Ugh these articles. Let’s go in with lower expectations and over perform.
MountainBaker8217
great article… if anyone wants a summary…
* looks like Marky was ready to be ours back in November, but Calgary was the one fucking about. here’s the quote, *”He basically picked New Jersey pretty early in the process and was fixated on New Jersey all last year,” Morris says. “It didn’t just come up at the trade deadline. There were behind-the-scenes, lengthy discussions in December, January and February.”* * trading bahl made sense because they were planning on drafting silayev who basically replaces that role 1-to-1, its why they didnt give up that first round draft pick to the Flames because that was essentially Kevin Bahl to Fitzgerald. Silayev, to him, will be that guy * Cotter found out while he was golfing here’s the quote *“I didn’t end up finishing (golfing),” says Cotter, who was on the 12th hole. “I think I was shaking the rest of the round. I was just flying around in the cart making calls.”* * looks like the Holtzy trade was mutual, as Holtzy didnt see any room for himself on the Devils and so he didn’t outright ask for it but it wasn’t something that he didn’t want either * Fitzgerald says that the Marino trade was to open up cap space and go after bigger targets * article talks about Pesce’s Dad spilling the beans about him leaving Carolina * Dillon wanted to play with Dougie or Nemo, he picked us over better and longer offers here’s the quote: *“From there, I was just super pumped,” Dillon says. “There were offers that had a little bit more money. There were a couple offers that had a fourth year.”* * we were in on Stamkos until the end * Fitz had Noesen talk directly to Keefe while they were figuring out a deal * Tuna: He told his agent that if New Jersey was interested, he’d love to go back.
NoFearsNoTears
Splish splash i was taking a bath
Rise3711
Feels so good to be a prime destination again
xxfatpigxx
Great read. I forgot Markstrom and Clemmensen were teammates in Florida at one time. Cool to see that helped sway Markstrom’s decision making even if just a little bit.
The Stamkos negotiations remind me of Fitz’ negotiations for Timo in that he had told Mike Grier that no matter what deal was happening Fitz wanted one more call if anyone had beaten the Devils’ offer to get one last swing at a deal. Sounds like Stamkos was always gonna be a reach compared to what other teams could offer but Fitzgerald made sure he didn’t fold until Stamkos had that contract in Nashville signed.
Also I love how open Fitzgerald is about his thought process and rationale behind his roster construction and deal making. Super interesting to hear how NHL GMs have to approach team makeup and what goes into those discussions with other team/agents/players. We’ve come such a long way from Tom Gulitti getting “status quo” out of Lou Lamoriello.
bluepress
Trading Bahl because they were planning on drafting Silayev seems like wishful thinking. Like how Calgary was planning on drafting Tij Iginla, and then…
haken_loob
If Fitz had just ponied up mid-season for Markstrom, chances are the Devils would have made the playoffs. Instead he wasted assets on Allen and Schmid, and missed on getting a young core some playoff experience (not to mention playoff revenue for the owners).
He then ponied up for Markstrom anyways, and bragged about it. And then bragged about almost getting Stammer. Not a good look IMO
DontBeADevilaFan
I feel as though NJ has become more and more of a destination team that players want to go to. You’re not stuck in the city, but you’re in the same area and can potentially be open to the same marketing opportunities. Further, our young core is probably good for any player looking to be apart of a culture. Hughes, Hischier, Timo, Bratt, etc have all taken team friendly deals and, at least Hughes, has stated that you need to make some concessions to have a solid, world beating team.
I thought Fitz was crazy trading for Timo on an expiring contract. Fitz was betting on Jersey. And it worked. I think that says a lot about the culture here.
I’m super super excited for our future. I’m not sure we’ve ever been in a position like this, even during our dynasty years.
TheNightRain68
Still salty about Nashville swooping in and nabbing both Stamkos and Marchessault. Had we got either of these guys it would’ve been the perfect offseason. Fuck the Preds.
Edit: On the other hand, if we got one of those guys we’d likely have to skip out on Dillon. Obviously Stamkos would be sick but they probably figured they needed to bolt down defense first.
