Confirmed Signing with Link: [NJD] F Timo Meier signs extension with the Devils (8 years, $8.8M AAV)

[Nocashstyle]

i guess you didnt understand.

Hes not the type of player who will live up to such a contract. Doesnt matter how much he can sign. Every year teams overpay and get burned

The Devils should be contenders for at least the next half decade, and probably longer. If they get 5 or 6 good years out of this contract while they’re contending, it’s absolutely worth it. Who cares about year 7 and 8 of this deal when the team is just in the infancy of its “win now” mode.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Do devils fans even want/need him to come back?

not really unless he comes super cheap. Given the state of the UFA market, I doubt it since he probably can get a nice contract elsewhere.

All we really need is a 3rd pairing type DMan that can kill penalties and a 3rd goalie. Otherwise we are good to go.

 

[Ulysses31]

should be the benchmark for Nylander

Nylander imo is better and its the TML, if im his agent would take bare minimum 10 mil aav

 

[Devilsfan118]

so you have no answer on what he should have been paid, just as I suspected. thanks!

He would've let him walk so the team he roots for could've signed him.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Well hopefully he can score more than he did since the trade, he is averaging under 60 points over 82 games. That would be a very expensive player.

 

[Edmonton East]

too much AAV for what he’s shown but having Hughes, Hischier, Bratt and him for just under 32 million total is a steal.

Pretty much this. He should have been under $8 if max term, but whatever. Hopefully he doesn't age poorly.

Not worth fighting about, so folks calling it a steal or good deal and folks saying it's an awful contract are both silly.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Do devils fans even want/need him to come back?

Nope. Not unless taking like 1/3 of what he’d get on the open market to stay

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Another "steal" eh?

Devils fans think every signing they have a "Steal" it's getting comical.

 

[DerekDevils30]

This is a perfectly fair deal for both sides.

 

[Face Of Bear]

This should get the nylander negotiations moving a little faster.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Debrincat better not sign more than 8 mill per year.

 

[MMC]

 

[Sdevils42]

Individually it's a bit of an overpay. Collectively due to the moves and signings before it's a "steal". Devils set up for 5-10 years if*** everything shakes out (projections, health, etc).

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Not a steal not an overpayment, just fair value for a good player.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Devils fans think every signing they have a "Steal" it's getting comical.

Ohh look, Crypto Guy in a Devils thread. Shocking! I don’t see any Devils fans calling the contract a “steal,” and even if you’re able to dig up like one post that says that, surely you can’t be dense enough to believe a majority believe this is a “steal.” In fact, if you look at the Devils board (which I’m sure you do based on how much you’re in Devils threads), you’d see that most think this is probably a slight overpay by about 300k, but it’s not the end of the world.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Fair for both sides IMO.

Ohh look, Crypto Guy in a Devils thread. Shocking! I don’t see any Devils fans calling the contract a “steal,” and even if you’re able to dig up like one post that says that, surely you can’t be dense enough to believe a majority believe this is a “steal.” In fact, if you look at the Devils board (which I’m sure you do based on how much you’re in Devils threads), you’d see that most think this is probably a slight overpay by about 300k, but it’s not the end of the world.

I have that guy blocked, but no surprise to hear he's in here trolling.

He posts more in Islanders and Devils threads than he does Rangers threads.

 

[Forge]

I get if posters want to complain if it's like over a million overpay, but complaining about 300k?

I set myself up for failure...I was expecting 8.5, really hoping that Fitz could talk him down to 8.1, and then it ended up at 8.8 lol.

So for me, it almost is a million overpay, but my own fault lol

 

[goonybird]

Good signing. The usual suspects have moved the goalposts from "good luck affording him at $10M per and re-signing Bratt" to "stop being happy"

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

the Devils have always had one of the busiest forums on this site, even through the bleak years of the late 2010s....

Maybe but you have to start filling the building on a regular basis. having grown up in the area and having been to their first franchise game ever, I can say that devils fans (or ones who say they are) are extremely bandwagon. Teaching devils fans the icing and offsides rules over the years has been a struggle unto itself but I vividly remember every car having a devils bumper sticker when they were winning cups to none at all when they sucked. My favorite pastime was asking devils “fans” who the backup goalie was or your top D pairing only to be met by blank stares. You’ve also stolen some Rangers chants which is pretty lame.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

I set myself up for failure...I was expecting 8.5, really hoping that Fitz could talk him down to 8.1, and then it ended up at 8.8 lol.

So for me, it almost is a million overpay, but my own fault lol

He was probably looking at 9M before he had a bad playoffs. So it's ok. He actually looked decent in the playoffs but nothing was going in. Hopefully that doesn't happen again.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Nice. Love the team Fitz is putting together. Let’s see what he can do about goaltending. I’m not expecting Hellebuyck or Saros but we need someone we can rely on in the playoffs.

 

[Unspecified]

Petty good dollar amount for him. Nice signing!

 

[goonybird]

Maybe but you have to start filling the building on a regular basis. having grown up in the area and having been to their first franchise game ever, I can say that devils fans (or ones who say they are) are extremely bandwagon. Teaching devils fans the icing and offsides rules over the years has been a struggle unto itself but I vividly remember every car having a devils bumper sticker when they were winning cups to none at all when they sucked. My favorite pastime was asking devils “fans” who the backup goalie was or your top D pairing only to be met by blank stares. You’ve also stolen some Rangers chants which is pretty lame.

Thank you for your concern

 

[MasterofGrond]

Maybe but you have to start filling the building on a regular basis. having grown up in the area and having been to their first franchise game ever, I can say that devils fans (or ones who say they are) are extremely bandwagon. Teaching devils fans the icing and offsides rules over the years has been a struggle unto itself but I vividly remember every car having a devils bumper sticker when they were winning cups to none at all when they sucked. My favorite pastime was asking devils “fans” who the backup goalie was or your top D pairing only to be met by blank stares. You’ve also stolen some Rangers chants which is pretty lame.

Thanks for your concern

 

[Devilsfan992]

so how much did you think Meier was signing for, exactly?

Not if the Devils win a cup over the next 5 years, which they will be contenders for the next ten years.