2013 New Jersey Devils (Team/Player Discussion)-Offseason FA and trade talk Part XII

[SeidoN]

Tedenby and Josefson will provide those points brah!

yeah, over the span of their whole careers maybe

 

[JimEIV]

Great if we were paying him Peter Sykora money.

Money isn't really an issue right now...all our contracts are relatively short except for Zajac and Clowe and we just eliminated 11+ million dollars in payroll.

The devils are more nibble and maneuverable than they have been since the 2005 lockout right now.

 

[Tundra]

Wouldn't you feel more comfortable giving Brunner 2 years at 4 mill annually as opposed to 4/5 years at 3.25 +?

 

[SeidoN]

Nick Barlotta ‏@NickBarlottaFN 35m

Damien Brunner to devs deal is done... Hearing 1-2 years 3 million a yeat

same guy again so who the heck knows

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Not to mention a 3-4 million dollar deal is gonna become a very small percentage of the cap very quickly.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

this thread is great

tundra is trolling the hell out of everyone

I can't tell if he's a troll. I hope so..

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

I hope Brunner's agent asks for 5 years at 3.5 million. Who has the most leverage given the situation over the last 4 days?

Considering we're the first team to be publicly pursuing him, I'd say it's a relatively equal playing field, all things considered.

A humbled Brunner will be looking for a multi-year deal, looking to set himself up for his real payday somewhere in the future. A scrambling (yet poised, Lou doesn't scramble lol) Lou will get a top-6 forward. I envision these negotiations as just finding a middle ground to appease both sides.

If we sign Brunner, it won't be for 4 years. And he won't be getting the $3.5M he originally wanted. Book it.

 

[JimEIV]

Nick Barlotta ‏@NickBarlottaFN 35m

Damien Brunner to devs deal is done... Hearing 1-2 years 3 million a yeat

same guy again so who the heck knows

2x3 would be wonderful.

 

[Tundra]

Nick Barlotta ‏@NickBarlottaFN 35m

Damien Brunner to devs deal is done... Hearing 1-2 years 3 million a yeat

same guy again so who the heck knows

1-2 years is fine. Anything more than that is insanity.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Nick Barlotta ‏@NickBarlottaFN 35m

Damien Brunner to devs deal is done... Hearing 1-2 years 3 million a yeat

same guy again so who the heck knows

Such a panic move by Lou. Lulz

 

[New Jersey]

1-2 years is fine. Anything more than that is insanity.

Sooooo... You happy?

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Nick Barlotta ‏@NickBarlottaFN 35m

Damien Brunner to devs deal is done... Hearing 1-2 years 3 million a yeat

same guy again so who the heck knows

This, I'm OK with. Anything more than 2 years, and I'm leery. But I'd be very happy with this deal.

 

[Kensu]

he's also reporting we're close to signing Mason Raymond..

 

[SeidoN]

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=11849

perfect player for Tundra

 

[SKNJD9]

Daniel Friedman ‏@DFriedmanWFAN 1m
Hearing the #Devils have signed Damien Brunner. Trying to confirm.

 

[Devils Trap]

Sooooo... You happy?

No that's too much money for an unproven player ....

Lulz

 

[SKNJD9]

Adding Brunner and Raymond certainly solves our "slow" team issue

 

[Tundra]

Money isn't really an issue right now...all our contracts are relatively short except for Zajac and Clowe and we just eliminated 11+ million dollars in payroll.

The devils are more nibble and maneuverable than they have been since the 2005 lockout right now.

Two points:
(1) Assuming that we will always be a cap ceiling type team is fraught with perhaps too much optimism
(2) We have important players coming up for contract renewal in the next 2 seasons (Henrique who should be resolved shortly, Larsson, Greene, Fayne, Schneider)

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

he's also reporting we're close to signing Mason Raymond..

We would get some serious depth. And dat speed. This is a very good lineup.

Elias-Henrique-Brunner
Clowe-Zajac-Ryder
Raymond-Lokti-Zubrus
Olesz-Carter-Bernier

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

With Brunner, I'm not sure we need Raymond. Seems like overkill to me.

 

[Devils Trap]

Yea Raymond and Brunner quickly solve our speed issues

See what I did there

 

[SeidoN]

very, very rough calculation, but with Brunner our roster average age is just over 29

 

[GentlemanOfLeisure]

With Brunner, I'm not sure we need Raymond. Seems like overkill to me.

If we aint gonna be really good, we should at least be deep. Roll 4 lines 95' Devils style.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Adding Brunner and Raymond certainly solves our "slow" team issue

No room for Raymond I think. there's already no room for Tedenby and/or Gionta and/or Josefson. I think he'd be a good fit here, but I'm not sure how he would fit. I wouldn't further insurance against Brunner, Josefson, Tedenby, and Loktionov though.

 

[New Jersey]

Brunner, and now maybe Raymond?



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