JotCast | PHR Live Chat: 6/5/24

PHR Live Chat: 6/5/24

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Josh Erickson

2:48

Gavrikov is pricey, but he's a good top-four guy and has a full NMC. He'd be my surprise candidate, but that's obviously a major hurdle.

2:49

Mikey Anderson isn't going anywhere, neither are any of their six seven-figure forwards signed next season. Doughty will retire a King. I just don't see Rob Blake – knowing what we know about him – doing what you're hoping for.

SpeakOfTheDevils

2:50

Besides a goalie like Markstrom or Ullmark, who else do the Devils try to go after in free agency?

Josh Erickson

2:50

D is set. I think they need a pair of middle-six wingers.

Guys like Bertuzzi, Duclair, etc. make sense to me

Devils ELC Blueliners

2:51

Can you shed any light on how the Devils might approach extensions with Luke Hughes and Simon Nemec? Assuming things remain how they are, is it generally accepted that the two young D-men will basically get the same extension / post-RFA contract? Luke is a year ahead, so I would guess his extension happens a year earlier, especially since they probably don't want their contracts expiring in the same offseason.

Josh Erickson

2:52

Yeah, Hughes' deal runs out after next season, Nemec is still on his ELC through 2025-26

I think it's more likely they give Luke the same contract they gave Jack than matching up Hughes/Nemec.

2:53

Nemec is impossible to handicap with less than a full season under his belt and two years of ELC service left.

Fitzy needs a goalie

2:53

What is your prediction on which goalie the Devils end up with? What do they give up? (And if it's Ullmark, do they extend him before the deal is finalized?)

Josh Erickson

2:54

My answer was Markstrom in March and it's still Markstrom now. He fits the mold better of what they're looking for, and I said it in a piece this AM... he consistently starts 50+ games.

HockeyBoz

2:54

What goalies do you see Detroit going after? Their goalie situation has been a bunch of "could be" #1's the last several years but has not panned out.

Josh Erickson

2:55

I really don't think there are any better options available this summer than what they have. I think they suffer through another year, hope for the best from Lyon/Husso and re-evaluate next summer

Fun Times Boris

2:55

Sneaky FA pickup for cheap in your opinion.

Josh Erickson

2:56

Oliver Kylington and Mike Reilly come to mind among D

2:57

Stefan Noesen interests me, I wonder how much he'd cost

gmm8811

2:57

I'd trade Binnington to the Devils straight up for that 10th round pick. Would you? Would some sweeteners have to be thrown in to make it happen? If so,who?

Josh Erickson

2:57

I'm sure the Blues would love to. Maybe a late first for Binnington makes sense for both teams one-for-one, but I don't think anybody is parting with a top-20 pick for him when Markstrom, Ullmark and Saros are available. It's just not the year for that.

Ray

2:57

You mentioned higher value of a draft pick in top 12 before. Are picks 2-12 a crapshoot or is there a tier that starts at 2 and ends before 12 ?

Josh Erickson

2:58

I think there's a Tier A with Celebrini/Demidov and a very strong Tier B between around 2-8, a strong Tier C between 9-14 or so, and then a decent gap to Tier D and onward

Chris Drury

2:58

Can I get a 2nd rounder (maybe from Utah) for Kakko right now?

Josh Erickson

2:58

I think this is the most realistic mock trade I've seen today. You can pick a lollipop from the basket.

2:59

Alright, one more here with the top of the hour drawing nigh

not a Kings ransom

3:00

What do you think happens with Kaliyev of LA Kings ? Will they try to trade his rights for a draft pick , or walk away ? Is a third round pick about what he is worth now ?

Josh Erickson

3:00

I think they definitely try to trade him first. But I don't see them giving him a qualifying offer if they don't get a deal done. I think you could fetch a low second, but I don't have a good sense of how many teams are interested.

3:01

Alright folks, great session today. Glad I was able to get to so many questions. See you all next week!

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