Devils & Bratt Find Mutual Value With 8-Year Contract

1 year ago  /  The Hockey Writers

Early yesterday (June 15) afternoon, Pierre LeBrun and Elliotte Friedman reported that the New Jersey Devils and were closing in on an eight-year deal at a cap hit of $ million. Shortly afterward, the team made it official, announcing they had inked the Swedish winger to worth a total of $63 million — his jersey number — and the previously mentioned cap hit. Evolving-Hockey had Bratt projected for a cap hit just above $ million on an eight-year deal. After getting traded to the Kings from the Minnesota Wild last summer, at an identical cap hit of $ million. It’s also important to note that the Devils and general manager Tom Fitzgerald got Bratt under Hughes’ $8 million cap hit....

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