In his first full season with the Devils, the 25-year-old had 13 goals and 14 assists in 72 games.
The announcement was made by the team's executive vice president and general manager, Ray Shero.
"Since he has arrived in New Jersey, Stefan has played smart, competitive hockey and has scored timely goals," Shero said. "He's also a guy you can rely on to play in tough defensive situations and has really grown his all-around game."
The Plano, Texas native was selected in the first round of the 2011 draft by the Ottawa Senators. He was claimed off waivers by New Jersey from Anaheim in January 2017. Noesen had previously filed for salary arbitration and will become a restricted free agent next summer.
Andrew Barroway has only been the sole owner of the Arizona Coyotes for just over a year, but he's reportedly seeking to sell 49 percent of the NHL franchise at a valuation of $500 million, sources told Mike Ozanian of Forbes.
Barroway took majority ownership of the club in December 2014, and took sole ownership in June of last year after spending $240 million to buy out his remaining partners. The $500-million valuation is a seemingly high figure given that Arizona has languished at the bottom of the standings and has struggled to draw fans for the majority of the past two decades.
The club is also in financial turmoil, as it sits with $250 million of debt, $100 million of which is owed to the NHL.
Given those issues, it will be interesting to see if potential buyers are willing to meet the valuation that Barroway is seeking.
Coleman might be more known around the league for drinking pickle juice than for his hockey abilities, but he's actually one of the league's most underrated players.
In his first full NHL season last year, the 26-year-old was a valuable checking forward for the Devils. He finished 15th in the league with 68 takeaways and was the only player in the top 45 of that category with fewer than 25 giveaways (21).
Meanwhile, Coleman came very close to posting an even possession number (48.1 Corsi For percentage) despite starting nearly two-thirds (66.4 percent) of his shifts in the defensive zone. He also racked up 216 hits and 57 blocks.
He wasn't exactly a dynamo offensively, but Coleman even managed to chip in 13 goals and 25 points despite limited ice time (14:24 per game) and being used primarily in a defensive role.
If New York Rangers fans want a scouting report on their new head coach, they should turn their attention 850 miles southwest, where a pair of prospects are just the latest to sing his praises.
Center Patrick Harper and defenseman David Farrance played for David Quinn at Boston University, and now find themselves in the Nashville Predators' deep prospect pipeline. Meanwhile, Quinn moved on to the Rangers this offseason, but his impact has stuck with them.
"He was great to me, played me in all situations, and just from a development standpoint he really stressed to learn how to play a 200-foot game," Harper told theScore after the Predators' Future Stars game. "I think from my freshman to sophomore year I improved in a lot of areas that really only guys within the room and the coaches can see, or whoever watched us a lot."
The 51-year-old Quinn, also a former Colorado Avalanche assistant, spent five seasons with BU. He racked up 100 wins, led the university to the Frozen Four championship game in 2015, and was named the 35th head coach in Rangers history on May 23, replacing Alain Vigneault.
"He was great toward my development," Farrance said. "He's exactly what I needed. He was a very good coach, and he clearly deserves the job he got."
Farrance added that Quinn's emphasis on work ethic and focus helped his all-around game.
"I think I've become a little bit of a smarter player," he said. "I think I've gotten better at finding plays (and) making the smart simple play over the complicated, hard play."
Quinn's system at BU was based on puck possession and playing the "200-foot game" that Harper alluded to, which means aggressive forechecking and backchecking from forwards who are charged with playing hard at both ends of the ice. The coach's commitment to those tenets paid dividends for the team, and for several established NHLers who blossomed under his tutelage.
Arizona forward Clayton Keller, who spent one year at BU under Quinn, has earned high praise from Coyotes general manager John Chayka for being a solid defensive player. Chayka has specifically referenced how Keller uses his stick and the way he reads the ice.
Meanwhile, Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel is perhaps Quinn's best-known former player. Despite playing on a less-than-stellar Sabres team, Eichel continually makes sound defensive plays, knowing when to transition the puck out of his own zone. According to data collected by NHL Network analyst Mike Kelly, Eichel averaged 10.4 controlled zone exits per game in 2016-17, and had 542 controlled exits and entries halfway through the 2017-18 season, which ranked fourth among all forwards.
