2023 Offseason

Garland for Severson = no

Fair value, but Canucks decline.

Severson to me is like a Myers 2.0, except that he's younger. They're most likely going to sign him in UFA after his contract is up

If it's in the off season NEXT YEAR, why is Vancouver trading a very good asset for a UFA expiring right then and there. When they can just hang up the phone, and then sign him as a UFA that same damn FA opening... For FREE.

If Severson is traded, it's either going to be before the season coming or during. Not after.

The only way that would make sense, is if Vancouver wanted 8 years on his contract. But even then, paying Garland for 1 extra year on a contract is how you get fired.

I like the idea of getting Girard in next summer.
With the Avs impending cap crunch and depth at D Girard could certainly be available at a reasonable cost.

I wonder if the Devils wouldn't be better off trying to swap those picks out for some prospects however.
From 2023 and 4 years onward the D corps would be set by Hamilton, Hughes, Marino, Nemec, Siegenthaler and now Girard.

That means that none of Mukhammadulin, Walsh, Bahl or Okhotiuk will be full time NHLers with the Devils, so would have to trade them sooner or later.
Better to try and involve one or two of them in this Girard trade while also giving the Avs some low cost options at 3rd pair, no?
I think Mukhammadulin could be swapped out for one of the picks, and one of the other guys could also be added here as the Devils wouldn't have any use for them.

Anyway, I projected this out long term for the Devils and adding Girard (and Garland) should work just fine provided that Palat is traded ahead of 25-26 and Marino the year after (with Casey to replace).

Girard acquisition 2023 (+ Garland / Sevo swap). Projecting the cap and stuff. #NJDevils #JBITBPITNHL pic.twitter.com/Zrg1zdTGf9

— ICA Stig (@LucidLeprechaun) August 10, 2022

That trade is done before 2022 TDL I imagine.
OP probably just forgot to write that out.