when did he score 40-50 goals?
honestly no offence but for that price I think they could do much much better than Caufield.
Caufield looks like a fun goal scorer but hardly what NJ needs. too much of an ask for a guy if isn't scoring doesnt do much else
I think he's referring to Caufield scoring 22 in 37 games after St. Louis showed up. Since being named coach, Caufield has scored 38 goals in 64 games. That's a 49 goal pace.
And the Devil's pick this year, depending on their playoff performance, will be at best in the high 20s. So the offer is somewhere around 20-25OA x 2, Holtz and Nemec. The picks don't move the needle much for Montreal; they;ve had the most draft picks of any team in the NHL over the last three years. They have Florida's first this draft, and Calgary's in either 24 or 25. I think it's way too early to think Holtz has no value, he's only 20. But I agree that Nemec is the centerpiece of this deal. From a straight value point of view, Montreal does it.
However, we're not concerned with straight value. Their prospect depth is insane on defence. Even graduating Guhle, Xhekaj and Harris this year, they still have Barron, Norlinder, Mailloux, and Struble still in the system. It's hardly an area of need, even though we are pretty loaded on the left side as opposed to the right (only Mailloux and Harris shoot right). They've got a ton of wingers now, but within 2 years most of them will be gone. Realistically their future on the wings is Caufield and Slavkofsky. Anderson feels like he'll be traded, Gallagher will man the 3rd/4th line until his contract is done, and everyone else will be a UFA within the next 2 years.
If I'm Hughes, I think real long and hard about the proposal, and ultimately probably take it, only if I'm convinced that Holtz has a future.
