What happens if you aren't able to extend Timo?

This is the return everyone should have expected. San Jose did pretty well here.

NJD gave up essentially nothing of value for a 30 goal scorer in his mid 20s with a 1 year RFA left,

Why are Sharks fans catching a stray? They did nothing wrong

You havent been in many devils/sharks ACGMs this season have you

Always trust the comps.

Giroux = Tippett + 1st (rental)
Fiala = Faber + 1st (extended)

It’s basically Fiala + Giroux returns

Clearly then, the Devils trade BACK Timo Meier to the sharks for the exact same package they gave away, and then Meier extends to an 8 year, $1,050,000 AAV contract with the sharks and you win the cup in 2023-24

Now add at least 500k to Bratt and meier

Bratt maybe, but I doubt Timo gets more than this. His camp confirmed to be starting around 9M and the devils are confirmed to be starting around 7M. I imagine it lands somewhere in the upper 8s.

Regardless, add 1M total and this team still has 3M+ in cap space

Of a 85.5 million cap that isn’t happening

Seravelli reported that like 2 days ago, and I think Lebrun mentioned it too.

That's a bold strategy Joop, let's see if it pays off.

Duh