Addressing the issue with special teams in the offseason

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Created by: YeGoat_SharanGoalvich

Team: 2021-22 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 27, 2021

Published: Feb. 28, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

TBH, this team has shown signs of being good, I don't think we are that far and don't need to spend a ton to bring in someone big. Let the young players take us to the promised land (Bratt, Jack, Nico, Zacha, Ty Smith, Blackwood, and eventually Holtz), its gonna be tough and thats what 2020-2021 will be all about, getting young players experience, but also surrounding them with vets for future playoffs and to get through rough patches.

Keep everyone but Gusev that is expiring, and maybe trade Butcher if he is a nightly healthy scratch. Bring in a shot blocker, big reason our PK has been bad ever since we lost Andy Greene. We have some of the lowest blocked shots in the league.

**(Given with covid and loss of revenue, I am not sure what contracts will look like exactly, gonna assume the cap stays flat again for next season, not that cap space is an issue with this team, let me know if some contracts are too low or too high)**

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Holtz, Alexander		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
McLeod, Michael	3	$1,750,000
Sharangovich, Yegor	1	$1,500,000
Bastian, Nathan	2	$1,500,000
Kuokkanen, Janne	1	$925,000
Merkley, Nick	1	$1,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Dell, Aaron	1	$925,000
Murray, Ryan	3	$3,750,000
Kulikov, Dmitry	1	$1,250,000
Palmieri, Kyle	4	$5,500,000
Zajac, Travis	1	$1,000,000
Larsson, Adam	4	$4,250,000

Trades

NJD

ARI

Butcher, Will

Additional Details:

probably traded at some point, often a healthy scratch

Buyouts

Cory Schneider: $2,000,000

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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$63,543,332	$0	$3,250,000	$17,956,668

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Zacha, Pavel $2,250,000$2,250,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 6	Bratt, Jesper $2,750,000$2,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 2		Palmieri, Kyle $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Foote, Nolan $863,333$863,333 LW RFA - 3	Hughes, Jack $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 1	Holtz, Alexander $925,000$925,000 RW, LW RFA - 4
Wood, Miles $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 1
	Zajac, Travis $1,000,000$1,000,000 C UFA	Bastian, Nathan $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW UFA - 2
	McLeod, Michael $1,750,000$1,750,000 C RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Smith, Ty $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Severson, Damon $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 2	Blackwood, Mackenzie $2,800,000$2,800,000 G UFA - 2
Murray, Ryan $3,750,000$3,750,000 LD UFA - 1	Subban, P.K. $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 1	Dell, Aaron $925,000$925,000 G UFA - 1
Kulikov, Dmitry $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Larsson, Adam $4,250,000$4,250,000 RD UFA - 4

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Sharangovich, Yegor $1,500,000$1,500,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 2
Merkley, Nick $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Kuokkanen, Janne $925,000$925,000 LW, C UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Maltsev, Mikhail $809,167$809,167 ($0$0$0$0) ($82,500$82K) C, LW UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Palmieri, K.		Hischier, N.		Zacha, P.
	Smith, T.		Hughes, J.

Power Play 2
Holtz, A.		Zajac, T.		Bratt, J.
	Subban, P.		Severson, D.

Penalty Kill 1
	Hischier, N.	Zacha, P.
	Murray, R.	Larsson, A.

Penalty Kill 2
	McLeod, M.	Bastian, N.
	Kulikov, D.	Severson, D.

Feb. 28, 2021 at 10:15 a.m.

NHLfan10506

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Here is how I would rank our forwards for PK - for now:
1. Hischier
2. Zacha
3. Palmieiri
4. Sharangovich
5. Bratt
6. McLeod
7. Bastian
8. Zajac

Zajac just doesn't have the legs for it anymore. But other than Nico, none of the other guys ahead of him can win faceoffs regularly.
If it were up to me, I'd pair Hischier and Palmieri as PK1 and Zacha/Sharangovich as PK2. Bratt/McLeod as PK3.

And if we want a shot-blocking RHD, I'd think Adam Larsson would be our guy.

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Feb. 28, 2021 at 10:27 a.m.

YeGoat_SharanGoalvich

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I love Sharangovich

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Yea for sure, I just chose Savard over Larsson because idk if he would come back to NJ after being traded away, but if he did, he would be a perfect fit for sure and would love to see him back here.

Feb. 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

Devil

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Why McLeod and Bastian so low? Mcleod has the best faceoffs on the team (apart from Nico)

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Feb. 28, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.

NHLfan10506

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Quoting: Devil1122

Why McLeod and Bastian so low? Mcleod has the best faceoffs on the team (apart from Nico)

Yeah, could move them above Bratt probably (Jesper doesn't block enough shots)

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Feb. 28, 2021 at 11:18 a.m.

Opie

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Yeah, could move them above Bratt probably (Jesper doesn't block enough shots)

McLeod is a good faceoff guy, having a down year in that area so far. He should improve. Zacha / Sharangovich will win zero faceoffs

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Feb. 28, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.

Devil

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Yeah, could move them above Bratt probably (Jesper doesn't block enough shots)

I really liked the energy from McLeod and Bastian during the PK. Bratt is a good skater and was solid, but he isn't as defensive as McLeod/Bastian.

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Feb. 28, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.

YeGoat_SharanGoalvich

Thread Starter

I love Sharangovich

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 98

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Quoting: Devil1122

Why McLeod and Bastian so low? Mcleod has the best faceoffs on the team (apart from Nico)

Quoting: NHLfan10506

Yeah, could move them above Bratt probably (Jesper doesn't block enough shots)

Quoting: Opie

McLeod is a good faceoff guy, having a down year in that area so far. He should improve. Zacha / Sharangovich will win zero faceoffs

Quoting: Devil1122

I really liked the energy from McLeod and Bastian during the PK. Bratt is a good skater and was solid, but he isn't as defensive as McLeod/Bastian.

Yea like all you guys said, they are great, I kinda just put numbers down didnt really think too in detail, but I definitely can justify them getting more money for sure, they're a great addition to this team.

Also, they should be on the penalty kill.

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