Pietrangelo 8 Yrs 9 AAV- 4th to STL and New Lines

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Created by: LouRules

Team: 2020-21 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 18, 2020

Published: Jul. 16, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Winnipeg wins lottery and drafts Lafreniere.

Vancouver loses qualifier swaps firsts.

Carolina and Vatanen win qualifier, send their 2020 3rd.

Arizona wins qualifier, first, second, and conf semis (loses in 7 to Vegas in conf finals) sends pick 27, upgrades 2021 conditional 3rd to a 2nd.

Before the draft, the Devils add a significant prospect to their team, coming to terms with Reilly Walsh and watching him play in Binghamton with some cups of coffee rather than miss the entire Ivy League season.

(7) Alexander Holtz RW
(27) Justin Barron RHD

Before free agency the Devils send the Blues a 4th round pick for the negotiating rights to Pietrangelo, in a transaction hoping to hit on the next Scott Stevens. The Devils use their cap space not to help some other team and accrue assets, but instead hire a true difference maker, best at his position, league renowned leader, and captain of the team for the next eight years.

In an unexpected and lucky move, Hall re-signs with Arizona after their conference final cup run. This upgrades the 2021 conditional pick again, from a 2nd to an unprotected 1st.

To finish the offseason the Devils bring back former captain Andy Greene to pair with Pietrangelo for limited even strength minutes and to eat up plenty of penalty kill time.

Jack Hughes comes back a year later looking like Hercules and picks up on the chemistry of the Bratt Zacha Gusev line immediately.

Miles Wood on the second line with Hischier and Palmieri is an interesting Lindy Ruff choice with the hope Wood can elevate his game to become a budget Tom Wilson.

All four of the bottom line wing positions are filled with young promising players with limited experience. This is their audition season with more heralded prospects Foote LW and Holtz RW a year from contributing. My guess is Ryan Merkley is a legit middle 6 player and Mike McLeod will be a valuable, inexpensive defensive 3rd/4th line center and the others will eventually be replaced.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Walsh, Reilly		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Anderson, Joey	2	$1,000,000
Merkley, Nick	2	$1,000,000
Bratt, Jesper	3	$3,000,000
Blackwood, Mackenzie	2	$3,500,000
Mueller, Mirco	2	$1,800,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Pietrangelo, Alex		8	$9,000,000
Greene, Andy		1	$3,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Holtz, Alexander		3	$925,000
Barron, Justin		3	$925,000

Trades

NJD

2021 1st round pick (VAN)

VAN

2020 1st round pick (VAN)

NJD

2020 3rd round pick (CAR)

CAR

NJD

2021 1st round pick (ARI)

ARI

2021 3rd round pick (ARI)

NJD

Rights to negotiate with impending UFA Alex Pietrangelo

STL

2021 4th 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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$65,244,429	$0	$3,782,500	$16,255,571

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bratt, Jesper $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Hughes, Jack $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 2	Gusev, Nikita $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Wood, Miles $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 7	Palmieri, Kyle $2,325,000$2,325,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Boqvist, Jesper $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Zacha, Pavel $2,250,000$2,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Merkley, Nick $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Kuokkanen, Janne $811,666$811,666 ($32,500$32K) LW, C UFA - 1	Zajac, Travis $2,875,000$2,875,000 C NTC UFA - 1	Anderson, Joey $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW RFA - 3
	McLeod, Michael $863,333$863,333 ($500,000$500K) C RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Greene, Andy $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Pietrangelo, Alex $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 7	Blackwood, Mackenzie $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 3
Smith, Ty $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) LD/RD RFA - 3	Subban, P.K. $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 2	Schneider, Cory $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
Butcher, Will $2,822,764$2,822,764 LD UFA - 2	Severson, Damon $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 3
Mueller, Mirco $1,800,000$1,800,000 LD UFA	Carrick, Connor $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Gusev, N.		Hughes, J.		Palmieri, K.
	Butcher, W.		Pietrangelo, A.

Power Play 2
Wood, M.		Hischier, N.		Bratt, J.
	Smith, T.		Severson, D.

Penalty Kill 1
	Zajac, T.	Anderson, J.
	Greene, A.	Severson, D.

Penalty Kill 2
	Zacha, P.	Hischier, N.
	Greene, A.	Pietrangelo, A.

Jul. 16, 2020 at 9:42 p.m.

ecupirate07

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Waddell doesn’t believe that Car owes NJ any pick

Jul. 16, 2020 at 9:42 p.m.

SlickWilly

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I mean, you're only getting an extra week after the trade, and if Pietro would need that extra week of negotiating, it might not be worth it. Just gotta open up the checkbook and outbid everyone else

Jul. 16, 2020 at 9:55 p.m.

Devil

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I wouldn't give a 30 year old an 8 year contract

Jul. 16, 2020 at 10:12 p.m.

ItWasIn

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You can't give 8 years to a player that isn't on your roster by the time the TDL passes, 7 years is the max.

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Jul. 16, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.

ecupirate07

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Quoting: ItWasIn

You can't give 8 years to a player that isn't on your roster by the time the TDL passes, 7 years is the max.

