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Opening night 27-28

Created by: Tintin
Team: 2024-25 New Jersey Devils
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 12, 2022
Published: Jun. 12, 2022
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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This here is the Devils opening night for the 27-28 season.

The point is to explore how Devils with the acquisition of DeBrincat can manage the cap and stay competitive. @Erkadurk347 asked that question here: https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/595551

I did this exercise in a spreadsheet going from 22-23 up until 27-28.
Will write out the measures I used for how I navigated the cap year by year in the trades below.

The upper cap limits (and team cap hit) I assumed by season:
22-23: 82.5m (82.35m)
23-24: 83.5m (81.95m)
24-25: 85m (83.04m)
25-26: 87m (85.39m)
26-27: 89.5m (89.49m(!) )
27-28: 92.5m (92.46m)

Agm salary cap set to 92.75m as I cannot eliminate Kovalchuk's recapture directly.

Note that this is a VERY IMPERFECT (but fun) exercise given that I project contracts, lineups, prospect development and draft outcomes over the course of 5-6 years.

There's no consideration into what type of returns the Devils get for any of the trades I make, that'd be too difficult and hypothetical to figure out. Though I suppose it'd be mostly future mid rd picks, some rentals to cover injuries as they occur or payment to team taking on the cap or rights of that player.
This is mainly a cap exercise after all.

I drafted Cooley (#2), Firkus (#37) and Sykora (#69 (nice)) and Warren (#101) in the 2022 draft.
All their ELCs slide until the 24-25 season, I took this liberty as Cooley's extension would've made the cap crunch unbearable if it only slid till 23-24.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
8$9,500,000
6$4,166,666
4$3,166,667
5$5,000,000
1$6,750,000
1$4,166,666
1$3,500,000
1$5,250,000
1$3,500,000
1$4,166,666
1$1,500,000
1$3,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
7$5,250,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Hischier, Nico
8$7,750,000
Gritsyuk, Arseni
1$4,166,666
Stillman, Chase
1$825,000
Salminen, Samu
1$825,000
Cooley, Logan
8$7,000,000
Sykora, Adam
1$1,125,000
Firkus, Jagger
1$1,825,000
Hughes, Luke
8$7,000,000
Mukhammadulin, Shakir
1$2,250,000
Viln, Topias
1$1,125,000
Edwards, Ethan
1$1,125,000
Warren, Noah
1$825,000
Trades
1.
NJD
  1. Vanecek, Vitek [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Summer 2022.
Signed Vanecek to 4 x 3 166 667.
WSH
  1. 2022 3rd round pick (NJD)
  2. 2023 3rd round pick (NJD)
Additional Details:
+ Tatar (1 650 000 retained)
2.
NJD
  1. Hague, Nicolas [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
+ Dadonov
Summer 2022.
Hague signs 6 x 4 166 666
VGK
  1. Okhotiuk, Nikita [RFA Rights]
  2. Zacha, Pavel [RFA Rights]
  3. 2024 2nd round pick (NJD)
Additional Details:
(+cap relief)
3.
NJD
  1. DeBrincat, Alex [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Summer 2022.
CHI
  1. Holtz, Alexander
  2. 2023 1st round pick (NJD)
Additional Details:
23 conditional 2nd, becomes 2023 1st if Devils make the playoffs. (spoiler alert: Devils made the playoffs and WON THEIR 4TH CHAMPIONSHIP BABY)

