Nicomo Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Devilsfan118 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Can't be too upset about that - over/under 5M per season AAV? Edit: I'm personally taking the under, I think the final year of the contract may approach 5. Edited December 23, 2020 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: Can't be too upset about that - over/under 5M per season AAV? Edit: I'm personally taking the under, I think the final year of the contract may approach 5. I’m thinking 4.25/4.25/5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I like Blackwood a hell of a lot and feel strongly that he could have a great future here. Anything over $4 million per year at this point though seems like a lot. He has 70 NHL appearances (64 starts) under his belt to date. I know the Devils are flush with cap space, so it doesn’t matter that much if the numbers approach what mfitz posted...just seems like a lot of money for someone who still has much to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I like Blackwood a hell of a lot and feel strongly that he could have a great future here. Anything over $4 million per year at this point though seems like a lot. He has 70 NHL appearances (64 starts) under his belt to date. I know the Devils are flush with cap space, so it doesn’t matter that much if the numbers approach what mfitz posted...just seems like a lot of money for someone who still has much to prove. I don’t really disagree. And I could be totally wrong, as my answer wasn’t really based on anything. Just a feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Done deal: https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/release-devils-re-sign-blackwood-to-three-year-deal/c-319870118?fbclid=IwAR1-CEoaMpIQJSJ6fWMLvopa8CqwZUqulzxGCKK42ZnXfvbDhgZTrJMTclM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 $2.8 million cap hit, very nice deal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I think I predicted 2.5 for mac and3.5 for Bratt when free agency started. Price is right rules I did okay so far! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Wow I was way off, curious to see the structure but 2.8MM over three years ia a great deal for us I think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Done deal: https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/release-devils-re-sign-blackwood-to-three-year-deal/c-319870118?fbclid=IwAR1-CEoaMpIQJSJ6fWMLvopa8CqwZUqulzxGCKK42ZnXfvbDhgZTrJMTclM Now THAT seems like a very reasonable deal. I was thinking right around $2.5 - 3 million per year for Blackwood, but when I saw some of the estimates on here, I started wondering if I was thinking too low. Breakdown is interesting...$1.475 million in Year 1, $2.8 million in Year 2, and $4.125 million in Year 3. The whole deal has nice bargain potential. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 This is a great prove it deal with a nice 4 million dollar final year. To put it in perspective, the cap hit is just slightly above Miles Wood and board favorite Zacha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Good stuff, and we're walking here. Nice job Fitz. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Great deal for Devils. He will be RFA after that. Fitz make another good move. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Very happy with this deal. Now he needs to use some of that money on a better mask... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Nicomo said: Very happy with this deal. Now he needs to use some of that money on a better mask... more than 200 bucks please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: This is a great prove it deal with a nice 4 million dollar final year. To put it in perspective, the cap hit is just slightly above Miles Wood and board favorite Zacha Yeah, it's a nice show-me deal with a "We really believe in you kid" third-year gamble...I don't think Fitz does that for just anyone in Mac's position. Obviously if Mac doesn't develop as hoped turns out to be little more than an up-and-down starter or decent backup, the third year isn't great value...but sometimes you take a little risk like this and hope that it pays off. I fully support that pat-on-the-back from Fitz. Blackwood just joined a pretty exclusive club: CURRENT DEVILS UNDER CONTRACT FOR 2022-23: Nico, Severson...and Blackwood. That's it. There's a number of kids on ELCs who will be under contract in 2022-23, but none of them have played with the big club yet. Suffice it to say that the future most definitely has yet to be written for the Devils... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Yeah, it's a nice show-me deal with a "We really believe in you kid" third-year gamble...I don't think Fitz does that for just anyone in Mac's position. Obviously if Mac doesn't develop as hoped turns out to be little more than an up-and-down starter or decent backup, the third year isn't great value...but sometimes you take a little risk like this and hope that it pays off. I fully support that pat-on-the-back from Fitz. Blackwood just joined a pretty exclusive club: CURRENT DEVILS UNDER CONTRACT FOR 2022-23: Nico, Severson...and Blackwood. That's it. There's a number of kids on ELCs who will be under contract in 2022-23, but none of them have played with the big club yet. Suffice it to say that the future most definitely has yet to be written for the Devils... That’s actually pretty crazy. Probably a 4th coming any day now with Bratt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Great deal, very happy about this as well. Learning from someone like Crawford who has some cup wins can only help his progress as well so looking forward to seeing even more improvement from him this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Nicomo said: That’s actually pretty crazy. Probably a 4th coming any day now with Bratt. Oh yeah for sure. Curious to see if there's any chatter with Palms now. Regardless of how I feel about him (I'd love for him to stick around, because guys who average 30 G per 82 GP haven't exactly been plentiful here, and Palms has done that in his five seasons as a Devil), I can definitely understand arguments for both moving him and keeping him. Unfortunately I don't think he'll fetch that great of a return...but given where the Devils currently are, I don't want to see him walk for no return either. Never got the impression he was looking for anything absurd (and as we know, not like the Devils won't have money to pay him), but I'm fully aware that his next deal won't be nearly as cost-effective as this past one was...guess we'll see where it goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Oh yeah for sure. Curious to see if there's any chatter with Palms now. Regardless of how I feel about him (I'd love for him to stick around, because guys who average 30 G per 82 GP haven't exactly been plentiful here, and Palms has done that in his five seasons as a Devil), I can definitely understand arguments for both moving him and keeping him. Unfortunately I don't think he'll fetch that great of a return...but given where the Devils currently are, I don't want to see him walk for no return either. Never got the impression he was looking for anything absurd (and as we know, not like the Devils won't have money to pay him), but I'm fully aware that his next deal won't be nearly as cost-effective as this past one was...guess we'll see where it goes. The market has changed. It is very likely that he will either receive adequate money, or try to sign with Seattle. He is not Pietrangelo, he will not be able to claim for the status. He doesn't have one. And for his past services, he can only be paid here. 5.5/6KK for 4-5 years - is it much for him here or not? Edited December 23, 2020 by Guadana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Oh yeah for sure. Curious to see if there's any chatter with Palms now. Regardless of how I feel about him (I'd love for him to stick around, because guys who average 30 G per 82 GP haven't exactly been plentiful here, and Palms has done that in his five seasons as a Devil), I can definitely understand arguments for both moving him and keeping him. Unfortunately I don't think he'll fetch that great of a return...but given where the Devils currently are, I don't want to see him walk for no return either. Never got the impression he was looking for anything absurd (and as we know, not like the Devils won't have money to pay him), but I'm fully aware that his next deal won't be nearly as cost-effective as this past one was...guess we'll see where it goes. I’d like to keep both him and Gusev, but I kind of doubt that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Nicomo said: I’d like to keep both him and Gusev, but I kind of doubt that will happen. If the Devils are competitive it's possible but otherwise I think they get flipped at the deadline. Both of them are several years removed from the timeline of the rest of the team. I like them both though and wish it didn't have to be that way, but Palms especially deserves a chance to win while he's still producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I was going to be happy at 3.5mm aav; 2.8mm? SWEET. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Devil Dan 56 said: $2.8 million cap hit, very nice deal Wow! Very nice deal for us indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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