JK3
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I know right? Not much to celebrate haha, we made the playoffs and we picked first overall twice but that was from sucking lol.
Confirmed with Link: Devils extend Hischier (7 years, $7.25 AAV)
- Thread starter Zajacs Bowl Cut
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Zajac used to get more grief, I mean when he put up 11 goals and 25 points in the 14-15 season that contract was looking scary.
But he rebounded really well, at age 33 he had his best point output in 5 years, and his 2nd best point output in 9 years. This while playing on what is viewed as a shutdown line.
So not many fans have gotten on his case in more recent years, maybe one or two guys, but for the most part I think the fan base has really come to appreciate his career, and his contract.
Edit: But yes we should appreciate guys who choose to stay in NJ.
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The 29th Pick
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MauDevils
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I would have liked to have seen him at 750k less, but I don't care. Just happy to have him for 7 more years.
Devilsgrl35
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6.5 for 7 years was a pipe dream. I honestly thought Nico could get more money. He's so underrated and has been our 1C since his rookie year. He's only going to get better too.
Billdo
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the only people blaming Zajac don't know about the actual game of hockey. They think it should all be 6-5 games, lacrosse goals, and spin-o-ramas. Zajac is criminally underrated around here.
Ds88
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Man I got a lot of you guys with the Zajac contract. I overall like the deal it is a gamble, but I think it's a smart one. It's no guarantee that he's going to break out offensively (calm down I think he will). Even if he tops out as a 50-60ish point player the rest of his game makes the deal good value.
Yeah you can make the case that it's somewhat of an overpayment in terms of AAV, at least based on his performance thus far, but I am not complaining if it means buying up some UFA years.
13BearerOfHope
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This is a great deal for both sides. Congrats Nico, another countryman making me a little proud. Too bad Roger never tried ice hockey. But that's another topic. Let's go Nicoooo! Voll geil.
No, it's an overpayment based on his point production. His performance is already there.
Billdo
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Emperoreddy
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Mostly non Devil fans who haven’t taken their anti-psychotic medication.
Zajacs Bowl Cut
Lets Go Baby
glenwo2
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Do something about Hall and Hynes next.....THEN I'll "Hail" him.
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Most of those people are probably just looking at his point totals. I brought it up in the dumpster fire main board thread, but MacKinnon averaged 56 points his first 4 seasons (300 GP) in the NHL. Nico has averaged 52 points in 157 GP. Obviously that doesn't mean Nico will explode for 90+ points like MacKinnon has, but it's dumb to think that Nico has peaked offensively at 20 years old, which some in that thread would apparently like us to believe.
glenwo2
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Zajacs Bowl Cut
Lets Go Baby
the thing about the point totals is that Nico has done most of his damage at even strength
since he came into the league, Nico is at 2.21 ES points/60 which is 56th best among forwards (min. 1000 minutes). This is better than:
S. Aho
L. Couture
J. Toews
M. Tkachuk
N. Backstrom
B. Wheeler
T. Seguin
A. Kopitar
G. Landeskog
M. Zibanejad
Just to name a few.
since he came into the league, Nico is at 2.21 ES points/60 which is 56th best among forwards (min. 1000 minutes). This is better than:
S. Aho
L. Couture
J. Toews
M. Tkachuk
N. Backstrom
B. Wheeler
T. Seguin
A. Kopitar
G. Landeskog
M. Zibanejad
Just to name a few.
