Brady Tkachuk would be your 2nd best player

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Created by: csick

Team: 2023-24 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: May 12, 2024

Published: May 12, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Trades

NJD

Tkachuk, Brady

OTT

I know your biggest dream is to acquire him but you’re not getting him for pieces that don’t hurt to lose.

Marino is mid
Holtz is a struggling prospect
Casey is the same size as a 7th grader
10th overall isn’t that valuable in this draft. Even Buffalo and Philly would consider moving their picks in that range .

Brady clears Hischier . Good luck

Buyouts

Cory Schneider: $2,000,000
Janne Kuokkanen: $325,000

Retained Salary Transactions

Christopher Tanev: $1,125,000 (50%)
Tyler Toffoli: $2,125,000 (50%)

Recapture Fees

Ilya Kovalchuk: $250,000

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
25	$83,500,000	$82,723,214	$422,500	$5,425,000	$776,786

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Meier, Timo $8,800,000$8,800,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Hughes, Jack $8,000,000$8,000,000 C UFA - 7	Bratt, Jesper $7,875,000$7,875,000 RW, LW UFA - 8
Palat, Ondrej $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 4	Hischier, Nico $7,250,000$7,250,000 C UFA - 4	Lazar, Curtis $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 2
Nosek, Tomas $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Haula, Erik $3,150,000$3,150,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 3	Holtz, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2
Foote, Nolan $863,333$863,333 LW RFA - 1	Tierney, Chris $775,000$775,000 C UFA - 1	Mercer, Dawson $894,167$894,167 ($400,000$400K) RW, C RFA - 1
Tkachuk, Brady $8,205,714$8,205,714 LW UFA - 5	McLeod, Michael $1,400,000$1,400,000 C RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Siegenthaler, Jonas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LD UFA - 5	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 4	Kähkönen, Kaapo $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1
Smith, Brendan $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD, LW UFA - 1	Nemec, Simon $918,333$918,333 ($3,250,000$3M) RD RFA - 3	Allen, Jake $1,925,000$1,925,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Bahl, Kevin $1,050,000$1,050,000 LD RFA - 2	DeSimone, Nick $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1
MacDermid, Kurtis $987,500$987,500 LD/RD, LW UFA - 1	Foote, Cal $800,000$800,000 RD RFA - 1
Hughes, Luke $925,000$925,000 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Bastian, Nathan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 2	Hamilton, Dougie $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 5

May 12 at 10:10 a.m.

#26

exo2769

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Their ask will be Bedard and Demidov pick

No it wouldn't.

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May 12 at 10:11 a.m.

#27

csick

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Their ask will be Bedard and Demidov pick

Not at all.

May 12 at 10:11 a.m.

#28

csick

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Quoting: exo2769

No it wouldn't.

He’s just exaggerating because we don’t want Holtz and Marino.

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May 12 at 10:32 a.m.

#29

Leafsfan98

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Well Jack's the best player... No need to argument there...

I guess it then comes down to Hischier vs Tkachuk

L. Hughes vs Tkachuk

Hamilton vs Tkachuk...

I'm taking Hischier and Hamilton over Tkachuk 10/10 and L. Hughes is 1 more year away... near 50 points on a bad NJD team without a bunch of their players as a rookie is impressive IMO...

That puts Brady at 4rth and 5th best next year when l. Hughes makes his leap and Nemec does the same

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May 12 at 10:42 a.m.

#30

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I generally agree with your take on the Brady to NJ trade but he is not better than Hischier a PPG selke contender who's penalty differential is nearly -100 over the last 2 years not to mention Hamilton who is usually around 5th in Norris votes over the last 5 years

May 12 at 10:54 a.m.

#31

Celtics21

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Quoting: csick

If we trade Brady we aren’t competing anytime soon. Marino does nothing for us .

Not a single piece hurts the devils to move here

To be fair, you aren’t competing now with him.

That said, I see no reason to trade a young player with a long term contract unless you are afraid he will become a malcontent in Ottawa

May 12 at 10:54 a.m.

#32

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Quoting: Leafsfan98

Wrong . Hamilton and Hischier aren’t better than Brady. That’s where you’re wrong.

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May 12 at 11:03 a.m.

#33

Letsgosharks

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Hypothetically what is a realistic offer you would accept, from any team

May 12 at 11:07 a.m.

#34

Letsgosharks

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Quoting: csick

Wrong . Hamilton and Hischier aren’t better than Brady. That’s where you’re wrong.

It’s not about being better:

Hischier’s game is so different than tkachucks. So I don’t really compare the two

Tkachuk brings so much value in areas to teams that are looking to compete. Like so much.