That style of play lines up well with the direction the NHL is trending. It made Quinn the perfect person to develop college prospects, and could make him a great fit to groom young, skilled NHLers.
However, ask anyone about Quinn's greatest quality as a coach, and they'll likely tell you it's how effective he is at building relationships. It's evident when speaking to his former players - from Eichel to Jordan Greenway to Charlie McAvoy - as they've echoed that sentiment to a man.
Eichel, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft, praised Quinn for helping him adjust to life as one of the top prospects in the world while in college - a status that came with plenty of unwanted scrutiny.
"It's been unbelievable," Eichel told the Boston Globe in March 2015 about playing for Quinn. "He is definitely one of the main reasons for my success. (He gave me) advice off the ice, if I was struggling socially, or on the ice, he has been super supportive. He has coached at all different levels and he has a lot of experiences of his own so he has been able to pass it on to me. He has given me some very good advice.”
Meanwhile, Quinn has often acknowledged the value of connecting with those who play for him.
"The only way you will have a chance to develop a player is with a trust factor, and the more time you put in with him and the more time you put into him and he realizes that you care, that is where the trust comes in," Quinn told reporters at his introductory Rangers news conference. "You can do all the fancy drills that you want but if there isn't a connection between the coach and player, you have a hard time developing. The kids want to know why and the communication pieces is so important."
Harper credits Quinn for doing the same with him.
"He's helped me so much on and off the ice, with everything on the ice and then just being a better human being off the ice," Harper said.
Hannah Stuart keeps a close eye on both drafted and draft-eligible prospects and can usually be found trying to learn more about hockey analytics. She has previously written for FanRag Sports, The Hockey Writers, and Hooked On Hockey Magazine, and can also be found at High Heels and High Sticks. Find her on Twitter at @HockeyWthHannah.
Pulock is coming off a solid season for the Isles in which he registered career-high totals in goals (10), assists (22), and points (32). He also racked up 184 shots on net and finished fourth on the team in hits with 113.
The Dauphin, Manitoba native was selected by the Islanders in the first round (15th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft. He has 36 points across 84 career NHL regular-season games.
Connor Hellebuyck's six-year, $37-million contract extension was a deal Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had to make after the goaltender's play was a huge part of the team's success this past season.
But now, Cheveldayoff's attention turns to the next task at hand: locking up the rest of his core.
Cheveldayoff and his staff have drafted well over the last five years, which means a lot of restricted free agents will need new contracts, all within a two-year span. It's a problem every GM would love to have, but it's difficult nonetheless.
On a long-term contract, Trouba will likely earn at least $6 million per season, while Morrissey would probably make around $5 million annually. The Jets could delay their extensions by going to arbitration or signing them to bridge deals, but that would only raise the cap hits on eventual long-term contracts.
Winnipeg still has over $20 million in cap space, so securing Trouba and Morrissey, then retaining the remaining RFAs, isn't too much of a squeeze right now.
It's next offseason when things become interesting.
Player
Pos.
FA type
2018-19 cap hit
Blake Wheeler
RW
UFA
$5.6M
Tyler Myers
D
UFA
$5.5M
Ben Chiarot
D
UFA
$1.4M
Joe Morrow
D
RFA
$1M
Andrew Copp
C
RFA
$1M
Patrik Laine
RW
RFA
$925K
Kyle Connor
LW
RFA
$925K
Wheeler, the Jets' captain, is coming off a career-high 91-point season. Another productive year could result in a cap hit in the $8-10 million range.
Myers played all 82 games last season and was stellar while piling up 36 points. Smooth skating, right-handed shooting defenseman standing at 6-foot-8 don't grow on trees, so anything less than $6 million annually probably wouldn't be enough to keep him around.
Since Laine and Connor are RFAs, there's no rush to sign them long term. But here again, the longer the Jets wait, the higher their cap hits will become. Already a perennial Rocket Richard Trophy candidate, Laine could get close to $10 million per season, and another 30-goal year would help Connor pull in roughly $5 million per season.
Signing all six of Trouba, Morrissey, Wheeler, Myers, Laine, and Connor to long-term deals could cost the Jets around $40 million per season, which is estimating conservatively. That's a problem because, as Cap Friendly projects, they'll only have $38.2 million in cap space next year, which doesn't include any of the low-end deals to bring back the aforementioned role players.
