Devilsfan118 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 minute ago, HellOnICE said: I can't blame Shero here. I guess - I mean they have a super mediocre GM, an unproven coach, compared with what we have. I can't imagine he signed there over us, unless we didn't offer money, term, something else. I'm always curious. But the last time I mentioned that I'd like some sort of word from Shero regarding his plan of attack I was called entitled. So.. here we are. Accept the radio silence and move on I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobilly45 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 30 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: I'm always curious. But the last time I mentioned that I'd like some sort of word from Shero regarding his plan of attack I was called entitled. So.. here we are. Accept the radio silence and move on I guess. Whoever called you entitled was correct. A gm doesnt need to be tweeting his next moves or have a presser about it bc certain people are upset we got nothing in 3 days... He could've been outbid, maybe doesnt want to spend much as to save room for halls massive contact next off season, and nico a yr or 2 later. He owes the team and fans to make the team better and I'm sure he'll get it done over the offseason Despite you and other negative posters on hfboards saying its game over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, bobilly45 said: Whoever called you entitled was correct. A gm doesnt need to be tweeting his next moves or have a presser about it bc certain people are upset we got nothing in 3 days... He could've been outbid, maybe doesnt want to spend much as to save room for halls massive contact next off season, and nico a yr or 2 later. He owes the team and fans to make the team better and I'm sure he'll get it done over the offseason Despite you and other negative posters on hfboards saying its game over. Right so now I'm a "negative poster", interesting take. Enough with the talks about Hall and Nico's bridge contract in two years. We have oodles of cap space, and will have even more at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 De Haan wouldn't materially affect the cap in 2021. I never really saw the fit, though - you've got Greene, Butcher, Mueller, and Yakovlev on the left side already. Now I know 2 of those players aren't proven at all and one of them is on the decline, but I don't get why you would acquire Mueller and sign someone like Yakovlev and then bury them behind a bunch of other guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Is Karlsson even healthy anymore? Shero has something else up his sleeve that we have NO IDEA about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 What other defensemen are out there not named Erik Karlsson (because there's no way in hell Shero is pursuing him). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 10 hours ago, bobilly45 said: A gm doesnt need to be tweeting his next moves or have a presser about it bc certain people are upset we got nothing in 3 days... He could've been outbid, maybe doesnt want to spend much as to save room for halls massive contact next off season, and nico a yr or 2 later. He owes the team and fans to make the team better and I'm sure he'll get it done over the offseason Despite you and other negative posters on hfboards saying its game over. The fact that this is what people expect shows you the ridiculous world we live in. The GM doesn’t have to tell you ANYTHING. Moreover, how fvcking stupid would he be to announce what his plans going forward are? Why would anyone do that? Make the fans happy at the expense of telling every other GM your plan? That’s ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, slasher72 said: What other defensemen are out there not named Erik Karlsson (because there's no way in hell Shero is pursuing him). Carolina has a few available via trade I would think. Not sure who they would want off our roster for a guy like Faulk who seems to be the odd man out. Maybe Johansson? I know a lot of people will say Zacha but I hate to give up on him at this point and despite how much he gets sh!t on, losing him would create a surprisingly big hole at C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: The fact that this is what people expect shows you the ridiculous world we live in. The GM doesn’t have to tell you ANYTHING. Moreover, how fvcking stupid would he be to announce what his plans going forward are? Why would anyone do that? Make the fans happy at the expense of telling every other GM your plan? That’s ridiculous. The number of tweets I've seen that was basically saying "Can "this guy" sign already? it's fvcking annoying to wait"... it's fvcking ridiculous how entitled people are now. I mean, sorry that some people are taking their time to take the biggest decision of their lives and will have to move their whole family across the country etc etc Again it's people being so entitled that they can't see past their own curiosity and discomfort and feel the world has to make it right for them Same people who can't understand the basic notion that it's not because you didn't like a movie or a band that it sucks. It's simply that it was not for you. The world doesn't revolve around you hunnayyy Edited July 4, 2018 by SterioDesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 11 hours ago, Triumph said: De Haan wouldn't materially affect the cap in 2021. I never really saw the fit, though - you've got Greene, Butcher, Mueller, and Yakovlev on the left side already. Now I know 2 of those players aren't proven at all and one of them is on the decline, but I don't get why you would acquire Mueller and sign someone like Yakovlev and then bury them behind a bunch of other guys. C'mon! of those choices? greene and a one year entry level deal? mueller? who has panic attacks with the puck.. dehaan would arguable become our 2nd or 3rd best defenseman. which even then, isnt saying much.. we are horrible back there.. as for signing them