The
#SJSharks
are reluctant to give Meier's agent (C Lemieux) permission to speak extension with teams because it's believed Meier's desire is to sign with the
#NJDevils
preferably. Will most likely be traded without extension talks. Could be traded to other teams involved.
Nikita Gusev is the best player in the world outside the NHL. I don't think people realize how good he is. He's legit. He will be a star in the NHL.
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The
#NJDevils
are in talks with Jesper Boqvist and his camp. A deal will be done in the near future. Sounds like the Devils believe Boqvist can play in the NHL next season. If not he will go back to Brynäs.
Hughes =
#1
pick & budding star
Subban = All Star & Norris Trophy winning
#1
d-man
Simmonds = PP specialist, toughness, top 6/9 FW
Gusev =
#1
player outside NHL, elite talent, top 6 FW
Ty Smith = CHL d-man of the year
Hayden = toughness for the 4th line
Additions to
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@arbreshabega
Varför är det oroväckande? En oskyldig man som gått igenom ett helvete. Det oroväckande och sjuka är att han överhuvudtaget behövt gå igenom detta.
Rangers fans saying Gusev is an unknown and has no NHL experience. The same fans say that Adam Fox will be a force since he was so good in college...😂😂
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#NYR
Also remember this, Luke Hughes is 17 years old. William Eklund is 19 for example. That's a huuuge developmental difference.
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Luke Hughes should be given time. He can be special.
If we're going by early indications and how impressive Boqvist has been we're probably looking at a lineup of:
Hall-Hischier-Palmieri
Gusev-Hughes-Simmonds
Boqvist-Zajac-Bratt
Wood-Zacha-Coleman
That is a sick forward group.
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Is this the opening night roster?
Bratt-Hughes-Toffoli
Meier-Hischier-Holtz
Palat-Haula-Mercer
Nosek-McLeod-Lazar
Extra FW: Nolan Foote
Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Hughes-Marino
Bahl-Miller
Extra D: Smith, Cal Foote
Vanecek, Schmid
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I don't care about lottery odds. I don't care about more God damn draft picks. Winning games like these is what I miss most. I miss caring deeply about every single shift. Winning these games against rivals is more important than any draft pick now. This is more fun.
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Johnny Gaudreau is still among the most skilled players in the NHL. He sells a ton of jerseys. It just seems it's not working here any longer with the current core.
@DarrenWHaynes
on why the
#Flames
may need to consider trading No. 13.
So we're playing without Hamilton, Bratt, Sharangovich, Zacha, Bastian, Johnsson tonight.... Feels like a preseason lineup....
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It would be nice if one of the callups could chip in for once and make a push. Every single callup has been a letdown so far.
Just a friendly reminder of the guys the
#NJDevils
will have in the lineup they did not have last season:
#9
Taylor Hall
#17
Wayne Simmonds
#24
Ty Smith
#40
John Hayden
#76
PK Subban
#86
Jack Hughes
#90
Jesper Boqvist (maybe)
#97
Nikita Gusev
Honestly, I don't have anything negative to say about Nasreddine, but how often are coaches like Gallant & Laviolette available? It's a rare opportunity to get a real good, proven coach. Both former Jack Adams winners.
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The
#NJDevils
are in the bottom 5 in the league, no assets to trade before the deadline, an impossible player to trade in Subban. The only hope is that we can maybe help Utica bolster their chances at a Calder Cup.
It's a toxic environment on that team. You see guys are unhappy. The young guys are not developing. They're stagnating or taking steps back. The veterans are terrible. This rebuild will soon start all over again. This team and organization is a joke.
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@NJDevils
After all that happened this year, and with all the coaches available this summer, I can't believe that Lindy Ruff is still our head coach...
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Jesper Bratt's agent is clearly not doing his client a favor. He's also a guy that has no other big names in his corner. He has no experience and doesn't know what he's doing. Jesper himself should just step in here and do the smart thing if he wants to remain a Devil.
