GDT: 2024 Free Agency - July 1st - 12 P.M.

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I think you're way too down on Ham. Not particularly gunna disagree on what you rank him as but I still think he's one of the prospects we have that has upside and that is valuable on a team that's gunna be hurting for cap space soon

They've drafted a ton of guys similar, Lenni probably has the best chance to being something but I can get the logic of trading him for Colton tbh

 

[glenwo2]

Watch McDavid get Skinner 40 goals.

Would be the funniest timeline if they missed the playoffs lol.

Perry re-signing for another year is funnier.

It's a virtual guarantee they don't win the Cup or go far now.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Oh that Colton White. My brain said Colin White.

The 46 year old Colin White?

 

[NJDevs26]

Or throwing away picks. The Allen moves took another trade asset off the board, while also eating up another $1m in cap. No brainer to roll with Markstrom and Kahk ($1m), keep your 3rd/2nd, and have an extra $1m of cap.

Except they traded for Allen and Kahk at the same point. It’s total hindsight to say they should have only traded for Kahk AND trusted him with the starting spot last year and backup now when he was awful in San Jose and they basically got him for negative trade value

 

[EnglishDevil]

I hope we add a couple of AHL/NHL tweener forwards on two-way deals, because our current call-up & healthy scratch / injury cover options don't seem that great. At the moment I guess it's Halonen & Foote?

I don't really want see Max Willman again, that's for sure.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

They've drafted a ton of guys similar, Lenni probably has the best chance to being something but I can get the logic of trading him for Colton tbh

Like who? 80% of the guys are bottom 6 grinders...

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Like who? 80% of the guys are bottom 6 grinders...

well its a good thing our 3 best forwards are all 25 or under and signed longterm!

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Like who? 80% of the guys are bottom 6 grinders...

Similar play style, I meant, not potential. Also not for nothing, putting one of those guys whoever it is if they're developed decently well with Jack/Bratt isn't the end of the world. Like I said, I'd keep Lenni but you have to give to get. The Avs probably want roster players or prospects for cheap ELC's, picks do nothing for where they are tbh

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Similar play style, I meant, not potential. Also not for nothing, putting one of those guys whoever it is if they're developed decently well with Jack/Bratt isn't the end of the world. Like I said, I'd keep Lenni but you have to give to get. The Avs probably want roster players or prospects for cheap ELC's, picks do nothing for where they are tbh

Meh, Idc about playstyle. Most of the guys Fitz have drafted in the later round have been terrible. Colton is not a can't miss player we need to be giving out value to help a team who is in cap hell

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Meh, Idc about playstyle. Most of the guys Fitz have drafted in the later round have been terrible. Colton is not a can't miss player we need to be giving out value to help a team who is in cap hell

who gives a shit about "helping" another team, especially a Western conference team? Colton would be a great add for our middle 6.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Meh, Idc about playstyle. Most of the guys Fitz have drafted in the later round have been terrible. Colton is not a can't miss player we need to be giving out value to help a team who is in cap hell

You're missing the point, I'm saying Lenni's all well and good but you don't think one of the later round guys can turn into something? Fitz sucks drafting late round guys but all you need is 1-2 late round gems for it to be worth it. They've already got one in Bratt, can't see why they can't develop a power forward in hopes to play with Jack/Bratt in the top 6.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Funny how the cap doesn't matter until it does.

#Palatneverstoppedus

 

[StevenToddIves]

Like who? 80% of the guys are bottom 6 grinders...

Gritsyuk is the best Devils forward prospect by a wide margin, and he should be in North America next season.

Right now, I would rank the Devils forward prospects as such:

1 Gritsyuk
2 Hameenaho
3 Foote
4 Filmon
5 Stillman
6 Halonen
7 Pikkarainen
8 Traff
9 Squires
10 Melovsky

It's a pretty weak group, especially in comparison to the NJ D prospects, which is close to the top of the league.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Gritsyuk is the best Devils forward prospect by a wide margin, and he should be in North America next season.

Right now, I would rank the Devils forward prospects as such:

1 Gritsyuk
2 Hameenaho
3 Foote
4 Filmon
5 Stillman
6 Halonen
7 Pikkarainen
8 Traff
9 Squires
10 Melovsky

It's a pretty weak group, especially in comparison to the NJ D prospects, which is close to the top of the league.

