Confirmed with Link: (G) J. Markstrom (30% retention) traded to NJ for (D) Kevin Bahl, 2025 1st rd pick (Top 10 protected)

[Devilsfan992]

$6,050,000 to be exact, yep

That's amazing value.

 

[Better Call Sal]

2024: The Rise of Hatakka

 

[theking72]

I wanted Santagovich back

 

[NJDevs26]

Yeah, we will be having this same conversation in a year or two. Or maybe it will be about a fire sale. Who knows.

What conversation, the we need a goalie conversation? If we have that then that's problematic because by then you would think at least one of Daws, Schmid or Poulter would do enough to get entrusted with 1A minutes. Fitz clearly didn't want to do that again in the near-term but eventually they'll have to **** or get off the pot with all three.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

So we have just over $16 million in cap space with only Mercer really to sign. Plenty of space to add another impact player or two.

 

[Colin226]

I can only guess that Fitz is using this to buy time for Daws and Schmid to develop, and then see what happens in 2 years. I wish we had a surefire goalie stud in the pipeline.

 

[Forge]

Don't think he's worth any first, frankly, but top-10 protected and retention help with that at least.

Always assumed that first was going to be part of the deal so I just got numb about it

 

[Whaddagoal]

Welp, it was sort of inevitable. Not my 1st choice to have two dinosaurs but...

We didn't give up the actual player I was thinking about. Losing Bahl still may hurt a small bit in long run.

 

[bossram]

I am very high on Bahl.... if calgary wanted a defensman i don't know who else they could have traded.

Personally would have tried to push Siegs over Bahl.

 

[Billdo]

The gear nerd in me is excited because Markstrom always has some slick pads.

 

[JrFischer54]

Writing was on the wall that either Siegs or Bahl was gone when Fitz said a top 4 dman was on his wishlist. Wonder which FA or potential trade target he has in mind

Trade the 10 for that player

 

[Forge]

I can only guess that Fitz is using this to buy time for Dawes and Schmid to develop, and then see what happens in 2 years. I wish we had a surefire goalie stud in the pipeline.

And Malek. And maybe poulter. And I'm fine with this strategy

 

[HughJazz3dg]

Man, Keefe never had anyone close to a Markstrom-Allen tandem in Toronto. He’s probably thrilled.

 

[NJDevs26]

Always assumed that first was going to be part of the deal so I just got numb about it

This was always supposed to be the last year where we should care about the draft. In the near term picks are basically trade commodities.

 

[JrFischer54]

I can only guess that Fitz is using this to buy time for Daws and Schmid to develop, and then see what happens in 2 years. I wish we had a surefire goalie stud in the pipeline.

They should be drafting a kid this year somewhere out of the group of picks.

 

[Forge]

Take out Bahl and replace with Hatakka, misyul, vilen and I'm not sure the team will be worse off moving forward. His subtraction isn't a big deal for me

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I still think one of Schmid or Daws potentially goes this offseason in another deal. With those 2 guys and Poulter (and Malek), it is kind of getting crowded in the prospect goalie room.

 

[JimEIV]

Right now we only have 2 established PK Dmen. And lost another big PKer two years in a row...Bahl should be easy to replace but we are going one step backward and one step forward with this move.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

Markstrom was really good last year. People really underestimate the mental aspect in terms of player performance. I think it was reported that he didn't want to waive earlier in the year? So they finally have the conversation and he is convinced to waive to specifically go to New Jersey. He's starting to look at real estate and school districts when he's told the owner scraps it due to pure cheapness. You're probably not going to try your best after that, and Calgary's defense was a bit of a mess after the trades of Tanev and Hanifin as well.

Decent fair-value trade. Wish it was Top-15 protected just in case we have a year like this year where we just barely miss out. But also, Fitz needs to go in and get some sort of vet D that is better than Colin Miller or Brendan Smith. Something like the 2nd and a prospect for 2 years of Ryan Graves is what we need.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Personally would have tried to push Siegs over Bahl.

Massive cost difference.

 

[BostonDevil]

Objectively solid value all in with the retention and trade protection. Ultimately, I just never wanted to target Markstrom.

But if they were targeting a guy like Ullmark, they’d have had to really up the ante and it’s not like there’s no questions with him either.

Ullmark would have cost more in assets and his extension would have been long and expensive.

He's got a ton of questions too.

This was the move I wanted. If it's a complete disaster, it won't kill us for years.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Fitz is postdating a lot of checks between this and some recent moves. I hope he gets away with it but man this is playing fast and loose with no more buy ins.

 

[NJDevs26]

Right now we only have 2 established PK Dmen. And lost another big PKer two years in a row...Bahl should be easy to replace but we are going one step backward and one step forward with this move.

They're not going to play Haatka or some kid from the farm in Bahl's missing spot. Clearly the plan is to get another established LHD and bump Siegs back down.

 

[Normal Devil]

Fitz is a wizard over 30 percent retained is great

Markstrom will be around the 4 mil range

That retention explains why the Devils got squeezed for a 25 1st.

 

[Emperoreddy]

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