GDT: 2023 Trade Deadline

[MasterofGrond]

if luke came up for the playoffs does that burn a year of his ELC?

if he signs this year he burns one anyway pretty much.

Sort of the quid pro quo of signing NCAA prospects.

 

[JrFischer54]

if he signs this year he burns one anyway pretty much.

Sort of the quid pro quo of signing NCAA prospects.

dont see it happening then.

 

[NJDevs26]

Fitz has already said multiple times Luke is gonna play this year

 

[HBK27]

if luke came up for the playoffs does that burn a year of his ELC?

He’s going to burn a year regardless by signing, which Fitz already confirmed today will happen as soon as his season is over at Michigan.

 

[MasterofGrond]

dont see it happening then.

hes gonna sign and burn the year either way.

 

[HBK27]

dont see it happening then.

Burning a year of ELC doesn’t mean much. No way Fitz would play games with Luke like that either. This was always the plan for him - play 2 years at Michigan & burn his first year of ELC this season.

 

[NJDevils17]

You don’t really mess around with players like Luke

 

[NJDevs26]

Burning a year of ELC doesn’t mean much. No way Fitz would play games with Luke like that either. This was always the plan for him - play 2 years at Michigan & burn his first year of ELC this season.

Well even more than that he isn’t messing with a playoff run. It’s one thing to think of playing prevent when you suck, another to do it when he can legit help in a playoff run.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Fitz has already said multiple times Luke is gonna play this year

Tell him to calm down, we are still trying to work out if it's a good idea or not. We'll let him know when we've figured it out.

 

[Hisch13r]

The guy has had an incredible year.

GM of the year is a dumb award but he’s GM of the year

 

[MauDevils]

GM of the year is a dumb award but he’s GM of the year

The craziest part to me is the fact that we've signed or traded for our entire top 4 D.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Fitz is low key one of the best GM's in the league. He's so underrated. I absolutely love his vision. It's going to get tougher now that the cap space is getting tight but I have faith in him to be smart about it.

 

[JimEIV]

The craziest part to me is the fact that we've signed or traded for our entire top 4 D.

@Jason MacIsaac posted a depth chart of 29 players and by my count 15 were either traded for, singed or drafted by Fitzgerald in the last 3 years. Just amazing work. I'm a huge fan

I don't want to take a single bit of credit away from Fitz but I often wonder how much Marty has played a roll? A couple of days before the Meier trade seeing Marty and Fitzgerald in the exec suite in deep conversation rekindled that thought.

 

[youryeah]

I remember when fitz still had the "interim" GM tag or whatever people were calling it (maybe behind the scenes it wasn't really interim) but I was sweating bullets hoping he wasn't going to get poached from another team. I feel like the Wild wanted to interview him for their GM position at the time? so glad he's here.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

I remember when fitz still had the "interim" GM tag or whatever people were calling it (maybe behind the scenes it wasn't really interim) but I was sweating bullets hoping he wasn't going to get poached from another team. I feel like the Wild wanted to interview him for their GM position at the time? so glad he's here.

He got multiple interviews while Shero was here. Thankfully he stayed.

 

[MasterofGrond]

We’ll see whether he can turn it into a cup, but I think Fitz has been as good as any gm in the league during his tenure.

 

[Devs3cups]

Nah, the hype train should be going crazy. One of the best prospects in the NHL and in the history of the franchise. Rational people are aware young defensemen will make mistakes. Brendan Smith also makes lot of mistakes.

You say he struggles against against college players, yada yada…he’s also going to be playing with a legitimate top 4 dman in a bottom pairing role. He’s going to be joining a top 5 team in the NHL.

Legitimately the best D prospect in hockey right now. Crazy to think we have arguably another one in the top-3 in Nemec lol. Wild stuff.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We’ll see whether he can turn it into a cup, but I think Fitz has been as good as any gm in the league during his tenure.

I think he maximized this years roster as much as possible while not mortgaging the future.

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[glenwo2]

It was great hearing from Chico.

I don't listen to Devils radio so I haven't heard Chico's voice in a long time.

Felt like old times.

 

[glenwo2]

So I guess this thread is done? Or are there other deals after the deadline that could still happen?