Goaltending is the issue, not so much as scoring. Leaving Hammond as the #2 option would be a massive failure.

If they get Slafkovsky I wouldn’t get Gaudreau. Let some other team offer him a huge 7 year contract. He’s a good player, but almost all of his playoff points were against the Dallas Stars. He’s been near invisible against the Edmonton Oilers. Small guys usually go invisible too, so that very well could be it, but I think I would rather use that 10M to get guys that are good in the playoffs if Im New Jersey. He’s very good, but I would let a different team give him that massive contract. Also, it would be a challenge to resign everyone especially if you pick Slafkovsky.

Explain to me how they are gonna pay Mercer, holtz, slafkovsky, siegenthaler, L. Hughes, smith, Blackwood, severson, sharangovich, etc. when their contracts expire. If you can do that, I’ll get on board with. But that ain’t happening

This team would be awesome to watch! If Hughes, Holtz, Slaf made big impacts as rookies I could see them making the playoffs over Pittsburgh or Washington. Goal is concerning if Bernier isn’t coming back tho