Anyway, this is nothing if not fair for Cat.
Hawks fans dont @ me...
4.
NJD
CHI
  1. Hischier, Nico
Additional Details:
Hischier removed to nullify his cap.
Creating a new Hischier with his new contract manually.
5.
NJD
    Walk as UFA after 22-23.
    CHI
    1. Wood, Miles
    Additional Details:
    + Johnsson
    + Graves
    + Dadonov
    6.
    NJD
    CHI
      Walsh traded after 22-23.
      No space for him on the roster going forward.
      7.
      NJD
        Traded after 23-24
        CHI
          Blackwood
          Bahl
          Boqvist
          Kuokkanen
          8.
          NJD
            Traded after 24-25
            CHI
              Ty Smith
              9.
              NJD
                Walk as UFA after 25-26.
                CHI
                1. Vanecek, Vitek
                Additional Details:
                + McLeod
                + Thompson
                + Bastian
                10.
                NJD
                  Trade after 26-27.
                  CHI
                  1. Hague, Nicolas
                  2. Hamilton, Dougie
                  Additional Details:
                  Hague's got one more year at 4.17 m and shouldn't be too hard to trade I imagine.
                  He has to be moved in order to remain cap compliant (92.5m).

                  However Hamilton is the big one.
                  Last year of 9m contract with 10 team trade list.
                  Could be very difficult to move his cap, a major sweetener may be required here.
                  Recapture Fees
                  DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
                  2022
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                  Logo of the NYI
                  Logo of the CBJ
                  Logo of the NJD
                  Logo of the NJD
                  2023
                  Logo of the NJD
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                  2024
                  Logo of the NJD
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                  ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
                  23$92,750,000$92,674,998$0$0$75,002
                  Left WingCentreRight Wing
                  $9,500,000$9,500,000
                  LW, RW
                  UFA - 3
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $8,000,000$8,000,000
                  C
                  UFA - 6
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $5,250,000$5,250,000
                  RW, C
                  RFA
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $4,166,666$4,166,666
                  C, LW, RW
                  UFA - 1
                  Hischier, Nico
                  $7,750,000$7,750,000
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $6,750,000$6,750,000
                  RW, LW
                  UFA - 7
                  Gritsyuk, Arseni
                  $4,166,666$4,166,666
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $3,500,000$3,500,000
                  RW
                  RFA - 1
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $3,500,000$3,500,000
                  LW
                  RFA
                  Cooley, Logan
                  $7,000,000$7,000,000
                  Sykora, Adam
                  $1,125,000$1,125,000
                  Firkus, Jagger
                  $1,825,000$1,825,000
                  Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $4,166,666$4,166,666
                  LD
                  UFA - 4
                  Hughes, Luke
                  $7,000,000$7,000,000
                  Mukhammadulin, Shakir
                  $2,250,000$2,250,000
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $5,250,000$5,250,000
                  RD
                  UFA - 7
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $5,000,000$5,000,000
                  G
                  RFA
                  Edwards, Ethan
                  $1,125,000$1,125,000
                  Viln, Topias
                  $1,125,000$1,125,000
                  Logo of the New Jersey Devils
                  $1,500,000$1,500,000
                  G
                  RFA
                  ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
                  Stillman, Chase
                  $825,000$825,000
                  Salminen, Samu
                  $825,000$825,000
                  Warren, Noah
                  $825,000$825,000

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                  Jun. 12, 2022 at 3:37 p.m.
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                  Jun. 12, 2022 at 3:43 p.m.
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                  You won't be getting cat without giving 2nd OA, but nice try
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                  Jun. 12, 2022 at 4:05 p.m.
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                  Erkadurk347


                  It’s a great team and all, but I hate to break it to ya but the cap went up one mil for the past couple of years. It is due to Covid but the cap was rumored to go up by about 2-3 mil each year. If there was no Covid, this makes sense. But we’d be lucky to have it at 87 mil by this year. Also there is no playoff grit on this team. Lots of skill, but this team will get absolutely bullied in the playoffs
                  Jun. 12, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.
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                  Who needs Alex DeBrincat when we have Jagger Firkus
                  Jun. 13, 2022 at 11:34 a.m.
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                  Who needs Alex DeBrincat when we have Jagger Firkus


                  Your pfp should be illegal
                  Jun. 13, 2022 at 5:56 p.m.
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                  Your pfp should be illegal


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