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i hope palms gets dropped down to the bottom 6 until he gets going. and for the love of god, get him off the PK
Devils 2020-21 team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part XIV
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TonySoprano
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I just think him and Hughes are not good linemates
Really random thought. I love having Russians/Eastern Euros on the team. I feel like they are always funny and good to have around. Now we have Goose, Sharangovich, Kulikov, Zacha.... Back in 2012 we had Kovy, Zidlicky, Elias, Zubrus, Poni, Sykora... I feel like the team is a lot more fun with those guys around.
Is Butcher trade bait now? I can't imagine he's worth too much on the market since he had a down season and hasn't played yet this year.
ChicksDigTheTrap
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I do not think so, When there is an injury on the left side who do the Devils have to play? He also has little/no trade value so I really do not think so.
Lou is God
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Ruff wants to use his best players on PK, eventually we'll see Hughes playing on PK.
Yeah, we're extremely thin on the left side beyond Butcher and I'm not sure how hot the market is for a $3.7M defenseman that can't beat out Kulikov for a spot in the top 6.
Gotta hold onto him and maybe Seattle takes him this summer.
SpeakingOfTheDevils
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Not so fast—Murray and Kulikov, despite playing well so far, are still massive injury risks.
Unless we’re solicited by a team willing to pay good-to-great value for Butcher, I’d much rather hang onto the depth.
But just for shits, would Boston be a fit? They’ve suffered several blows to their LHD depth, and they haven’t done much to address it.
I hope that never happens. Why increase the chances of Hughes taking a one-timer off the foot?
For sure... it's just weird to me that a younger guy making a few mil per year is a healthy scratch... but better to have that depth.
That makes me excited... Makes me think of Parise-Kovalchuk PK duo on 2012... holy hell that was fun to watch. I enjoyed taking penalties.
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ChicksDigTheTrap
No quick fixes, no cutting corners and no cheating
But I think the key words are they are not doing much to address it. They knew they were losing those LHD and did nothing to address it. I could be wrong but I am getting the impression Boston is not placing much value on this season. Secondary scoring was available for relatively cheap in the offseason (Dadonov, Hoffman) and they chose to ignore an obvious weakness other than signing a declining Craig Smith.
Exactly. Opposite ends of the talent spectrum, but we don't need this with Hughes.
Yeah, as much fun as it was to watch Parise and Kovy on the PK back in 2012, I'd rather not have Hughes out there on the PK.
Hopefully McLeod can step up his game in that department as his speed should be an asset. He's currently 5th in F PK ice time. By that same token it's a shame Wood can't play the PK given his speed for breakaways.
Hopefully McLeod can step up his game in that department as his speed should be an asset. He's currently 5th in F PK ice time. By that same token it's a shame Wood can't play the PK given his speed for breakaways.
Zajacs Bowl Cut
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we are not going to get anything worthwhile in a trade for Butcher right now....rather just keep him than deal him for a 4th round pick or something
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Billdo
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Especially since someone's either going to have to quarantine or get hurt anyway.
Very true!
I assume Vatanen replaces Tennyson.
Dude I'm trying not to get too excited. But the team was so much fun to watch in games 2 and 3 and that's without Bratt, Hischier, and Vatanen.
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Ty Smith has me excited. He's subtle yet (Dave) silky in his passing and puckhandling. Love the Rafalski comparisons. Can't remember the last time we had a Dman who can consistently put pucks on net. Zidlicky perhaps?
Better Call Sal
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Totally fine with holding onto Butch for the time being. He'll get a chance at some point. Keep the depth in an uncertain year.
The return likely wouldn't be worth it for us to deal him anyway.
The return likely wouldn't be worth it for us to deal him anyway.
The Butcher Benching (TM) has really not been talked about much at all in (what's left of) the media, which is a little surprising. He's only missed a handful of games in his 3 seasons here, makes more than 3x the amount of Kulikov and 5x the amount of Tennyson (and nearly 2x the amount of Vatanen) and wasn't really projected by anyone to start the season in the press box - most had him pegged for a top 4 spot.
Clam Jensen
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Zidlicky was such a solid pickup, especially with that wild fu manchu he rocked in the playoffs.
SteveCangialosi123
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The biggest reason we have 5 points is the goaltender. I wouldn’t change all the lines up but we’re getting zero from a few players, some tinkering wouldn’t be so bad.
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