You can trade for rights

Jul. 16, 2020 at 10:18 p.m.

ItWasIn

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Quoting: ecupirate07

You can trade for rights

Doesn't matter. Hanifin wasn't eligible for an 8 year deal when he was traded to CGY. Have to be property of that team before the TDL passes for 8 years to be on the table

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Jul. 16, 2020 at 10:37 p.m.

Stones6160

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I mean, if Vegas doesn’t pick up Barron if he’s still there I’d be fuming, if a team picks him up before Vegas Pick they be doom

Jul. 16, 2020 at 10:39 p.m.

DevilsFanInTX

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Yikes man. Comparing Peitrangelo to Stevens is a massive stretch. Just out of curiosity, did you watch the Devils in the 90s/00s? I’m curious what you think makes their games so similar.

Agreed with above about giving a 30 year old a 7/8 year deal. No thanks.

Sami needs to play 12 regular season games or 70% of the playoff games. No guarantee!

I love the optimism here! We need more of this.

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Jul. 17, 2020 at 4:28 a.m.

Caniac2000

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Carolina don't owe New Jersey any pick because the restrictions for the 4th weren't met. Therefore, it doesn't matter what happens in the playoffs, the pick cannot upgrade because we don't owe you a pick

Jul. 17, 2020 at 9:07 a.m.

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DiehardRedWingsFan58

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Quoting: ecupirate07

You can trade for rights

Dude even trading for rights, It's still only 7 years only St Louis can offer Pietrangelo 8 years the rest 7 years. Acquiring his rights only means you can negotiate a deal sooner.

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Jul. 17, 2020 at 10:20 a.m.

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LouRules

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Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58

Dude even trading for rights, It's still only 7 years only St Louis can offer Pietrangelo 8 years the rest 7 years. Acquiring his rights only means you can negotiate a deal sooner.

Didn’t realize. Thanks for the correction. Unfortunately the best chance the Devils have at a talent like Pietrangelo is with an 8th year. We’ll see.

Jul. 17, 2020 at 10:23 a.m.

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LouRules

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Quoting: Caniac2000

Quoting: ecupirate07

Waddell doesn’t believe that Car owes NJ any pick

Haven’t seen this verified. I would not speak on it so definitively if I were you two, could be a disappointment. Especially with many conditional picks still negotiable.

Jul. 17, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

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LouRules

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Quoting: DevilsFanInTX

I think it’s less of a stretch than you think. Stevens is inarguably a higher pedigree player when the Devils acquired him than Pietrangelo currently is. But both were top 5 picks, produced roughly 450 points in their first 10 seasons. Stevens point production was more impressive as those were his age 18-28 seasons versus 20-30 for AP. Coincidentally they’d both be coming from STL albeit only a year there for SS, and in my scenario above the Devils were taking an odd route to acquire him, just like SS.

It’s because I was a fan of the 95 team and saw great blue liners perform well into their thirties for this team that I think a deal like this for the best available at his position is worth it.

Jul. 17, 2020 at 10:34 a.m.

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Quoting: LouRules

Haven’t seen this verified. I would not speak on it so definitively if I were you two, could be a disappointment. Especially with many conditional picks still negotiable.

I have seen it verified. You're not getting a pick

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Jul. 17, 2020 at 10:45 a.m.

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ecupirate07

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Quoting: LouRules

Haven’t seen this verified. I would not speak on it so definitively if I were you two, could be a disappointment. Especially with many conditional picks still negotiable.

I havent spoken on it 'definitively." I have only shared what I have heard the GM say.

Jul. 17, 2020 at 11:22 a.m.

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LouRules

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Quoting: DavidAyers

I mean, if Vegas doesn’t pick up Barron if he’s still there I’d be fuming, if a team picks him up before Vegas Pick they be doom

In my scenario above Vegas goes to the Stanley Cup Final, I don’t think you’ll be worried about missing Barron if that happens!

Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:21 p.m.

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DevilsFanInTX

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Quoting: LouRules

I get held up on the comparison because Stevens was a force on his own blue line. When I think of SS, I think of a brick wall defender delivering mind-altering (literally) hits that generated his “top-10/15 all time” reputation. Admittedly, I haven’t watched much Blues hockey, but I don’t get the sense that AP is that type of player.

Far points in terms of how both players were/would be acquired and point production!

Aug. 1, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

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LouRules

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Quoting: Caniac2000

I have seen it verified. You're not getting a pick

Quoting: ecupirate07

I havent spoken on it 'definitively." I have only shared what I have heard the GM say.

https://www.reddit.com/r/devils/comments/i1jxhz/friedman_if_car_beats_nyr_and_vatanen_plays_in_70/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Let’s go Rangers! 😈😂 but also good luck to Sami!

Aug. 1, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.

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Pietrangelo wouldn't sign here and he wouldn't wouldn't make enough of a difference to make it worth it.

Aug. 1, 2020 at 7:14 p.m.

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ecupirate07

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Quoting: LouRules

What the league is saying today is different than what our GM said two weeks ago. Obviously he was wrong but he may not have expected this bubble thing to actually come to fruition.

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