Sell now win later

Created by: Matt1567

Team: 2024-25 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 4, 2024

Published: Mar. 4, 2024

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$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

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The Devils are 7 points out of the playoffs, with a game in hand on Philly, but I don't see them making it this year. If I was in charge I would look to sell off some pieces and then go fix the teams problems in the offseason, and hope it works.

Sign Mercer to a bridge deal, save some money for the Saros extension, and the Holtz, Nemec, and Hughes deals coming up, bring in some depth skaters and maybe a backup, but I'd let Daws and Schmid compete for the backup spot

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Daws, Nico	1	$900,000
Mercer, Dawson	3	$3,500,000
Schmid, Akira	1	$900,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Toffoli, Tyler		3	$6,000,000
Foegele, Warren		3	$3,250,000

Trades

NJD

2024 2nd round pick (EDM)
2025 3rd round pick (EDM)

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Warren Foegele

EDM

Toffoli, Tyler

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50% Retained at Deadline

NJD

Saros, Juuse

NSH

Vanecek, Vitek
2024 1st round pick (NJD)
2024 2nd round pick (EDM)

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Currently the Devils have the 12th overall pick, and are only 2 points ahead of the Sabres who have the 8th pick, whatever the pick ends up being, as long as it isn't top 2 I'd move it for a goalie.

Vanecek is purely a contract going the other way, could be bought-out or used by Nashville.

For comparison, the Devils traded the 9th overall pick in 2013 for Cory Schneider, a 27 year old goalie who had 2 years left at 4 mil, I think a pick around 10th, a late 2nd, and a contract to make the cap work would be fair.

Recapture Fees

Ilya Kovalchuk: $250,000

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$87,000,000	$79,351,397	$1,538,897	$5,950,000	$7,648,603

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Meier, Timo $8,800,000$8,800,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 7	Hughes, Jack $8,000,000$8,000,000 C UFA - 6	Bratt, Jesper $7,875,000$7,875,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 7
Holtz, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Mercer, Dawson $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, C RFA
Palat, Ondrej $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3	Haula, Erik $3,150,000$3,150,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 2	Foegele, Warren $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW, RW UFA
	Lazar, Curtis $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1	Bastian, Nathan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Siegenthaler, Jonas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 4	Hamilton, Dougie $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 4	Saros, Juuse $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 1
Hughes, Luke $925,000$925,000 ($1,850,000$2M) LD/RD RFA - 1	Nemec, Simon $918,333$918,333 ($3,250,000$3M) RD RFA - 2	Daws, Nico $900,000$900,000 G RFA
Bahl, Kevin $1,050,000$1,050,000 LD RFA - 1	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Schmid, Akira $900,000$900,000 G RFA

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Mar. 4 at 12:06 p.m.

herzausstein

Joined: Jun. 2016

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Schneider had also never been more than a backup at time of trade with 33 games in a single season and 98 total NHL games prior to trade.

Saros already started 49 games this season for reference. So you are comparing value of a promising rising goalie that hasnt assumed starting workload vs an established 60+ game starting goalie.

Nashville would pass. At the draft, more teams will have interest and capspace.

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Mar. 4 at 12:22 p.m.

villenash

Joined: May 2019

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Quoting: herzausstein

Not to mention Saros was 3rd in Vezina voting in 2022 and 4th in 2023.

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Mar. 4 at 12:39 p.m.

dgibb10

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Quoting: herzausstein

Schneider in the 3 years before his trade:

1st in GAA
1st in sv%
2nd in GSAX/60
4th in overall GSAx

Cory Schneider was already a top 5 goalie in hockey at the time of his trade

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Mar. 4 at 4:29 p.m.

herzausstein

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Quoting: dgibb10

Schneider in the 3 years before his trade:

1st in GAA
1st in sv%
2nd in GSAX/60
4th in overall GSAx

Cory Schneider was already a top 5 goalie in hockey at the time of his trade

12-13 season was a shortened season so he did have a "starters" load at 30 of 48 games i guess but having never carried a large majority of the games of a typical 82 game season. A season high of 33 games doesnt compare to a 67 game a year starter. Backup load vs starter.

Some backup or tandem goalies that fall apart under a heavy workload. You dont know how if he can physically or mentally handle the stress of the increased workload. Etc.

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Mar. 4 at 4:30 p.m.

SwarmChair

Joined: Aug. 2022

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Sure for Toffoli. No need to send Foegele out though. And he’s a UFA so don’t see why Devils take him if they are selling.

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