Devils discussion (news, notes and speculation) - offseason edition

[TrufleShufle]

Palmieri did not gel at all with Hughes in their time together in 2020. He wouldn't play on PP1 with everyone healthy. Don't really have much interest there.

I thought Hughes and Palmieri together would be an unstoppable force and couldn't have been more excited to watch it. Was such a disappointment....

I mean Hughes has gotten a lot better, but I don't think Palms has. Maybe it would work, but I'm not going to get my hopes up at all if it happens, but also wouldn't be pessimistic, as long as it wasn't "our big splash."

 

[Mgd31]

I would only take Palms on a one year flyer in the middle of July.

A multi year deal for a 34 year old who may end up not being a great fit and could fall apart instantly, is not a risk I'd take.

 

[theoptimist]

No

 

[Guadana]

Palms is not what we need.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Yea, big no to an aging winger

 

[Davegarri]

Yea, big no to an aging winger

What about one ripe Corey Perry?

 

[Forge]

I feel like the idea of "only 5 million" is tough for the team in their current financial situation.

Even if you move Dougie, I'd like to think that a chunk of that savings is going toward a 3c

 

[Clam Jensen]

What about one ripe Corey Perry?

His pubes are probably graying at this point

 

[Guadana]

What about one ripe Corey Perry?

We need to save Jim Hughes happy.

 

[My3Sons]

His pubes are probably graying at this point

I’ve told you that this is a family site and juvenile jokes about bodily hair and functions are immature and reductive and I would never stoop that low to amuse myself and you should not either. Somebody needs to think of thr children.

 

[MasterofGrond]

What about one ripe Corey Perry?

unironically a better idea

 

[My3Sons]

If all else is lined up a team can add a luxury piece like Perry. But it requires being able to easily shelter him. There has to be lineup flexibility to mar it work.

 

[Davegarri]

If all else is lined up a team can add a luxury piece like Perry. But it requires being able to easily shelter him. There has to be lineup flexibility to mar it work.

I was mostly kidding, but he's you're right he's pretty effective in his role. 19 goals at 40 years old playing 11 mins/game is nothing to scoff at. 4th line RW with some net front PP2 time and he can help a team out. If he doesn't retire after winning the cup this year lol

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

I was mostly kidding, but he's you're right he's pretty effective in his role. 19 goals at 40 years old playing 11 mins/game is nothing to scoff at. 4th line RW with some net front PP2 time and he can help a team out. If he doesn't retire after winning the cup this year lol

Well the team had this "speed" mentality in recent years that went against signing aging vets. Would be kinda funny to watch the equivalent of 2009's Shanahan-Holik-Rupp line now

 

[JK3]

I like Palms but we have enough RWs. That cash has to be spent on a 3C anyway.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I love Palms still to this day, but only would consider it on a short-term deal.

Christ, he's 34 now? Let me go start digging my own grave.

 

[Davegarri]

I like Palms but we have enough RWs. That cash has to be spent on a 3C anyway.

Just trade Dougie and blow the rest of the cap on Marner

 

[HugeInTheShire]

I thought the 95 was for the first Cup year, then the 3 zeros are for each cup won and the 3 is of course for the 3 Cups won. So I added a zero and changed the 3 to 4. I do not understand your change.

It's pretty clearly the last 2 didgets of Cup years, 1995, 2000, 2003 and the next one.

 

[JK3]

Just trade Dougie and blow the rest of the cap on Marner

Hell no, there’d be even less cap available.

 

[MadDevil]

I love Palms still to this day, but only would consider it on a short-term deal.

Christ, he's 34 now? Let me go start digging my own grave.

That's okay, I thought to myself today about Rico as a bottom 6 option and then realized he's 35.

 

[Billdo]

We're going to have to gamble on a vet at some point. Palat burned us but I suppose it kind of made sense at the time. Palmieri makes sense if it's a 2-3 year deal.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

What about one ripe Corey Perry?

Cancel the moms trip in that case

 

[Triumph]

We're going to have to gamble on a vet at some point. Palat burned us but I suppose it kind of made sense at the time. Palmieri makes sense if it's a 2-3 year deal.

It does not make sense as a 3 year deal. Kyle Palmieri turned 34 in February, he will be 37 at the end of a 3 year deal. He's held up remarkably well, all things considered, but it does not take a lot to send a player of that age and ability off a cliff, never to return.

I keep saying stuff like this, but the Devils got Palmieri as an undervalued player for a 2nd and 3rd round pick and he turned out to be a top line-ish winger for the next decade. They should be looking for the next Palmieri.

 

[NJDevs26]

It does not make sense as a 3 year deal. Kyle Palmieri turned 34 in February, he will be 37 at the end of a 3 year deal. He's held up remarkably well, all things considered, but it does not take a lot to send a player of that age and ability off a cliff, never to return.

I keep saying stuff like this, but the Devils got Palmieri as an undervalued player for a 2nd and 3rd round pick and he turned out to be a top line-ish winger for the next decade. They should be looking for the next Palmieri.

In a lot of ways Shero's first move was his best move this side of 'one for one'...we don't appreciate just how unlikely an outcome that was. He more or less tried that move later with Nikita Gusev and that didn't quite work out as well.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Yeah the gamble is probably looking for unproven guys that need a shot.

Forward version of Kovy for example.