I get someone like Hamilton getting a full NTC but thats wild to give that to Palat.
obvious is obvious
Was Fitz supposed to have a crystal ball 4 years ago that Quinn would be available. Its a joke that Vancouver fell off so much so fast for him to actually have been traded by now anyway
Palat’s agent better be sipping Mai Tais on a beach somewhere
Hasn’t it become more common for NHL players to negotiate such things in their contracts though?
Nobody has mentioned this yet.
The amount Palat was signed for initially was a bit of a head scratcher. I think we all considered the price a bit too high, but hoped he’d produce even a bit more than he has.
Dougies signing was high in cost as well, but his offensive upside seemed worth it at the time too – and the first couple of years it pretty much was.
Its really too bad injuries and poor production has lead to either of them being on the trade block, but at this point, how could they not be?
You can pretty much add Markstrom to this list, its kind of incredible Fitz didn’t learn his lesson after these two signings.
The sooner fitz and his crew are gone, the better.
At the time we got Dougie, he was the top free agent on the market and our first big signing coming out of the NHL basement. Him getting a NMC then makes complete sense, and anyone trying to rewrite that as a bad decision has just forgotten how bad we were then and how big that signing one. Palat, though, was always an overpay to get a veteran presence in the locker room
Fitz ain’t cooking shit
For those doing the math, those 14 players represent 60% of the devils 23-man roster having some form of protection.
NHL average is 24% having trade or movement protection.
You hand it out like candy, you fuck yourself when you need to make a move. Only one guy to blame for being in this position…
Thanks, Captain Obvious. People get paid to write this?!
Where the devil’s were when they signed Dougie and palat the NMC was a must to sign them, sucks now but it is what it is but to say it was a bad decision back is then is tough
I think trying to move out that much salary mid season would have been like threading a needle for better GMs than Fitz. It’s too bad QH ended up in Minny, but if the family is really serious about playing together, Quinn doesn’t have to sign an extension. Time will tell.
Though looking at the roster the Devils have a few issues Quinn doesn’t solve and adding him takes up cap space they need to invest upfront. Also don’t really see the point of having Quinn and Luke on the roster together at over $20M per year.
I know I’m going little OT but why the f does Kovacevic have a NMC too esp. on a contract that can backfire badly
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I get someone like Hamilton getting a full NTC but thats wild to give that to Palat.
obvious is obvious
Was Fitz supposed to have a crystal ball 4 years ago that Quinn would be available. Its a joke that Vancouver fell off so much so fast for him to actually have been traded by now anyway
Palat’s agent better be sipping Mai Tais on a beach somewhere
Hasn’t it become more common for NHL players to negotiate such things in their contracts though?
Nobody has mentioned this yet.
The amount Palat was signed for initially was a bit of a head scratcher. I think we all considered the price a bit too high, but hoped he’d produce even a bit more than he has.
Dougies signing was high in cost as well, but his offensive upside seemed worth it at the time too – and the first couple of years it pretty much was.
Its really too bad injuries and poor production has lead to either of them being on the trade block, but at this point, how could they not be?
You can pretty much add Markstrom to this list, its kind of incredible Fitz didn’t learn his lesson after these two signings.
The sooner fitz and his crew are gone, the better.
At the time we got Dougie, he was the top free agent on the market and our first big signing coming out of the NHL basement. Him getting a NMC then makes complete sense, and anyone trying to rewrite that as a bad decision has just forgotten how bad we were then and how big that signing one. Palat, though, was always an overpay to get a veteran presence in the locker room
Fitz ain’t cooking shit
For those doing the math, those 14 players represent 60% of the devils 23-man roster having some form of protection.
NHL average is 24% having trade or movement protection.
You hand it out like candy, you fuck yourself when you need to make a move. Only one guy to blame for being in this position…
Thanks, Captain Obvious. People get paid to write this?!
Where the devil’s were when they signed Dougie and palat the NMC was a must to sign them, sucks now but it is what it is but to say it was a bad decision back is then is tough
I think trying to move out that much salary mid season would have been like threading a needle for better GMs than Fitz. It’s too bad QH ended up in Minny, but if the family is really serious about playing together, Quinn doesn’t have to sign an extension. Time will tell.
Though looking at the roster the Devils have a few issues Quinn doesn’t solve and adding him takes up cap space they need to invest upfront. Also don’t really see the point of having Quinn and Luke on the roster together at over $20M per year.
I know I’m going little OT but why the f does Kovacevic have a NMC too esp. on a contract that can backfire badly
