Devils discussion (news, notes and speculation) - 2026-27 offseason part III

[Triumph]

I'd qualify him. It's only like 850k. If he takes that, it's fine for a 4th line guy and I don't hate him as a 4th line player. Or let him go to arb if he wants and the team can walk away from a decision if they want. it gives you a second buy out window for markstrom if that's really something you want to consider

The Devils cannot walk away from an arbitration award for Cotter, there's no way it will come close to the threshold at which teams can walk away. They should not qualify him for this reason.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I don't know if this is the place for this or not but I have a legit question on analytics when it comes to players.

Let's say the analytics show a player is a 10/10 and we sign him. He comes in here and stinks like Haula. What happens? How do we reconcile that?

Likewise, let's say the eye test, gut feeling, insider knowledge, or previous team success say a player is a 10/10 and we sign him. He comes in here and stinks like Haula. What happens? How do we reconcile that?

 

[Devils Trap]

I have an idea.............

 

[Devs3cups]

Mannnnnnn I just want a Grits extension.

Nico will probably get announced 2-3 days after July 1st it feels like?

 

[Devils Trap]

Mannnnnnn I just want a Grits extension.

Nico will probably get announced 2-3 days after July 1st it feels like?

Im expecting Nico to sign on July 1st

 

[longislanddevil]

I have an idea.............

You can come home again, son.

 

[Devilsfan118]

Good. I hope he continues to drain the swamp

 

[thebeernerd]

These personnel changes are great. I want a major move in the offseason though, otherwise I will have no confidence going in.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Good. I hope he continues to drain the swamp

As long as he doesn't fill it up with stinkier swamp water. Yes I'm alluding to something else with that statement lol

 

[Forge]

The Devils cannot walk away from an arbitration award for Cotter, there's no way it will come close to the threshold at which teams can walk away. They should not qualify him for this reason.

I forgot about that. Good call

 

[Devils Trap]

About to invoice Sunny for a new keyboard here if we dont have some moves soon

 

[BostonDevil]

Likewise, let's say the eye test, gut feeling, insider knowledge, or previous team success say a player is a 10/10 and we sign him. He comes in here and stinks like Haula. What happens? How do we reconcile that?

We take away the guy who made the decision.

Can we take away the model that brought in Haula?

 

[BostonDevil]

You can come home again, son.

No

 

[TrufleShufle]

Would love Zacha back at a decent price. Could be the extra wing option or spread the wealth center to roll 3 lines.

 

[BostonDevil]

Would love Zacha back at a decent price. Could be the extra wing option or spread the wealth center to roll 3 lines.

No

 

[TrufleShufle]

No

Yea I would.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Bring Zacha home!!!

 

[BostonDevil]

Bring Zacha home!!!

I'll do this as many times as I need to....

No

 

[Eggtimer]

Id bring Zacha back too if the price was cheap. I cant see it being so though as he just had a career year.

 

[britdevil]

Fat ass Tkachuk gets into the HHOF before my goat, my hero, Patrik Elias????

Stupid a f***ing game.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Good. I hope he continues to drain the swamp

With the draft coming up in a few days, it indicates we are going into it with the new GM acting as his own head of evaluation.

I presume with some kind of a brain trust among the scouts and analytics team.

The moves made around draft time and the first day or three of free agency can very much determine next years roster. Last few years there’s been a feeding frenzy and maybe not so much action afterwards as time goes by ?

 

[thebeernerd]

Zacha will turn back to shit if he comes here, Boston in any sport has a truly obnoxious ability to make average players overachieve in ways that they wouldn't if they were put anywhere else.

 

[Dougie Donuts]

Bring Zacha home!!!

That's a sentiment I never thought I would read considering he was persona non grata leading up to the Haula trade. How the turn tables.

Fat ass Tkachuk gets into the HHOF before my goat, my hero, Patrik Elias????

Stupid a f***ing game.

I'll say exactly what i said on the main board:

No disrespect intended to Pekka and Carey but Patrik Elias was someone, as a player who won two Stanley Cups and who is the all time leader for the Devils in goals, game winning goals, assists, and points. Elias achieved that in a period when the Devils weren't known for goal scoring and were putting more defensive minded teams on the ice.

The only Czech winger who did more than Patrik is freakin' Jaromir Jagr but he gets snubbed for two albeit A+ goal goaltenders, who didn't achieve nearly what Elias did at the NHL level is pretty disappointing.

 

[theoptimist]

I see Jack is doing everything but hit the gym

 

[MartyOwns]

we should be allll over this inevitable robertson trade