do not Devil my ass
Rejoint: sept. 2020
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First of all, thanks for doing a Devils AGM.
Now, I don't like the Johnsson trade. He's been really useful and is a tad underrated.
I wouldn't want to move him unless Devils are out of the playoff picture come TDL in 2023, in which case you'd try and move him for futures / prospects.
It doesn't make too much sense in going for Rust in the offseason as there's an abundance of wingers in the Devil's system.
Lankinen's fine given the assumptions you made but I do think Bernier's gonna be ready to go for next season as he's likely having surgery in the near future.
Rutta idk, rather resign Subban for a similar cap hit tbh.
Bratt and Zacha are short a million each, Wood's QO is 3.5 million, doubt he's signing for anything less than that.
The contracts are way too short as well, especially for Bratt. He's a bonafide first liner and part of Devils long-term core.
Lines are decent, two things though:
1. Wood shouldn't be playing with any center other than McLeod. They complement each others game perfectly.
2. The only way for Zacha to be viable is to play him with either Hughes or Hischier. He does more harm than good in any other circumstance.
All in all, this is overall decent imo. I rate this 3 / 5.
PS. using your players, my line suggestion would be:
Zacha - Hischier - Rust
Tatar - Hughes - Sharangovich
Kuokkanen - Mercer - Bratt
Wood - McLeod - Bastian
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