Hamilton is less value to a team like Ottawa because he’s an again player and that has been hurt. If Ottawa trades tkachuk they will suck even worse. And Hamilton is kind of “no value” then because they will be looking for young prospects/picks and by the time they are good Hamilton will be past his prime years

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May 12 at 11:08 a.m.

#35

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

That’s the thing with Tkachuk. He brings what most teams are lacking which makes him rare and more valuable.

He’s not the typical 75-85pt player you could usually get

Yeah exactly Sens need a young stud piece back in a Tkachuk trade

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May 12 at 11:10 a.m.

#36

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

Hypothetically what is a realistic offer you would accept, from any team

Marchenko + 4th overall
Maccelli + 6th overall
Reinbacher + 5th (need an overpay from a division rival)
Nemec straight up.
Guenther + a less valuable piece
Jack Quinn + 1st

May 12 at 11:15 a.m.

#37

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Quoting: csick

Marchenko + 4th overall
Maccelli + 6th overall
Reinbacher + 5th (need an overpay from a division rival)
Nemec straight up.
Guenther + a less valuable piece
Jack Quinn + 1st

Yeah that’s probably what it would take. Especially if it becomes a bidding war.

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May 12 at 11:31 a.m.

#38

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Youre telling me the bust Holtz + Marino (good but he’s a 2nd pair) and 10th overall isn’t enough for a 35 goal scorer who give you 250 hits, protects your stars, and is nearly a ppg player???

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May 12 at 11:33 a.m.

#39

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Quoting: csick

Wrong . Hamilton and Hischier aren’t better than Brady. That’s where you’re wrong.

Hamilton is a near PPG RHD... There's not a lot of guys that can do that...

Hischier is a Selke caliber PPG player who is also the captain of a team that made the playoffs...

Both are better than Brady...

May 12 at 11:58 a.m.

#40

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Quoting: StutzlesNumber1Fan

Youre telling me the bust Holtz + Marino (good but he’s a 2nd pair) and 10th overall isn’t enough for a 35 goal scorer who give you 250 hits, protects your stars, and is nearly a ppg player???

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May 12 at 12:03 p.m.

#41

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Nico is better

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May 12 at 12:13 p.m.

#42

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Quoting: Leafsfan98

You could also make an argument for Bratt. He and Brady are pretty close

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May 12 at 12:14 p.m.

#43

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Quoting: mv21227

You could also make an argument for Bratt. He and Brady are pretty close

Agreed.. But for the sake of argument...

Brady is closer to 5 or 6 than 2

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May 12 at 12:17 p.m.

#44

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Quoting: StutzlesNumber1Fan

Youre telling me the bust Holtz + Marino (good but he’s a 2nd pair) and 10th overall isn’t enough for a 35 goal scorer who give you 250 hits, protects your stars, and is nearly a ppg player???

A top 10 pick, a top 4 RHD, and a good young winger for a good but not elite 1st line winger isn’t that far off, despite Ottawa fans acting like Brady is just as good and valuable as his brother. A piece that’s a bit better than Holtz may be needed but it’s not as bad as most Ottawa fans make it seem

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May 12 at 12:19 p.m.

#45

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Quoting: mv21227

First 6 seasons:

Brady has more goals
Matthew has the edge with 34 more pts

Playing on better teams . It isn’t far off

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May 12 at 12:19 p.m.

#46

mv21227

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Hischier > Brady
Hamilton is arguably better than Brady
Bratt is arguably better than Brady
Nemec and L Hughes could very easily be better than Brady in 2 years

Meier is closer to being better than Brady than Brady is to being the second best player on NJ

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May 12 at 12:19 p.m.

#47

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Quoting: mv21227

Marino is a bottom 4D, he can never play top pair.

Holtz isn’t a good young player. He’s a struggling young player

10th overall in this draft isn’t that good

May 12 at 12:20 p.m.

#48

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Quoting: mv21227

Everyone just wants Brady for scraps . Good luck. He’s Brady Tkachuk high end top liner . Will be high elite level next year .

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May 12 at 12:21 p.m.

#49

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Quoting: mv21227

10th+Mercer+Marino would be an absolutely MASSIVE haul that’s relatively unheard of in the modern era.

Just look at what was talked about as the rumoured package for Pettersson

Necas+KK+1st (I may be missing some stuff someone will have to remind me).

Star returns always end up being underwhelming for the seller

May 12 at 12:21 p.m.

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Quoting: csick

First 6 seasons:

Brady has more goals
Matthew has the edge with 34 more pts

Playing on better teams . It isn’t far off

Matthew Tkachuk was coming off a 40 goal 105 point season with elite defensive metrics.

Brady Tkachuk is coming off a 35 goal 75 point season with poor defensive metrics.

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