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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2023 at 3:21 p.m.

Thread: NJD add Dillon

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NJDevils1317</b></div><div>Much rather have DeMelo than Dillon, especially for that price. Luke is for sure making the team.</div></div>

I wouldn't mind DeMelo but I would rather have someone that plays heavier/ more of an edge. I thought Gudas would be fantastic as well but he probably wants and can get a 2-3 year deal and didn't want anyone signed longer than a year.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 11, 2023 at 6:31 p.m.

Thread: Goalie trade and pick accumulation

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tintin</b></div><div>That Myers deal is honestly grounds for firing if Fitzgerald actually did that. Walsh is undoubtedly the better hockey player between the two.</div></div>

Nah.

Plus Myers would be the perfect fit: former 1st round pick, calder winner, hits, blocks, shots, plays loads of PK, might be cheap to get, and only on contract for one more year so doesn't block Nemec/ Hughes long term. Myers would be a more defensively minded Severson.

Forum: NHL SigningsMay 27, 2023 at 1:32 p.m.

Thread: Buffalo Sabres signed Ryan Johnson (2 Years / $925,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DongLord23</b></div><div>Kinda surprised he signed. Seemed like the yearly going back to college signaled him heading to FA.</div></div>

I mean a check for $92,500 and a chance to get that 3rd pairing D-spot over Stillman, Clague, or Bryson isn't bad either.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 14, 2023 at 2:43 p.m.

Thread: Opening Night

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devsfan25</b></div><div>I can honestly care less about the face offs when it comes to Jack. When u need a faceoff, u can run out McLeod or Haula to take the draw but Hughes needs more dynamic line mates</div></div>

But Jack is averaging 20 mins a game; meaning he will have to take faceoffs. Hughes only won 35% of his faceoffs and his usage rate isn't going to go down.

It might be simplistic but in my mind, more faceoff wins means more touches for Hughes and more goals/ assists.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 13, 2023 at 3:03 p.m.

Thread: Opening Night

Hughes is not a true center since he doesn't take faceoffs and Mercer/ Meier don't really take them either. That's why Haula was on the 2nd line all last year.

So Hughes really should have Haula or Mcleod on his line to take faceoffs for him.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 11, 2023 at 9:14 p.m.

Thread: My recommended lines and special teams for avoiding elimination

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>Meier, Hischier, and Bratt have a high danger shooting percentage below 5%. Tatar isn't racking up assists because his passes aren't being finished. Lazar is legitimately awful, and the one game he played 3C was the most painful thing I've ever seen.</div></div>

13 points in 51 career playoff games and got benched during MTL's & VGK finals runs. Tatar just hasn't shown he can play in the playoffs.

Also yes Lazar, should be 4C not 3C.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 10, 2023 at 4:38 p.m.

Thread: My recommended lines and special teams for avoiding elimination

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>Smith in for Hughes is such a bad idea it almost distracts from the fact that Lazar in for Tatar is actually the worst lineup decision I've ever seen on this site... How do you justify that?</div></div>

Lazar has the same amount of points playing further down the lineup, can take faceoffs, can PK, and historically Tatar has been nonexistent in the playoffs.

Forum: NHL SigningsMay 8, 2023 at 3:43 p.m.

Thread: Florida Panthers signed Mackie Samoskevich (3 Years / $925,000 AAV)

Zito drafted Lundell in 2020, Samoskevich in 2021, and thought to himself that was enough for 1st round for this decade.

Forum: NHL SigningsMay 5, 2023 at 7:11 a.m.

Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets signed Dmitri Voronkov (2 Years / $925,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChucktheFNG</b></div><div>I would guess he starts there, but I highly doubt he stays there for long. He didn't leave Russia to play in the A.</div></div>

With all the Russians signing recently, a lot of them being young 20-25, I think they might just want to get out the country in case the war gets worse.

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28, 2023 at 4:38 p.m.