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There are some rumblings that Kirill Kaprizov is not thrilled about maybe signing with Minnesota, and that he would like to see his rights get traded. And there is a belief that he's waiting to see how Gusev does in NJ, and if it works out, it's a place he would prefer.
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Would've been cool if we had acquired Cal Foote instead of Nolan from Tampa. And then paired him with Kevin Bahl on D in NJ.
Foote-Bahl
.....
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Alexander Holtz looked good and more involved today after coming back from injury. Helped his team almost come back from 4-0 deficit in the 3rd with 3 assists and nice playmaking. Lost 5-3 in the end.
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I don't know how serious, and what contract would look like or what he's looking for, but I'm told there have been discussions between Matt Dumba & the
#NJDevils
.Don't know whether Dumba is close to a decision, but NJ has interest in him.
Was always of the belief that Cory was acquired at the wrong time for this team. He joined a terrible team & made the
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so much better than they should've been. In a way having him set our rebuild back because he was so good. Feel bad for the guy. He's a class act.
Fiala, DeBrincat, Slafkovsky, Wright....I did not see a scenario where one of them would not be wearing a
#NJDevils
sweater by now. But here we are.... Tom Fitzgerald....
Man, how underwhelming does that return for Blake Coleman look now? Nolan Foote is an AHLer, and Mukhamadullin is a project among projects....
#NJDevils
I need to take a long break from the
#NJDevils
and the negative impact they have on my life. I've accepted the fact that they will never be good again.
This weekend could prove to be massive for us. If Vegas can beat Carolina in regulation tonight, coupled with a
#NJDevils
win in Montreal, then tomorrow's game could become a game changer. I'm rooting for this outcome. We need some help, and we need to win the games. Fun times.
A trade that makes a lot of sense for Carolina is to acquire Sami Vatanen and Louis Domingue in exchange for one of their 1st round picks this year.
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#NHLTradeDeadline
Ty Smith getting his preferred
#24
& Jesper Boqvist his
#90
should tell you a whole lot that they're probably going to be on the big team in October.
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The cap will probably squeeze him out, and some others, but Tomas Tatar has been great for us this season. Wish we could find a way too keep him. His motor is always running, both ways.
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Nico Hischier, Tomas Tatar, Yegor Sharangovich have scored three goals COMBINED (!) through 15 games. That's mindboggling. No wonder this team is not winning.
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Many positives today.
-Sharangovich obviously scoring his 1st goal and his overall play.
-Jack Hughes is becoming that player we think he can be. He's a player we've never had. Man oh man he's going to be dominant in a few years.
-Blackwood. Enough said.
-Ryan Murray. Stud.
You know what, I think Cory Schneider is back. It's just something about his play and body language that brings back signs from the Cory from 2013-2017. I think he will be a top 10 goalie this year again. He had serious injury problems. He's finally healthy.
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I don't know how Fitzgerald is still our GM. I still don't know how Ruff is still our coach. Nothing is working in this organization. It's mindboggling.
#NJDevils
Lindy Ruff is the most uninspiring coach we've had since Johnny Mac. Hynes had his flaws, but guys wanted to run through a wall for him when things were good. This team needs a coach who matches their mentality, who knows which buttons to push. I don't mean that it has to be a
Alexander Holtz & Dawson Mercer get talked about because they're 1st round picks, but it sure looks and sounds like Graeme Clarke is the guy to watch among the forwards. Has a leg up on all of them right now I would say.
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And man..what more can be said about Vitek Vanecek?! The guy just doesn't give up on plays. He's become the heart and soul of this team. The team mirrors his play when he's in net. They battle, and they're never out of it.
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@DevilsInsiders
Ray Shero is not a free agency guy. He just doesn't believe in signing 2nd and 3rd tier guys to large contracts. Yes, you can add depth and support players via free agency. But gotta be smart here. Not doing much on this day is the smart thing to do. Boring yes, but smart.
This team had $25 million in cap space and still didn't get a 1st line winger or a proven goaltender. What Fitzgerald did was simply not good enough. Even he tried with Gaudreau. Now we're here again hoping things work out.
