GDT: 2022 NHL Free Agency

[Lou is God]

Alright, I'm done with the Devils for now, got a backpacking trip to a remote pond in north Maine I'm heading off to on Friday, need to focus on that.

 

[TF1970]

I said earlier today they don’t need another midget up front. so thats not the thing that could potentially piss me off. It’s if fitzgerald got caught with his pants down on this and missed other opportunities. clearly he was in on it. But curious to see if palat becomes a possibility. like the player but term would scare me with him and who knows what he price becomes with Gaudreau off the market. Unless there is a trade down the line prior to the season. Because the lineup as is imo would be unacceptable. Really you need a decent defenseman and a top six forward imo.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Oh my god, yes! We don't have a clue!

But we, as intelligent humans, can evaluate the world in front of us and process things. What is happening right now lol.

Calgary's GM openly said this was a "family" motivated decision - FACT.
Johnny Gaudreau is from New Jersey, which is NOT in Ohio - FACT.
Competitively, there's much more going for New Jersey than Columbus - this may not be "objective" fact, but if you'd like to argue the counter, by all means, go for it.

So that leaves us with just one component, money.

I'm not "acting like I know", I'm acting like I can read the tea leaves and not just fall back on some lame-ass cop-out like "we can't know".

Lol the fact that you think those are the only 3 factors too. Maybe he likes Columbus and wants to live there. Who the hell knows you can complain about that all you want but it’s the reality. You have no clue want went into his decision. Maybe he genuinely just didn’t want to play for the devils.

You aren’t evaluating anything you’re just making assumptions about something you have 0 actual knowledge about.

 

[Devils090]

This is an abject FAILURE by this organization especially after passing on Wright.

 

[Billdo]

Your entire argument is based on an assumption that he didn't want to sign here, for which there is absolutely 0 evidence. You've worked backwards from there.

Only advantage was money? What?

You know why it's not an assumption that he didn't want to sign here? Because he didn't. There is a very obvious piece of evidence, him signing in Columbus. So what advantages did NJ have that they botched?

 

[FinnishDevil]

Maybe he just likes the cannon.

 

[Comparison Ford]

guys, he didn’t wanna play for us.

 

[Derps]

You know why it's not an assumption that he didn't want to sign here? Because he didn't. There is a very obvious piece of evidence, him signing in Columbus. So what advantages did NJ have that they botched?

This is literally the dumbest shit.

 

[OmNomNom]

But we didn't offer stupid money, it's not like our offer was more than CBJ, it sounds like it was less.

How does it sound like we offered less, we don't even know and no one's officially said anything

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

guys, he didn’t wanna play for us.

Feeling is mutual. Would puke seeing that midget Flyer fan in a Devils sweater

 

[MauDevils]

 

[TheUnseenHand]

guys, he didn’t wanna play for us.

Yeah, I think that has to be it. Unless we offered him like 7x8 or something.

 

[Alex NJD]

I bet they try and move Laine for top pair defender or maybe a center?
Not sure how their lines actually go but spitballing

Gaudreau - C/Sillinger? - Voracek
Nyquist - Roslovic - Bjorkstrand
Jenner - Johnson - Texier
some - warm - bodies

Werenski - Top pair guy?
Gavrikov - Boqvist
Bean - Gudbranson

Merzlikins

That center depth has potential to be really good but it's quite a few years off of that. This looks like a bubble team to me

 

[Csonked Out]

Does he? A complimentary winger that's going to get, probably, overpaid?

Give me JG at 9.5M over Palat at the 7.5+ he's probably going to get from some dumb GM.

Hope it's not us.

Palat isn’t getting 7.5

 

[Homedresser]

it sure doe

If fitz offered 7 10 AAV and Gaudreau still preferred Columbus

Says an awful lot about how fall our reputation around the league has fallen

If fitz offered 7 10 AAV and Gaudreau still preferred Columbus

Says an awful lot about how fall our reputation around the league has fallen

It sure does. He took less money to go to a team that he obviously feels is much further along than the Devils. And to be fair, what has this ownership group done over the last 10 years to get any credibility around the league.

 

[OmNomNom]

Also, missing out is not failure - this isn't f***ing NHL 22, we can't just get anyone we want and it's not always down to moneys

 

[Billdo]

This is literally the dumbest shit.

What part is wrong?

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Maybe he just likes the cannon.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Ah, the whackos are out in full right now

 

[Killing Joke]

Yeah, I think that has to be it. Unless we offered him like 7x8 or something.

We offered 10.5 X 7

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I don’t even really want to get in a bidding war for Palat. I’d rather Nino

 

[NjDevsRR]

We offered 10.5 X 7

Source? There is none

 

[MartyOwns]

lets get laine

 

[Devils090]

Miss out on DeBrincat when he cost hardly anything, passed on Wright, lose out on JG to freaking Columbus for under 10

Fitz better start packing up his desk

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Best news of the day…

Apparently Gilles signed with Arizona