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Supposedly this is the first ever Devils-Rangers trade

Loki wroteCOLONSupposedly this is the first ever Devils-Rangers trade

Some fans probably rolled in their graves.

Matthew wroteCOLON

Loki wroteCOLONGrabner to the Devils for a 2nd round pick and a prospect.

Rykov. Good pickup by both teams.

My boy, Rykov - woot. Best player in that trade...

6 years 5 per for Josh Bailey

Lee wroteCOLON6 years 5 per for Josh Bailey

Lol.

CasperX22 wroteCOLON

Lee wroteCOLON6 years 5 per for Josh Bailey

Lol.

+1 response.

NYI always paying guys that JT has propped up

Lee wroteCOLON6 years 5 per for Josh Bailey

CasperX22 wroteCOLON

Lee wroteCOLON6 years 5 per for Josh Bailey

Lol.

Seems like quite a few lol worthy deals being signed lately

He's on pace for 85 pts this year 5m doesnt seem like a stretch

Lee wroteCOLONHe's on pace for 85 pts this year 5m doesnt seem like a stretch

Mostly the term that's strange

Arian The Insider wroteCOLON

Lee wroteCOLONHe's on pace for 85 pts this year 5m doesnt seem like a stretch

Mostly the term that's strange

It was obvious that he was going to get paid while having a career year. It's just another example of the Islanders doing Islander things. Lord help that team if JT does decide to leave.

He's 28 now and contract runs til hes 34. Not that lol worthy. If he can stick with JT {pending premise} the rest of the way and taper off at 40ish pts in his final days, this contract is as good as it gets for both sides.

This contract actually tells me JT likely stays an Islander.

Hometown discount, helps with JT.

I still hate Bailey but he would've gotten between 6-7m if he hit the open market so not awful value wise. If we lose JT it'll be a disaster, but while glued to JT and it pains me to admit he's solid.

foofnik wroteCOLONHometown discount, helps with JT.
I still hate Bailey but he would've gotten between 6-7m if he hit the open market

kyuss wroteCOLON

foofnik wroteCOLONHometown discount, helps with JT.
I still hate Bailey but he would've gotten between 6-7m if he hit the open market

Teams are stupid and pay for recent success, cap is going up, yeah I'm confident he would've been $6-7m per on the open market. And whoever signed him would've instantly regretted it.

foofnik wroteCOLONHometown discount, helps with JT.

I still hate Bailey but he would've gotten between 6-7m if he hit the open market so not awful value wise. If we lose JT it'll be a disaster, but while glued to JT and it pains me to admit he's solid.

you can't ALWAYS count on Vancouver doing that (hello Eriksson)

thom54 wroteCOLON

foofnik wroteCOLONHometown discount, helps with JT.

I still hate Bailey but he would've gotten between 6-7m if he hit the open market so not awful value wise. If we lose JT it'll be a disaster, but while glued to JT and it pains me to admit he's solid.

you can't ALWAYS count on Vancouver doing that (hello Eriksson)

118 points in the last 139 games, he continues this for the rest of the season you're gonna seriously tell me no one would pay him $6m a year?

maybe someone stupid enough would have, DET, VAN, ...but the market has much better wingers out there that may suppress that (Hoffman, Patches, etc)

thom54 wroteCOLONmaybe someone stupid enough would have, DET, VAN, ...but the market has much better wingers out there that may suppress that (Hoffman, Patches, etc)

They aren't UFAs this year though. Free = more $$.

I agree he would have been paid.