Confirmed with Link: Devils sign Tomas Nosek (1 year, $1 million)

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

see ya Mikey!

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[Devs3cups]

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I absolutely loved this move for the ~minute or so that i thought we had signed Thomas Novak.

 

[Devils Trap]

He is a fantastic faceoff guy. Over 59% last year and been over 51% his entire career.

Mikey may be in trouble

 

[Rhodes 81]

Yeah that doesn't seem like a move we make if we think both McLeod and Lazar are here all year...

 

[Mgd31]

So?

Hughes
Hischier
Haula
McLeod
Nosek
Tierney
Lazar

See ya Michael

 

[britdevil]

Yikes.

Bye Mikey.

 

[Nocashstyle]

One of the recent EA NHL games had the announcers calling him Tomas “No Sack” and that always cracked me up

 

[Brodeur]

Nosek can play wing as well, so he may be more suited for the 4LW spot than say Nolan Foote. Maybe more importantly, Nosek was 2nd among Bruins forwards for shorthanded TOI last season. So Nosek could absorb those minutes that Sharangovich had killing penalties.

 

[jkrdevil]

Having a few center and faceoff options aren’t a bad thing.

 

[OmNomNom]

the whole "see ya mikey" thing is funny

yeah he might suck as a person (we'll see), but as a player? we all were drooling over him in playoffs. i'm definitely intrigued by these Center pickups

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

the whole "see ya mikey" thing is funny

yeah he might suck as a person (we'll see), but as a player? we all were drooling over him in playoffs. i'm definitely intrigued by these Center pickups

He had a couple big goals, including obviously the game 7 goal, but overall he wasn't great in the playoffs by the numbers.

 

[Andre Palot]

Two thoughts:

1. I thought we got Nosen back for a minute.

2. I don't know why we just didn't re-sign Boqvist

 

[OmNomNom]

He had a couple big goals, including obviously the game 7 goal, but overall he wasn't great in the playoffs by the numbers.

maybe not by #s but he sure as hell was visibly giving effort

I won't lose any sleep over it, but i don't think he was necessarily replacement level, so i'm really just wondering how we're handling so many Cs

 

[Better Call Sal]

I'm all for having as many options for the 4th line as possible. He seems like he's a solid piece, especially for the PK.

If I'm going for a typical low event 4th liner, I'd much prefer Nosek over Lazar.

 

[devilsblood]

Two thoughts:

1. I thought we got Nosen back for a minute.

2. I don't know why we just didn't re-sign Boqvist

Faceoffs and defensive ability.

 

[Mgd31]

Two thoughts:

1. I thought we got Nosen back for a minute.

2. I don't know why we just didn't re-sign Boqvist

Maybe because Nosek kills penalties and Boqvist does not.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

the whole "see ya mikey" thing is funny

yeah he might suck as a person (we'll see), but as a player? we all were drooling over him in playoffs. i'm definitely intrigued by these Center pickups

i think the 'see ya mikey' thing is this

if hes implicated as even having been there that night, we terminate the deal

and i dont think the league would force the cap to stay

imagine Ottwa has to eat Batherson's cap for six years.. doesnt make sense!

im hopeful i am wrong but seems like Mikey may be on his way out

 

[devilsblood]

I'm all for having as many options for the 4th line as possible. He seems like he's a solid piece, especially for the PK.

If I'm going for a typical low event 4th liner, I'd much prefer Nosek over Lazar.

I could see this taking some of the PK minutes off of Nico. Love that Nico wants to play on the PK, but if you can get similar(or better) results from guys further down the lineup, I'm much rather do that.

 

[Brodeur]

2. I don't know why we just didn't re-sign Boqvist

Ran out of roster spots and Boqvist didn't really profile to be a 4th liner. Nosek at least has a history of being a penalty killer and his faceoff prowess is a nice bonus.

Boqvist: 21 points in 70 games, 11:36 TOI, 33.2% FO
Nosek: 18 points in 66 games, 12:33 TOI, 59.3% FO

Maybe if you were starting an expansion team you'd go with Boqvist, but I think they were looking for a 4th line role player and Nosek arguably fits the bill.

 

[Darkauron]

Damn what a good deal. He is so much better than Mikey and much better for our bottom 6 than BQ anyway too

 

[Better Call Sal]

I could see this taking some of the PK minutes off of Nico. Love that Nico wants to play on the PK, but if you can get similar(or better) results from guys further down the lineup, I'm much rather do that.

Possibly, but keep in mind that Rango played a ton of PK this year so we needed to have someone take that share. Nosek certainly seems like he can slot in there with ease.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

while i can see him as a winger..

idt Fitzgerald would clog those spots before the kids even got a chance

either way though i love the deal!

good player on a good deal; cant ever have enough of those

 

[devilsblood]

Damn what a good deal. He is so much better than Mikey and much better for our bottom 6 than BQ anyway too

I think the only way he plays over Mikey is because of the off ice.

Possibly, but keep in mind that Rango played a ton of PK this year so we needed to have someone take that share. Nosek certainly seems like he can slot in there with ease.

Yes, but Shara didn't take faceoffs, and one may argue he wasn't actually good on the PK.

I thought Shara was more an experiment trying to create some Nico-Shara counter attacks, which was a thing, but don't think it made them an actually good tandem.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

No Tommy Novak? Denied.