Todd Cordell: Report: Jesper Boqvist to sign ELC with New Jersey Devils

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Nice to see K Palms get heavily sheltered finally.

Nice to see K Palms get heavily sheltered finally.
- Queenie_5_hole

Palms and Vats for Nylander?

Not the worst lineup if no moves are made though I find it highly unlikely Ray doesn't add at least one forward by trade or free agency. Of course we'll have to see if Boquist lives up to his billing.

Shero wll sign one of Halls buddies or he MVP will not resign....
Eberle.

Hall- Nico - Eberle
Boquist - Zacha - Palmieri
Bratt- Hughes - Bastian
Wood -Zajac -Coleman
----
Trouba - SMith
Green --Severson
Vats-Butcher

Shero wll sign one of Halls buddies or he MVP will not resign....
Eberle.

Hall- Nico - Eberle
Boquist - Zacha - Palmieri
Bratt- Hughes - Bastian
Wood -Zajac -Coleman
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Trouba - SMith
Green --Severson
Vats-Butcher
- thechezman

Id rather have Hall off the team then overpay Ebs. Thats not how you run a business/team, by caving in to one player.

Shero wll sign one of Halls buddies or he MVP will not resign....
Eberle.

Hall- Nico - Eberle
Boquist - Zacha - Palmieri
Bratt- Hughes - Bastian
Wood -Zajac -Coleman
----
Trouba - SMith
Green --Severson
Vats-Butcher
- thechezman

Zacha played well with bratt at the end of the season and zacha is responsible defensively

If we sign eberle

Hall Nico eberle
Zacha Hughes bratt
Boquist zajac palmieri
Wood Coleman Bastian

Without eberle move the Rw up one spot and Coleman on line with zajac

Anyone think that if Hall wants to reach July 1, the haul we get from him wont be a haul at all. Thats scary.

Palms and Vats for Nylander?
- Leniwm1

Nope

The deal is done. Hopefully Boqvist delivers now.

Boqvist is coming off an exceptionally strong season in the SHL. He averaged .67 points per game, which was greater output than William Karlsson, Elias Lindholm, Jakob Silfverberg, Marcus Johansson, and Andreas Johnsson, among others, managed at the same stage in their careers. - Todd Cordell

You know who also put up more points than William Karlsson a year and 5 months earlier than boqvist, Samuel Fagemo, a right winger available late in the second round.

It'd make a ton more sense if your gonna put Hughes & Boqvist in the top 6 that you'd split em. Hall had his career best with mostly the rookies of Bratt & Nico. Nico proved he can drive a line but I don't think he & Palmieri really gel together. I'd go:
Hall-Hughes-Palmieri
Boqvist-Nico-Bratt
Wood-Zacha-Coleman
Rooney-Zajac-Bastian

When Hall was out Palmieri wound up being the guy that possessed & distributes the puck. Palmieri did a good job at it but it's not his strength. He needs to be banging in the crease & bouncing out for open shots. Bratt started to gain the confidence & ability to to possess & distribute the puck whether it was at even strength or on the PP. This being his 3rd yr where most players really take off I'm expecting a lot from him. This way could actually work out to be the best way & it separates the rookies. I just don't believe in having a sheltered 2nd line.

Bottom 6 to me is as simple as it gets. We were absolutely at our best when Coleman-Zajac-Noesen was our shut down line. Wood-Zacha-Coleman is the evolution of that. Zacha had 68 hits in 61GP. Wood had 97 hits in 63GP. Coleman had a ridiculous 225 hits in 78GP. The amount of offense Zacha & Coleman create shorthanded is insane. They're even better defensively @5vs5. Wood is catching up to them. They all have fantastic speed. Wood's speed is just on another level. This line should beat teams up physically, shut em down defensively, plus create boat loads of breakaways & odd man rush's.

