Confirmed Trade: [NJD/PIT] Cody Glass, Jonathan Gruden for Chase Stillman, Max Graham, 2027 3rd round pick

[HugeInTheShire]

If Glass keeps it up I think the Devils will look to sign him for a couple years and he may end up playing the Haula role on the Hughes, Bratt line where Glass takes the strong side faceoffs and plays wing.

 

[Gurglesons]

Glass is definitely making the most of this opportunity.

Will be interesting to see what happens this summer as he could be RFA but would he really fits as a 3C behind Hughes and Hischier? He's not going to get Bratt as a linemate in an healthy team.

That's going to be a battle with his agent regarding this season's result and what is actually going to happen.

The other issue is his QO is 2.5 mil.

 

[wej20]

Glass is definitely making the most of this opportunity.

Will be interesting to see what happens this summer as he could be RFA but would he really fits as a 3C behind Hughes and Hischier? He's not going to get Bratt as a linemate in an healthy team.

That's going to be a battle with his agent regarding this season's result and what is actually going to happen.

If he contiunes to do well then a 1 year prove it deal with the Devils would be a smat move for him and his agent. If he ends up not being qualified then I don't see teams queuing up with multiyear deals so he'd best taking 1 year on a good team like the Devils.

 

[njdevil26]

Shifting Haula to wing is a win in and of itself.

Would love to shift Haula to not being on the team anymore.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

The other issue is his QO is 2.5 mil.

I think if it comes down to it they'd rather sign him to a 2 or 3 year deal at 2 million giving him term instead. I also think if he's not interested in it, they likely just qualify him and keep him around for 1

 

[dgibb10]

The other issue is his QO is 2.5 mil.

2.5 mill shouldn't be a prohibitive number

 

[Forge]

I think if it comes down to it they'd rather sign him to a 2 or 3 year deal at 2 million giving him term instead. I also think if he's not interested in it, they likely just qualify him and keep him around for 1

I'd offer him 3x3 and not think twice. If he's a fourth line center, no biggie. It's not the worst contract ever. If he's a third line center who can give you 35 points a year in those seasons, big win

 

[andora]

Glass's biggest issue is he can't stay healthy. Just about the time he starts playing well he gets hurt and is out for a while. That's what his entire existence was in Nashville. They would send him down to get playing time and get his confidence back, would call him up, he would be decent for a game or two and then get hurt. Rinse and repeat. Once he could no longer be sent down he would get limited minutes, play well and start getting used more and then get hurt.

The main consistency with him is that he always ended up injured.

Sounds like some of my employees

 

[Billdo]

Glass's biggest issue is he can't stay healthy. Just about the time he starts playing well he gets hurt and is out for a while. That's what his entire existence was in Nashville. They would send him down to get playing time and get his confidence back, would call him up, he would be decent for a game or two and then get hurt. Rinse and repeat. Once he could no longer be sent down he would get limited minutes, play well and start getting used more and then get hurt.

The main consistency with him is that he always ended up injured.

So in other words... he's made of glass.

 

[chethejet]

pens got two 3rd round picks for him. But I do like his size and RH center as a 4th line player.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Yeah didn't expect him to get qualified but if he keeps this up, given how hard is to find centers I think they'll do it. Signing it might make sense for Glass too.

 

[SEALBound]

A QO of $2.5mil should be a pretty deal to make if the Devils want him back. I imagine with his play, he will jump ahead priority wise of a few others like Tatar, Bastian, Sprong, etc. Being a center/wing combo sure help as well.

 

[herzausstein]

It's kind of alarming how quickly things turned around for him in Nashville, in retrospect. The organization was singing his praises and noticeably making an effort to hype him during that first year when they sent him back to Milwaukee to "fix" his development. Then he responded with a pretty decent season at nearly 0.5ppg, even with variable utilization the next year. That's what got him the $2.5M bridge. But the Preds really have zero patience when a young player struggles or runs into some injury troubles. He got bounced around, sidelined, pressboxed, saddled with 4th liners, etc the next season, really just railroaded into non-existence with the Preds.

Granted, he didn't look very good most of the time in 2023-24 when he did play. But still. The Preds are a team that has been crying out for help up the middle for a loooooooong time, and here's a guy who just a year previously was looking at least decent. But there was zero patience shown whatsoever. Paying Pittsburgh to take him at negative value in the summer was just the cherry on top. I wasn't really a fan of Glass' playing style... I'm not sure he'll ever have the offense to be in the top-6, and he didn't seem to have enough else in his game to be a great bottom-6 option either... but... the main problem is it's not like the Preds replaced him with anybody better either. Maybe at age 24 or 25 a player might develop some of those other traits if you actually show some patience and let them build some confidence? That is not the Predators way, however. Better to exile the player and use Michael McCarron instead.

Constant health issues, never really getting into a rhythm, bad development,
and bad coaching. Plenty of things it can be blamed on. I hope nothing but the best for him. I'd rather him be our 2C right now over sissons or 4C over McCarron but we all know Bruno would have him in the pressbox or trotz would've waived him because Bruno didn't have a plan for him