New Jersey Devils re-sign one of their pending restricted free agents
Today the New Jersey Devils announced that Jesper Boqvist has accepted his qualifying offer from the team. He resigned a one year, two-way contract worth $874,125 NHL / $70,000 AHL.
Boqvist played in 56 games for the Devils in 2021-2022 scoring 10 goals and 23 points. He solidified himself as an every night player scoring at a 0.41 PPG pace.
The 36th pick in 2017 demonstrated that he could be a nice complementary piece for the Devils. On a team that already has Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt up front as major pieces, the Devils right now need more secondary contributors. If Boqvist can grow his last season into roughly 15-20 goals and roughly 40 points overall across an 82 game pace, he would be an invaluable piece in the Devils' Bottom-6. His shooting percentage is sustainable at 13.5%, so if Boqvist can up the amount of shots he takes per game, getting to 15-20 goals in a season is entirely possible.
POLL |
JUILLET 22 | 126 ANSWERS New Jersey Devils re-sign one of their pending restricted free agents What move should the New Jersey Devils make next? |
Resign Jesper Bratt to a long term contract | 42 | 33.3 % |
Upgrading the Top 6 Wingers | 27 | 21.4 % |
Upgrade at Defence | 38 | 30.2 % |
Finding more scoring depth | 19 | 15.1 % |
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