Steve Dangle, Adam Wylde and Jesse Blake discuss the comments made by New Jersey Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald in regards to how he wants to change up his current roster.
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Quinn Hughes leaving Vancouver as a UFA to join New Jersey will be a huge boost to the team in a couple years
From an everyday Devils fan- Fitz response is very accurate. Yes, they were injury plagued, but they couldn't score in 2025 once the year turned. Bottom 6 was brutal & let them down offensively. Even the numbers are misleading, Noesen + Cotter scoring for example took a plunge after January, so you really felt Dowling/Bastian/Tatar/Lazar overall struggles, as well as Haula when he had a long cold stretch. Glass and Sprong were brought in, and outside of adding some offensive pressure (Glass was hot 1st week after trade) it all fizzled out.
Quinn Hughes trade incoming
Overhaul = not signing all the UFA's Bastian, Tatar, Dumoulin, Dowling, Allen, Lazar and Sprong.
maybe toms the problem in jersey , he is on his 3rd coach , last year he said all they needed was a goaltender
Devils fam here. I'm so happy that Fitz is taking accountability here. The excuse of injuries was right there but he knows that wasn't the problem. Since January the Devils had been playing terrible. The injuries actually completely exposed how much depth this team lacks. When the Devils made it to the cup final in 2012, they were getting production from all 4 lines, 4th line especially. It was a major standout. Right now the team is nowhere close to that, and we will NOT be able to win a Cup just on Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, and Jacob Markstrom alone. It's a team game, and half of our team is severly lacking.
Props to Fitz for doing something about it.
Hi, Adam, Jesse & Steve!
As a NJ Devils' fan, I can tell you that we still have a D problem. D as in Dougie Hamilton. He has only played 6 full seasons in his entire career and 2 of those with NJ. They need to buy him out and move on!
Ondrej Palat had a really difficult time personally this season. His wife and newborn baby almost died close to the end of the season. So, I'll give him a pass.
We need serious centermen who can WIN faceoffs! Nico Hischier is the ONLY consistent faceoff winner and he's only at 65% +/-. That is abysmal! The forwards corner work is no better! They need to go into the corners in the O zone and come out WITH the puck!!!
The number of shoulder injuries has me very concerned! The Devils were never a team to suffer shoulder injuries! Do they happen? Yes. But EVERY season?! No! Their strength trainer needs an improvement! From the beginning, they had a GREAT strength trainer, Dimitri Lopuchin. I wonder if he's available.
Otherwise, just get Quinn Hughes into NJ and be done with it! We all know he's coming to NJ, it's just a matter of when and how!
GO, LEAFS, GO!!! Love all your videos and podcasts, guys!!!
Nancy
The team is good but soft. Hamilton is always injured, Hughes (both) is always injured, Hischier plays at double his size so he'll be hurt a ton. Our goalies are gariatric. We are on the edge of being very good but it's going to be tricky with some of the contracts we have too.
You guys are out here talking like dumping bad contacts is easy…my Redwings have a few to dump too..if im a team willing to take those on, the price is high
All Canucks Fan: So you're telling me there still a chance!!!
The Devils will resign maybe 2 of their expiring deals. Depth scoring will be a huge focus. Guys who can kill penalties and score 15-20 goals, physical centers who are good in face offs.
dougie, palat, and haula see you later
Why would he overhaul his roster when he has excellent pieces in place already? You have Jack Hughes and Hischier anchoring the top 2 lines, Hamilton and Luke Hughes in the top 2 pairings, and Marky's still a solid goalie for the time being. Maybe add another winger like Boeser to play in the top 6 plus some depth and they can run it back next year…
It's gonna be hilarious when he revamps damn near the entire roster (and actually succeeds in augmenting it), only for them to fail in spectacular fashion in the first round of next year's postseason because of the coach at their helm.
Sheldon Keefe is a vengeful ghost you DON'T want haunting your locker room!!
Palat was awful this year, Jesse. I assume he’s in NJ for the playoffs, which fits his style
Nucks will take the Teddy bear Bria off their hands.