and then burying them, thems the breaks when youre desperate.. we need to cull bit by bit.. this is a hard fix were faced with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I agree. Tri you get better players if the risk is palatable. Bury/move others if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 2 hours ago, slasher72 said: What other defensemen are out there not named Erik Karlsson (because there's no way in hell Shero is pursuing him). I think Matt Dumba could be had and that pick up would be better than any pick up the Devils could make, but I really don't know his situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 13 hours ago, SterioDesign said: well a few teams have the no federal tax thing sure but you still need to have an appealing team I agree, I don't get Dallas love either. The federal tax was the only positive that I'd read about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, njbuff said: Shero has something else up his sleeve that we have NO IDEA about. Or maybe not? Maybe it's hard to lure the top FA's/trade bait to NJ and anyone else isn't worth getting locked into a bad contract with? Maybe his plan is to continue doing what he's been doing: not signing older slower vets to albatross deals and to let the young players play, and try to get the team even faster this year? Edited July 4, 2018 by Neb00rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I agree with this approach. Ty Smith is going to eventually need a big raise after his ELC expires. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBallofHate Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 TG still trying to back NJD fans away from the ledge: @TomGulittiNHL Replying to @DevilsFirm @NHL and 3 others Among the players Ray Shero has added since he became Devils GM in 2015 are Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri, Marcus Johansson and Sami Vatanen. None of them were free agent signings. No need for sobbing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, LittleBallofHate said: TG still trying to back NJD fans away from the ledge: @TomGulittiNHL Replying to @DevilsFirm @NHL and 3 others Among the players Ray Shero has added since he became Devils GM in 2015 are Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri, Marcus Johansson and Sami Vatanen. None of them were free agent signings. No need for sobbing. TG comes out of nowhere to soothe my ruffled feathers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBallofHate Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I'll give Shero the benefit of the doubt after all he's done. Perhaps instead of signing another 3/4 D & overpaying in FA, he's trying to get an actual #1 D. We have prospects camp coming up so he can see how the kids are coming along. Maybe he makes some moves after that or perhaps he waits (like he did last year when Vats was acquired in Nov). If one of the kids steps up, it may make for better trade bait. I know - a lot of IFs/maybes... but I am not worried. Happy 4th everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 TG comes out of nowhere to soothe my ruffled feathers. TG from downtown! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I'm also in the Full trust in Shero Camp... But i will for my own sanity stop pressing F5 everywhere (especially here) to get some news about the fantastic trade to get our 1D. Instead of that, i will get a life and being wise. Who am I kidding... I'm even type F5 while typing this message (and it's really tricky ! ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 No sense in watching the websites. Just download the Icebreaker app and enjoy your summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, moustic said: I'm also in the Full trust in Shero Camp... But i will for my own sanity stop pressing F5 everywhere (especially here) to get some news about the fantastic trade to get our 1D. Instead of that, i will get a life and being wise. Who am I kidding... I'm even type F5 while typing this message (and it's really tricky ! ) I said last night I was done checking on everything every 10 min but I can't help myself. It's going to be a long summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Interesting to see how many of you want to go back to Lou's "zero news, zero information" era with the Devils. We'll see if we can pull this one off. 1 hour ago, Daniel said: Interesting. Edited July 4, 2018 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 55 minutes ago, LittleBallofHate said: TG still trying to back NJD fans away from the ledge: @TomGulittiNHL Replying to @DevilsFirm @NHL and 3 others Among the players Ray Shero has added since he became Devils GM in 2015 are Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri, Marcus Johansson and Sami Vatanen. None of them were free agent signings. No need for sobbing. I don't use twitter, at all, so I don't know how bad it is out there right now with Devils fans whining and bitching. But, re: the bolded - I'm a little annoyed with this line of thinking. I'm obviously in the camp of "slightly confused" as to why we haven't been mentioned with any of the top UFAs. I think a couple definitely could've helped this team next year, plus getting an asset on a decent contract is always a good thing (for example, maybe getting JVR allows us to shop a guy or two on the left side for a defenseman). I don't think Shero's trade history prevents one from being slightly disappointed with the team's performance during the free agency frenzy. The two can be mutually exclusive if you ask me. That said, I mean, if people are truly doubting Shero then they're probably beyond help anyway (read: stupid). We seem to have a lot of those fans lurking on twitter and /r/devils. Edited July 4, 2018 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I keep waiting for Shero to have a media availability, but I’m pretty sure thats not gonna happen at this point lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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