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@InStilettos_NHL Maybe ask him about that next time you see him.

@devils6666666 You’re entitled to feel that way. Some people asked me and made assumptions about how he was interacting w. the media. I am speaking to my interactions, as I saw him pretty much every day I was at the rink. I can’t speak to stick salutes or anything beyond my experiences.

One thing I'd like to note. Dougie Hamilton was in the building for #NJDevils exit interviews & politely declined to speak. While he hasn't done an on the record interview, his disposition hasn't changed in interactions w. him. He never appeared disgruntled or was disrespectful.

@InStilettos_NHL Even further on that, the first time he skated off, Connor Brown yelled for him to come back and Dougie laughed and skated off the ice. Unless there is another explanation, I'm not going to be sad to see him go, with his $9 million contract.

@InStilettos_NHL With all due respect, a guy making $9 million a year should stick salute fans after wins, but he skated off the ice for the last 10 home wins or so and did no stick salute while the rest of the team stayed on. He was disgruntled.

The picture doesn't show but this roster gives the #njdevils $2.7 million in cap space. Plenty to extend Nico and even go after Quinn the following year.

#njdevils 2026-2027 roster: Sign Patrik Laine, Oskar Sundqvist, A.J. Greer as UFA Trade Tysplakov and Markstrom for late round draft picks Trade Hamilton, Daws, 1st round pick (probably other picks) for Hellebuyck Resign Grits and Nemec to 3 year $4 million deals Extend Nico

@NHLRumourReport I go to every Devils home game and sit next to the tunnel. After the Olympic break, for every remaining home win, while every player stayed on the ice and saluted the fans, he skated off the ice. Once Connor Brown yelled for him to come back and he laughed.

David Pagnotta: Re Devils: Dougie Hamilton wasn't there for media day, close-out interviews, he still wants a trade as far as I know - Hello Hockey (4/18)

On any given night this lineup will have 4 guys who can drop the gloves in Noesen, Greer, Dillon, and Kovacevic. This team needs more edge and those four guys bring a lot of that along with Siegs and Meier. Laine is also a big guy and won't be pushed around.

Casey will finally get a chance to be a scoring defender. Dillon and Kovacevic won't be scoring a ton and Casey can jump into the lineup every once in a while to bring a little extra scoring.

Bjugstad will be an excellent 5th center, he's big, and he's had a few 40 point seasons. Hameenaho will continue to develop, he has a strong two way game and his scoring touch will develop massively as the year goes on. Two excellent subs to have.

Last point I forgot, Greer played with Mehta in Florida, I wouldn't be suprised if it was Mehta's idea to bring him in, Mehta mentioned Greer in his presser yesterday, so I think it's a very likely Greer comes back to New Jersey, where Mehta probably had a hand in drafting him.

Nemec is a 2nd overall pick. He is Slovakia's best defenseman and he will be elite for the Devils for many years to come. Getting rid of him and keeping Hamilton makes no sense. Nemec fits the age of this core and Silayev will soon come in to be a force along side him.

Hellebuyck is the man for the #njdevils. He fits the timeline perfectly for Yegorov to find his way as a starter. Hellebuyck is a championship goalie, and the Devils are the perfect team for him to win it with and his contract isn't even that expensive.

People will say Hamilton, Daws, and a 1st isn't enough for Hellebuyck but people forget how good Dougie is. Scores 40 plus points a year, mans the powerplay, can be very physical and a leader. Daws has a ton of potential and immediately replaces Hellebuyck.

I put Grits on the top line with Nico and Timo because he has shown a lot of scoring potential and the ability to create plays and score, more so than Mercer. However, Grits looked amazing with Brown and Glass early in the year so that should always be a possibility.

Tysplakov has potential but changes need to be made and he needs to go. Markstrom obviously has not lived up to his contract, he's getting older and more injury prone. Trade him to a team that has a ton of cap and needs a 1b goalie.

Sundqvist and Greer are Stanley Cup champions. Greer was top 5 in penalty minutes this year and isn't afraid to get chipy and physical. Sundqvist is an excellent fourth line center with size. Both can chip in 30 points a year. Both come at a premium.

Mehta in his press conference yesterday said he likes to look for players who are undervalued, maybe things didn't work out at different clubs, and I think Laine is exactly that. He's had some down years but has shown he can score 30-40 goals and he's only 28.

@emoadult @BorinskiDrew @SunnyMehtaX @NJDevils I love the idea of keeping Mercer. He's 23 and averages 40 points a season and is a plus player and will only get better. That being said the Devils need cap space for potentially getting Hellebuyck and Quinn Hughes but we do need to upgrade the top 6.

@devils6666666 @BorinskiDrew @SunnyMehtaX @NJDevils I think based on their stats it makes sense to keep mercer who already is familiar with the team

Fellow @NJDevils Fans, Wake it up. Shake it out. Does anything still move you since you're educated now?... Do you believe there's still some magic left somewhere inside our souls?

@BorinskiDrew @SunnyMehtaX @emoadult @NJDevils Knies is 6'3 230 pounds and scores slightly more than Dawson. While they are very similar I think Knies has more of a scoring touch than Dawson. It's very close but I think it's an upgrade.

@devils6666666 @SunnyMehtaX @emoadult @NJDevils Mercer and Knies are the same player!!!!

@Jiggly_Pig @SunnyMehtaX @emoadult @NJDevils Another prospect not named Silayev or Yegorov and another pick.

@devils6666666 @SunnyMehtaX @emoadult @NJDevils You need a lot more than that for Knies my friend 😊