Not a New Jersey fan but what do you think

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Created by: nalzugaray12

Team: 2019-20 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 25, 2019

Published: Jun. 25, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

I'm a fan of the potential of the top 9 of the team. Boqvist has a legitimate chance of making the Devils out of camp. However, I'm not a fan of the fourth line. I brought back all the fourth liners because I don't personally know how Devils fans feel about them. If anything, I'd recommend completely overhauling the 4th line for more established, hard working players.

I also signed Ben Chiarot. Andy Greene has 1 year left and Chiarot is a solid, serviceable replacement.

Devils fans, tell me what you think your team should do. I know it's easy to say you want a stud top 6 forward, but looking at the roster I have a feeling they just might continue to develop young talent and go from there. Like I said, I think an overhaul of 4th line, depth players can do this team some good.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Zacha, Pavel	2	$1,925,000
Butcher, Will	6	$5,000,000
Mueller, Mirco	2	$1,450,000
Carrick, Connor	2	$1,300,000
Noesen, Stefan	2	$1,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Chiarot, Ben		3	$3,250,000
Agostino, Kenny		2	$950,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Hughes, Jack		3	$925,000

Buyouts

Mike Cammalleri: $1,666,667

Recapture Fees

Ilya Kovalchuk: $250,000

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$61,617,500	$0	$3,025,000	$19,882,500

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW UFA - 1	Hischier, Nico $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 1	Boqvist, Jesper $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 3
Bratt, Jesper $749,167$749,167 ($42,500$42K) RW, LW UFA - 1	Hughes, Jack $925,000$925,000	Palmieri, Kyle $2,325,000$2,325,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Wood, Miles $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 3	Zajac, Travis $2,875,000$2,875,000 C NTC UFA - 2	Zacha, Pavel $1,925,000$1,925,000 C, LW UFA - 3
Agostino, Kenny $950,000$950,000 LW UFA - 2	Coleman, Blake $1,800,000$1,800,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Noesen, Stefan $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
		Hayden, John $750,000$750,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Butcher, Will $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 3	Subban, P.K. $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 3	Schneider, Cory $6,000,000$6,000,000 G NTC UFA - 3
Chiarot, Ben $3,250,000$3,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Severson, Damon $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 4	Blackwood, Mackenzie $697,500$697,500 ($132,500$132K) G UFA - 1
Greene, Andy $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 1	Vatanen, Sami $2,437,500$2,437,500 LD/RD UFA - 1
Mueller, Mirco $1,450,000$1,450,000 LD UFA - 1	Carrick, Connor $1,300,000$1,300,000 RD UFA - 2

Jun. 25, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Fire_Holland

Joined: Feb. 2018

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Team is still going to be incredibly mediocre. Especially when Hall is gone next year.

Jun. 25, 2019 at 12:21 p.m.

nalzugaray12

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Bahston Brewins

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Quoting: Fire_Holland

Team is still going to be incredibly mediocre. Especially when Hall is gone next year.

I think they'll improve greatly with Subban and Hughes. A lot of other question marks though with goaltending, the bottom 6 offense, and overall defensive play

Jun. 25, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Fire_Holland

Joined: Feb. 2018

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Quoting: nalzugaray12

I think they'll improve greatly with Subban and Hughes. A lot of other question marks though with goaltending, the bottom 6 offense, and overall defensive play

Subban is terribly overrated and outrageously overpaid. Great move by NSH to get rid of that absurd cap hit and spend it elsewhere.

Jun. 25, 2019 at 1:34 p.m.

nalzugaray12

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Bahston Brewins

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Quoting: Fire_Holland

Subban is terribly overrated and outrageously overpaid. Great move by NSH to get rid of that absurd cap hit and spend it elsewhere.

I think his cap hit is definitely too much but he's still good enough to improve a team

Jun. 25, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.

LawJeffreyL

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 107

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A few Notes:
1. Coleman likely to stay on one of Zajac's wings.
2. Zacha to slot in a depth center role, but I think that contract value is accurate.
3. Ty Smith makes this team without question. Ben Chiarot not signed as a result.
4. I don't see Boqvist in a Top 6 role, but I would love for him to click with Hall and Hischier.
5. Unlikely to see Agostino get a contract. More likely to have a spot for Bastian/Seeney/Rooney

Jun. 26, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

nalzugaray12

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Bahston Brewins

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Quoting: LawJeffreyL

Thanks for the response. When I was building the team I only signed Agostino because I didn't know how Devils fans felt about him so I brought him back to be safe. I'm a Boston fan and he wasn't a great player here, but it looks like he had a decent year for NJ this past year.

Also I saw your note about Zacha being played in a depth center position. I just personally don't think the man can take his game to the next level if he's in a fourth line role. Would it be crazy if Zajac played a 4th line center position? (Assuming Zacha outplays him)

Jun. 26, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

LawJeffreyL

Joined: Jun. 2015

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Quoting: nalzugaray12

If the team acquires another top 6 guy, Zacha could be Centered between Boqvist and Bastian (potentially) which would be a great "3rd scoring line," in my eyes.
Zajac centering Coleman and Wood would be the checking line that could do wonders shutting down top lines, as well. Zacha is a very reliable defensive player who can chip in offensively. Zajac isn't getting any younger. The long term plan, hopefully, is for Zacha to slot in to that defensive center role in the future.
That being said, if Zacha is to slide to the wing, I think he'd be best suited 2LW with Hughes and Palmieri, moving Bratt to the 1RW role. Coleman has thrived on the wing, so if Zacha is playing LW, McLeod would likely jump up to the 4C role.

Sorry if that was a bit more information than you asked for

Jun. 26, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

nalzugaray12

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Bahston Brewins

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Quoting: LawJeffreyL

no its all good. I wanted to learn more about the structure of their roster

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