we love a third line gritsyuk

Adding more to TM huh?
That bottom of the D is green!

Tatar probably gets a little more $$. Maybe another 2 years x $4.5m. I’d rather see that money go towards “heavier skill” who can play interior game.

I mean maybe? He only got 3.5 x 2 coming off some really good MTL years (playoff scratches notwithstanding), and now he’s older and had a poor 21/22 season too. I can’t see him making more than what he’s making now but maybe 2.5 is a bit low.

What do you mean adding more?

Yeah we’re likely gonna look pretty different on the back end next year. I think it’s more likely the team let’s Tatar walk and tries to bring back Graves.

That blue line is already leaking on paper.

He is having one of his better seasons thus far. I think he has earned $4m+. But I’d take the discount.

I meant the 3rd rounder for Timo?

I see it as
In the summerbefore the draft Timo for Holtz or our 1st, a prospect, and smaller stuff (lesser picks, prospects)
Timo is a sign and trade once they can't get it done in SJ

I don't think the 3rd is necessary in the Meier trade, but the lack of ice time this season for Holtz is concerning.

Does NJD need Meier? You guys seem to be rolling without him.

Frankly I only added the 3rd to make an obviously fair trade that wouldn’t get bombarded with Sharks fans.

Maybe, maybe not. I just added the 3rd to make it a good trade for both sides, I don’t think that’s too much considering the player we’d be getting back.

Do we NEED Meier, probably not. But there’s money and players coming off the books next year and we might look a bit different. Adding Meier gives us a 2nd elite winger that would really put us over the edge in terms of competing for a cup over the next 5-7 years.

Yeah that’s fair. Production wise he’s producing at the 4th best rate of his career, which is definitely good. Again, I just can’t see him getting more money than what he got the last time he was a UFA. Maybe he gets the same deal though.

I don’t think it’s that bad. Downgrade from this season, probably but the pieces are there to be good. Luke will probably have some growing pains but should be great offensively from the get go. Bahl has looked very good in a bottom pairing role, and while I think we can do better than Smith, he’s also been mostly fine in a 3rd pair role.

I will say I think it’s more likely we don’t sign Tatar and resign Graves instead.

That was the point I was trying to make too