Luke Hughes is a prime precedence for the New Jersey Devils, however he stays with out a deal
Bleacher Report Youtube: Frank Seravalli on New Jersey Devils restricted free agent defenseman Luke Hughes. What may 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 Common 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 slightly bit extra of a troublesome one, as a result of along with his brother, in primary total decide, Jack Hughes, popping out of entry degree, he signed that eight-year deal in comparatively fast style. And I feel on the time, the safety is at all times huge. 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. Perhaps 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 just see on the display screen, listed below are projections from our buddies 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 occasions $8.4 million. Does that appear excellent? Too excessive? too low? Is it honest? I’d say at first look, this appears to be type of proper inside that wheelhouse. It’s actually going to really feel costly for the New Jersey Devils, however they’re going to should determine it out, they usually’re going to should get these guys locked up.
I feel the one large factor that the Devils have going for them is a few leverage. They’ve bought a man who is clearly in all probability fairly joyful enjoying along 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 an enormous bounce again staff this upcoming season. He’s going to be an enormous a part of that, and a fairly younger again finish to begin.
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So, I like the place New Jersey is heading. I feel getting Luke Hughes signed goes to be completely important, and we’re going to should see the place that quantity is available in at. I may additionally see that deal coming in a couple of years, lower than six.”
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