Kuokkanen signed a two-year, $3.65 million contract last August. Being under the age of 25, the buyout ratio for Kuokkanen is 1:3, so he’ll cost the Devils $200k in 2022-23 and $325k in 2023-24.
The New Jersey Devils have a lot of questions to answer this offseason. One underrated question deals with the future of Janne Kuokkanen. There was a lot that went wrong for the New Jersey Devils this past season.
COVID continues to wreak havoc across the league.
With many prospects soon coming through the pipeline as well as a few free agent signings, Janne Kuokkanen may see a diminished role with the New Jersey Devils this season.
The New Jersey Devils finished last season with Jack Hughes centering the top line with young wingers Yegor Sharangovich and Janne Kuokkanen. Sharangovich was one of the biggest surprises on the Devils roster.
The New Jersey Devils are having a nice offseason. People are tempering their expectations based on how the past few seasons have gone but there are a lot of reasons to be excited.
In a final bit of offseason housekeeping, the New Jersey Devils re-signed restricted free agent Janne Kuokkanen to a two-year deal worth an average annual value of $1.825 million.
Kuokkanen, 23, found a home in New Jersey after beginning his career with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Devils' top free agents include Yegor Sharangovich, Janne Kuokkanen, Ryan Murray and Aaron Dell. Who will New Jersey keep?
Now that the New Jersey Devils 2020-21 season is officially over, this is the time to talk about all of the team’s members and their contributions both individually, on their respective lines, and within the team overall.
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