How can the New Jersey Devils pivot after Utah Mammoth match Barrett Hayton's offer sheet?
The Utah Mammoth have retained forward Barrett Hayton, forcing the New Jersey Devils to adjust their offseason strategy.
📍 The outcome
The Utah Mammoth matched the New Jersey Devils' offer sheet for forward Barrett Hayton, resulting in Hayton staying with the Mammoth. As a result of the match, Hayton cannot be traded for a year. The Devils were left to consider their next move after the Mammoth's decision, with the story quieting without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
What happened
The Utah Mammoth officially matched the one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet submitted by the New Jersey Devils for forward Barrett Hayton. Following the decision, Hayton remains under contract with the Mammoth and is ineligible to be traded for one year.
Coverage from NHL.com, ESPN, TSN, and Yahoo Sports emphasizes the retention of the forward and the subsequent impact on the Devils' salary cap and roster planning. TSN reports that Utah Mammoth executive Armstrong noted there are no hard feelings between the organizations regarding the offer sheet process.
Attention now turns to how the New Jersey Devils will alter their roster construction following the failed acquisition. Coverage does not yet specify the next targets for the Devils or how remaining salary cap space will be allocated.
Synthesized by headlinez.news from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 43d ago.
Who reported it (8)
- Devils Daily: Utah Matches; Devils Salary Cap; Brutal Injury Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Utah Mammoth Match Offer Sheet for Forward Barrett Hayton NHL.com · 46d ago
- How Will the Devils Pivot After Utah Matched the Offer Sheet for Barrett Hayton? All About The Jersey · 46d ago
- Armstrong: No hard feelings with Hayton, Devils over offer sheet TSN · 46d ago
- Barrett Hayton to stay with Mammoth, can't be traded for year ESPN · 46d ago
- Utah Mammoth Make Major Barrett Hayton Decision Following Devils' Offer Sheet Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Mammoth match Hayton's 1-year, $4.775 million offer sheet from Devils NHL.com · 46d ago
- How can the New Jersey Devils pivot after Utah Mammoth match Barrett Hayton's offer sheet? Pucks and Pitchforks · 46d ago
Questions people are asking
What is the status of Barrett Hayton?
He remains with the Utah Mammoth for the upcoming season after they matched the offer sheet.
Can Barrett Hayton be traded now?
No, he cannot be traded for one year due to NHL regulations regarding matched offer sheets.
What was the value of the offer sheet?
The one-year offer sheet was valued at $4.775 million.
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