4th line having Zajac has countless advantages. Every single player that gets off the ice with Zajac raves about how easy he is to play with & how much they learn from him. No matter who his wings are that line will excel. He'll still get plenty of minutes with special teams. At 34 with 2yrs left that should be perfect to finish his career without losing another step. Trav doesn't have city or highway miles. He's got Baja 5000 miles. We've got a ton of guys he can mentor. Hopefully when he retires he goes right into a coaching job with us. We could go very similar to our 3rd line w Agostino-Zajac-Bastian. Agostino had 143 hits in 63GP. Trav had 66 in 80GP. Bastian had 24 hits in 7GP. I am so high on Bastian for the bottom 6. I absolutely loved what I saw from Bastian in Bing. So it's not just the 7 NHL GP I'm judging on. His response when he was 1st called up was this isn't just a call up. This is the start of my NHL career & I won't be going back down. 3 goals in 7GP, 3 fights, & over 3 hits per game is the way to make that a true statement. Agostino-Zajac-Bastian could be another defensively dominant, physical, with offensive upside line. Rooney would be another great option @#4LW. 77 hits in 41 GP is awesome. Rooney's strength is defense & he really started to break thru on offense. If we re-sign Noesen he's another physical beast. Very possible that it was just a bad move on his part playing thru injury. If he can be a better version of 17-18 like we expected his 95 hits in 41GP are much needed. This is all still without mentioning Qville, McLeod, Anderson, Seney, Gabriel, Studenic, etc. My sleeper for Binghamton is gonna be Gignac. He was 100% looking like a long NHL career guy. That terrible knee injury set him back a good bit. This will be his breakout yr.

Adding Hughes, Boqvist, & Ty we are on the way to being perennial contenders. Biggest area of need by far is Defense. I hope that is addressed & that is what Hall/Shero are talking about by adding skill. We don't need to force somebody into the lineup to make Hall happy. If Hall can't see that this is the best place to be I have no clue what he's looking for

Hall-Boqvist-Palmieri
Bratt-Nico-free agent
Coleman-Hughes-Fagemo
Zacha-Zajac-Bastian

Palms and Vats for Nylander?
- Leniwm1

So we give them our #1 RW, and #1 RD for a 61 point RW that makes 7M. Yes he is younger, but his defensive zone play is atrocious. No thanks.

Palms at 50% retained salary and a 2nd for Kapanen (only if he is signed to something along a 6 year 5.5M AAV deal).

Todd Cordell: Report: Jesper Boqvist to sign ELC with New Jersey Devils
- Todd.Cordell

Todd couple of questions for you. Is there a website open to the public where you pull your stats? They are always helpful in ending a great deal of debates on the site. Can't exactly argue with facts. Secondly, given our massive cap space, would you find it wise to consider Perry as the #2RW for the Devs? Sounds like he could be given away for nothing, and 2 years is an easy cap hit for the devs to absorb. I mean he was the greatest RW in the league for a season or two.

Id rather have Hall off the team then overpay Ebs. Thats not how you run a business/team, by caving in to one player.
- Leniwm1

OMG!!!!! Somebody that makes sense!!!! I've even heard people say it should be Hall's decision on Kakko or Hughes. He clearly would know more about both of them by maybe watching some of the very few televised games than the scouts we pay big $ to watch thousands of hrs of film on them, got to know their family & friends. Hall would be stupid to want to go anywhere else. He knows that. U just don't negotiate a contract by saying I'm not leaving NJ & I want to sign ASAP unless you want to be grossly underpaid.

OMG!!!!! Somebody that makes sense!!!! I've even heard people say it should be Hall's decision on Kakko or Hughes. He clearly would know more about both of them by maybe watching some of the very few televised games than the scouts we pay big $ to watch thousands of hrs of film on them, got to know their family & friends. Hall would be stupid to want to go anywhere else. He knows that. U just don't negotiate a contract by saying I'm not leaving NJ & I want to sign ASAP unless you want to be grossly underpaid.
- Gio's Devil's

You think we're paying scouts big money?

Lots of teams cater to their star players and we do too. Historically the Devil's haven't but this is brave new world. Putting your stars in charge is agreeably stupid, but overpaying Eberle isn't really a big deal if the term isn't more then 2-3 years... Not saying it's a brilliant thing to do but we overpaid Clowe a lot more and a lot longer and survived. Eberle is at least somewhat productive and fills a need.

You think we're paying scouts big money?

Lots of teams cater to their star players and we do too. Historically the Devil's haven't but this is brave new world. Putting your stars in charge is agreeably stupid, but overpaying Eberle isn't really a big deal if the term isn't more then 2-3 years... Not saying it's a brilliant thing to do but we overpaid Clowe a lot more and a lot longer and survived. Eberle is at least somewhat productive and fills a need.
- Queenie_5_hole

Yes, thats the only kicker. If his deal isnt too long, im okay with it. Hall doesnt seem to be that ego guy that wants everyhting. Zajac and Greene will be off the books soon so even more cash will open up.

If Ebs and Hall play well together, that will give lots of depth with palms and bratt slotting down one line.

