NJ needs a middle-six RW

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Created by: NHLfan10506

Team: 2020-21 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 14, 2020

Published: Oct. 14, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Which of these guys would be best for NJD to acquire?

They are all different (experience, ability, contract, etc)...so the trades to acquire them would differ. Not looking for which is best trade. Looking for who is best RW for NJD to target. My thinking is this...Holtz wil be here in a year or so, but Palmieri may not be. They need to fill RW hole for now and future.

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My old list:

1. Robert Thomas (removed - too expensive)
2. Luke Kunin (removed - traded to Nashville)
3. Alex Tuch (removed - not available)
4. Jake Virtanen
5. Jack Roslovic
6. Kevin Labanc (removed - resigned large deal in SJ)

Adding
7. Brendan Gallagher
8. Oliver Wahlstrom

(considered but didn't include: Tyler Johnson, Alex Nylander, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Travis Konecny)
(not considered: Hoffman, Dadonov)

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Rank them...who should be top target for NJD to go after?
Any others I should add?

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Don't get too hung up on salary cap (would not do all of these deals) nor lines (I just fit them in quickly). The trades are best guesses at what the trade would look like...am flexible on those. But if you are here to say "Gallagher starts with Ty Smith, Alexander Holtz and a 1st"...you're not in the right spot.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bratt, Jesper	3	$3,500,000
Blackwood, Mackenzie	3	$3,500,000
Merkley, Nick	2	$950,000

Trades

NJD

Roslovic, Jack [RFA Rights]

WPG

McLeod, Michael
2021 3rd round pick (ARI)

NJD

Virtanen, Jake [RFA Rights]

VAN

2022 4th round pick (NJD)

NJD

Gallagher, Brendan

MTL

Merkley, Nick
2021 2nd round pick (NYI)

NJD

NYI

2023 7th round pick (NJD)

Buyouts

Cory Schneider: $2,000,000
Mike Cammalleri: $1,666,667

Recapture Fees

Ilya Kovalchuk: $250,000

Buried

Johnny Boychuk: $4,925,000 ($6,000,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$73,489,429	$0	$3,952,500	$8,010,571

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	Palmieri, Kyle $2,325,000$2,325,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Bratt, Jesper $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Hughes, Jack $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 2	Wahlstrom, Oliver $894,167$894,167 ($537,500$538K) RW RFA - 3
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Zacha, Pavel $2,250,000$2,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Gallagher, Brendan $3,750,000$3,750,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 1
Wood, Miles $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Zajac, Travis $2,875,000$2,875,000 C NTC UFA - 1	Bastian, Nathan $714,166$714,166 ($132,500$132K) RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Murray, Ryan $4,600,000$4,600,000 LD UFA - 1	Subban, P.K. $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 2	Blackwood, Mackenzie $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 3
Butcher, Will $2,822,764$2,822,764 LD UFA - 2	Severson, Damon $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 3	Crawford, Corey $3,900,000$3,900,000 G NTC UFA - 2
Smith, Ty $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) LD/RD RFA - 3	Carrick, Connor $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Boqvist, Jesper $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 2
Kuokkanen, Janne $811,666$811,666 ($32,500$32K) LW, C UFA - 1
Walsh, Reilly $925,000$925,000 RD UFA - 3

Oct. 14, 2020 at 8:53 a.m.

Devil

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1. Wahlstrom
2. Virtanen
3. Roslovic
4. Gallagher

Oct. 14, 2020 at 8:59 a.m.

Subbanator7667

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You would need either a 1st or a higher end prospect to get Gallagher

Oct. 14, 2020 at 9:18 a.m.

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Quoting: Subbanator7667

You would need either a 1st or a higher end prospect to get Gallagher

They’d need both. He’s a 30 goal scorer with some of the best intangibles in the league.

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Oct. 14, 2020 at 9:19 a.m.

Subbanator7667

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Quoting: Dumb

They’d need both. He’s a 30 goal scorer with some of the best intangibles in the league.

If its New Jersey they likely will be a pretty high pick even with Gally in the line up, no lottery protection would be enticing with that team

Oct. 14, 2020 at 9:21 a.m.

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Quoting: Subbanator7667

If its New Jersey they likely will be a pretty high pick even with Gally in the line up, no lottery protection would be enticing with that team

Habs don’t need draft picks, they’d rather have already drafted prospects who are closer to the NHL. Smith or Holtz would have to be included

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Oct. 14, 2020 at 9:41 a.m.

NHLfan10506

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Quoting: Dumb

Habs don’t need draft picks, they’d rather have already drafted prospects who are closer to the NHL. Smith or Holtz would have to be included

Smith, Holtz, and the 2021 1st pick are off the table.

(besides, Smith lives with Gallagher in off-season...would make things a little awkward, no?)

Anyway, not debating components of deal...looking at which RW should go after

Quoting: Devil1122

1. Wahlstrom
2. Virtanen
3. Roslovic
4. Gallagher

Like Devil1122 did here (Thanks Devil1122)

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Oct. 14, 2020 at 10:26 a.m.

remowilliams

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canucks would decline can do better for jake.probably a sweetner in a deal to shed money.in my opinion.

Oct. 14, 2020 at 10:37 a.m.

Isles777

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Isles decline. They need wahlstrom

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Oct. 14, 2020 at 11:47 a.m.

Devil

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Yup. What would be ur order?

Oct. 14, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.

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Quoting: Devil1122

Yup. What would be ur order?

1. Roslovic
2. Wahlstrom
3. Gallagher
4. Virtanen

But obviously depends on what is being given up.

Oct. 14, 2020 at 1:57 p.m.

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Quoting: Isles777

Isles decline. They need wahlstrom

Quoting: remowilliams

canucks would decline can do better for jake.probably a sweetner in a deal to shed money.in my opinion.

Thanks...the point I was trying to go for, "was which of these four guys should NJD target"...and not, "do these offers work?"

They are all RWs from teams that need to move players out...no idea, in this market, what actual prices would be

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