenseman. None of their other big prospects (other than Casey, but he's still a ways away) are really offense-first defenseman. Nemec certainly isn't, but I know we're talking about the hypothetical of Nemec being moved for Quinn. In today's NHL, I think having half of your defense (Siegenthaler, Marino, Okhhotiuk/Mukhmadulin/Bahl) solid sound defensive-defenseman is the right recipe. Look at Colorado last year -- Makar, Toews, and Byram are all offense-first (I think Luke is a bit in the Toews build -- just as good offensively as he is defensively). If the Devils have Hamilton, Hughes, and Hughes at the back-end that should work just fine.
  8. This is the debate that I refuse to get into (not with just you, I see a lot of people saying stuff like this). Yes, at the end of this contract, it's very likely that Jack will get a pay raise. No, I'm not worried about what the Devils cap situation will be in the year 2030. 2030! The NHL might have 4 more teams and the cap might be $200m. They might do away with the cap, or introduce a soft cap/luxury tax threshold like baseball. Maybe the Devils have won 4 cups by then and Hughes wants to retire on top. Maybe the league has folded and we're all talking about a different team with different players in a different league. There are too many variables to even begin to entertain that topic. For the guys that we have right now, the Devils have the cap flexibility to add a marquee free agent on both sides of the puck with plenty of money to take care of their own boys too. Not many teams can say that.
  9. I know you like to blame Lou for everything but this is an example that just doesn’t make sense. Lou tried for 3 consecutive seasons to trade for Rob. Anaheim knew with Rob they’d likely get Scott in free agency. And the Devils were just a year removed from a Stanley Cup, you can’t expect Lou to trade Nieds even though the writing was on the wall. eh, I really don’t know. Both will get a bridge deal that carries them until their final RFA season in the ballpark of 1.5-2.5ish.
  10. Doing this for fun and because I would do anything to avoid actual work during work hours. For this exercise, I'll assume they trade Sharangovich to look for a real top-6 forward, and I'll assume they move on from / non-tender Mackenzie Blackwood since Schmid looks more than capable. 2023-2024 Devils Roster: FORWARDS Jack Hughes (8) Nico Hischier (7.25) Jesper Bratt (8.5) (bold indicates my guess for his next contract for the guys I assume stick around) Ondrej Palat (6) Dawson Mercer (.894) Alexander Holtz (.894) Jesper Boqvist (.874) Mike McLeod (1.5) Nate Bastian (2.25) Fabian Zetterlund (1) DEFENSE Dougie Hamilton (9) Jonas Siegenthaler (3.4) John Marino (4.4) Luke Hughes (.894) Nikita Ohkotiuk (.789) (Blank) Brendan Smith (1.1) GOALIES Vitek Vanecek (3.4) Akira Schmid (.789) DEAD CAP Schnieder, Kuokkonen, Kovalchuk (2.5) (ALL of this expires before the following offseason) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That puts the Devils at $65.289m in used cap space. The cap is expected to be between 87-90m next year (projected to be close to 95 the following year). That gives the Devils COMFORTABLY $22m to play with, and only 2 forward spots and 1 defensive spot to fill. The Devils probably don't want to be a cap team next year, but it's perfectly reasonable to think the team signs/adds Haula ($3), a solid defenseman (Hughes at $7.25? Re-sign Graves at $6?), and a top-line winger (Meier at $9.5?) and stays well short of the cap ceiling, with plenty of loose change to use when Mercer (2024), Luke Hughes (2026), and Nemec (2026) need their raises. That's the benefit of having a $12m center like Jack, a $9m center like Nico, an $8m defenseman like Marino and a $6.5m defenseman like Siegenthaler making a combined $22m instead of their $36+m market value.
  11. The Devils have Severson and Graves coming off the books next year -- that's enough to afford Quinn even just as a two-for-one, if you assume Luke is joining the big club next year.
  12. Kraken are 0-10-2 when scoring two or fewer goals. 26-3-2 when scoring 3 or more. Lock the team up and play smart hockey, you should walk out of the building with 2 points.
  13. he had a couple shifts in the first period, 8 seconds of icetime in the second. very weird
  14. He’s said definitively yes before in his interviews. After the 06 season he told his agent “try to make it work with the devils”. Lou told his agent basically “hey, ain’t gonna happen, we won’t be close so we’re not even submitting an offer.” The Kings and Rangers both offered 6y/42m. Neither would offer a NTC. He didn’t want to move out west so he told the Rangers “add an NTC and I’ll go there” (again, because Lou didn’t offer him a fvcking contract). They deliberated for a while, he eventually called Lou himself and said “here’s what the rangers are offering. match it and i’m a devil”. Lou said he could do $42m but it needed to be 7 years, and he’d add the NTC. and a lifer-devil was born! elias said he’s incredibly proud to have played his whole career for 1 team.
  15. gusev forgot he was in the nhl. i remember watching his stories all off-season and he was posting stories of redesigning his house, taking lavish vacations, etc. while Bratt was posting stories of doing psychotic things in the gym, bag skating every day, etc. it was clear to anyone with eyes that gusev thought he was in the KHL with a bunch of NHL burnouts and fringe prospects (take the bait @Guadana) and he could show up out of shape and just figure it out. The NHL slapped his silly ass back to russia.
  16. just watched the recap. my thoughts: VV was an animal today. he’s the reason we won. siegenthaler shook off that funk and has been nothing short of phenomenal. i miss marino. okhotyuk has made a case over brendan smith. even steriodesign’s ass probably has a case over brendan smith. nico and jack were both invisible in the first two periods and electric in the third. i love mikey mcleod. can anyone name 6 forwards on the team right now more valuable to the team than mcleod? I don’t think I can. nobody else really stood out as “good”. palat had horrendous moments and good moments. dougie, severson, miles wood, and dawson mercer stood out for the wrong reasons. nolan foote got an 11 second shift in the 2nd period and I’m almost certain didn’t see the ice again. It was obvious he was first man back after Bastian was activated, but it sure seems like the coaching staff hates him. idk, that’s all i got. go cowboys, let’s go goat hunting baby.
  17. i ain’t reading all of that happy for u tho or sorry that happened to u
  18. I missed that, but well spotted if so. You’d think I woulda picked up on that, but maybe I missed it because I’m getting less sleep and my focus is affected.
  19. there are like 6 members who have you blocked and at least 2 other members who left because this forum is 85% your big lame ass. “do I see this happening with anyone else” good golly you are funny.
  20. it’s a joooooooke you grumpy weirdo
  21. watching the game with my wife and commenting on how much better rango looks on this road trip. she says “didn’t he just have a kid?” i said yeah, but he’s been playing like sh!t on the home stand. now on the road he’s playing better. she’s like “wait, you’re surprised that someone who is getting more than 90 minutes of uninterrupted sleep is playing better than the sleep deprived zombie version of himself?” i mean fair point my as$hole is not that big my proctologist just has tiny fingers
  22. youuuuuuu are sooooooooooooooooo angryyyyyyyyyyy at everything i say. im not gonna fvck you dude. stop negging next dub i need an oprah quote. following dub i need a bono lyric. if you use them without me noticing i donate $10 to the site.
  23. are you just repeating what I’m saying? yes, I know, that’s why I said sample size of 2 lol.
  24. nobody can knock you for your enthusiasm. but using an MLK quote to describe a game against the san jose sharks might be what the kids these days are calling “extra”.
  25. but you only have a sample size of two…
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