[Gambatese] The New Jersey Devils Should Go All-In on Maxim Shabanov This Off-Season
May 16, 2025
[Gambatese] The New Jersey Devils Should Go All-In on Maxim Shabanov This Off-Season
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If he wasn’t a dwarf I’d be inclined to agree but at 5’8″ he’s too small despite the positional versatility. Danil Aimurzin might be an interesting prospect to look at though. 23, 6′ tall, center and put up 57 points in the KHL last season.
When Joop fanfiction crosses over with The Hobbit(because he’s short).
He is 5’8 and 157 pounds. We added some grit last off season and were still pretty soft down the stretch, granted injuries did not help. Lets get some proven players with some size. This sounds like Nikita Gusev all over again.
No they shouldn’t.
If the plan is to look at the KHL, I would much rather us give a second chance/PTO to a Denis Gurianov type than another undersized forward.
I swear, I’m not anti short guys, but the team needs board battlers, not more open ice types.
Now I’ll say, we do have a dire need top 6 LW. Looking at line combos Palat and Haula are our top 2 LWs. That’s an issue. Pickings aren’t plentiful at LW, only 2 guys that I could see us affording would be Saad and Olofsson and that’s assuming we offload one or both of Palat & Haula.
Can’t say I’ve seen the guy play at all but you could sell me on a line with him, Hughes, and Bratt. I’d roll the dice on at someone that should be around 1 Million or so. Doesn’t work out, can look for a trade middle of the season and see who’s available.
Me watching the clips, in sequence:
Meh…
Wait wut
WHAAAAAAT
MAKE IT STOP
HE’S ALREADY DEEEEEAAAAD 😭
😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣
🫠
So just behind Goose in points but you want him? The same Goose who just couldn’t cut it in the nhl?
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If he wasn’t a dwarf I’d be inclined to agree but at 5’8″ he’s too small despite the positional versatility. Danil Aimurzin might be an interesting prospect to look at though. 23, 6′ tall, center and put up 57 points in the KHL last season.
When Joop fanfiction crosses over with The Hobbit(because he’s short).
He is 5’8 and 157 pounds. We added some grit last off season and were still pretty soft down the stretch, granted injuries did not help. Lets get some proven players with some size. This sounds like Nikita Gusev all over again.
No they shouldn’t.
If the plan is to look at the KHL, I would much rather us give a second chance/PTO to a Denis Gurianov type than another undersized forward.
I swear, I’m not anti short guys, but the team needs board battlers, not more open ice types.
[These are the type of players we should expect to get this offseason (Eyssimont, Lorentz, Robinson). Robinson I’d like the most. Guys that will come in at or under ~2 Million](https://njdevilsadvocates.substack.com/p/three-depth-free-agent-the-devils?r=18unih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true)
Now I’ll say, we do have a dire need top 6 LW. Looking at line combos Palat and Haula are our top 2 LWs. That’s an issue. Pickings aren’t plentiful at LW, only 2 guys that I could see us affording would be Saad and Olofsson and that’s assuming we offload one or both of Palat & Haula.
Can’t say I’ve seen the guy play at all but you could sell me on a line with him, Hughes, and Bratt. I’d roll the dice on at someone that should be around 1 Million or so. Doesn’t work out, can look for a trade middle of the season and see who’s available.
Me watching the clips, in sequence:
Meh…
Wait wut
WHAAAAAAT
MAKE IT STOP
HE’S ALREADY DEEEEEAAAAD 😭
😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣
🫠
So just behind Goose in points but you want him? The same Goose who just couldn’t cut it in the nhl?