Yeah, exactly Gritsyuk can easily be that guy for Jack in the top 6. If they can get a Swiss knife player, like Colton, I'm not holding onto Lenni for dear life.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Gritsyuk is the best Devils forward prospect by a wide margin, and he should be in North America next season.

Right now, I would rank the Devils forward prospects as such:

1 Gritsyuk
2 Hameenaho
3 Foote
4 Filmon
5 Stillman
6 Halonen
7 Pikkarainen
8 Traff
9 Squires
10 Melovsky

It's a pretty weak group, especially in comparison to the NJ D prospects, which is close to the top of the league.

You forgot to put Graham in there, or is he so NHL ready you don't consider him a prospect anymore?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Lol cup champs signed Jesper Boqvist, but I was told he was off to Europe and wasn't an NHLer on a meaningful team

 

[britdevil]

Weird to call Gritsyuk a prospect.

I mean, I know he is... But he's also older than Jack. It's weird. Might never come over.

If Avs asked for him in a Colton trade, enjoy Colorado comrade.

 

[Hisch13r]

Lol cup champs signed Jesper Boqvist, but I was told he was off to Europe and wasn't an NHLer on a meaningful team

From being signed by the best regular season team ever to Cup champs. What a bum that guy is!

 

[tailfins]

we have about ~$6.7 in space left. I would say that on a 2 year bridge deal, Mercer probably comes in around ~$4 million AAV.

I think you're right.

We likely have $7.5 in space, assuming DeSimone gets waived / goes to the AHL. But, we only have 10 forwards signed (includes Bastian) with Foote and Mercer RFA. Foote probably gets the same NHL salary as DeSimone, bringing us back to $6.7 million.

If Mercer makes $4, that leaves only $2.7. We probably want a 13th forward as well - that brings us under $2. Capfriendly says we have $5.1 in potential performance bonuses, so possible that the team as is ends up over the cap (with performance bonus overage being pushed to next year's cap).

At this point, it feels like any additional salary coming in requires salary going out.

People who were hoping not to see Willman, Bowers, Halonen this year probably aren't going to be thrilled.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

You're missing the point, I'm saying Lenni's all well and good but you don't think one of the later round guys can turn into something? Fitz sucks drafting late round guys but all you need is 1-2 late round gems for it to be worth it. They've already got one in Bratt, can't see why they can't develop a power forward in hopes to play with Jack/Bratt in the top 6.

I personally don't. Maybe Filmon has a chance, maybe Squires...that's about it

 

[Hisch13r]

Weird to call Gritsyuk a prospect.

I mean, I know he is... But he's also older than Jack. It's weird. Might never come over.

If Avs asked for him in a Colton trade, enjoy Colorado comrade.

He’s coming over. No chance I’m moving him for Colton.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I personally don't. Maybe Filmon has a chance, maybe Squires...that's about it

That's fair then, I think it's definitely getting tougher to find that power forward for Jack but the NHL is too fluid to know exactly rosters in a year or two. Maybe everyone's wet dream of Brady Tkachuk happens soon

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Gritsyuk is the best Devils forward prospect by a wide margin, and he should be in North America next season.

Right now, I would rank the Devils forward prospects as such:

1 Gritsyuk
2 Hameenaho
3 Foote
4 Filmon
5 Stillman
6 Halonen
7 Pikkarainen
8 Traff
9 Squires
10 Melovsky

It's a pretty weak group, especially in comparison to the NJ D prospects, which is close to the top of the league.

I'm talking about since Fitz has drafted so I don't count Grits, and trading him at this point would be idiotic, another reason I didn't consider him

 

[Hisch13r]

That's fair then, I think it's definitely getting tougher to find that power forward for Jack but the NHL is too fluid to know exactly rosters in a year or two. Maybe everyone's wet dream of Brady Tkachuk happens soon

He doesn’t need some power forward to play with.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Weird to call Gritsyuk a prospect.

I mean, I know he is... But he's also older than Jack. It's weird. Might never come over.

If Avs asked for him in a Colton trade, enjoy Colorado comrade.

I probably wouldn't this unless he specifically said he wouldn't play in NJ but even then it's not for Ross Colton

He doesn’t need some power forward to play with.

It's clearly what they're looking for him