Speculation: Jack Hughes Possibly Out Long Term. Who Can Devils Bring In For Now?

[voyageur]

Nelson and Palmieri.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

We may be talking about different players. My back and forth has been about Dylan Cozens from Buffalo. Who is definitely a righty center. He is in year 2 of 7 that pays him $7.1M per. He is def having a down year. I dont like his AAV but I think he is what we want Mercer to be:

https://puckpedia.com/player/dylan-cozens

I think I'm there if 86 is LTIR'd

Get a real coach and Mercer will do as well as Cozens.

 

[Calad]

Shane Lachance

 

[cheech70]

Mika -Nemec and a 1st

 

[Smitty426]

Get a real coach and Mercer will do as well as Cozens.

He will never be:
As fast
As big
As shitty

Most likely won't be:
A center

I like Mercer but were waiting for the pop and it's not bad but where is it? Cozens apparently is a leader on his team, scrappy etc. Cozens with 86 and 63 is very dynamic right now, csbt say that about Mercer. At some point we have to stop building and contend.Youre right it's what I want Mercer to be, I just don't see getting there. Cozens $7.1 is not ideal but. RHS center has value.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Get a real coach and Mercer will do as well as Cozens.

Blaming Keefe for Mercer's descent since February 2023 is something

 

[My3Sons]

Rs do not need to be saved
Best long term move for them is to miss POs and keep pick this yr
that's a crucial dif

when zib played like shit, his value commanded crap
player is not w/o warts, but he had most pts someone said since Feb 1
if that checks out his value and ask is commensurate

again, you don't want to go there, fine
let me know what good offers you actually get

But NJ needs to be saved as opposed to what the best long term move is for them? You are so full of it. You don’t see any team especially a rival as anything but a tool for your team to leverage with your goofy trade proposals. So it’s best for the Rangers to move Perreault to the Devils because the Rangers have to maximize their window with Fox out. Dress it up how you want. You aren’t considering what is best for NJ.

 

[HBK27]

Nobody wants a broken down Zibanejad, even with salary retained, and certainly not for a recent top 10 pick.

 

[bernmeister]

But NJ needs to be saved as opposed to what the best long term move is for them? You are so full of it. You don’t see any team especially a rival as anything but a tool for your team to leverage with your goofy trade proposals. So it’s best for the Rangers to move Perreault to the Devils because the Rangers have to maximize their window with Fox out. Dress it up how you want. You aren’t considering what is best for NJ.

Hey!
the OP made a pt, asking what help now, at what price?
I extended courtesy of an answer
You want to raise a counterpoint -- not talking about value, but going in a dif direction
fine.
But that does not negate the OP's point, what I or anyone else said as to a proposal
And those pts do not negate your suggestion to go in another direction

But stop w/the effin hypocrisy
Also, AGAIN like I said, Rs best interest is to miss POs and keep a top 13 pick this yr
That is b'c they obv do not have the horses this yr
which as you note is exacerbated by Fox out now
Suggestion they deal Gabe P or some other asset for short term win now is disingenuous

NJ needs a break or 2, but it DOES today have some chance to go deep
Rs do not show that at this moment

 

[MonkeysUncle]

How about Philip Danault out of La, dont see Kings getting out of first round again

 

[Hookslide]

Elias Lindholm,