GDT: Senators @ Devils - 1:00 P.M. - MSGSN, NHLN

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Boqvist was waived by Boston prior to the start of last season and cleared waivers despite being on a league min contract. He has also signed for $775K the past two offseasons. He clearly wasn't worth the QO and if he was valuable there would teams willing to pay more than league minimum for him or claiming him off waivers with Boston last year.

If you want to criticize Fitz than criticize the lack of talent apart from Luke from the 2020 and 2021 classes despite 5 first round picks. Or his inability to find cheap productive players on the cheap at forward (he's done a great job on defense with Siegs and Kovacevic). Criticizing not QOing a player that was waived months later and has signed league minimum contracts the past two offseasons is not even close to the reason of the lack of forward depth.

Agree with the drafting criticism but also see Boqvist as symbolic of a much larger problem with Fitz and the Devils organization. With the exception of a handful of players, few players come up through the New Jersey system - with even fewer in the pipeline.

Other than Nemec, is there anyone in Utica likely to one day be an impact player with the Devils (particularly amongst the forwards)?

Watching the Flyers play last night almost two-thirds of their lineup was either drafted or signed by the team - with several more players on the way.

Why is there the disconnect (it's possible but unlikely that EVERY draft pick wasn't a good player)?

The problem seems to be one or development as players like Zetterlund, Sharangovich, and the aforementioned Jesper Boqvist are all thriving elsewhere (not to mention Pavel Zacha).
 
It’s strange that you keep harping on having homegrown talent by using the example of a team below us in the standings with one of the least talented rosters in the league who mostly overachieves its way to .500 because of coaching
 
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