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

[NJDevs26]

Fitz is a pretty candid guy. What incentive is there for him to lie? Bratt backing last year and proving last year wasn't a fluke makes Fitz more comfortable giving him a big contract. A lot has changed since last summer.

Yeah instead of giving Bratt 8 for 8 on a long-term deal off of one great season with a loser team, now he's giving it to him off of two great years on a Cup contender.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

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I haven't been this excited for a player since 2010 Kovy

 

[NJDevs26]

Cordell reads HF confirmed (e5)

 

[Bleedred]

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You're gonna tell me those cheap ass owners put him on a private plane and didn't stick him on the first available flight on Spirit Airlines?

Somebody is getting fired for allowing that to happen.

 

[NjDevsRR]

 

[Devils731]

You're gonna tell me those cheap ass owners put him on a private plane and didn't stick him on the first available flight on Spirit Airlines?

Somebody is getting fired for allowing that to happen.

They made Timo pay the difference in price out of his own pocket.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Yeah instead of giving Bratt 8 for 8 on a long-term deal off of one great season with a loser team, now he's giving it to him off of two great years on a Cup contender.

As someone who's been on the bandwagon to pay Bratt from his 2021 days and knew a breakout was coming once they got rid of Hynes because he's basically tailored made for a Lindy Ruff system. The first time they didn't extend him long term was fine since you weren't sure how'd he be, last year maybe you corned yourself a little bit with the cap space even though I still think it's a lame excuse. He has next to no excuse this year. The Devils are ascending, you just acquired the last piece from the outside to complete your top 6 in all likelihood and it's time to start competing with this roster.

 

[MadDevil]

Honestly, I don't give a shit how we got here, just that we got here. Shero did dome good things, and he did some not so good things. Overall I think he left the team better than when he took over, and left enough pieces for Fitz to continue to build on. Fitz was also here through the Shero era and probably learned a few things from Shero's successes and failures.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

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Bad ass.

 

[youryeah]

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in awe at the size of that lad

 

[Saugus]

I hope this injury talk was a smokescreen (or something genuine that was not that bad) and Timo shows up for practice tomorrow fully armed and operational.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Oh Fitzy, you’re working on Bratt now too as we speak?

Keep going, I’m almost there!

 

[Hisch13r]

I hope this injury talk was a smokescreen (or something genuine that was not that bad) and Timo shows up for practice tomorrow fully armed and operational.

The way they’re talking about it it still seems to be a thing and I don’t expect him to be ready

 

[glenwo2]

Oh they are talking now as we speak? Can’t wait till another couple months go by of nothing and we get the update that they are talking again lol

Well aren't we a ray of sunshine? (I know you're just kidding...maybe )

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

I hope this injury talk was a smokescreen (or something genuine that was not that bad) and Timo shows up for practice tomorrow fully armed and operational.

Eh I think it could be a combination. Like he could play if it was the playoffs type injury. Just a guess

 

[OmNomNom]

I hope this injury talk was a smokescreen (or something genuine that was not that bad) and Timo shows up for practice tomorrow fully armed and operational.

i mean it looks like he has both arms available so that's good

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I hope this injury talk was a smokescreen (or something genuine that was not that bad) and Timo shows up for practice tomorrow fully armed and operational.

It would be fun to have him against the Avs but keep him out if he's not 100%, an injury to Timo is the last thing this team needs.

 

[MasterofGrond]

he's no jack, smh

 

[TheUnseenHand]

he's no jack, smh

It's hilarious that Jacks surplus value is almost as much as his contract

 

[My3Sons]

he's no jack, smh

Well he’s barely a Zajac or a Henrique so you have to take what you can get.

Cordell reads HF confirmed (e5)

I can’t believe that stupidity made it to the national media.

 

[NJDevils17]

While I agree on the one hand...Fitz sounded more definitive on signing him the last two days than he ever has. I think on a certain level now that he's all-in on the team (and Bratt's pretty much proven he's not a total one year wonder), he's probably willing to give out a contract he wasn't a few months ago.

I agree very much here. He sounded confident in the Meier press conference and I don’t think he’d say that unless he felt good about it.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Part of me has thought for a while Fitz might have been waiting on a move like this, whether MT, JG or Meier, to sign Bratt. Just to know on the whole what he was working with.

 

[Patrik26]

Lmao arguing about numbered seasons ago

When we win the Stanley Cup, I truly believe there will be arguments over the order of who should have hoisted it after Nico. Seriously.

 

[My3Sons]

When we win the Stanley Cup, I truly believe there will be arguments over the order of who should have hoisted it after Nico. Seriously.

Probably should be Jack and whoever is the 2C.