Devils re-sign star forward Timo Meier to eight-year, $70.4 million deal

The New Jersey Devils secured one other piece from final yr’s staff, re-signing ahead Timo Meier to an eight-year, $70.4 million contract by way of the 2030-31 NHL season.

Common supervisor Tom Fitzgerald introduced the signing of the restricted free agent on Wednesday, hours earlier than the beginning of the league’s draft in Nashville, Tennessee.

The contract can pay the 26-year-old Swiss ahead a median of $8.8 million yearly with the deal beginning at $12 million this upcoming season and winding right down to $7.2 million within the final yr.

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“We had been excited to amass Timo on the deadline, however it’s a fair higher feeling realizing that he’ll be right here for the subsequent eight seasons,” Fitzgerald stated. “Timo’s distinctive mix of fashion of play, goal-scoring capability, and bodily presence will show invaluable for us.

Timo Meier #96 of the New Jersey Devils celebrates his objective within the first interval of Recreation Three of the Second Spherical of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes on the Prudential Middle on Might 7, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Wealthy Graessle/NHLI through Getty Photos)

Fitzgerald had stated in current weeks the 2 sides had been drawing nearer on a deal and it caps a superb week for the up-and-coming Devils, who added Calgary Flames main scorer Tyler Toffoli in a commerce on Tuesday night time for Yegor Sharangovich and a draft decide.

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Fitzgerald has additionally re-signed heart Erik Haula and ahead Jesper Bratt, and signed and traded defenseman Damon Severson to Columbus for a draft decide used within the deal for Toffoli.

The Devils made the playoffs this previous season for the primary time since 2017-18.

Meier started his profession with San Jose in 2016-17 and simply accomplished his seventh NHL season. He had 9 targets and 5 assists in 21 common season video games with New Jersey and registered a career-high 40 targets and 17 power-play targets for all the season. He added two targets and two assists within the playoffs however proved to be a bodily presence on the ice in collection in opposition to the Rangers and Hurricanes.

Timo Meier #96 of the New Jersey Devils skates throughout Recreation Seven of the First Spherical of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs in opposition to the New York Rangers on the Prudential Middle on Might 1, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Wealthy Graessle/NHLI through Getty Photos)

New Jersey acquired Meier and different compensation from the Sharks in trade for forwards Andreas Johnsson and Fabian Zetterlund, defensemen Shakir Mukhamadullin and Nikita Okhotiuk and picks.

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Meier has represented Switzerland on a number of events and is certainly one of 4 Swiss gamers on the Devils’ roster with Jonas Siegenthaler, Nico Hischier and goaltender Akira Schmid.