[Elliotte Friedman]: Hearing NJ and Jesper Bratt are closing in on an 8-year extension with a $7.875M AAV. Do the math and it’s $63M — which happens to be Bratt’s jersey number.
Hearing NJ and Jesper Bratt are closing in on an 8-year extension with a $7.875M AAV. Do the math and it’s $63M — which happens to be Bratt’s jersey number.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 15, 2023
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fitz is a magician
LETS GO TOMMY FITZ GM OF THE MILLENNIUM
Thank god, at a more than reasonable number.
Always trust in Fitz.
Lol juuuuuuust fitting it under that “no one makes more than Jack” rule.
Hell yea happy for 8 more years of JBITBPITNHL.
LETS GO!!!!
Aside: I was always jealous of Pittsburgh getting Crosby on a steal of a deal due to superstition. Absolutely would love to have that luck here
Okay, I like that number a whole lot
In Fitz We Trust
Don’t forget, this 8-year contract only goes until he’s 33. This is locking up an elite player for his entire prime and you do that every single time.
FITZMAGIC! How does he do it??
I will be very happy with those numbers, assuming this turns out to be accurate. Now let’s lock up Timo!
Yes, please. Then hear that NJ and Timo are closing in on an 8 year extension for anything less than 8.
When the cap eventually takes a big jump in 2-3 years we’re going to have a great deal wiggle room. Or at least enough to comfortably fit Luke and Nemec deals. Great fucking news.
Thats what happens when your best players makes only 8m, its a tough job as an agent to negotiate a higher AAV than Jack.
With that said I am honestly surprised he re-signed, idk but over the past few years with his short-term extensions and hold out, I kinda already conceded that he was going to be a goner. I am happy to be wrong
This. This is what I like to see.
The number is fair. The term is awesome and it keeps team continuity. Which at this phase of our team, is of the utmost importance.
6th round pick to a $63M payday, proud of you Jesper
How fitz pulls this stuff off is incredible, he’s killing it and we’re gonna be set for a while. What a time to be a devils fans
FITZ YOU BEAUTIFUL FUCK MARRY ME WHAT A STEAL OF A DEAL
Holy shit, Fitz got him full term under 8m/year. I love this.
This is a fair deal for both sides. Well done Fitzy
A well earned raise for my personal favorite player to watch.
And now with Bratt taken care of, it is once again Timo time. Let’s lock him up too and solidify a great foundation for years to come!
Under 8 is insane. Fitz magic strikes again.
Let’s fucking gooooo. Fitz waiting for the blackout to be over was masterclass
I’ll be so glad when he’s finally locked up and we don’t have to go through this for another summer
Now do Meier…. just don’t match the Jersey number unless he goes back to 28
Hot 🔥
Fitz now has Hughes, Hischier, and Bratt all locked in for lower AAVs than Jacob Trouba, Bo Horvat, Nicklas Backstrom, or Patrick Laine, just to name a few cherry picked examples from around the Metro.
The man knows what he’s doing.
So happy about this but honestly going to be completely devastated if we don’t find a way to re-sign Timo. We should have the space for him still with Severson and some others off the books, right?
Really happy about this getting done. Still not happy about his playoff performance. This pending offseason seemed to be in his head and he played without intensity nor laid it out like so many of his teammates.
It’s so nice to be able to have full confidence in the GM. Extremely happy to have bratt locked in, guy deserves every penny and I hated the thought of having to trade him.
To everyone worried about re-signing Timo: the fact that Bratt just accepted a long-term deal under $8M significantly increases the ease at which we can offer an $8-9M contract for Meier.
I WAS ALWAYS A JESPER BRATT TRUTHER.
Sick deal!
It’s the same as the Fiala deal price wise. Fiala has been a bit better the past 2 years but he’s 2 years older, and the Bratt contract buys an extra UFA year.
These long deals that get locked up before the cap starts climbing are going to look awesome. Cost certainty on one of our top 6 forwards all through our window.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Now that’s a number and term that backs up what Bratt has been saying. It’s insane to me that we got him under 8M AAV.