Who's the odd man out?
One of the Jets' core players will have to go, and all signs point to Myers.
The Jets have 2017-18 AHL defenseman of the year Sami Niku and 2016 first-rounder Logan Stanley coming through the system on the back end, so letting a blue-liner go makes the most sense. Trouba is only 24 years old, so the odd man out wouldn't be him barring completely stalled contract negotiations. And with Dustin Byfuglien in the fold for three more years, having three stud right-handed shooting defensemen is a luxury the Jets won't be able to afford.
Cheveldayoff could either trade Myers this offseason and get something in return, or keep him around for another year knowing he gives the team a better chance at winning the Stanley Cup, then let him walk for nothing. Either way, losing Myers seems inevitable if Cheveldayoff wants to keep the rest of his foundation together.
However, even without Myers, the Jets will still be right up against the cap, meaning they'll have to move one of their current contracts to accommodate Trouba, Morrissey, Wheeler, Laine, and Connor. Forward Mathieu Perreault ($4.125M through 2020-21) and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov ($4.3M through 2019-20) would be most likely to go.
Perreault has been a consistent role player for the Jets, and although his secondary scoring is valuable, they could live without it. Kulikov, meanwhile, is coming off a down year, and while he could rebuild his value before the need to make a trade next offseason, it would likely be much easier to move Perreault.
Even after losing Myers, one of Perreault or Kulikov, and ponying up to pay several key players, the Jets could still boast one of the league's most talented rosters for the 2019-20 season.
Note: Cap hits in parentheses, projected cap hits are bolded.
Forwards: $48.41 million
LW
C
RW
Kyle Connor ($5M)
Mark Scheifele ($6.125M)
Blake Wheeler ($8M)
Nikolaj Ehlers ($6M)
Bryan Little ($5.29M)
Patrik Laine ($10M)
Nic Petan ($800K)
Adam Lowry ($2M)
Jack Roslovic ($894K)
Brandon Tanev ($1M)
Andrew Copp ($1.5M)
Marko Dano ($950K)
Brendan Lemieux ($850K)
Defense: $25.98 million
LD
RD
Josh Morrissey ($5M)
Jacob Trouba ($6.5M)
Dmitry Kulikov ($4.3M)
Dustin Byfuglien ($7.6M)
Logan Stanley ($863K)
Sami Niku ($775K)
Tucker Poolman ($950K)
Goalies: $6.96 million
G
Connor Hellebuyck ($6.16M)
Eric Comrie ($800K)
That's $81.35 million for the projected 2019-20 roster. The NHL salary cap for the 2018-19 season is $79.5 million. However, the cap hasn't risen by less than $2 million since 2009-10, so the Jets should be fine.
This projection doesn't include the pieces the Jets would receive in potential trades for Myers or Perreault, which could help the roster. The projected cap hits of some players could also drastically change depending on the 2018-19 season.
However, with a little bit of maneuvering, the Jets shouldn't have any issues keeping the bulk of their core. And thanks to their great organizational depth, they should still be able to ice a very competitive team for years to come.
Connor Hellebuyck's six-year, $37-million contract extension was a deal Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had to make after the goaltender's play was a huge part of the team's success this past season.
But now, Cheveldayoff's attention turns to the next task at hand: locking up the rest of his core.
Cheveldayoff and his staff have drafted well over the last five years, which means a lot of restricted free agents will need new contracts, all within a two-year span. It's a problem every GM would love to have, but it's difficult nonetheless.
On a long-term contract, Trouba will likely earn at least $6 million per season, while Morrissey would probably make around $5 million annually. The Jets could delay their extensions by going to arbitration or signing them to bridge deals, but that would only raise the cap hits on eventual long-term contracts.
Winnipeg still has over $20 million in cap space, so securing Trouba and Morrissey, then retaining the remaining RFAs, isn't too much of a squeeze right now.
It's next offseason when things become interesting.
Player
Pos.
