SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just now, MB3 said: 6x9 like Makar feels like a steal, somehow. Imagine paying Seth Jones more money and for a longer term than Cale fvcking Makar. Lmao. and being down 2 first round picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, MB3 said: 2 first round picks, a 2nd round pick and a top-20 prospect in the NHL. Adam Boqvist is a top 20 prospect? What the fvck happened to Jesper?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Wonder how much Quinn will sign for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Wonder how much Quinn will sign for now Should be interesting to see if he goes long-term or bridge deal. I’m hoping bridge deal. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Should be interesting to see if he goes long-term or bridge deal. I’m hoping bridge deal. 😁 Yup. Goethals Bridge deal, straight to Newark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Should be interesting to see if he goes long-term or bridge deal. I’m hoping bridge deal. 😁 If he signs a 4 years bridge contract. Then we know what he really wants lol That'd bring him directly to UFA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 So we're getting to a point where in 2 years... we should look like this. So we're reaching the point where we have an actual full NHL roster and it's up to players to lose their spots. Only a few spots that i feel we should target This year i'd really target Hamilton (obviously), Danault for our 3rd line center position and Coleman for the RW. Holtz - Hughes - Sharangovich Zacha - Hischier - ??? Wood - ??? - Bratt Foote - McLeod - Johnsson Smith - ??? Graves - Severson Hughes - Siegenthaler Blackwood ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: So we're getting to a point where in 2 years... we should look like this. So we're reaching the point where we have an actual full NHL roster and it's up to players to lose their spots. Only a few spots that i feel we should target This year i'd really target Hamilton (obviously), Danault for our 3rd line center position and Coleman for the RW. Holtz - Hughes - Sharangovich Zacha - Hischier - ??? Wood - ??? - Bratt Foote - McLeod - Johnsson Smith - ??? Graves - Severson Hughes - Siegenthaler Blackwood ??? I understand the idea behind not signing players top players until you're ready to challenge, but we also have to encourage a winning culture, and we need experienced, quality players to help with the growth of the young 'uns. IMO Fitz not only has to sign someone like Hamilton but has to sign one or two decent forwards as well. It'll be another wasted season if he doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Aitchmack said: I understand the idea behind not signing players top players until you're ready to challenge, but we also have to encourage a winning culture, and we need experienced, quality players to help with the growth of the young 'uns. IMO Fitz not only has to sign someone like Hamilton but has to sign one or two decent forwards as well. It'll be another wasted season if he doesn't. The whole winning culture thing is mostly something fans are projecting more than anything cause THEY want the team to win. Every interviews i heard from coaches, Fitz or the players. They are all on the same page knowing it's a process and that they are growing together. They are fighting until the last second and not giving up. Also showed good progress. There's no "losing culture" or anything like that. Those kids want to win but understand it's a process. And obviously Fitz is going to offer a contract to Hamilton. But to set expectation that he HAS to sign him or its a wasted season is kind of a toxic mentality and a terrible way to see it. The team IS progressing, it's certainly not wasted, you HAVE to go through that. Plus It's totally outside of Fitz control if Hamilton want to sign here or not. So to fault him for players not wanting to be here is a bit silly. We're a lot closer than it appears. Remember we lost SO many of our games by 1 goal. Mostly all tight games and basically our whole group should take a step forward and be a little better next year, just that natural progression will help a lot. Having Graves will also help our D a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: The whole winning culture thing is mostly something fans are projecting more than anything cause THEY want the team to win. Every interviews i heard from coaches, Fitz or the players. They are all on the same page knowing it's a process and that they are growing together. They are fighting until the last second and not giving up. Also showed good progress. There's no "losing culture" or anything like that. Those kids want to win but understand it's a process. And obviously Fitz is going to offer a contract to Hamilton. But to set expectation that he HAS to sign him or its a wasted season is kind of a toxic mentality and a terrible way to see it. The team IS progressing, it's certainly not wasted, you HAVE to go through that. Plus It's totally outside of Fitz control if Hamilton want to sign here or not. So to fault him for players not wanting to be here is a bit silly. We're a lot closer than it appears. Remember we lost SO many of our games by 1 goal. Mostly all tight games and basically our whole group should take a step forward and be a little better next year, just that natural progression will help a lot. Having Graves will also help our D a lot. Maybe "winning culture" was a bit of a clumsy phrase. What I mean by that is that the team needs to start winning more games. No, I'm not saying there is a losing culture because I don't think there is, but players (both the ones we have and the ones we want to attract to the club) need to see progress, that