NJ Devils prospect overview

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Created by: NHLfan10506

Team: 2020-21 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 22, 2021

Published: Feb. 22, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

PROSPECT TIERS:

Tier I (LW): top-line forward or top pair d-man
Tier II (C): top-six forward or top-4 d-man
Tier III (RW): middle-six forward, middle pair d-man
Tier IV (LD): bottom-six forward or #5-7 d-man
Tier V (RD): role players, depth pieces and/or AHL players

IR: NHL Players 23 and under
LTIR: NHL Players 24 and over

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PROSPECT RANKING:
Tier I
1. Alexander Holtz (RW) SHL

Tier II
2. Dawson Mercer (C/RW) QMJHL
3. Nolan Foote (LW) AHL
4. Reilly Walsh (RHD) AHL
5. Kevin Bahl (LHD) AHL
6. Tyce Thompson (C/RW) NCAA
7. Shakir Mukhamadullin (LHD) KHL
8. Arseni Gritsyuk (C/W) KHL/VHL

Tier III
9. Nikita Okhotyuk (LHD) AHL
10. Graeme Clarke (RW) AHL
11. Case McCarthy (RHD) NCAA
12. Michael Vukojevic (LHD) AHL
13. Ethan Edwards (LHD) USHL

Tier IV
14. Nikola Pasic (C/LW) SHL
15. Jaromir Pytlik (C) (OHL/Czech)
16. Daniil Misyul (LHD) KHL
17. Patrick Moynihan (RW) NCAA
18. Nico Daws (G) (OHL/DEL)
19. Yegor Zaitsev (LHD) KHL
20. Marian Studenic (LW/RW) AHL
21. Nate Schnarr (C) AHL

* Tier V prospects not ranked
** Not Ranked: Matthew Hellickson (will become NCAA free agent)

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TIERS (Young NHL + Prospects)

Tier I: Hughes, Hischier, Smith, Holtz
Tier II: Bratt, Mercer, Foote, Walsh, Bahl, Mukhamadullin, Sharangovich, Thompson, Gritsyuk
Tier III: Zacha, McLeod, Okhotyuk, Clarke, Kuokkanen, McCarthy, Vukojevic, Edwards, Bastian
Tier IV: Merkley, Boqvist, Pasic, Pytlik, Misyul, Maltsev, Moynihan, Zaitsev, Studenic, Schnarr

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All prospect line-up

Foote - Mercer - Holtz
Pasic - Gritsyuk - Thompson
Studenic - Pytlik - Clarke
Päkkilä - Schnarr - Moynihan

Bahl - Walsh
Mukhamadullin - McCarthy
Okhotyuk - Vukojevic

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Feedback encouraged below (including from NY Ranger fans)

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Daws, Nico	3	$900,000
Vukojevic, Michael	3	$925,000
Thompson, Tyce	3	$925,000
Zaitsev, Yegor	2	$925,000
Talvitie, Aarne	3	$925,000
Pytlik, Jaromir	3	$925,000
Shlaine, Artem	3	$925,000
Pasic, Nikola	3	$925,000
Mukhamadullin, Shakir	3	$925,000
Moynihan, Patrick	3	$925,000
Misyul, Daniil	3	$925,000
McCarthy, Case	3	$925,000
Holtz, Alexander	3	$925,000
Gritsyuk, Arseni	3	$925,000
Hellickson, Matthew	2	$925,000
Edwards, Ethan	3	$925,000
Clarke, Graeme	3	$925,000
Päkkilä, Eetu	3	$925,000
Brady, Cole	3	$925,000
Schmid, Akira	3	$925,000
Popugayev, Nikita	3	$700,000
Baumgartner, Benjamin	3	$700,000

CREATED	YEARS	CAP HIT
Tier III, GOOD middle-six forward or middle-pair dman	1	$999,999
Tier II, GREAT top-six forward or top-four dman	1	$999,999
Tier I, ELITE top-line forward or top-pair dman	1	$999,999
Tier IV, AVERAGE bottom six forward or bottom-pair dman	1	$999,999
Tier V, DEPTH role players and depth pieces	1	$999,999
Tier G, GOALIES ranked	1	$999,999
VETERANS, Age 24 or over with NHL experience Ranked	1	$999,999
VETERANS, Under 23 with NHL experience Ranked	1	$999,999