It'd make a ton more sense if your gonna put Hughes & Boqvist in the top 6 that you'd split em. Hall had his career best with mostly the rookies of Bratt & Nico. Nico proved he can drive a line but I don't think he & Palmieri really gel together. I'd go:
Hall-Hughes-Palmieri
Boqvist-Nico-Bratt
Wood-Zacha-Coleman
Rooney-Zajac-Bastian

When Hall was out Palmieri wound up being the guy that possessed & distributes the puck. Palmieri did a good job at it but it's not his strength. He needs to be banging in the crease & bouncing out for open shots. Bratt started to gain the confidence & ability to to possess & distribute the puck whether it was at even strength or on the PP. This being his 3rd yr where most players really take off I'm expecting a lot from him. This way could actually work out to be the best way & it separates the rookies. I just don't believe in having a sheltered 2nd line.

Bottom 6 to me is as simple as it gets. We were absolutely at our best when Coleman-Zajac-Noesen was our shut down line. Wood-Zacha-Coleman is the evolution of that. Zacha had 68 hits in 61GP. Wood had 97 hits in 63GP. Coleman had a ridiculous 225 hits in 78GP. The amount of offense Zacha & Coleman create shorthanded is insane. They're even better defensively @5vs5. Wood is catching up to them. They all have fantastic speed. Wood's speed is just on another level. This line should beat teams up physically, shut em down defensively, plus create boat loads of breakaways & odd man rush's.

4th line having Zajac has countless advantages. Every single player that gets off the ice with Zajac raves about how easy he is to play with & how much they learn from him. No matter who his wings are that line will excel. He'll still get plenty of minutes with special teams. At 34 with 2yrs left that should be perfect to finish his career without losing another step. Trav doesn't have city or highway miles. He's got Baja 5000 miles. We've got a ton of guys he can mentor. Hopefully when he retires he goes right into a coaching job with us. We could go very similar to our 3rd line w Agostino-Zajac-Bastian. Agostino had 143 hits in 63GP. Trav had 66 in 80GP. Bastian had 24 hits in 7GP. I am so high on Bastian for the bottom 6. I absolutely loved what I saw from Bastian in Bing. So it's not just the 7 NHL GP I'm judging on. His response when he was 1st called up was this isn't just a call up. This is the start of my NHL career & I won't be going back down. 3 goals in 7GP, 3 fights, & over 3 hits per game is the way to make that a true statement. Agostino-Zajac-Bastian could be another defensively dominant, physical, with offensive upside line. Rooney would be another great option @#4LW. 77 hits in 41 GP is awesome. Rooney's strength is defense & he really started to break thru on offense. If we re-sign Noesen he's another physical beast. Very possible that it was just a bad move on his part playing thru injury. If he can be a better version of 17-18 like we expected his 95 hits in 41GP are much needed. This is all still without mentioning Qville, McLeod, Anderson, Seney, Gabriel, Studenic, etc. My sleeper for Binghamton is gonna be Gignac. He was 100% looking like a long NHL career guy. That terrible knee injury set him back a good bit. This will be his breakout yr.

Adding Hughes, Boqvist, & Ty we are on the way to being perennial contenders. Biggest area of need by far is Defense. I hope that is addressed & that is what Hall/Shero are talking about by adding skill. We don't need to force somebody into the lineup to make Hall happy. If Hall can't see that this is the best place to be I have no clue what he's looking for
- Gio's Devil's

woah, woah.. easy there, cowboy.

It'd make a ton more sense if your gonna put Hughes & Boqvist in the top 6 that you'd split em. Hall had his career best with mostly the rookies of Bratt & Nico. Nico proved he can drive a line but I don't think he & Palmieri really gel together. I'd go:
Hall-Hughes-Palmieri
Boqvist-Nico-Bratt
Wood-Zacha-Coleman
Rooney-Zajac-Bastian

When Hall was out Palmieri wound up being the guy that possessed & distributes the puck. Palmieri did a good job at it but it's not his strength. He needs to be banging in the crease & bouncing out for open shots. Bratt started to gain the confidence & ability to to possess & distribute the puck whether it was at even strength or on the PP. This being his 3rd yr where most players really take off I'm expecting a lot from him. This way could actually work out to be the best way & it separates the rookies. I just don't believe in having a sheltered 2nd line.

Bottom 6 to me is as simple as it gets. We were absolutely at our best when Coleman-Zajac-Noesen was our shut down line. Wood-Zacha-Coleman is the evolution of that. Zacha had 68 hits in 61GP. Wood had 97 hits in 63GP. Coleman had a ridiculous 225 hits in 78GP. The amount of offense Zacha & Coleman create shorthanded is insane. They're even better defensively @5vs5. Wood is catching up to them. They all have fantastic speed. Wood's speed is just on another level. This line should beat teams up physically, shut em down defensively, plus create boat loads of breakaways & odd man rush's.