the team is moving in the right direction. That is ultimately measured by how successful the team is on the ice. Likewise, I never blamed Fitz for players choosing to sign in NJ or not. But do I think we'll be largely treading water if we don't make a couple of significant additions? Yes. That is in no way a toxic mentality, and neither is it an unreasonable expectation. I'm under no illusions about winning the cup anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Aitchmack said: Maybe "winning culture" was a bit of a clumsy phrase. What I mean by that is that the team needs to start winning more games. No, I'm not saying there is a losing culture because I don't think there is, but players (both the ones we have and the ones we want to attract to the club) need to see progress, that the team is moving in the right direction. That is ultimately measured by how successful the team is on the ice. Likewise, I never blamed Fitz for players choosing to sign in NJ or not. But do I think we'll be largely treading water if we don't make a couple of significant additions? Yes. That is in no way a toxic mentality, and neither is it an unreasonable expectation. I'm under no illusions about winning the cup anytime soon. Well i didnt really target you directly either but there's been a lot of talks on here about losing culture and as if the team was okay with losing etc. I mean it's really hard to look at this year and not realize that we're better than where we ended up. We were missing our captain for basically the whole season, which means other players have bigger roles they are not ready to fill. We got covid and missed a lot of time. We're a super young team not even used to the NHL and we barely had practices between games. Etc etc plus we were always competitive and close in games. We had 3 rookies, 3. in the top rookies. All those guys will obviously get better. Johnsson may even get his sh!t together and contribute. I think just as is if we went into the season with this exact roster that we'd obviously do better, assuming there's no big injuries or wtv of course. Edited July 24, 2021 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Re: no such thing as a losing culture https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1418986176778801162 Edited July 24, 2021 by Crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Quote We’re told that there might be mutual interest between the Devils and Hamilton https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/devils-pursuing-dougie-hamilton-with-unique-free-agency-pitch/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter Just now, Crisis said: Re: no such thing as a losing culture https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1418986176778801162?s=19 I didn't say it didn't exist. I said it was not a problem in NJ right now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Mutual interest?? Really?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/devils-pursuing-dougie-hamilton-with-unique-free-agency-pitch/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter I didn't say it didn't exist. I said it was not a problem in NJ right now This is Fitz SELLING NJ, which is exactly what I said he needed to do! Well done Fitz! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Wow what a win that would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Crystal apples from Tiffany’s?? FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 The idea of having Hamilton, Severson and Subban playing less minutes on the right side would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, MadDog2020 said: This is Fitz SELLING NJ, which is exactly what I said he needed to do! Well done Fitz! Easy there friend, let’s wait and make sure we actually get SOMEONE. not to be the wet blanket but man am I cautious(Ly optimistic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, jagknife said: Easy there friend, let’s wait and make sure we actually get SOMEONE. not to be the wet blanket but man am I cautious(Ly optimistic) It doesn’t matter. Fitz is doing what he needs to do, and what he should do. If these dipsh!ts still don’t wanna come here, then fvck them. I want people who want to be here. Edited July 24, 2021 by MadDog2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Does NJ Keep Murray? Have we talked about this yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just now, NJDevils1214 said: Does NJ Keep Murray? Have we talked about this yet? I mean, if we have a spot to fill, we could. I feel like just about anyone could take his place, though. Take it or leave it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 28 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: It doesn’t matter. Fitz is doing what he needs to do, and what he should do. If these dipsh!ts still don’t wanna come here, then fvck them. I want people who want to be here. Agree. He’s trying. Starts there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I mean, if we have a spot to fill, we could. I feel like just about anyone could take his place, though. Take it or leave it. Yeah I liked Murray, I wouldn’t be against him coming back at the right price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, MadDog2020 said: Yeah I liked Murray, I wouldn’t be against him coming back at the right price. I'd like to bring back murray for the bottom pairing on the left side as a safe bet with Siegenthaler pushing for a spot rather than him being given one. Then there's Bahl that could challenge too but i still think he needs another season down there. Walsh might be able to challenge for the right side if we need a callup too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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