Eklund: RUMOR BLOG>Tavares Jersey Bound? From Devils Beat Chris Shaleesh

Bennett to Chicago

Anyone who gets 2119 pts in 235 gms needs to be retained at all cost!

Amen to that brother

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

NJ could use him ...... put at c2.

???- Nico -Meier
Cotter - Tavares - Hughes
Mercer -Glass - Bratt
Palat - Huala - Noesen

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Crushers68

Ya lets keep justin dowling and cody glass……..

Tavares is the greatest player of ALL time, just in the last 3 years he had 2119pts in 235 games*, an average of over 9pts per game, never seen before.

*Stats from EK

Why?! Why would the Devils want to add a 38 year old who has never won anything?! This story better be a joke, or Fitz will be unemployed much faster than I anticipated. With Sam Bennett most likely getting the same AAV for more years, why wouldnt they focus on him?

NJ could use him ...... put at c2.

???- Nico -Meier
Cotter - Tavares - Hughes
Mercer -Glass - Bratt
Palat - Huala - Noesen
- thechezman

Haula & Palat should both be waived and riding a bus in the AHL. That frees up $9 million in cap space. Gritsyuk will slot in to a top 6 wing spot. Sign Bennett and go get another center.
If they sign Tavares Fitz will be fired before the end of the season.

Devils fans on here such clowns.. wah lets not sign a point producing center for 2/3 years and go with more useless bottom six players…a 70pt center def wont help … unreal. Maybe keep hoping hughes plays a full season and curtis lazar finally breaks out

Devils fans on here such clowns.. wah lets not sign a point producing center for 2/3 years and go with more useless bottom six players…
- Theathletic is for libs

according to EK it is 9pts per game the past 3yrs

according to EK it is 9pts per game the past 3yrs
- Symba007

Oh wow so he didn’t score as many ppg as curtis lazar

Im assuming Eks proof reader is a 3yo.

Good Stuff Chris, as usual. I like your plan, but we need to basically fill 2 lines. Some of that from within, but I would imagine a couple of new faces too. Even with that cap relief it would limit our spending elsewhere. And Tavares is 38. Nothing can facilitate a decline like a change of scenery.

Tavares is 34
Get your facts straight please

Rang, what EK is saying is that Tavares will age very quickly this year, he is turning 35 in September but will be in reality 38 (forged birth certificate is what I am hearing) but he is pretty good with 9pts per game the past 3 years for a player that age.

Rang, what EK is saying is that Tavares will age very quickly this year, he is turning 35 in September but will be in reality 38 (forged birth certificate is what I am hearing) but he is pretty good with 9pts per game the past 3 years for a player that age.
- Symba007

Tavares clearly did the old Jaun Soto thing and he's really way older than he ever said. He was obviously a grown adult in his 20's when he was drafted.

JT will turn 35 when the 2025-26 season kicks off!

is it a rumor or are people who are bored making stuff up? its been less than 24 hours that the leafs lost, I am turning off all hockey sites till the fall. enjoy!

You can't just magically move on from awful contracts. Who is taking Dougie? Who is taking Palat? Who is taking Haula? You can't just trade your trash with a snap of a finger. Nobody is taking on those contracts and term

Tavares 13 games, 7 points, -6 in 2 rounds

And we want him why? Prefer a proven playoff performer

Johnny doesn't have Devil's Pj's, so it's not true

Tavares 13 games, 7 points, -6 in 2 rounds

And we want him why? Prefer a proven playoff performer
- Crushers68

Yea like who? Exactly

At this point why not