Thread: Who is fastest winger available this summer

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>I have $10 million in placeholders for a winger and a dman included above. We got lots of cap space if we are letting Severson, Graves, Tatar, Haula walk</div></div>

Haula should get resigned. Plus you need somebody on Hughes line that can win faceoffs, because Hughes still sucks at that.

I wanna see Mcleod on Hughes's wing: got the pace, faceoffs, size, and goes to the corners/ net front.

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 25, 2023 at 4:50 p.m.

Thread: If Gritsyuk signs May 1

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Tatar has been really good in Brunette’s system, so I think he has good chance of returning. As for dmen, I don’t really know who to trust and can be had for 1-year, so I just usually re-up Sevo. If we do bring him back, we could always trade a guy next summer to make room if needed.</div></div>

Tatar has played well enough to get more term, and Palat can fill that veteran role. Plus Devils currently have a bunch young forwards to offer those minutes to (Boqvist, Sharangovich, Gritsyuk, Thompson, Holtz, Clarke, Foote) see who wants it during training camp.

As for Sevo vs Graves: I lean Graves. No need to rush Bahl/ Hughes into top 4 mins.

Sieg - Ham
Graves - Marino
Bahl - Hughes
Smith

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 9, 2023 at 4:11 p.m.

Thread: Veggie Deadline

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>By the time we're trading Marino, our top 4 will be Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Hughes, Nemec. We'll be fine.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tintin</b></div><div>As you can see the Devils would trade Marino in 3.5 years time according to my capsheet.
My suggested D corps going into the 26/27 season would be:
Hughes - Nemec
Siegenthaler - Hamilton
Mukhammadulin - Casey
Vilén as 7th.

They'll be more than fine trading Marino at that point in time.</div></div>

Gotcha, missed that.

I still think the Devils should resign one of Graves/ Severson though. Even with depth on D injuries still show up and younger guys can still get a chance.

Sieg - Ham
Graves - Marino
Smith - open spot

Plus with Severson's down year and if he doesn't ask for too much wouldn't mind resigning both him and Graves and flipping Bahl/ Walsh++ (not Muk) for a winger.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 5, 2023 at 7:52 p.m.

Thread: Not a chych trade

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tbrew</b></div><div>Or, we’re creating a collection of the best names to pair with Shakir Mukhamadulin!</div></div>

Von Barnekow Lofberg - Sharangovich - Popugayev

Mukhamadulin - Smith

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 5, 2023 at 7:49 p.m.

Thread: Veggie Deadline

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tintin</b></div><div>should be fine in terms of cap
<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Still haven't learnt how to use imgur to link images for capfriendly posts. anyway, getting meier in for Holtz + pick and extending long-term at 8.45m should work just fine, as long as you can move Palat's and Marino's cap ahead of the 26/27 season<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJDevils?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#NJDevils</a> <a href="https://t.co/cIUo1npozH" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/cIUo1npozH</a></p>— Tintin (@LucidLeprechaun) <a href="https://twitter.com/LucidLeprechaun/status/1611041936839671840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">January 5, 2023</a></blockquote>

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We'll see on Palat, but the Devils cannot trade Marino. I cannot go back to watching guys like Lovejoy, Butcher, Merrill, Santini, Vatanen, etc etc playing top 4 minutes.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 4, 2023 at 6:21 p.m.

Thread: Veggie Deadline

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>If we were talking about a rental I'd be with you 100%. This isn't one year of Meier we're buying, it's 8.</div></div>

8 x what though? Bratt will get 8 x 7,250,000-?, Devils will have Hischier, Hughes, Hamilton, Meier, and Bratt all making over 7 around 40 mil in cap for 5 guys.

Would rather have the cap space, prospects, and picks right now and not rushing the expectations on the team.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 4, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.

Thread: Veggie Deadline

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>I used to be staunchly against it, I'm more on the fence now. I mostly only chose Holtz over a package of B prospects to appease your fanbase.</div></div>

It feels too rushed to me. The Devils still had a 13 win streak this year; think the current roster deserves a chance to make the playoffs as is. Plus a veteran 3C or something minor.

