Some of the best news I could wake up to on a random Monday. BOTH Seamus Casey and Jakub Małek have signed their ELC's with NJ. 🥳🎉

Casey will probably get the Simon Nemec treatment and play in Utica while I expect Małek to be loaned back to Ilves in Liiga for one more season.

Casey signs a three year, $950k ELC with ZERO performance bonuses. At Michigan in 77 GP, Casey took off, tallying 74 points (15G & 59A) while winning two B1G Titles & making two Frozen Four appearances.

I expect Casey to make John Marino replaceable in 1-2 years.

Małek is an interesting story. Drafted out of the 🇨🇿 2nd division before going to Ilves in Liiga.

A decent first season propelled Małek into the starters net this season, going 16-4-5 with a .915 Sv% and a 2.32 GAA.

Małek has the tools to be a starter in the NHL in the future.