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New Jersey Rebuild 2020 - 2021

Created by: Vido

Team: 2020-21 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 22, 2020

Published: Mar. 22, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

*PLEASE READ BEFORE ROASTING*

TRADES:

Kyle Palmieri: Want to gather assets in case he leaves as a free agent next year. I think Edmonton would be a good trade partner but I'm not sure the return here. I think Puljujarvi would need to be the centre piece coming back.

Alzner & Eriksson: I think it's going to be a 2 year rebuild where New Jersey is back in the playoffs for the 2022 - 2023 season. It could be a good opportunity for New Jersey to gain assets while taking on some bad contracts that expire by the time they are ready to contend again. Both vets could also help speed up the rebuild with their experience in a younger team. These trades would be dependent on ownership wanting to spend the money for draft picks as the salary cap is high for a team going through a rebuild. Also, not sure on the return here but, since they're 2 year contracts I wouldn't take anything lees then a 2nd + a 3rd.

Team wouldn't have any bad contracts by the time they're ready to push for the playoffs again

SIGNINGS:

Galchenyuk: Might as well take a low risk deal here where 2 things could happen. 1. He is terrible and his contract expires by the end of the season. 2. He ends being a decent player and you can look to re-sign him or flip him at the deadline. Very low risk move not hurting the future.

Depth signings: Not much to say here. Picked up a 2 guys with high upside that could turn into something. If not, no big deal they can just step in when guys get injured.

Long Term: Would look in to buying out Schneider and moving Gusev next season depending on what happens.

Overall, New Jersey could turn this around quickly depending on how fast their developmental system can bring prospects up.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Puljujärvi, Jesse		1	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Anderson, Joey	2	$925,000
Blackwood, Mackenzie	5	$5,000,000
Bratt, Jesper	3	$3,500,000
Hayden, John	1	$925,000
Merkley, Nick	2	$925,000
Mueller, Mirco	2	$1,500,000
Seney, Brett	2	$925,000
White, Colton	2	$735,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Galchenyuk, Alex	1	$2,000,000
Zykov, Valentin	1	$925,000
Olofsson, Gustav	2	$925,000

Trades

NJD

Puljujärvi, Jesse [Reserve List]
2022 2nd round pick (EDM)
2022 3rd round pick (EDM)

EDM

Palmieri, Kyle

NJD

Alzner, Karl
2020 2nd round pick (STL)
2020 3rd round pick (WSH)
2021 4th round pick (VGK)

MTL

2020 7th round pick (NJD)

NJD

Eriksson, Loui
2020 3rd round pick (VAN)
2021 2nd round pick (VAN)
2022 4th round pick (VAN)

VAN

2021 6th round pick (NJD)

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
22	$84,000,000	$64,406,097	$0	$2,850,000	$19,593,903

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Gusev, Nikita $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 7	Bratt, Jesper $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Wood, Miles $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Hughes, Jack $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 2	Puljujärvi, Jesse $925,000$925,000 RW UFA - 2
	Galchenyuk, Alex $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Anderson, Joey $925,000$925,000 RW RFA - 3
Zacha, Pavel $2,250,000$2,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Zajac, Travis $2,875,000$2,875,000 C NTC UFA - 1	Hayden, John $925,000$925,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1
Eriksson, Loui $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Butcher, Will $2,822,764$2,822,764 LD UFA - 2	Subban, P.K. $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 2	Blackwood, Mackenzie $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 3
Mueller, Mirco $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA	Severson, Damon $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 3	Schneider, Cory $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
Alzner, Karl $4,625,000$4,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Carrick, Connor $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Zykov, Valentin $925,000$925,000 LW UFA
Olofsson, Gustav $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1

Mar. 22, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

sh51_aa

Joined: Jun. 2019

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You made 3 trades but none of them make us better - not now and very likely not in the future.

Puljujärvi's value is low right now so you'd be throwing away Palmieri for potentially nothing. I like the idea of taking on bad contracts but there'd have to be more value for the Devils if they decide to do so.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Vido

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Vido

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Quoting: sh51_aa

I agree with you on the Pulujarvi part as it is a big risk taking him. I could still see him turning into a top 9 forward at worst though, Maybe it could be him + 1st to make the value even?

However, I think all 3 trades make the team better in the future. Obviously, depending on your trust in New Jerseys scouting and developmental team, the 6 picks acquired could either turn into NHL players or be traded for other assets. If you don't think they have a good developmental system they could target more ready prospects in the trades instead. The goal here was to make the team worse and go for higher draft picks for 2 years and be ready to contend for the 2022-2023 season.

On the trades for bad contracts, you're most likely looking at a first round pick max in return as seen in trades the past few seasons. This goes back to the developmental system where a 2nd, 3rd & 4th > 1st if you trust the R&D team.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 4:18 p.m.

sh51_aa

Joined: Jun. 2019

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We already have enough prospects in our farm with potential anywhere in the bottom half of the lineup (Basically anyone aside from Smith, Foote and maybe Boqvist). Right now we need to fill the other half and get a better supporting cast around Hughes & Hischier. You're not getting those players with 3rd & 4th round selections. Quality over quantity is the way to go right now.

And I'm sure 31 teams would take 1st over a 2nd/3rd and a 4th regardless of their scouting/development staff unless it's like a very low 1st and a very high 2nd.

The Alzner trade is the most likely to be around fair value but in the other 2 the Devils get robbed.

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Mar. 22, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

FireShero

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I think taking on Eriksson starts with the value of a 1st minimum: Marleau only had one year left and CAR got a 1st just for buying him out; plus I doubt Eriksson waivers his NTC to got to NJ unless he knows he is getting bought out and can sign wherever he wants.

Quoting: Vido

Obviously, depending on your trust in New Jerseys scouting and developmental team, the 6 picks acquired could either turn into NHL players or be traded for other assets. If you don't think they have a good developmental system they could target more ready prospects in the trades instead. T

I have no faith in the Devils Scouting/ Developmental team, Fitzgerald was assitant GM with Shero in PIT, and was the assitant GM for the entire time Shero was GM in NJ and outside of Hischer/ Hughes (1st overall) the only other two players that have lived up to their draft potential have been Blackwood and Bratt.

At this point I think it would be better for the Devils to trade for younger NHL ready players, like you mentioned, rather than waiting 2-4 years waiting on prospects that may/ may not develop.

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