The 2.8 70-200 VRII was introduced a while before the D800/D800E already. I love mine, but there always could be improvement. IMHO the current Canon 2.8/70-200 IS is better - maybe even significantly better.
I sold my 2.8/24-70 long time ago and never looked back. This was such a boring lens for me. I would be interested in a 2.8/24-80-something version though.
The 14-24 I also sold as it was not an easy lens to use (front element) and I also was not really happy with IQ - especially in the corners. This was already pretty obvious on the D3 with 12MP, needless to try that on a D800 and above.
I do not want to hijack this thread, but I think Nikon is in pretty bad financial trouble, so they will be rather reluctant rolling out too many new lenses. They already have a nice lineup compared to Canon. What they really need are advanced DSLR/mirrorless cameras - I think of a good combination of both - keeping the great OVF while also providing the option of an advanced top of the line EVF - at least Fuji XT1 quality. If they do not take this up they will get even into more trouble - 2 more years? Having said that - Canon currently is not better - maybe financially but definitely not with advanced DSLR/mirrorless developments. Will be interesting to see how long both can survive this strategy.