Buyouts

Cory Schneider: $2,000,000
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
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
41	$81,500,000	$61,660,227	$0	$5,000,000	$19,839,773

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tier I, ELITE top-line forward or top-pair dman $999,999$999,999	Tier II, GREAT top-six forward or top-four dman $999,999$999,999	Tier III, GOOD middle-six forward or middle-pair dman $999,999$999,999
Holtz, Alexander $925,000$925,000 RW, LW RFA	Mercer, Dawson $925,000$925,000 RW, C RFA - 4	Okhotiuk, Nikita $795,000$795,000 LD RFA - 4
	Foote, Nolan $894,167$894,167 LW RFA - 4	Clarke, Graeme $925,000$925,000 RW, C RFA
	Walsh, Reilly $925,000$925,000 RD UFA - 3	McCarthy, Case $925,000$925,000 RD RFA
	Bahl, Kevin $795,000$795,000 ($132,500$132K) LD RFA - 3	Vukojevic, Michael $925,000$925,000 LD RFA
	Thompson, Tyce $925,000$925,000 RW RFA - 2	Edwards, Ethan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA
	Mukhamadullin, Shakir $925,000$925,000 LD RFA
	Gritsyuk, Arseni $925,000$925,000 LW RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Tier IV, AVERAGE bottom six forward or bottom-pair dman $999,999$999,999	Tier V, DEPTH role players and depth pieces $999,999$999,999	Tier G, GOALIES ranked $999,999$999,999
Pasic, Nikola $925,000$925,000 C RFA	Päkkilä, Eetu $925,000$925,000 LW RFA	Daws, Nico $900,000$900,000 G RFA
Pytlik, Jaromir $925,000$925,000 C RFA	Zetterlund, Fabian $809,167$809,167 ($132,500$132K) RW RFA - 2	Cormier, Evan $718,333$718,333 G RFA - 1
Misyul, Daniil $925,000$925,000 LD RFA	Talvitie, Aarne $925,000$925,000 C UFA	Schmid, Akira $925,000$925,000 G RFA
Moynihan, Patrick $925,000$925,000 C RFA	Shlaine, Artem $925,000$925,000 C RFA	Brady, Cole $925,000$925,000 G RFA
Zaitsev, Yegor $925,000$925,000 D RFA	Gignac, Brandon $714,166$714,166 ($182,500$182K) C UFA - 1
Studenic, Marian $775,833$775,833 ($132,500$132K) LW, RW UFA - 1	Groleau, Jérémy $746,667$746,667 LD UFA - 3
Hellickson, Matthew $925,000$925,000 D RFA	Quenneville, David $775,833$775,833 ($132,500$132K) RD UFA - 1
Schnarr, Nathan $786,667$786,667 ($107,500$108K) C UFA - 2	Popugayev, Nikita $700,000$700,000 RW RFA
	Baumgartner, Benjamin $700,000$700,000 C RFA
	Sissons, Colby $696,111$696,111 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	VETERANS, Under 23 with NHL experience Ranked $999,999$999,999	VETERANS, Age 24 or over with NHL experience Ranked $999,999$999,999
	Hughes, Jack $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 2	Severson, Damon $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 3
	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 7	Blackwood, Mackenzie $2,800,000$2,800,000 G UFA - 3
	Smith, Ty $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) LD/RD RFA - 3	Palmieri, Kyle $2,325,000$2,325,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
	Bratt, Jesper $2,750,000$2,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
	Sharangovich, Yegor $775,833$775,833 ($132,500$132K) C, LW, RW UFA - 1	Gusev, Nikita $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Zacha, Pavel $2,250,000$2,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Wood, Miles $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 2
	McLeod, Michael $863,333$863,333 ($500,000$500K) C RFA - 1	Murray, Ryan $4,600,000$4,600,000 LD UFA - 1
	Kuokkanen, Janne $811,666$811,666 ($32,500$32K) LW, C UFA - 1	Butcher, Will $2,822,764$2,822,764 LD UFA - 2
	Bastian, Nathan $714,166$714,166 ($132,500$132K) RW UFA - 1	Subban, P.K. $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 2
	Merkley, Nick $874,125$874,125 RW, C UFA - 1	Vatanen, Sami $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
	Boqvist, Jesper $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Zajac, Travis $2,875,000$2,875,000 C NTC UFA - 1
	Maltsev, Mikhail $809,167$809,167 ($132,500$132K) C, LW UFA - 2	Kulikov, Dmitry $1,150,000$1,150,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
	White, Colton $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1	Seney, Brett $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1
		Street, Ben $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 1
		Tennyson, Matt $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1
		Carrick, Connor $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD UFA - 1
		Jacobs, Josh $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1
		Wedgewood, Scott $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
		Dell, Aaron $800,000$800,000 G UFA - 1
		Senn, Gilles $817,500$817,500 ($82,500$82K) G RFA - 1

Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:18 a.m.

