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Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - 2023 offseason part II
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Best i could find, you sure it was him with that?
One from series vs. Philly, and the SCF.
Random old blog post:
Marek Zidlicky: High Risk, High Reward - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More
Through 9 games Marek Zidlicky has a team-high seven points/assists for the New Jersey Devils & has been one of their best players so far...thehockeywriters.com
He had a fuller beard most of the playoffs and then IIRC after we went down 3-0 to LA he shaved part of it off as like a changing their luck type move. I want to say Clarkson or somebody else did too.
billingtons ghost
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Yeah but you're comparing a team that was a boarding penalty and a few bounces from winning it all with Kovy in his worst physical shape to a team that had no business being in the playoffs with Hall at his best.. what Hall did was really fun but Kovy >>>>>>> hall.
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I get the comparison, and I don't have the stats but I feel like Boq showed a lot more a lot earlier than those two, especially his third season in SHL. I guess I'm mostly just disappointed we let him go for free and not getting anything back, feels like poor asset management. But I hope he gets plenty of ice time and does well. He's not the type of player that should be playing in bottom6 role, so in that sense Devils were a poor fit for him. But as an asset I felt like he was worth at least a 3rd rounder (especially with this cap hit) and we just gave him away.
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This season was great, but the season where they went 22–3–2 with Kovy playing out of his mind and Parise watching from the stands was insane.
ThePrideofStockholm
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We need to stop drafting players from Djurgården. Urbom, Josefsson and Holtz. It brakes my heart to see my home town heroes fail with my favorite nhl team.
I'm sorrier about having let him go at all than about having not got anything back. I think the kid has a bright future and was breaking out in the second half of last season. Ten goals and 12 assists isn't nothing and was already far beyond the Josefson class of production.
That Boston of all teams signed him is quite a complement to his talent. It's a good place for him to land. They needed to add skating and speed and they will give him a good look.
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he’s going to get 25 points next season and everyone will talk about him having a breakout year
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Yup 2010/2011... a season that included a Salmela overtime winner over the Islanders.
But the OT winner Kovy had in Toronto was the highlight I think.
What drove me nuts was seeing them sit him whenever he was going well in order to play Miles Wood. Anyway, what he can do in Boston will be the reality check.
Darkauron
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Bratt is what I thought Teddy would be like. Teddy was so loveable but didn't really amount to much.
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I agree with you on his value, and losing him for nothing is annoying. i think Fitz ultimately did him a favor though.
also, watch him score 50 points on a line with Zacha lol
Definitely seems like the plan is for Nemec to start in Utica unless proven otherwise
Better Call Sal
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Look, I like Boqvist more than most but we weren't getting anything of consequence back for him in a trade. If you look around the league at players who get traded straight up for draft picks, there are players who have done far more than Boqvist who move for late round picks at best.
And with him being an RFA with arbitration rights, it was strategic to not qualify him and let him go to unrestricted free agency. I do think the team liked him and likely wanted him back, but it'd have to be on their terms. And it wouldn't shock me if he believed he had a better chance to get an opportunity at a more consistent role elsewhere not that the wings are log jammed here.
It is what it is, but he was never going to make it above the 3rd line here outside of injuries with Bratt, Meier, Mercer, Toffoli, Palat and even Haula as wing options with guys like Holtz and Foote knocking on the door, as well.
He signed for the league minimum for one year after being available for a couple of weeks. It’s hard to fault NJ for not getting anything in a trade for him. No team believes in him including the Bruins.
Better Call Sal
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The Miller acquisition certainly speaks to that, as well. He's a perfect placeholder for the 3rd RD spot. And if Nemec blows everyone away during training camp and earns the spot, it's a win-win.
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I can see it. Luke didn’t join until the end of his D+2 and will officially be a full-time player at the start of his D+3, at 20.
I see no issue with Nemec taking the same path.
I see no issue with Nemec taking the same path.
I know they probably won't do it, but I would be tempted to throw Luke and Nemec together and just give them a bunch of offensive zone starts.
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I think the UFA contract shows that to be the case. I agree with you, you'd think a team that has an aging roster and maybe little prospect depth would have wanted him for a fourth or fifth rounder but it just didn't happen. I think the Zadina example is similar on some level? Another young player with some potential that just fell through the cracks.
I think spending so much of the past decade starved for literally any young player with a pulse has jaded us to how common a player like Boqvist is. His best case scenario is essentially solid 2-way middle six winger and he still needs to take a step or two to get there. I'm just not convinced the league values this type of player the way fans do.
Boqvist ... to date has not proven that he should be a regular player. He has some flashes of ability but can't put it all together and I'm not signing up for a 10 point guy. Glad we moved on.
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