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From am outside perspective, it will probably work out better for the Devils in the next 2-4 years not signing him than it would’ve been to sign him. Devils have a lot of promising prospects coming up very soon and will need to space out contracts and how much they spend on each player appropriately to possibly create a cup contender for a long time

Honestly if i were the Devils gm i wouldnt want to make any major moves this season that could take you out of top 10 pick contention this year, be able to extend some key guys on some what of a discount or reasonable contracts for the next 3-6 years to keep your young players then start pushing hard toward a cup contending team after the 2022/2023 season

You know Gaudreau chose not to sign with us right? It's not Fitz's fault that the man voluntarily went to Ohio

Edit: I need to read descriptions more often

It did not appear Fitzy put a full court press on Gaudreau. It sounded to me like we made an offer and didn’t call him back when he wanted to say “yes”. Once Fitzy had boxed out Philly and NYI, it sounded like he bailed. Or maybe he just felt obligated to kick the tires due to he personal connection to Gaudreau family. Who knows?

Gaudreau is one of my favorite non-Devils and it would be awesome to see him in Newark. But I also subscribe to the belief that signing him may not be the best long-term move.

Exactly what I thought for long term outlook on this team. Devils could be one of the very few who don’t need to make any big trades within next 3-6 years they can just grab someone from free agency during the season when needed or big signings at the end of a season, don’t need/want to break up this current young core or the future prospects you’ve developed for the past few years just for a taste of the playoffs again because if they play the next 1-2 years right/smart they have a team that could not only be a cup contender for many years but possibly 5-10 years in a row of a playoff caliber team

Ohio produces most of the world's baby swiss. Would you like some cheese with that whine?