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

[Better Call Sal]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807515245805523061

Unsurprising to say the least.

 

[Bleedred]

Bastian will probably be in opening night roster. I could see him being part of a deadline trade if a bit of salary and a body have to go the other way.

I'm not completely sure. I wouldn't be surprised if he falls out of favor or already has fallen out of favor. He wasn't all that good last year, then he got injured. I will say that after he got injured and we had AHL guys replacing him, that's when I think he would have been a huge upgrade.

But he's a UFA after this year and I'm pretty confident we won't re-sign him.

And remember, he wasn't in the opening night lineup last year. I was one of the people that was not happy with it. Some people downplayed it as him being injured and that it wasn't a healthy scratch, but I'm pretty sure it was. Although he did have injuries throughout last year. Can't remember if they were related or not.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807511768736165900

another insider hinting at another potential "big" move. I would imagine Brenden Dillon is not really that? So what else do they have cooking?

 

[Captain3rdLine]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807511768736165900

another insider hinting at another potential "big" move. I would imagine Brenden Dillon is not really that? So what else do they have cooking?

I mean that isn’t a hint at another big move at all. Just said she doesn’t think we’ll be done after Pesce which we already know

 

[Normal Devil]

I hope they take a shot at Stamkos. Probably wouldn't get him, but he could be a huge addition to this roster not only from a production standpoint, but also as a leader.

 

[Bleedred]

So far, this has been a team that has shown an ability to prop up it's goalies.

I've been saying this for a while now. Thompson is a guy I've been talking up for a while now as someone that I'd expect to fall apart when some stupid team trades for him expecting to be the starter. At least depending on what team picks him up.

He could go either way on Washington. Lindgren played well there last year, but he also didn't play well the year before that and looked more like the 29 year old NHL rookie that he technically still was.

Kuemper was awful there last year. He looked like a roasted marshmallow. He's old, rickety, broken down and washed up.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

I hope they take a shot at Stamkos. Probably wouldn't get him, but he could be a huge addition to this roster not only from a production standpoint, but also as a leader.

No thank you, he’s gonna be pretty overpaid for what he is at this point. We don’t have the cap space for that.

 

[Forge]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807511768736165900

another insider hinting at another potential "big" move. I would imagine Brenden Dillon is not really that? So what else do they have cooking?

I kind of think that will just be Dillon or someone similar.

 

[Hisch13r]

No thank you, he’s gonna be pretty overpaid for what he is at this point. We don’t have the cap space for that.

Skinner if he’d take a bit less because of getting paid by Buffalo would be nice but I also imagine he’s getting a decent payday

I kind of think that will just be Dillon or someone similar.

I mean you’ve also got Weekes saying top 6er and wasn’t the rumor earlier in the summer he wants to add a top 6er?

 

[Bleedred]

Skinner is a guy I could see getting a 4 year deal somewhere. Without actually paying attention to what the rumored deals are for him.

Some guys get bought out and have to take a 1-2 year deal, then there's others that get bought out of a massive deal and are still getting a bunch of years. Ryan Suter got a 4 year deal right after Minnesota bought him out, which the final year of that was just bought out the other day. While Parise got a 1 year deal fresh off his buyout the same day.

 

[Hisch13r]

Pesce over Roy is still just baffling me. Roy blocks more shots, throws more hits, has better defensive numbers, likely a better contract. Like unless Pesce’s taking a sizable discount to be close to home it reeks of chasing the name

 

[Devils Trap]

I think we should sign him. Really good quality goaltender, could even win us a round or 2 if he gets hot

 

[Captain3rdLine]

I think we should sign him. Really good quality goaltender, could even win us a round or 2 if he gets hot

This is weird.

 

[Hisch13r]

This is weird.

I mean they said their plan is to make him the 3rd goalie so they're not just letting him go without offering him a contract but yeah it is weird to not just retain the rights and sign him rather than him having the option to just go wherever

 

[Forge]

I mean you’ve also got Weekes saying top 6er and wasn’t the rumor earlier in the summer he wants to add a top 6er?

I'm sure that they will add a forward or two. Not sure that they are going to be big names, or that they will add that person tomorrow (may be tuesday / wed). Given the talk on Dillon and Pesce already, I expect them to be day 1 signings.

 

[Better Call Sal]

This is weird.

Just for context, we didn't qualify McLeod and Bastian last year and then signed them to deals. Sometimes there's underlying reasons for not qualifying the player.

 

[Hisch13r]

I'm sure that they will add a forward or two. Not sure that they are going to be big names, or that they will add that person tomorrow (may be tuesday / wed). Given the talk on Dillon and Pesce already, I expect them to be day 1 signings.

If it's a top 6er it's got to be a somewhat big name.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807519203441955303

 

[Captain3rdLine]

 

[Better Call Sal]

Appears only Vukojevic doesn't get qualified (other than the other 2 mentioned of course).

 

[Forge]

If it's a top 6er it's got to be a somewhat big name.

Semantical. Really based on your definition of "big name".

Teuvo Teravainen isn't a "big name" to me (Well...it's a big name in that Teravainen is double digit letters. But that's really more of a long name than a big name), but definitely a guy that is a good second line player, for example.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

thankfully McLeod is now gone forever

 

[Hisch13r]

Semantical. Really based on your definition of "big name".

Teuvo Teravainen isn't a "big name" to me (Well...it's a big name in that Teravainen is double digit letters. But that's really more of a long name than a big name), but definitely a guy that is a good second line player, for example.

lol Well I mean if Dillon's being called a big name then a guy like TT or Duclair definitely is to me even as lower end top 6ers

 

[Captain3rdLine]

thankfully McLeod is now gone forever

Sounds like those guys might end up in the KHL (surprise)

 

[NJDevs26]

Would anyone dare try to sign any of those guys lol...I mean in a league that drafted garbage like Malloux I can't completely rule out someone going off the reservation