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If the Devils made the right draft picks

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Team: 2020-21 New Jersey Devils
Initial Creation Date: Nov. 17, 2020
Published: Nov. 17, 2020
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If the Devils drafted the best player (within 3 picks)
Free Agent Signings
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2$4,000,000
3$3,000,000
Trades
1.
NJD
  1. Werenski, Zachary
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Drafted at 8 in 2015
CBJ
  1. Zacha, Pavel
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Drafted at 6 in 2015
2.
NJD
  1. McAvoy, Charlie
Additional Details:
Drafted at 14 in 2016
BOS
  1. McLeod, Michael
Additional Details:
Drafted at 12 in 2016
Buyouts
Recapture Fees
Buried
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2021
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2022
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2023
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
20$81,500,000$69,738,555$0$2,982,500$11,761,445
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$3,000,000$3,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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$7,250,000$7,250,000
C
UFA - 7
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$2,325,000$2,325,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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$1,000,000$1,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
C
UFA - 2
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$3,400,000$3,400,000
LW, RW
UFA - 3
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$894,167$894,167
LW
RFA - 4
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$2,875,000$2,875,000
C
NTC
UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000
C, LW
RFA - 2
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
LW
UFA - 2
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$874,125$874,125
RW, C
UFA - 1
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$714,166$714,166 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
RW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD
UFA - 2
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$4,900,000$4,900,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
G
UFA - 3
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$4,600,000$4,600,000
LD
UFA - 1
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$9,000,000$9,000,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$3,900,000$3,900,000
G
NTC
UFA - 2
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$2,822,764$2,822,764
LD
UFA - 2
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$4,166,666$4,166,666
RD
UFA - 3

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Nov. 17, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.
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Sure but you can say that about every pick. The two players you re-signed are really good picks for their rank and who got drafted 3 picks before or after.
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Nov. 17, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.
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I don’t really care for these hindsight threads.
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Nov. 17, 2020 at 4:53 p.m.
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It's tough, because Zacha was very highly rated coming out. Shero wanted a physical two way centerman and that's what Zacha projected to be. Missing on that pick is a large part of why the Devils are where they are- they could have had any of Werenski, Provorov, Rantanen, Barzal, Chabot, or Connor. I'm sure I'm missing some as well. The McLeod pick irked me at the time as well because we actually traded down with Ottawa. I wanted Logan Brown at the time- McAvoy didn't even cross my mind.
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Nov. 17, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.
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Quoting: Book_Hockey
It's tough, because Zacha was very highly rated coming out. Shero wanted a physical two way centerman and that's what Zacha projected to be. Missing on that pick is a large part of why the Devils are where they are- they could have had any of Werenski, Provorov, Rantanen, Barzal, Chabot, or Connor. I'm sure I'm missing some as well. The McLeod pick irked me at the time as well because we actually traded down with Ottawa. I wanted Logan Brown at the time- McAvoy didn't even cross my mind.


Yea I was disappointed with those two picks too. The 2015 draft was so stacked and even though Zacha isn't a bad player, Devils could have gone way better. McLeod pick didn't make too much sense either. The Devils drafted a ton of offensive players from 2014-2020 and if they just made these two different choices they would be a playoff contender.
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Nov. 17, 2020 at 5:26 p.m.
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Quoting: Devil1122
Yea I was disappointed with those two picks too. The 2015 draft was so stacked and even though Zacha isn't a bad player, Devils could have gone way better. McLeod pick didn't make too much sense either. The Devils drafted a ton of offensive players from 2014-2020 and if they just made these two different choices they would be a playoff contender.


Yeah it's been bad; since 2014 the Devils only have 5 guys (Zacha, Bratt, Hischier, Blackwood and Hughes) that they drafted that have played more than 82 games (counting Hughes because of the shortened season plus talent)

Hopefully Fitz fixed that this draft.
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Nov. 17, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.
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Quoting: Book_Hockey
I wanted Logan Brown at the time- McAvoy didn't even cross my mind.


Yeah, I remember banging on my steering-wheel when I heard the Devils picked Hischier over Patrick. That's why GM mode has a save feature.
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Nov. 17, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.
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I don’t really care for these hindsight threads.


This all day especially in the ACGM. Put that kind of stuff in forums.
 
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