Devils 2019 offseason team discussion (news and notes) XI

[NJDevs]

Agreed, which is why it would be huge for Shero to try to get him locked up this summer.

6 years, 6.5 million AAV? Hischier will get to UFA at age 27, while the Devils get 6 years of him at a very team friendly contract.



I agree, I think Detroit will look very good in a couple of years for this pick.



I would think that if Hall signs long-term with NJ, he will be named the C for next season.

It would have to be 2020-2021. I don't see them taking captaincy away from Greene while he's still on the team.

 

[Cheddabombs]

definitely New Jersey IMO

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Based on their careers to date, Wood is better Zacha. I don't see anyway you can argue otherwise.

I'm sick of the argument, Zacha's last 20 games of last season were good. Well what happened to his first 60 games! How can you not take that into account. Career high of 25 points.

I mean, they've played basically the same amount of games (Zacha has played one more) and Zacha has 3 more points

However Zacha is so much better defensively, it isn't even close

I'm not really sure what you're watching.

 

[Sgt Brylin]

 

[Cheddabombs]

definitely New Jersey IMO

 

[JrFischer54]

Evidently we need 35 + year olds who have been in the organization forever to be a veteran.

not at all but if you think those guys mentioned in that list are good veteran leaders in a locker room? yikes!

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I always find it hilarious when people speak definitively about 'locker room leaders' as if they have any idea what actually goes on in the room

 

[JrFischer54]

Remember how Colorado traded Ryan O'Reilly because he was a bad leader?

And then Buffalo traded Ryan O'Reilly three years later because he was a bad leader?

And then he won the Conn Smythe 11 months later?

Leadership has nothing to do with talent or on-ice team success. This isn't a movie where your captain gives an epic motivational speech and then you go out and beat the Soviets.

If you have a ****ty team you're going to get ****ty results, even if you have Messier or Stevens or Yzerman or any other great famously strong leader.

Edmonton has been a tire fire from top to bottom for over a decade, I really don't give the slightest of ****s about what happened on any of those teams.

one would say edmonton is lacking a yzerman stevens or messier

 

[Brodeur]

On Reddit, someone took a screenshot of Hughes and Shero shaking hands after Hughes signed the contract and clearly visible on the desk in Shero’s files is a folder labeled “Taylor Hall.” Pretty funny to see that.

Probably blackmail photos.

 

[jkrdevil]

one would say edmonton is lacking a yzerman stevens or messier

Players with talent? Outside McDavid theta are.

Most of the leadership stuff is BS.

 

[Merrills Marauders]

I always find it hilarious when people speak definitively about 'locker room leaders' as if they have any idea what actually goes on in the room

This. We literally have no idea lol.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Here it is for the lazy:

https://i.redd.it/258lfa628w931.jpg

The first folder appears to say, "Hall Gxxx" (cant make it out).

The second folder appears to say "Player xrxxxxxx".

 

[Call Me Al]

first one says hugh

 

[Triumph]

It says Taylor Hall and the other one says Player Analyses

 

[BenedictGomez]

other one says Player Analyses

I dont think that's it

 

[Triumph]

I dont think that's it

the last four letters are SYES so it may be misspelled as PLAYER ANASYES but that's almost definitely what it is.

 

[Darkauron]

My analysis of this analyses is interesting

 

[MartyOwns]

Ray’s Folder would make a great username

 

[NjDevsRR]

Here it is for the lazy:

https://i.redd.it/258lfa628w931.jpg

Ah, Hall kompromat.

 

[NjDevsRR]

The first folder appears to say, "Hall Gxxx" (cant make it out).

The second folder appears to say "Player xrxxxxxx".

As someone else mentioned the first folder says ‘Hugh’. Either for Hugh Weber or short for Hughes.

 

[OmNomNom]

i'm digging the Ray's Folder username

any lurkers should hurry up and claim it now

 

[None Shall Pass]

I'm 12 years into this username, can't change it on a whim meme

 

[BenedictGomez]

I hate it when people change their usernames. I'd ban the practice were I king for a day.

 

[AfroThunder396]

one would say edmonton is lacking a yzerman stevens or messier

They're also lacking about 10 good NHL players

 

[Blender]

They're also lacking about 10 good NHL players

Which really comes down to their lack of good drafting for almost 20 years.