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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 6:46 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 5:53 p.m.
Thread: 2025 cup Contenders v10
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GiggywithGibby</b></div><div>Holtz isn't a top 10 piece anymore and NJ has plenty of undersized skilled players. Goalies aren't going to come cheap this off season with how weak the UFA market is, or you can test your luck with 37 year old Talbot or Washingtons other failed goalie.</div></div>

The issue is Markstrom’s Age and relatively sudden leap to elite after their team went through major upheavals that changed the look of the entire team. Logic dictates that he will regress very hard this year or next and I’m not willing to part with high end assets in what’s a longshot bet at longevity.. Holtz is definitely less valuable than his draft, he’s still likely worth a late 1st. I’m not willing to give up any assets that are high value for a temporary solution.. this team is intended to fight for cups for 10 years, this goalie acquisition needs to be there for 5 of them and Markstrom doesn’t fit that bill. Jersey should just pay for Saros/Ullmark since they meet those criteria and they have the “spare” assets to afford them.

Being completely honest, the most I’d give up for Markstrom is a pair of 2nd rounders and a B/C prospect i.e Clarke/Filmon etc
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 5:46 p.m.
Thread: Alternate means to the same end
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Trenin is an excellent bottom 6er. He kills penalties at an extremely high level, good defensively, relatively fast, physical. I can't think of a guy I'd rather target than Trenin.

Based on current prices It's just not worth going for a goalie, and the cap issues from a star goalies cost would be very detrimental to the rest of the roster. But again, we still have the assets available to be very aggressive for a goalie if need be during the season</div></div>

Noted on Trenin but you can’t trade for a goalie mid-season.. they typically struggle and the window is honestly now for NJ… they have the capability to move Palat next season when is MNTC kicks in with a 10 or 15 team list so that’s 6 million gone right when we need it.. I’ve built out 12 year plans many times using Google Sheets and they’re fine as long as the goalie is under 7 million and that’s with very generous raises for the guys you’d expect.. money won’t be an issue past next season which is the choke point.. cap frees up again when Casey/Gritsyuk hit the roster the year after
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 5:31 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 11:39 p.m.
Thread: NJ DEVILS SUMMER SIGNINGS
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Waffelz</b></div><div>Wasn't Holtz supposed to be a pretty good prospect? What happened?</div></div>

The Devils fanbase selects a scapegoat every season to blame their misery on basically.. 2 seasons ago it was Pavel Zacha, last season it was Damon Severson despite a franchise best year, this season it was Alex Holtz. Holtz had 2 statistically great seasons in the AHL developing, looked much faster and more determined on the puck in his rookie year and scored almost 20 goals and 40 points in very limited playing time. Everybody just likes to whine and he’s not developing fast enough for them… he definitely makes a boneheaded play here and there but so does every other player. I’m still mildly confident he can be an effective second line player given a coach that gets the right stuff out of him