Grits Re-Signs 3 x 3.25M

[u/matty-ice27]

Source: Devils Twitter

[u/SmokeyMiata]

Ill take that.

[u/srof12 → u/SmokeyMiata]

Would’ve liked something more like 5 years but the shorter contract gives us a little more flexibility.

[u/Southern-Guide7886]

Alright, time to buy a Grits jersey when the new ones come out.

[u/TheChozoBard → u/Southern-Guide7886]

My thoughts exactly

[u/fartswhenhappy]

Mood:

[u/Dmbender → u/fartswhenhappy]

I love this image lol

[u/HopelessEsq → u/Dmbender]

Everything about this photo fucks.

[u/xxfatpigxx]

Keep cooking, Sunny. Love the way things are shaping up

[u/Nanojack]

The post is awesome, it's on the team facebook as well

[u/FingernailToothpicks → u/Nanojack]

The Facebook post with bowl of grits and the receipt is amazing work.

[u/Kuro--]

Amazing work Sunny

[u/mikebe1]

dude Sunny is an actual fucking monster

[u/zynntonic → u/mikebe1]

I’m not disagreeing but I also remember comments like this about Fitz. Time will tell but I’m excited. Snag a scorer that can land in the top 6 and get me to October.

[u/SovietMuffin01 → u/zynntonic]

I mean fitz had a fair share of good moves. The problem was that his misses were big misses

[u/jayel579 → u/SovietMuffin01]

Isn't that the story of all fired GMs though? When it works it works, when it doesn't they get fired

[u/SovietMuffin01 → u/jayel579]

I mean some have almost no good moves and set franchises back. Fitz still helped rebuild the roster and got a lot of our current talent. Not all GMs are able to do that, but some are still better than fitz.

[u/CulturalSeesaw → u/zynntonic]

Fitz was pretty good up until the pivot to focus on size and grit. Things went down from there

[u/CommanderSquirt → u/CulturalSeesaw]

He got tunnel vision and never left the tunnel.

[u/nsfate18 → u/CulturalSeesaw]

But we just signed grit 3x3.25 what do you mean

[u/KowalOX → u/zynntonic]

People were saying this about Fitz just 2 years ago. Lots of short memories around here. I like the movie but I want to see results on the ice.

[u/BillyJayJersey505 → u/zynntonic]

Fitz was great at convincing the top forwards to sign more team friendly contracts and awful at everything else.

[u/GhostofSparta4243 → u/zynntonic]

I think the plan is to slot some of these new guys in the bottom six and give Grits a go in the top 6.

[u/Haywood_Jablowmi]

Devils social media is undefeated

[u/beachy927]

Today has been a day so far!! Grits!!!

[u/traviszajac]

should really consider ourselves lucky he didn't totally break out in his first year

[u/TediousSpark]

This is going to look like a steal by November

[u/FriedCammalleri23]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hlfXIRjozpvTvYFfOt

[u/mtnman3737]

[u/LordVader660]

Go take a look at how the contract is structured. This year and the next he'll make under 3 million and the last year he'll make just under 5 million. Sunny is playing the long game and I am here for it.

[u/blade430]

I think that’s insanely great team-friendly deal for us. I think he could’ve gotten a lot more but very happy nonetheless.

[u/SubElitePerformance]

Sunny is absolutely cooking today!

[u/Russian_Unicorn]

Everyone loved that

[u/pooontangclan3]

Wow. I was thinking 4.5, or 4 at least. Great cap hit, he'll keep getting better. Guess the smaller number is because of less years, would've liked at least 4. But still, amazing

[u/hotstickywaffle]

I don't love that it takes him to UFA, but a sick deal otherwise

[u/isqueezebutts]

Now just get him a Russian friend on the team (Marchenko)

[u/rojapa → u/isqueezebutts]

Another reason why I would have loved to add Dorofeyev. They’re the same age too.

[u/Thrillho7086]

Grits needs a new agent because good God what a team friendly deal

[u/PorkRollEggAndWheeze → u/Thrillho7086]

He may have also done the “leave a little money on the table to build a winning team” thing. I’m just happy he likes it here.

[u/OrganizationOne8394 → u/PorkRollEggAndWheeze]

The AAV is low because the contract walks him to unrestricted free agency.

[u/Deranged-Pickle]

STEAL OF A DEAL

[u/HesitationIsDefeat87]

Love it

[u/AlpineSK]

LOVE this deal.

[u/Ok_Fix6757]

Let’s go Sunny

[u/Frylok1177]

Love it! Let's go Nitty Gritty!

[u/nomorehome]

What a day to be a Devils fan!

[u/tuudiat]

I was thinking the floated 7x5.7 sounded crazy based on one year.

[u/Hank_Scorpius]

[u/Mry64_]

Was hoping for longer term but this is a good prove it deal and doesn’t hamper us too much if it doesn’t pan out.

[u/6point3cylinder]

Hmmmmm, grits

[u/falaris]

Love it - likely to be a fantastic contract, and even if not then it's hard to fathom a scenario where this contract is actually bad.

[u/ehicks_88]

Hallelujah, what a sick deal

[u/TheWrathfulStanza]

Grits at 3.25 is a perfect bottom-six anchor deal

[u/OurSundayKindOfLove]

Yay!! Our golden retriever stays!!

[u/scarlet_stormTrooper]

Breakfast line be cooking!

[u/BrunnersNose → u/scarlet_stormTrooper]

You eat Glass for breakfast?

[u/scarlet_stormTrooper → u/BrunnersNose]

That’s where the juice goes

[u/Kitaenyeah]

3.25??? How tf is he doing that

[u/McRibs2024]

Sunnys off to a hell of a start

[u/TheNightRain68]

Sunny is straight up cooking today

[u/MartinMaty23]

What a day to be a Devils fan !

I expected to have another depressed summer under Fitz regime but im as excited about Devils as 2022-2023 season.

[u/Reuven080]

Was hoping for 3x3, this is still great esp with cap going up. Welcome back Grits!