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@NJDevils
@DevilsInsiders
Shero is actively trying to bring another piece or two. As per usual I think we might be surprised by the addition. When it happens has a lot to do with the RFA situation around the league. But Ray is not just sitting around.
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Name a bigger loser than the New Jersey Devils this year. Everything goes wrong. Trades. Draft picks. Our rival gets Lafreniere. What a horrible horrible year.
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I have nothing against Ryan Graves. I think he's a good d-man. But the
#NJDevils
keep trading away assets and young players for 2nd tier guys. I've said this many times. It's time to bring in top tier guys with the assets we have. Not ONE trade has worked out so far.
Ray Shero: "We want to make some additions this summer. One of the greatest assets in this league is cap space and we have that. We'll see."
Well Ray...it's time to act on it and use that cap space. Just make the right moves, please.
#NJDevils
@tyozzy18
@NHL_Watcher
Simply not true. He's nowhere near what he used to be. But he's a solid 3rd pairing d-man. A very good one quite frankly. But nothing more than that.
Think the return for Hall will be pretty underwhelming, but considering he'd walk for nothing it's better than nothing. In a way I think it's been a cloud hanging over this team. Looking forward to moving on. Even if I love Taylor Hall and absolutely appreciate him.
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When you're up 4-1 and you start switching up your lines you're sending the wrong signals to your team. Players become hesitant and unsure. That's when mistakes start to happen. Had we stayed the course I'm positive we would've won the game. This one is on Hynes.
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@thegoldenmuzzy
Not having Zacha on the team is one of the reasons the Devils are a great team this year. We didn't care who or what we got for him. We wanted him off the team.
Don't underestimate Mikhail Maltsev's chances of making the team. He's a determined player and is an underrated prospect. I think he'll surprise people. And he's played with Gusev before and they know each other.
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@EurosportSE
Sämre inlevelse som svensk kommentator får man leta efter...speciellt efter en sån insats. Kommentatorn förstår så mkt för tittarna. Mkt kvar att lära där.
"Kaapo Kakko is bigger and more NHL ready. He will have the immediate impact."... Well... the same thing was said about Nolan Patrick in 2017. To be fair, Kakko is and will be a much better player than Patrick. But Hughes is at another level. He's going to be special.
#NJDevils
Boy oh boy Jesper Bratt is looking good and on a mission this summer. I think he this upcoming season will be his breakout year. He's looking to stay healthy and if he is, he will surpass 60 points. Bank on it.
#NJDevils
Players who end up choosing the
#NYR
one way or the other never do so well in the Big Apple:
Shattenkirk ->Bought out
Pionk-> traded
Vesey -traded
Richards-> bought out
Gomez-> traded
Redden-> bought out
Gilroy
Etc etc
Fox, Trouba, Panarin up next....
Taylor Hall is the obvious one. But the Devils will also trade Greene, Vatanen, Simmonds. They should also look to trade Zajac. Teams will look into him. Wood is on the block. So is Butcher. Subban should be traded too. But probably untradeable.
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It's one thing that I have lost faith in the
#NJDevils
because of their play, but it also bugs me that they have killed my interest for the league and hockey in general. I can't stand to watch good hockey and good teams. All I think of is why the hell my team is always so bad?!
If you combine the Flyers' 2 long losing streaks this year you can say they lost 23 games in a row. They're still ahead of the
#njdevils
in the standings. If that doesn't tell you how pathetic this team & organization is nothing will. There are absolutely no bright spots this yr.
Lost 7 of the first 9 games....We're last in the league...the roster is a mess and now an offensive player is sitting because of his defense? But hey, at least we can talk about their Halloween costumes etc. You know, the important stuff.
#WeAreTheOnes
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@NJDevils
Shero acquired a superstar talent and the best player in the world outside the NHL for the same package the Avs gave up for Burakovsky. Shero is a master at trades. He really is.
#NJDevils
#Gusev
Can someone please tell me what the identity of this team is?! I'm asking sincerely. I have no clue. Who or what makes them go? Who is leading this team? Who is our go-to guy? And do we even have one? There are so many things missing....
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