This season might be over

Created by: Shaners79

Team: 2023-24 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 7, 2024

Published: Jan. 7, 2024

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 is looking like a patch work of a team. Meier can't stay healthy as well as Palat. Defense is in shambles. I expect Jack to be out for a week baring a worse case scenario with the results on Tuesday. Sitting on the edge of the playoffs right now. I don't think this lineup can keep them afloat for long. If we are in fact targeting say Tanev or Hanifin Fitz now has his back against the wall. Calgary and any other teams can smell blood.

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
22	$83,500,000	$71,205,833	$422,500	$5,540,000	$12,294,167

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Holtz, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2	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
Haula, Erik $3,150,000$3,150,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 3	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 4	Toffoli, Tyler $2,125,000$2,125,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Lazar, Curtis $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 2	McLeod, Michael $1,400,000$1,400,000 C RFA - 1	Bastian, Nathan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 2
Willman, Max $775,000$775,000 LW UFA - 1	Tierney, Chris $775,000$775,000 C UFA - 1	Clarke, Graeme $850,833$850,833 ($57,500$58K) RW, C RFA - 1
	Laberge, Samuel $775,000$775,000 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hughes, Luke $925,000$925,000 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Miller, Colin $1,850,000$1,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Vanecek, Vitek $3,400,000$3,400,000 G UFA - 2
Bahl, Kevin $1,050,000$1,050,000 LD RFA - 2	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 4	Daws, Nico $850,833$850,833 ($57,500$58K) G RFA - 1
Smith, Brendan $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD, LW UFA - 1	Nemec, Simon $918,333$918,333 ($3,250,000$3M) RD RFA - 3
	Foote, Cal $800,000$800,000 RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Nosek, Tomas $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Hamilton, Dougie $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 5
	Palat, Ondrej $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 4	Siegenthaler, Jonas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LD UFA - 5
	Hughes, Jack $8,000,000$8,000,000 C UFA - 7
	Meier, Timo $8,800,000$8,800,000 LW, RW UFA - 8

Top Comments

Jan. 7 at 8:49 a.m.

jonh514

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There are relief options on the market. This "could" be a good thing. Now you know the limits of your depth. It's better to learn that in the regular season rather than the playoffs.

You can pickup some cheaper assets to bolster the team for the regular season and as depth pieces in the playoffs.

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Jan. 7 at 9:24 a.m.

Shaners79

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Quoting: jonh514

I can see them getting Tatar back to fill in the forward group. He knows this group and we have the space on LTIR

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Jan. 7 at 9:27 a.m.

Andy_Dick

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Retool like Tampa did in 2016-17 and reassess. NJD have one of the best young cores in the league. Having Hughes/Hischier as your top2 centers is what built dynasties for past teams like the Penguins.

This year could be a learning lesson NOT to rely simply on young talent after dumping so many linchpins on defence like Severson and Graves.

Quoting: jonh514

Which is what Julien Brisebois is master at! Fitz needs to take some risks instead of trying to save face. Only 1 winner at the end of the year, you dont get Stanley Cups for making the responsible choices each and every year. You need to push your chips to the middle of the table during you window.

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Jan. 7 at 9:33 a.m.

Shaners79

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Quoting: Andy_Dick

It's tough to say what the issues really are other than consistency. Goal is our main issue, our D has been porous to say the least. But the forward group has never had a extended length of time time together without a injury. Growing pains is right

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Jan. 7 at 9:37 a.m.

Andy_Dick

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Quoting: Shaners79

You dont want to be the Islanders whom have an AHL defence rn w/o Pulock/Pelech YET moving up the standings with the loser point. It's ok to step back! Ebbs and flows.
Let the Penguins and Isles self destruct after this season.

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