4th line having Zajac has countless advantages. Every single player that gets off the ice with Zajac raves about how easy he is to play with & how much they learn from him. No matter who his wings are that line will excel. He'll still get plenty of minutes with special teams. At 34 with 2yrs left that should be perfect to finish his career without losing another step. Trav doesn't have city or highway miles. He's got Baja 5000 miles. We've got a ton of guys he can mentor. Hopefully when he retires he goes right into a coaching job with us. We could go very similar to our 3rd line w Agostino-Zajac-Bastian. Agostino had 143 hits in 63GP. Trav had 66 in 80GP. Bastian had 24 hits in 7GP. I am so high on Bastian for the bottom 6. I absolutely loved what I saw from Bastian in Bing. So it's not just the 7 NHL GP I'm judging on. His response when he was 1st called up was this isn't just a call up. This is the start of my NHL career & I won't be going back down. 3 goals in 7GP, 3 fights, & over 3 hits per game is the way to make that a true statement. Agostino-Zajac-Bastian could be another defensively dominant, physical, with offensive upside line. Rooney would be another great option @#4LW. 77 hits in 41 GP is awesome. Rooney's strength is defense & he really started to break thru on offense. If we re-sign Noesen he's another physical beast. Very possible that it was just a bad move on his part playing thru injury. If he can be a better version of 17-18 like we expected his 95 hits in 41GP are much needed. This is all still without mentioning Qville, McLeod, Anderson, Seney, Gabriel, Studenic, etc. My sleeper for Binghamton is gonna be Gignac. He was 100% looking like a long NHL career guy. That terrible knee injury set him back a good bit. This will be his breakout yr.

Adding Hughes, Boqvist, & Ty we are on the way to being perennial contenders. Biggest area of need by far is Defense. I hope that is addressed & that is what Hall/Shero are talking about by adding skill. We don't need to force somebody into the lineup to make Hall happy. If Hall can't see that this is the best place to be I have no clue what he's looking for
- Gio's Devil's

scratch that- this is amazing. You said Travis has "Baja 5000 miles". Amazing. look at all them stats! well done.

scratch that- this is amazing. You said Travis has "Baja 5000 miles". Amazing. look at all them stats! well done.
- MartysBetter88

The guys a hack. He completely left off Stefan Noesen.

Not to mention his name is Gio's Devil's. Double apostrophe much? What the (frank) is that? Double possession? I mean not to be the punctuation police but just saying.

Anyway, seriously he does some really good points (plus stats). I think the problem is while these guys are hopefully chomping on the bit and will be legit NHLers there has to be some tempered expectation for running that many rookies in the lineup. Boqvist, Hughes and Smith have (obviously) zero NHL games and running two of them in the top six is a bit scary. Not to mention Bratt is a lightweight and can't stay healthy. Nico has gotten less steamrolled this year but that has to be the softest top 6 I've ever seen. Fast as stink and certainly they should be dripping with skill... but they might end up getting slammed around more then a hooker at a gangbang. Just saying.

As for Taylor Hall, I think while the Devils might flash a lot of skill and hopefully will be a competitive team he isn't looking for potential. Edmonton had that and they blow monkeys. So just because we *should* become a contender doesn't mean dinky doo. Not to mention our D is still a complete goat (frank).

The guys a hack. He completely left off Stefan Noesen.

Not to mention his name is Gio's Devil's. Double apostrophe much? What the (frank) is that? Double possession? I mean not to be the punctuation police but just saying.

Anyway, seriously he does some really good points (plus stats). I think the problem is while these guys are hopefully chomping on the bit and will be legit NHLers there has to be some tempered expectation for running that many rookies in the lineup. Boqvist, Hughes and Smith have (obviously) zero NHL games and running two of them in the top six is a bit scary. Not to mention Bratt is a lightweight and can't stay healthy. Nico has gotten less steamrolled this year but that has to be the softest top 6 I've ever seen. Fast as stink and certainly they should be dripping with skill... but they might end up getting slammed around more then a hooker at a gangbang. Just saying.

As for Taylor Hall, I think while the Devils might flash a lot of skill and hopefully will be a competitive team he isn't looking for potential. Edmonton had that and they blow monkeys. So just because we *should* become a contender doesn't mean dinky doo. Not to mention our D is still a complete goat (frank).
- Queenie_5_hole

lol, yes