Likely Devils Roster as of July 13

Created by: Classic_Devil

Team: 2023-24 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 1, 2023

Published: Jul. 13, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

This roster assumes the Devils will make no additional signings (other than their own RFAs) or trades prior to training camp.

* Bahl is probably not going to get a contract with an AAV of this magnitude, but assuming we make no additional roster changes I suspect we're going to want to try to get him signed long-term at a good team AAV. This contract represents what is probably the most extreme version in both years and AAV.

* I am assuming Nemec forces his way into the lineup in camp. If he does not we could carry two of Clarke/Holtz/Thompson instead of one. I do not believe we will be waiving Smith or Miller, regardless of what happens in camp; we'll carry 8 defensemen if we have to.

* Of Clarke/Holtz/Thompson, I'm penciling Holtz in as the 3rd line RW. As it stands at the moment, one of those three is almost certain to have that spot, though there's an outside chance Bastian ends up there with Lazar as the everyday 4th line RW.

* Team needs at the trade deadline would be a reliable starting goaltender (assuming we are not totally comfortable with Schmid in that role), a potential 3rd pairing defenseman (assuming we are not comfortable with either Nemec or Miller in that role), and a potential 3rd pairing RW/C.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bahl, Kevin		6	$2,000,000

Buyouts

Cory Schneider: $2,000,000
Janne Kuokkanen: $325,000

Recapture Fees

Ilya Kovalchuk: $250,000

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$80,443,333	$422,500	$5,482,500	$3,056,667

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Meier, Timo $8,800,000$8,800,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 4	Mercer, Dawson $894,167$894,167 ($400,000$400K) RW, C RFA - 1
Bratt, Jesper $7,875,000$7,875,000 RW, LW UFA - 8	Hughes, Jack $8,000,000$8,000,000 C UFA - 7	Toffoli, Tyler $2,125,000$2,125,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Palat, Ondrej $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 4	Haula, Erik $3,150,000$3,150,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 3	Holtz, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2
Foote, Nolan $863,333$863,333 LW RFA - 1	McLeod, Michael $1,400,000$1,400,000 C RFA - 1	Bastian, Nathan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Siegenthaler, Jonas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LD UFA - 5	Hamilton, Dougie $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 5	Vanecek, Vitek $3,400,000$3,400,000 G UFA - 2
Hughes, Luke $925,000$925,000 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 4	Schmid, Akira $850,833$850,833 ($57,500$58K) G RFA - 1
Bahl, Kevin $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD RFA - 2	Nemec, Simon $918,333$918,333 ($3,250,000$3M) RD RFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Lazar, Curtis $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 2		Daws, Nico $850,833$850,833 ($57,500$58K) G RFA - 1
Miller, Colin $1,850,000$1,850,000 RD UFA - 1
Smith, Brendan $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD, LW UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Clarke, Graeme $850,833$850,833 ($0$0$0$0) ($57,500$58K) RW, C RFA - 1
Thompson, Tyce $762,500$762,500 ($0$0$0$0) RW RFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Toffoli, T.		Meier, T.		Bratt, J.
	Hughes, J.		Hamilton, D.

Power Play 2
Holtz, A.		Palat, O.		Hischier, N.
	Hughes, L.		Nemec, S.

Penalty Kill 1
	McLeod, M.	Hischier, N.
	Siegenthaler, J.	Marino, J.

Penalty Kill 2
	Bastian, N.	Haula, E.
	Bahl, K.	Nemec, S.

Top Comments

Jul. 13, 2023 at 1:21 p.m.

Devsfan25

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Everything points to Nemec starting the year in Utica

Jul. 13, 2023 at 1:24 p.m.

pretzelcoatl

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If Nemec makes the team we'd send Smith down, and there are reports that they want Schmid in the AHL.

Jul. 13, 2023 at 1:35 p.m.

Smitty426

Joined: May 2016

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I think Holtz better make some noise this year or else

Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.

Classic_Devil

Classic Devil

Joined: Jun. 2015

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Quoting: Devsfan25

Everything points to Nemec starting the year in Utica

I agree that is the preference, but if Nemec plays incredibly well in camp he’ll be on the team, regardless of current preferences. If he doesn’t play well enough to force his way onto the roster, though, not much changes. Miller slides into that 4th pairing RHD spot, and Thompson or Clarke become the third regular skater scratch.

Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.

Classic_Devil

Classic Devil

Joined: Jun. 2015

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Quoting: pretzelcoatl

If Nemec makes the team we'd send Smith down, and there are reports that they want Schmid in the AHL.

I doubt we would waive Smith regardless. He would have no cap hit in the minors, but the staff like him and by all reports he’s a good locker room presence. I don’t think we’d have any issue with carrying 8 defensemen.

I agree that the team wants Schmid playing every game in the AHL for the sake of maximizing his playing time, but this roster was not attempting to prognosticate about potential goaltending adds (which, for Schmid not to be the backup, we need to add a goaltender). I definitely think Fitzgerald is looking at Hellebucyk (which is also probably why Bahl remains unsigned, as we’d need to save cap elsewhere on the roster), but if that falls through it’s possible we sign someone like Keith Kinkaid or trade for a depth goalie to sit behind Vanecek most nights.

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