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Is Barbashev really at $5m x 5 years? That seems like the kind of deal that will later be dumped.
And Gudas play-style is opposite on the system the Devils have used the last couple of years. He is great at what he does, but would be fish out of water in New Jersey. Fitzy wants long, mobile dmen who can close gaps, hold up transition defensively and hang onto puck to buy forwards an extra half-second on exits into transitions. Beggars can’t be choosers on a 1-year deal…but I feel like there are others that would sync better here.