The Florida Panthers have eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning in 5 games.
So many questions surrounding the TB Lightning now…
Do they move on from Head Coach Jon Cooper?
Does Steven Stamkos leave his longterm home in Free Agency?
The NJ Devils should be reaching out to Stamkos immediately!
I discuss it all in this video.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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Okay I am JUST about to go to bed so I'm not watching this right now but I have to comment the irony. Steven Stamkos is a carbon copy of my brother (who is also a Devils fan) to a genuinely creepy level. You can barely tell them apart. And if he came to Jersey, I would laugh SO HARD because it would legally require me to get him a Stamkos Devils jersey. It genuinely would not surprise me if my brother got recognized AS him while wearing it. That is all for now, I must sleep! 😅
Perhaps that would get Pally going 😉
Theres no way Cooper goes anywhere. Who out there is a better option than Coop right now?
No
I don't think Cooper gets fired for the core aging out (what's left of it, anyway).
I'd be open to Stamkos for the top 6 depending on price and term, but it's a two way street in UFA and we still need to get tougher. An aging Stammer doesn't really address that. He's just a better Toffoli replacement imo. Fun discussion points, though.
And screw the beaches, come down the shore 😎
I dont think Fitz is smart enough to fight for Stammy
I think the Devils will pass on Steven Stamkos for now.
I think we should be targeting Montour as well – good solid defenseman mid-tier salary cap, due for a raise. IMO think if you can't get Stamkos, try for Montour!! Little older too, and strong body.
I'm pretty sure Stamkos and Palat were once linemates. Are they still tight? We'll see! 😀
Yeah that will solve your shit defence and goaltending, what team are you watching buddy.
The Devils are sadly built just like the Maple Leafs (a total disaster as youve rightfully said) but WORSE
MUCH worse. At least The Leafs have players like Bertuzzi and Domi in the bottom six.
Devils need high end skill and sandpaper mixed.
I don't think Stamkos is the answer.
The devils need a player like Tkachuk or Barkov, Marchand or even Eichel or Evander Kane. A player who can create with energy and physicality, not just finish like Stamkos. They might need even two of these type players, due to how soft the Hughes girls are, as Vegas has in Eichel, Marchessault and Stone.
In all fairness these sort of players are almost impossible to source. They need to be drafted and then it is 5 years of development.
An aging Stamkos i dont think is the answer, although I do like him.
Main problem the Devils have is a cluelessly dumb manager and cheap banksters in charge of the purse strings. Harris and Epstein are too busy with empowering black businesses (virtue signalling), setting up programs for kids with no interest in hockey and donating to local synagogues and zionist causes than to care about the devils.
Devils need to trade the Hughes girls as they are soon to take up 20 million of the cap and are useless in crunch time. They make Marner look hard.
Great commentary 🙂
The Panthers are gonna win the East, I don't care who they have to play on the way. They're the real deal, scary good throughout the team, with a Vezina level goalie. The final is gonna be Colorado vs Florida for me.
LGD.
Dude stop stammer isn’t coming to NJ
Please no ! Stamkos’ best years and motivation are long behind . Why not bringing in Ovechkin then ? Do we need other pieces to get Palat going ? How about buying him out ?! We don’t need worn off veterans ! We need a stud defenseman , a power forward and a decent goalie . Priority number one – Brady Tkachuk . He is a type of character that gets other characters going .
No. We need a top 5 goalie and some defensive defensmen.
Cooper, sure, if he's available. I don't know what we need Stamkos for, especially at 34. Matt Dumba and Montour are UFAs. So are Pesce and Skjei on Carolina. If I'm Fitz I'm going for defense.
Our beaches are not mediocre, Ace! People come from Canada for our beautiful beaches! 😊
Stamkos was throwing his weight around last night 9 hits and he scored in every game but last night. I think he stays in Tampa on a friendly deal
I would try and bring in Stamkos even at 34 he would be a force with Jack Hughes then trade for a goalie beef up the d it’s a better idea then trading the farm for tkachuk
If he was 25 sure, but he's 35. We don't need more forwards, we need defense and goalie. I have a feeling he would represent NJ same way AOC represents NY. Only bartender that brings nothing to the table 😂
Brady Tkachuk is a must. This guy could motivate these guys like Scott Stevens did and push them.
Don’t think Cooper or Sullivan will be available. I’d be interested in bringing in Mitch Love.
I also thought about Stamkos, but where in the lineup would he play? Top 6, or bottom 6? God the waiting is going to kill me.
Bertuzzi or Zadorov, sign at least one of them Fitz.