FA type
2018-19 cap hit
Blake Wheeler
RW
UFA
$5.6M
Tyler Myers
D
UFA
$5.5M
Ben Chiarot
D
UFA
$1.4M
Joe Morrow
D
RFA
$1M
Andrew Copp
C
RFA
$1M
Patrik Laine
RW
RFA
$925K
Kyle Connor
LW
RFA
$925K
Wheeler, the Jets' captain, is coming off a career-high 91-point season. Another productive year could result in a cap hit in the $8-10 million range.
Myers played all 82 games last season and was stellar while piling up 36 points. Smooth skating, right-handed shooting defenseman standing at 6-foot-8 don't grow on trees, so anything less than $6 million annually probably wouldn't be enough to keep him around.
Since Laine and Connor are RFAs, there's no rush to sign them long term. But here again, the longer the Jets wait, the higher their cap hits will become. Already a perennial Rocket Richard Trophy candidate, Laine could get close to $10 million per season, and another 30-goal year would help Connor pull in roughly $5 million per season.
Signing all six of Trouba, Morrissey, Wheeler, Myers, Laine, and Connor to long-term deals could cost the Jets around $40 million per season, which is estimating conservatively. That's a problem because, as Cap Friendly projects, they'll only have $38.2 million in cap space next year, which doesn't include any of the low-end deals to bring back the aforementioned role players.
Who's the odd man out?
One of the Jets' core players will have to go, and all signs point to Myers.
The Jets have 2017-18 AHL defenseman of the year Sami Niku and 2016 first-rounder Logan Stanley coming through the system on the back end, so letting a blue-liner go makes the most sense. Trouba is only 24 years old, so the odd man out wouldn't be him barring completely stalled contract negotiations. And with Dustin Byfuglien in the fold for three more years, having three stud right-handed shooting defensemen is a luxury the Jets won't be able to afford.
Cheveldayoff could either trade Myers this offseason and get something in return, or keep him around for another year knowing he gives the team a better chance at winning the Stanley Cup, then let him walk for nothing. Either way, losing Myers seems inevitable if Cheveldayoff wants to keep the rest of his foundation together.
However, even without Myers, the Jets will still be right up against the cap, meaning they'll have to move one of their current contracts to accommodate Trouba, Morrissey, Wheeler, Laine, and Connor. Forward Mathieu Perreault ($4.125M through 2020-21) and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov ($4.3M through 2019-20) would be most likely to go.
Perreault has been a consistent role player for the Jets, and although his secondary scoring is valuable, they could live without it. Kulikov, meanwhile, is coming off a down year, and while he could rebuild his value before the need to make a trade next offseason, it would likely be much easier to move Perreault.
Even after losing Myers, one of Perreault or Kulikov, and ponying up to pay several key players, the Jets could still boast one of the league's most talented rosters for the 2019-20 season.
Note: Cap hits in parentheses, projected cap hits are bolded.
Forwards: $48.41 million
LW
C
RW
Kyle Connor ($5M)
Mark Scheifele ($6.125M)
Blake Wheeler ($8M)
Nikolaj Ehlers ($6M)
Bryan Little ($5.29M)
Patrik Laine ($10M)
Nic Petan ($800K)
Adam Lowry ($2M)
Jack Roslovic ($894K)
Brandon Tanev ($1M)
Andrew Copp ($1.5M)
Marko Dano ($950K)
Brendan Lemieux ($850K)
Defense: $25.98 million
LD
RD
Josh Morrissey ($5M)
Jacob Trouba ($6.5M)
Dmitry Kulikov ($4.3M)
Dustin Byfuglien ($7.6M)
Logan Stanley ($863K)
Sami Niku ($775K)
Tucker Poolman ($950K)
Goalies: $6.96 million
G
Connor Hellebuyck ($6.16M)
Eric Comrie ($800K)
That's $81.35 million for the projected 2019-20 roster. The NHL salary cap for the 2018-19 season is $79.5 million. However, the cap hasn't risen by less than $2 million since 2009-10, so the Jets should be fine.
This projection doesn't include the pieces the Jets would receive in potential trades for Myers or Perreault, which could help the roster. The projected cap hits of some players could also drastically change depending on the 2018-19 season.
However, with a little bit of maneuvering, the Jets shouldn't have any issues keeping the bulk of their core. And thanks to their great organizational depth, they should still be able to ice a very competitive team for years to come.
