Quoting: NorthernLeafsFan05
Casey is yet to sign in NJ despite his season being over and the Devils have a deep RHD pool. Wonder if it's worth it to sell high on him.
Casey is returning to Michigan for another year. This is not a concern for NJD. Devils development staff (Eric Weinrich) meets with him weekly in person. He plays in Big Ten, which is closest to pro-style game of all the conferences. Michigan does well at developing prospects (Quinn Hughes, Luke Highes, Zach Werenski, Kyle Connor, Pacioretty, Hyman, Larkin, etc). And the facilities blow Utica's out of the water. Plus, they will have good chance of competing with McGroarty, TJ Hughes returning....William Whitelaw, Tim Lovell transferring in and Freshmen Matvei Gridin, Michael Hage, Christian Humphreys. Its will be good for his development.
Quoting: NorthernLeafsFan05
Marner replaces Mercer, that's a huge upgrade for NJ and a swap you make 10 times out of 10.
4-8 years of Mercer vs 1 year of Marner is an easy choice for NJD.
We are not building a one-and-done team...our window is not closing, it is just opening.
Quoting: NorthernLeafsFan05
Marner would be the best player on your team. He is a top playmaker in the league, a consistent 30 goal scorer, a Selke finalist, and is a winner regardless of how Toronto media paints him. He is far from the issue in TO. The fact people like you view him as this sort of asset to avoid is crazy.
He would not be. Jack Hughes would still be the best player on our team. Nico Hischier is not bad either. But its not a question of whether he is good or not. Marner has one year at $10.9m and a history of making contract negotiations very difficult.