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The New Jersey Devils added another depth forward: Tomas Nosek. He is a defensive left winger who can take and win faceoffs. This post goes over what he can do for the Devils for $1 million next season.
Last season, the Devils forward group, as a whole, was below average when it came to drawing penalties, and they lost their best penalty drawer this offseason. They will need to overcome that loss to get more power play opportunities this year.
New Jersey Devils forward Dawson Mercer is entering the final season of his entry level contract in 2023-24. This post explains why you should expect that Mercer is going to get paid extremely well.
Bringing back Scott Mayfield, using a seven-year contract to get to an affordable $3.5 million average annual value, means in practice the New York Islanders almost certainly will go into opening night with the same seven defensemen who filled out their depth chart at the end of last season.
Now that Kent Hughes has found a new home for Edmundson, he must do the same for Mike Hoffman, and perhaps others.