Also the Devils have good depth in current players/ prospects in LW, C, and D. RW is Mercer/ Zetterlund, Bastian; Holtz is the only one I see with 1st line potential.

Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 30, 2022 at 8:01 p.m.

Thread: Shake it up

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DevilsFan69</b></div><div>I’d honesty rather have a line of only skilled players than a line of two elite players and one who cannot score a goal for his life</div></div>

Yes, but with Hughes winning 33% of faceoffs (Haula 57.5%) doesn't help if the skilled line doesn't start with the puck.

Would love to see Hughes - Hischer - Holtz

Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 29, 2022 at 5:21 p.m.

Thread: Shake it up

Hughes cannot win faceoffs, the Devils need to play Haula/ Mcleod with him till Hughes can.

Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 24, 2022 at 5:41 p.m.

Thread: Mac to pens perhaps

Why?

First game without Marino and Graves was probably going to bad for anybody. Plus the Devils ran through 5-7 goalies last year and the only one with a good SV% was Bernier.

Also why does nobody value Mcloed? 14pts in 34 games, hits, wins faceoffs, kills pks, gets a lot of the defensive zone starts; I have Mcleod as one of the top 5 most valuable forwards for the Devils.

Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 18, 2022 at 2:56 p.m.

Thread: New Jersey Devils

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KDev</b></div><div>Why are we bringing the Quinn Hughes to NJ narrative back?</div></div>

Canucks are below %.500, Horvat (captain)/ Kuzmenko UFAs at end of season, Demko on IR, etc etc -->> Looking like VAN will miss playoffs need a retool/ rebuild -->> People make VAN selling at the Deadline ACGM --->>> People trading everything of value on Canucks "hey it would be cool to see all Hughes brothers together --->>> people argue about value of Quinn to Devils and make there own ACGM (We are Here)

Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 9, 2022 at 10:58 a.m.

Thread: How I think opening night next season will go

This is just a step back to a years ago. Stop trying to rely on rookies/ unproven players to play prominent roles ie Zacha, Boqvist, Kuokkanen, Smith, Studenic, Butcher, Gusev, Merkley, etc.

Also Haula might even get a raise. He has been defacto 2C since Hughes cannot win faceoffs.

Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 26, 2022 at 10:17 p.m.

Thread: Bastian Injury

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devsfan25</b></div><div>That would be dreadful. 5 options IMO:

Holtz, Johnsson, Thompson, Foote, Clarke</div></div>

If Bastian only out for a game they could move Smith up to RW and play Wotherspoon or call up Bahl.

Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 24, 2022 at 6:46 p.m.

Thread: Make the push

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>majormoose007</b></div><div>So the Devils get the better player, the higher pick and save salary while the Canucks get a cap dump, a 3rd liner and 2 crap picks? Easy pass from Vancouver</div></div>

Connor Carland was a 2015 5th round pick.

Also a 5th round pick that year Kaprizov, Bear, Simon, Terry, Gaudette, and Vejmelka. That is a highly unlikely 5th round though. But who doesn't love a 5th round pick that makes is on to a NHL team.

Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 22, 2022 at 8:52 p.m.

Thread: Bahl and Holtz sent to Utica

Thought it was weird how long they have been up without playing, but it couldn't have hurt to been practicing with NHL players and being around the team with all this going on.

My bet is Johnsson and Wotherspoon get called up.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 9, 2022 at 7:54 p.m.

Thread: Finding better options than Geertsen

Looks like it will be Brendan Smith for now.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>We shouldn't be looking to replace Geertsen. No reason to waste a roster spot on an enforcer. Geertsen was dressed for both of Hughes' injuries, he's literally just a waste of space.</div></div>

Yes because Boqvist, Studenic, Kuokkanen, Johnsson, Zacha, and Tatar brought so much to the bottom 6 last season that the Devils finished 8 pts above last place MTL.

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