Les Devils du New Jersey sont-ils sur le point de signer un contrat avec Dawson Mercer ? Un article est paru hier selon lequel le directeur général des Devils, Tom Fitzgerald, et le camp de Dawson Mercer ont échangé leurs numéros et travaillent à conclure un contrat bientôt. Dawson Mercer est le dernier joueur dont les Devils ont besoin de signer et il est un élément clé de cette équipe à l’avenir. S’agira-t-il d’un contrat de transition à court terme ou d’un contrat à long terme, comme Fitzgerald l’a indiqué à plusieurs reprises qu’il voulait le faire. Avec un été où les Devils ont beaucoup ajouté en faisant venir Jacob Markstrom, Paul Cotter, Stefan Noesen, Brett Pesce, Brenden Dillon et Tomas Tatar, il ne reste plus grand-chose pour conclure un contrat à long terme maintenant, donc dans cette vidéo, je parle de Mercer, de ses statistiques, des contrats comparables à ceux d’Alexis Lafreniere des Rangers de New York, de Shane Pinto des Sénateurs d’Ottawa et de Kirill Marchenko des Blue Jackets de Columbus. #DiablesduNewJersey #DawsonMercer #DiablesduNewJersey #Tomfitzgerald
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You're right about Fitz being great at getting value contracts signed. It would be nice to see a long term deal, but I think he gets bridged. Especially with Luke's new contract coming next summer, and Nemec's the summer after that.
While I understand the current cap situation & more than likely this is a bridge deal.
However, this is going to cost mucho money for NJ moving forward.
I say this because I am a huge believer in Mercer.
I truly believe that Mercer is a foundational piece for as we hope this new, consistent winning organization.
Coach Keefe is known for his high-powered offense. With a new coach, a defined role, consistent linemates & minutes, Dawson is primed to go off.
Thanks for keeping us dev fans up to date!😊
The Devils can't rely on the cap going up. Luke Hughes' contract is up at the end of the season and his contract will eat up any cap increase and then some. Nemec will be right behind that. Palat's contract will have to come off the books at the end of this season if NJ is going to be able to keep paying the nucleus of the team.
You said the word I was thinking of… "durable". He's a potential 30 goal guy for sure and at least a 20 goal guy. Well liked and as you said, he can be put on any line at any time. The whole team had degraded numbers last year because of the goalie situation combined with D injuries and loss of consistency from players we lost through trades. I think Fitz is a low baller with everyone and we will see how the low ball strategy has worked this year comparing with teams like Toronto that have mega priced players. We have a lot of hope and dreams invested in Markstrom at this point. Not sure if he realizes he's "the Mojo" good luck charm. Bridge deal or long term for Mercer ? I would like to see him locked-in with 6 years at 5.5 but the contract projected for Luke Hughes might be more than they gave Jack. So I think Fitzgerald will try to get Dawson for a deal around 4 – 4.5 million a year on a shorter term to get ready for paying big for Luke.
Whats a contract for a young defenseman who sucks at defense gona be? Lol
I predict that the Devils will re-sign Mercer to a bridge deal of 3 years/$4.25 AAV.