Luke Hughes is a high precedence for the New Jersey Devils, however he stays and not using a deal
Bleacher Report Youtube: Frank Seravalli on New Jersey Devils restricted free agent defenseman Luke Hughes. What might his subsequent contract seem like?
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“We’ll begin off with Luke Hughes. And we heard Tom Fitzgerald, the New Jersey Devils Basic Supervisor, say proper as free company was wrapping up that he had no larger off season precedence than getting Luke Hughes signed to a brand new deal.
Once more, mid August, no deal has materialized but. And I really feel like this is likely to be a little bit bit extra of a troublesome one, as a result of together with his brother, in primary total choose, Jack Hughes, popping out of entry degree, he signed that eight-year deal in comparatively fast trend. And I feel on the time, the safety is all the time large. However to now take a look at Jack Hughes and see, with a 100-point season beneath his belt, how a lot that contract is underpaying him. Possibly Luke Hughes, on the again finish, is incentivized to take a little bit of a shorter-term deal, or maybe a midterm deal.
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And these contracts that you simply see on the display screen, listed here are projections from our mates at AFP Analytics, who’ve been spot on with a ton of contract evaluations and the marketplace for the previous few years now.
They’re placing Luke Hughes at six years instances $8.4 million. Does that appear excellent? Too excessive? too low? Is it honest? I’d say at first look, this appears to be form of proper inside that wheelhouse. It’s definitely going to really feel costly for the New Jersey Devils, however they’re going to must determine it out, and so they’re going to must get these guys locked up.
I feel the one huge factor that the Devils have going for them is a few leverage. They’ve obtained a man who is clearly most likely fairly glad taking part in together with his brother in New Jersey. For a staff that, beneath Shelton Keith, had a tricky season final 12 months, however I feel has the makings to be a giant bounce again staff this upcoming season. He’s going to be a giant a part of that, and a fairly younger again finish to start out.
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So, I like the place New Jersey is heading. I feel getting Luke Hughes signed goes to be completely crucial, and we’re going to must see the place that quantity is available in at. I might additionally see that deal coming in a number of years, lower than six.”
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