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Ugh these articles. Let’s go in with lower expectations and over perform.
great article… if anyone wants a summary…
* looks like Marky was ready to be ours back in November, but Calgary was the one fucking about. here’s the quote, *”He basically picked New Jersey pretty early in the process and was fixated on New Jersey all last year,” Morris says. “It didn’t just come up at the trade deadline. There were behind-the-scenes, lengthy discussions in December, January and February.”*
* trading bahl made sense because they were planning on drafting silayev who basically replaces that role 1-to-1, its why they didnt give up that first round draft pick to the Flames because that was essentially Kevin Bahl to Fitzgerald. Silayev, to him, will be that guy
* Cotter found out while he was golfing here’s the quote *“I didn’t end up finishing (golfing),” says Cotter, who was on the 12th hole. “I think I was shaking the rest of the round. I was just flying around in the cart making calls.”*
* looks like the Holtzy trade was mutual, as Holtzy didnt see any room for himself on the Devils and so he didn’t outright ask for it but it wasn’t something that he didn’t want either
* Fitzgerald says that the Marino trade was to open up cap space and go after bigger targets
* article talks about Pesce’s Dad spilling the beans about him leaving Carolina
* Dillon wanted to play with Dougie or Nemo, he picked us over better and longer offers here’s the quote: *“From there, I was just super pumped,” Dillon says. “There were offers that had a little bit more money. There were a couple offers that had a fourth year.”*
* we were in on Stamkos until the end
* Fitz had Noesen talk directly to Keefe while they were figuring out a deal
* Tuna: He told his agent that if New Jersey was interested, he’d love to go back.
Splish splash i was taking a bath
Feels so good to be a prime destination again
Great read. I forgot Markstrom and Clemmensen were teammates in Florida at one time. Cool to see that helped sway Markstrom’s decision making even if just a little bit.
The Stamkos negotiations remind me of Fitz’ negotiations for Timo in that he had told Mike Grier that no matter what deal was happening Fitz wanted one more call if anyone had beaten the Devils’ offer to get one last swing at a deal. Sounds like Stamkos was always gonna be a reach compared to what other teams could offer but Fitzgerald made sure he didn’t fold until Stamkos had that contract in Nashville signed.
Also I love how open Fitzgerald is about his thought process and rationale behind his roster construction and deal making. Super interesting to hear how NHL GMs have to approach team makeup and what goes into those discussions with other team/agents/players. We’ve come such a long way from Tom Gulitti getting “status quo” out of Lou Lamoriello.
Trading Bahl because they were planning on drafting Silayev seems like wishful thinking. Like how Calgary was planning on drafting Tij Iginla, and then…
If Fitz had just ponied up mid-season for Markstrom, chances are the Devils would have made the playoffs. Instead he wasted assets on Allen and Schmid, and missed on getting a young core some playoff experience (not to mention playoff revenue for the owners).
He then ponied up for Markstrom anyways, and bragged about it. And then bragged about almost getting Stammer. Not a good look IMO
I feel as though NJ has become more and more of a destination team that players want to go to. You’re not stuck in the city, but you’re in the same area and can potentially be open to the same marketing opportunities. Further, our young core is probably good for any player looking to be apart of a culture. Hughes, Hischier, Timo, Bratt, etc have all taken team friendly deals and, at least Hughes, has stated that you need to make some concessions to have a solid, world beating team.
I thought Fitz was crazy trading for Timo on an expiring contract. Fitz was betting on Jersey. And it worked. I think that says a lot about the culture here.
I’m super super excited for our future. I’m not sure we’ve ever been in a position like this, even during our dynasty years.
Still salty about Nashville swooping in and nabbing both Stamkos and Marchessault. Had we got either of these guys it would’ve been the perfect offseason. Fuck the Preds.
Edit: On the other hand, if we got one of those guys we’d likely have to skip out on Dillon. Obviously Stamkos would be sick but they probably figured they needed to bolt down defense first.