Confirmed with Link: Weekesbomb: Palat to NJ for five-year deal

[Emperoreddy]

I love what the player brings right now, but I am concerned about how year 4 and 5 will look.

I think we can get out of year 4 or 5 worst case.

And he addresses the culture crowd as he is a proven veteran leader from extremely successful team that he was a big part of

 

[NJDevs26]

I love what the player brings right now, but I am concerned about how year 4 and 5 will look.

I'm not quite in the cap is insignificant camp but I am in the 'screw worrying about three and four years down the road' camp when we literally only have five guys now signed through next year, and teams are getting out of contracts all the time.

I wouldn't like it as much if it was above $5.5 million but we'll find out.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Will age poorly I fear, but it’s only money

 

[Unknown Caller]

The amount of hockey this guys has played in the last two calendar years at his age is a little concerning as well.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Who would you like to see Palat play with? Hughes or Hischier?

 

[Oneiro]

I really like him as a player and it will be nice having a smart board guy again. But yeah...I hope the cap hit isn't painful.

 

[Devils090]

Having guys who are proven winners and big game players definitely helps a young team, I would have like a year or two less but so be it.

 

[Zippy316]

I’m a little scared to see the AAV at that term.

Likely going to be a bad deal, but it’s a necessity to add a player like him right now.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I do think this is good for the team culture but I can’t say I’m thrilled with the term.

 

[Devs3cups]

Who would you like to see Palat play with? Hughes or Hischier?

He’d be a great compliment to Hughes, but he’d look great with Nico as well, board domination.

 

[Devil X]

Whatever he is making shouldn't effect anything the Devils are trying to do going forward. The money really doesnt matter at all.

 

[Saugus]

This is probably too many years, but as long as the cap hit is reasonable I think this will be a good move.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I do think this is good for the team culture but I can’t say I’m thrilled with the term.

Would of preferred 4, but it I can live with 5 if the AAV is alright.

 

[Eggtimer]

Neiderrieder would have been a better fit

 

[NJersey]

Neiderrieder would have been a better fit

why not both?

 

[NJDevs26]

Having guys who are proven winners and big game players definitely helps a young team, I would have like a year or two less but so be it.

I always say this when it comes to free agency, whatever you think is reasonable for a guy - add a year and $1 million or so and that's usually what they come in at.

 

[Devils090]

Neiderrieder would have been a better fit

There’s plenty of money left for him even after we sign Bratt

 

[Tretyak 20]

Neiderrieder would have been a better fit

We could theoretically still sign him, IIRC.

 

[Devil X]

We could theoretically still sign him, IIRC.

You could sign both guys for less then JG was going to sign for.

 

[MasterofGrond]

I like Palat.

I am concerned about this deal.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Whatever he is making shouldn't effect anything the Devils are trying to do going forward. The money really doesnt matter at all.

I think you are right. Is the term too long? Sure. Will it really hinder us down the line? I honestly don't think it will unless the term is ugly.

Always someone around to bail teams out of contracts.

I think he helps now and is the type of player the locker room needs

 

[Eggtimer]

Miller asking price must have been stupid high

 

[Zippy316]

Someone needs to wake up the big guys to confirm the AAV

 

[Devil X]

I think you are right. Is the term too long? Sure. Will it really hinder us down the line? I honestly don't think it will unless the term is ugly.

Always someone around to bail teams out of contracts.

I think he helps now and is the type of player the locker room needs

Plus it wont be a flat cap throughout that 5 years. Which means the cap will go up and it will take up even less space then it will now when we have 23 million open.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Kinda sucks though to think Devils have been rumored as a landing spot for Tarasenko, Boeser, Garland, JT Miller, Nichushkin, Forsberg, finally Gaudreau, and this is the guy we get. Only passed 20 goals once in his career. Good player but closer to Nu-Andreas Johnsson than the game-breaking first line winger we were hoping for.