Prospect Info: #46 Overall, RD Seamus Casey US-NTDP
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"Lets Go Baby!"
Idk if they can leave him there next year.....gotta find a way youd think?
He's outstanding.
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"Lets Go Baby!"
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JimEIV
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For a Defenseman, the biggest insult you can throw on him is "maybe would try him on the wing" in my opinion
OK, to me it's not an insult. He isn't going to displace one of the three guys ahead of him anytime soon. Does he want to play in Utica or NJ?
Jason MacIsaac
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Let things play out, maybe he or someone else will play their offside. I haven't been impressed with Bahl at all in his current role. Injuries happen and players get traded.
That’s all fair. I’d just like him to have a chance to make the roster. NJ sent Nemec down when he was much better than Miller for example.
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Barry Tallackson
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Already thinking about dumping our most productive defenseman for someone unproven is a losers mindset
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Hamilton is productive sure, but he's awful defensively and terribly soft. Come playoff time he's a huge liability.
He’s also signed for five more years with a lot of NMC and trade protection. He’s going to block Casey for a while.
SteveCangialosi123
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It’s unlikely that Nemec, Luke, or Casey ever have the actual measurable defensive impact that Hamilton has had in his career, despite the fact that he doesn’t appear to be that good in that area by the eye test.
Hamilton isn't even a glaringly bad defender by the eye test. He's slow, and he's not physical, but he looks fine defensively to me. Good stick, covers a ton of area via wingspan, moves the puck out of harms way well.
The "awful" stuff has no basis.
Guadana
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Hamilton protects a lot of ice. He isn't reactive, but his iq and positional vision are very good. Im surprised im defending Hamilton as defenseman but he deserving credits. Of course I like Marino more and would prefer Devils could develop faster defensemen who can make fast decisions on the shirt distance, but its not an easy to ask what is Dougie doing.
Dougie doing.
And its interesting case how Devils will act with Casey, because he is obvious talent, but Marino signed on a cheap deal and he is very important for this team as shutdown defenseman and as pk defenseman. Nemec is untouchable, Hamilton is untouchable and very impactful for the next years.
Dougie doing.
And its interesting case how Devils will act with Casey, because he is obvious talent, but Marino signed on a cheap deal and he is very important for this team as shutdown defenseman and as pk defenseman. Nemec is untouchable, Hamilton is untouchable and very impactful for the next years.
Hamilton is also sturdy. He gets hit but guys usually bounce off him.
Oneiro
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2 on 1s and physical battles would be the points of criticism for Dougie bu he avoids those game states more often than the average D.
I actually would love to see Casey up front. Especially if Holtz, Gritsyuk and Filmon all have issues.
I actually would love to see Casey up front. Especially if Holtz, Gritsyuk and Filmon all have issues.
Barry Tallackson
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Players have done it but almost none of them have stuck there. It's generally a terrible idea IMO.
Ya, it seems that when a guy can maybe play either position, or when a player transitions from one to the other, the success stories all seem to be guys who end up playing D.
Oneiro
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This is true.
The logjam is a good problem to have, there is still a lot of time before he’s even a consideration, plus we’re seeing NHL rosters go 8D deep all year. The years he overlaps with Hamilton and/or Marino, he could work his way in the way Bahl has. But to me, he’s the sort of talent you make room for, despite his size.
Maybe it’s much ado about nothing and another factor makes the decision clear over the years but I’d hate to part with this player unless it slam dunk addresses goaltending. Anyway, this is years away.
