Confirmed with Link: Devils acquire Marcus Johansson from WSH

[ghdi]

Which doesn't concern me at the moment. Sign him to a max term deal at the end of it and enjoy the next several years.

No concern here either. It's not important today. It will be in another 12-18 months.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Awesome!

 

[Tretyak 20]

Just saw this and all I can say is.... DAMN! Good work, Ray.

 

[EnglishDevil]

That's a fantastic acquisition, we still have all of our picks next year too.

Plus he's only 26 years old which is perfect, this team is shaping up nicely.

If we can parlay Kovalchuk into a defensive upgrade this team is suddenly looking pretty damn solid.

 

[JBthree24]

Thank God I wasn't one of those "Losing faith in Shero" morons

 

[Alex NJD]

Pretty confident Henrique or Zacha get moved for a top 4 LD now. Unless we plan to use Johansson at RW
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Johansson - Hischier - McLeod
Quenneville - Zacha/Rico - Speers

Looks likea pretty solid top 9. Even more so if Johansson shifts back to RW

 

[Bleedred]

This one and the 2018-2019 season.

Thanks.

For some reason I was under the impression that he may have been a UFA this upcoming year.

 

[ghdi]

Thank God I wasn't one of those "Losing faith in Shero" morons

The offseason was supposed to be over yesterday though!

 

[JimEIV]

I just stepped away to Wawa and I came to this.

 

[Hisch13r]

Pretty confident Henrique or Zacha get moved for a top 4 LD now. Unless we plan to use Johansson at RW
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Johansson - Hischier - McLeod
Quenneville - Zacha/Rico - Speers

Looks likea pretty solid top 9. Even more so if Johansson shifts back to RW

I don't see Zacha being moved unless we are getting a steal and I think MoJo will definitely be on the right

 

[devilsblood]

Wow. ****ing Shero man winning back the crowd.

I just stepped away to Wawa and I came to this.

Better repent quickly and get it over with.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Given our depth, you gotta believe Hynes will at least try him at RW. Maybe stick him with Hall.

 

[OmNomNom]

Pretty confident Henrique or Zacha get moved for a top 4 LD now. Unless we plan to use Johansson at RW
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Johansson - Hischier - McLeod
Quenneville - Zacha/Rico - Speers

Looks likea pretty solid top 9. Even more so if Johansson shifts back to RW

preferably rico. my heart (and many others) obviously says no, but i really think zacha is going to be special

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't see Zacha being moved unless we are getting a steal and I think MoJo will definitely be on the right

For me if it isn't someone like Hanafin coming back I have zero desire to move Zacha.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Pretty confident Henrique or Zacha get moved for a top 4 LD now. Unless we plan to use Johansson at RW
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Johansson - Hischier - McLeod
Quenneville - Zacha/Rico - Speers

Looks likea pretty solid top 9. Even more so if Johansson shifts back to RW

I think the plan is to use him as a RW/Center.

So is this a possible combo?

Hall-Zajac-Palmieri
Henrique-Hischier-Johansson
Wood-Zacha-Mcleod
Quenneville-Boyle-Noesen

Third line still looks a little young to me.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Or win every game 8-7

Well we're not quite at that point yet but it's nice to finally have a little hope here, at least up front.

At front, I think we are pretty much fine, especially taking into account guys like Nico and McLeod and Zacha hopefully continuing to grow as a player. Going forward defense is still the question mark for me but have to think that this team is already better than last season's. Get the defense bolstered a bit and have Cory be Cory and we could be competitive again.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Speechless. Absolute steal.

 

[Blender]

For me if it isn't someone like Hanafin coming back I have zero desire to move Zacha.

Same. Only way I trade Zacha is for a young defenseman with top pairing potential who is already established in the NHL. Otherwise move Henrique for defensive help and get his lazy ass off the team.

 

[JimEIV]

Better repent quickly and get it over with.

Repent for what?

 

[Devils Dominion]

Johansson is a very good and very versatile 2nd line LW/C. His best assets are that he is an ace at zone entry and he is excellent on the PP. His downside is that he is a bit soft and does not feature a great shot, he's more of a set-up guy.

For what Shero traded, this has to be considered a very good deal. A 2nd/3rd rounder for a second line player with two-way acumen and 50+point potential (at a reasonable salary) is a very good bargain.

My only question would be: how does this help the very undermanned NJ blueline?

My hypothetical answer would be that one of Henrique or Zacha are on the way out. The Devils are loaded with LW/Cs now (Henrique, Zacha, Hischier, Quenneville and now Johansson), and with the first LW slot belonging solely to Taylor Hall and Zajac still the first line C... well, someone's gotta go.

I see Zacha for Hanifin as a deal which would make sense for both ,sides, or perhaps Zacha for Dumba. Hischier is going nowhere of course, and I don't see Quenneville having as much trade value now as he would after a full year playing at the NHL level. So I would have to think the bait for a D is Zacha or Henrique.

Most importantly for right now, the Devils acquired a very good two-way forward at a very reasonable price.

I'm no way giving away PZ for someone like Dumba.

Haniifin, i'd have to consider that of course.

 

[Satans Hockey]

I love it! At least this should keep people who were ready to jump off the ledge yesterday on it for a while longer lol

I can't wait for the season to start and to be back in my seats. This is looking like it's going to be a fun one.

 

[Hisch13r]

I think the plan is to use him as a RW/Center.

So is this a possible combo?

Hall-Zajac-Palmieri
Henrique-Hischier-Johansson
Wood-Zacha-Mcleod
Quenneville-Boyle-Noesen

Third line still looks a little young to me.

I'd go with something like

Hall-Zajac-Palmieri
Zacha-Hishcier-MoJo
Quennville-Henrique-McLeod
Wood-Boyle-Noesen

I like the idea of Henrique and MoJo on separate lines

 

[VoidCreature]

Totally did not expect this. Hellz yeah!

 

[Devils Dominion]

Pretty confident Henrique or Zacha get moved for a top 4 LD now. Unless we plan to use Johansson at RW
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Johansson - Hischier - McLeod
Quenneville - Zacha/Rico - Speers

Looks likea pretty solid top 9. Even more so if Johansson shifts back to RW

We don't know for sure that Nico cracks NJ lineup let alone the Top-4 yet.

I keep PZ unless Ray gets a cannot refuse offer.

 

[DEVILS130]

I think the plan is to use him as a RW/Center.

So is this a possible combo?

Hall-Zajac-Palmieri
Henrique-Hischier-Johansson
Wood-Zacha-Mcleod
Quenneville-Boyle-Noesen

Third line still looks a little young to me.

I think 3RW is the biggest question mark up front right now

Hall-Zajac-Palmieri
Zacha-Hischier-Johansson
Henrique-McLeod-????
Wood-Boyle-Noesen