Lenny7

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Very curious to see Bahl. He's massive, and looked really solid as a junior, but I'm worried about his foot speed at the NHL level.

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Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:20 a.m.

Devil

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Overall, really good list.

Only things I would change are moving McCarthy, Moynihan, and Talvitie up by one and Bahl down one

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Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:26 a.m.

LafreniereIsGOATed

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It's been fun watching Zacha develop into one of the best young 2 way centers in the league. He really is underrated

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Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:29 a.m.

pharrow

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these are some pretty generous rankings.
I don't think Alexander is elite. Top 6 forward, yeah probably, but elite, come on now.
It kind of goes down hill from there.

Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:54 a.m.

NHLfan10506

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Quoting: Lenny7

Very curious to see Bahl. He's massive, and looked really solid as a junior, but I'm worried about his foot speed at the NHL level.

He is massive. His skating is good, speed is ok, long powerful stride, deceptive because of size. But he has some things to work on (like getting puck on net from point). Probably needs at least full year at AHL. I wouldn't be surprised to see Okhotyuk get a call up sooner. They aren't going to rush Bahl. I'd say ETA is mid-next season.

Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward

It's been fun watching Zacha develop into one of the best young 2 way centers in the league. He really is underrated

Yes, on some nights he looks like #6 overall pick. There are other nights too. If he can get some consistency, and win some faceoffs, he'd be one of the better 3C's. Sharangovich and McLeod are really pushing him for that spot.

Quoting: pharrow

these are some pretty generous rankings.
I don't think Alexander is elite. Top 6 forward, yeah probably, but elite, come on now.
It kind of goes down hill from there.

Thank you for your comment

Quoting: Devil1122

Overall, really good list.

Only things I would change are moving McCarthy, Moynihan, and Talvitie up by one and Bahl down one

Talvitie I am not sold on. Moynihan feels to me like lower ceiling, longer career type (ie, 10+ years in bottom six).

McCarthy is really tough. He could become their best shut-down d-man from right-side. And he plays with a chip, something Devils could use. But the lack of offense keeps him middle-pair or bottom-pair for me.

A physical, shut-down duo of Okhotyuk/McCarthy as bottom-pair wouldn't be a terrible thing.

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Feb. 22, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

Masonh618

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Sweet list and I gotta say I like your categorical definitions more than mine lol. As comparison I would've put Lundkvist/Kravtsov in your Tier II, and I would've given Holtz an A+ grade using my scale (instead of an A like I gave Nils and Kravs)

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Feb. 22, 2021 at 8:27 p.m.

LGR

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What is a scouting report on Bahl? Hes an interesting prospect

Feb. 22, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

NHLfan10506

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Quoting: LGR

What is a scouting report on Bahl? Hes an interesting prospect

Was the biggest piece in Taylor Hall trade. Big dude and skates pretty well for his size. Physical player. Can actually move the puck pretty well. Has some holes such as gap control, and I think some concern about shot release from the point. He is not likely to be a top-pair guy, probably a #3 or #4. Has played mostly left side, but some time on right side, especially with Okhotyuk (another beast and Bahls former junior teammate from 67s).

Feb. 22, 2021 at 9:04 p.m.

LGR

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Sounds like a player that might not shine in the regular season but in the post season will be invaluable. Thats a solid pickup. Have zero idea why ur GM that made the trade (blanking on the name right now) got fired. I know the devils had struggled the past few years but I think that was more coaching than anything. Do you have some insight here?

Feb. 22, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

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NHLfan10506

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Quoting: LGR

Ray Shero was GM
John Hynes was coach

They were not a great match. Shero wanted to build around speed. Hynes wanted defensive style of hockey. Neither were in sync with players.

Now they have two former players running the show. Hopefully better results.

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Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:46 p.m.

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

I am really excited with Smith, Bahl, Mukhamadullin, Misyul, Vukojevic, Okhotyuk, and maybe Groleau on the left side.

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