do not Devil my ass
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Thanks for doing a Devils AGM!
It's not all bad, have definitely seen worse.
Some thoughts tho:
I don't mind trading Tatar, Devils have too many middle six wingers at the moment and I'd want him to be the first to go.
Kubalik trade isn't something the Devils would do as it's very much like for like.
Zacha would be sooner used to grab a goalie to compete with Blackwood.
Zacha for Vanecek has gotten a lot of traction here on CapFriendly and as a Devils fan I'd be very happy if that's something that went down irl.
Also, don't think we can trust in Bernier being ready to go by October, if at all.
JG is a fun signing but he might need more money than that.
His contract will also be an issue when Holtz, Luke Hughes, Smith and Mercer are through their ELCs so there will be significant cap casualties in the future with this signing.
I'd prefer Devils going for someone like Marchment, Nichushkin or Copp in FA if they are looking for help at wing.
Bratt should get about 1m more.
White is fine as call up from the minors but putting him on the 3rd pair is just asking for trouble.
One of Okhotiuk, Bahl or Walsh should get a full time job in the NHL by next season meaning White can comfortably be sent down.
Lines are quite a bit off, I'd do them like this using your players:
Sharangovich - Hughes - Gaudreau
Mercer - Hischier - Bratt
Johnsson - Boqvist - Kubalik
Wood - McLeod - Bastian
Graves - Hamilton
Siegenthaler - Severson
Smith - Walsh
Blackwood
Daws
// Holtz, Kuokkanen, White
Bernier LTIR