Confirmed with Link: Devils acquire Goalie Cory Schneider from the Canucks for the 9th Overall Pick

[Tundra]

Gionta and Schneider are reunited.

 

[MasterofGrond]

What happend to "Quality goalies are easy to come by" and "Not spending first-rounders on a goalie"? I mean it in a sincere way. I'm trying to wrap my head around all of this.

League average goalies are easy to come by, I would have been happy picking one up cheap.

Elite goaltenders are much harder to come by, and I think Schneider can be one for us.

 

[MountainGoat]

Rags fans saying it's a bad deal for us so you know we made a good trade


seriously though I haven't seen much of Schneider so I hope he's worth it

 

[Addison Rae]

You guys just got the best under 30 goalie in the league. You guys will fall in love with this man, enjoy him.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

I'm not saying I called it... but check out #2.

Aliens?

Oh and this will be getting updated for sure.

 

[OpethNJD]

Rags fans saying it's a bad deal for us so you know we made a good trade


seriously though I haven't seen much of Schneider so I hope he's worth it

He is. He's no Marty when it comes to puck handling but he's more than solid otherwise

 

[LightningBurrows]

Rags fans saying it's a bad deal for us so you know we made a good trade


seriously though I haven't seen much of Schneider so I hope he's worth it

Schneider is a top 10 goalie in the league, in a few years I think he'll definitely be top 5.

You guys got a great, great goalie.

 

[Benedict Parisechuk]

I don't think some of you people remember how painfully average to below average Marty was after he got back the injury. After the Carolina game he stunk. He can obviously still play and all but you cant trot him out there for 60 plus games. I'm gonna assume were splitting the 2 next year. At what ratio that is I dont know. I could see a situation where Schneider is starting the majority of our games in the second half of the year.

 

[Nick0930]

You guys just got the best under 30 goalie in the league. You guys will fall in love with this man, enjoy him.

That avatar is creepy. He's just staring at me...with his eyes.

I'll be happy with 1-0 or 2-1 wins.

 

[MultipleMiggs1]

Rags fans saying it's a bad deal for us so you know we made a good trade


seriously though I haven't seen much of Schneider so I hope he's worth it

These are the same people who thought Hugh Jessiman was a better pick than Parise

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

look, Schneider is a good goalie. and he will help us win games immediately. I just HATE giving up good assets for goalies

at least we didn't take an unproven guy like Fucale at 9 though

 

[SKNJD9]

So a fatso and a ginger walk into a bar...

 

[day1devilsfan]

Awesome! Thought Urbom or Gelinas + late pick for a 1st rd to get Shinkaruk???

 

[Rob Nieds work ethic]

League average goalies are easy to come by, I would have been happy picking one up cheap.

Elite goaltenders are much harder to come by, and I think Schneider can be one for us.

Yeah, I see your point. I just ultimately feel like this is somehow questionable management of assets, like we could've solved the goalie situation by getting someone a little less established for a lot less.

On the other hand, this is Lou being aggressive instead of the mostly "Moneyball"-like Lou we've seen the last few years. So I guess this is a powerful statement from Lou and the organiztion.

 

[AZNDevil]

For people that wanna relive this moment:

 

[SeidoN]

however I feel about the trade, Lou can still shatter expectations and make headlines

 

[Better Call Sal]

I have let this settle in and I am so stoked. The future has arrived, ladies and gentlemen.

If we can trade back in and get Shinkaruk or another solid forward, this is an absolute victory for Lou and the Devils.

 

[EliasFTW]

So a fatso and a ginger walk into a bar...

Then a zebra blows a whistle for delay of game

 

[Chessarmy]

Um

Brodeur has been significantly below average for 3 consecutive years.

Year 1 - Terrible coach.

Year 2 - Stood on his head, carried team to Stanley Cup finals

Year 3 - Team in front of him couldn't score to save their lives.

Marty had one more year left in him. It was totally unnecessary to pay such a steep price for a goalie, when we could have acquired one for much cheaper after Brodeur retired.

Now Schneider goes from splitting games with Luongo, to splitting games with Brodeur. Its a bad move especially because we needed a good young forward prospect so badly. Who do we have in the pipeline? Nobody.

 

[OpethNJD]

I have let this settle in and I am so stoked. The future has arrived, ladies and gentlemen.

If we can trade back in and get Shinkaruk or another solid forward, this is an absolute victory for Lou and the Devils.

The 2nd Clarksons rights and a d prospect could get us back in the first round

 

[Devils Trap]

Now, who is the starter Opening Day ??

Marty or Corey

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Great move for your team

You have a #1 for next decade. Great value pickup

 

[ghoti]

I'm sorry but a healthy Brodeur, 41 or not, is far far far from the worst goalie situation in the league.

You want to get a goalie next season, that makes sense, but the team need for this year was offense and we passed on a potentially great player

Exactly the kind of thing I was talking about.

 

[Tundra]

Now, who is the starter Opening Day ??

Marty or Corey

Corey.

 

[Feed Me A Stray Cat]

What happend to "Quality goalies are easy to come by" and "Not spending first-rounders on a goalie"? I mean it in a sincere way. I'm trying to wrap my head around all of this.

Yes, generally this logic is sound. However, there are a handful of goaltenders in the NHL, maybe five or six, who are worth it. Schneider is one of them.