Exactly.

I'm not saying that it 100% is true either, but there could be several reasons, such as: they like their teammates and that outweighs the con of playing for Pearson, they themselves have not been personally subjected to any of this behavior, they feel it's the best place to keep growing as a hockey player and they simply focus on blocking out all the noise, etc.

I do wonder: if this turns out to be true and snowballs, could NHL-ready players (Luke Hughes?) leave the place and come to the NHL early? Just a thought.

Eric Portillo? Please. That's what I was wondering as well.

In general Muzzin is a necessary part of the Dcore, when healthy he brings physicality and strong defense in front of the net something were gonna need as nobody on the Dcore does that. Have Sandin play his offside for a year and then decide the following year whether or not to try and move Muzzin with 1 year left or heck maybe the injuries finally take their tole and Muzzin retires.

Got a feeling this time if Muzzin suffers another injury like he did last year hes going on LTIR till the playoffs and we will see something interesting with the available cap he creates. Potential big trade

Not bad company

Most points from the 2016 entry draft (with draft position):Auston Matthews - 457 (1)Matthew Tkachuk - 382 (6)Patrik Laine - 327 (2)Alex Debrincat - 307 (39)Clayton Keller - 256 (7)Pierre-Luc Dubois - 239 (3)Jesper Bratt - 203 (162)

— CapFriendly Depth Charts (@CF_DepthCharts) August 3, 2022

@Devil JBITBPITNHL is just a little bit much, but he's good, quite good

Jesper Bratt, signed 1x$5.45M by NJ, is a speedy offensive winger who was one of the best in the league this year at creating scoring chances. Ranked among the top forwards in shot assists, high-danger passes, chances, and rush offence in 2021-22. #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/RViJToIUk4

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) August 3, 2022

Holtz said it so it must be true

This is the kind of player who you want to lock up long term, even if you have to “overpay” a bit

I'm getting convinced. There's a bit of risk involved here for NJD, as if Bratt does indeed have another PPG pace season, they're going to have to PAY (probably, at minimum, $7.5 million x 7 years)

Assuming Bratt plays 82 games, I wouldn’t be surprised if he puts up 90-95 pts. Then he’ll be closer to 8-8.5 mill on a long term deal, he’ll be using Fiala as a comp but he’ll have better numbers than Fiala.

It just doesn’t make sense that the Devils gave Hamilton 9 mill and were willing to pay Gaudreau 10 mill until he’s 35, but won’t pay the price to lock up an elite winger for all of his prime years

I posted this last week, but again, if you haven't seen the NHL's documentary of this past draft (entitled "Welcome to the NHL", it's completely free on NHL's YT channel), it's an absolute must-watch. It's just awesome-I'm watching it for the 3rd time. The moments are script-worthy:

-When Kent Hughes says the words "from the Slovakian national team", Logan Cooley gasps with the crowd and whispers quietly "Oh my God." He then turns to his mom and dad after hugging Slafkovsky and says "That changes the whole thing."

-Slafkovsky is talking to the Habs brass when the Devils take Nemec. His jaw drops in delight and he says to Hughes excitedly "Can I go shake his hand?"

-Wright literally says to his dad with a big smile as the Coyotes staff walks on stage "Arizona, I'm happy." Then Armstrong takes Cooley. Wright's face absolutely falls. Cooley (sitting directly behind Wright) hugs his mom and dad, then walks onto the stage beaming. The shot cuts to Slafkovsky being led to the media room when you faintly hear Armstrong's voice announce the pick and the crowd roars. Slafkovsky turns to the guys leading him to the microphones and says "Is it Logan Cooley?"

Point is, just watch it if you haven't already. Again, it's free on the NHL's YT channel.

Honestly I don’t know. I think he signs a 1 year deal at like 1.5.



I agree.

I think Muzz to LTIR is fairly likely in the semi near future.

Top 5 teams in Dom L NHL contract efficiency

1. Panthers
2. Avalanche
3. Maple Leafs
4. Wild
5. Bruins

Nothing like keeping around a player we all know is ONE hit away from LTIR (sucking up all the possible accrued cap space)

Strauss Mann put his entire hockey career on the line to break the silence, harassment, and unethical actions at Michigan. Make his signing by @SanJoseSharks this year even more meaningful and explains why he had to go to Europe undrafted before getting his shot.

— Ian Kennedy (@IanKennedyCK) August 2, 2022

Strauss Mann put his career on the line to help those within the Michigan program, and Michigan in turn failed him. So many people at so many levels did nothing at all. pic.twitter.com/8zZbyo73Bv

— Connor Earegood (@ConnorEaregood) August 2, 2022

It’s either keep him or pay a fortune to dump him. I’d rather keep him and park him on LTIR if he gets injured.

I don't understand the Bruins being there. They haven't signed Bergeron and Krejci; therefore have no top line centers on their roster and have an overpaid defensive depth.

The Wild are ok for now because they have some absolute steals (Hartman, Foligno, Greenway, Brodin) to offset the buyouts; but to be Top 5 seems strange

Marchand, Pastrnak, and Mcavoy contracts provide a ton of excess value, they also don't have a lot of bad contracts. Hall, Debrusk, Smith are also considered good value. .

Tyson Jost is considered the Wilds worst contract and he only makes 2 mill per, most teams below them have multiple bad contracts on the books.

I felt the whole list was lacking because it excluded goalies for apparently no reason other than to make things easier for the writer. If goalies had been included, Panthers would never have been #1 (Bobrovsky bumps them down), Leafs probably would have been a tad lower (Murray), and the Rangers would've skyrocketed (Shesterkin). Flawed article.

i was surprised the wild took him at the deadline

I agree with that, Bobrovsky probably bumps them down to 4 or 5.

Is he counting the dead cap money or just the active contracts?

Understood; I guess I can't get past the actual on the ice roster construction at the moment.