Confirmed with Link: Devils acquire Vitek Vanecek and 46th Overall pick from WSH for 37th Overall pick and 70th Overall pick

[SteveCangialosi123]

I like it. Give me NHL average goaltending and pray Blackwood has a rebound. There weren’t many great options.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Good work Fitz. I approve.

 

[The Rochester Rocket]

Seems like a similar pay to what Georgiev got and NJ wasn't getting Georgiev. He's still an RFA so more control than Husso had. Overall worth the risk imo

 

[Emperoreddy]

More like they moved down 9 spots and traded a 3rd for a goalie with a .908 save %. Not really breaking the bank, but also not really an actual answer.

It may be a decent backup plan but they may be banking on Blackwood bouncing back

Fitz pretty much said as much that they are expecting Blackwood to bounce back and a second goalie was to replace Bernier.

 

[Hisch13r]

Decent move. Don’t mind running him and Blackwood and seeing if one can truly emerge as the guy. Reevaluate in a year. Husso’s been up and down the past couple years and you’re committing more to him so I get going after the guy who has been steadily average and you commit less to in case it doesn’t work.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

we like to gamble

that .908 is gonna sink on our team lol

Posters were willing to give up major assets for a goalie coming off a .910 season. Not bad IMO for a player coming off .908.

 

[Devs3cups]

Low cost

Could make Fitz look like a genius if this goalie with little NHL experience turns out to be a gem.

If hes a flop then its just a 3rd.

Siegenthaler 2.0

 

[Emperoreddy]

I like it. Give me NHL average goaltending and pray Blackwood has a rebound. There weren’t many great options.

Yeah I am fine with this. Those rumored Campbell salary numbers were worrying me.

 

[FooteBahl]

Y’all gotta read the fine print, yes we gave up a second but we got a second back. For all intents and purposes they gave up a third and dropped back nine spots in the second, basically the value of dropping back a few spots in the second is something like an additional fourth or fifth.

So 1.3 picks lol

 

[hobgoblin933]

I didn't notice that they got a 2nd in return. I'm definitely feeling less bummed. Thanks for talking me down ya'll.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

I like it. Give me NHL average goaltending and pray Blackwood has a rebound. There weren’t many great options.

A young NHL average goalie.
With a healthy Blackwood and maybe even Bernier at some point.

The other option was overpaying heavily for a older potentially risky goalie.

I don’t mind this at all.

A bit younger with a bit more of a track record than Husso but less upside.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Fitz pretty much said as much that they are expecting Blackwood to bounce back and a second goalie was to replace Bernier.

I think it's a fair gamble too. Last year was weird for a lot of reasons for Blackwood, but he's still young enough and has the raw talent to bounce back.

 

[NJDevs26]

Seems the PK dragged his numbers down, he was solid 5 on 5.

He’ll fit right in here lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

I think it's a fair gamble too. Last year was weird for a lot of reasons for Blackwood, but he's still young enough and has the raw talent to bounce back.

Also with the goalie market as it was, is kind of the only choice. That or throw too much money at someone who most likely isn't worth it

 

[DerekDevils30]

Good move! Very low price to pay for our goalie Siegenthaler. Let’s hope he ends up knocking our socks off.

 

[TheSituation]

He’s .001 better than Blacky lol

When Blacky can actually play

 

[TBF1972]

He’s .001 better than Blacky lol

he played the last two seasons 79 games and his age fits the devils. blackwood just holdup for 60 games and the save percentage was more like 0.010 worse.

there was no shesterkin, vasilevsky or demko on the market. colorado paid as much or more for georgiev. i really wonder, whom people expected to get this summer. give him a two or three year contract in the range of what blackwood signed for and next summer we can evaluate the tandem a new.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Happy with the move. He’s still young and can improve and his new contract shouldn’t be much more than $2m per season.

 

[LeedsMonster]

It's a 2nd?

Edit: Misread title

Like the move, he was one of the guys I was hoping for. Good job Fitz

 

[NjDevsRR]

Fk off with your condescension bro, seriously.

I directed it towards a few people who misread this trade, not just you. And triggered much? Holy moly.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Good move! Very low price to pay for our goalie Siegenthaler. Let’s hope he ends up knocking our socks off.

Goalie Siegenthaler, lol. I like it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

He has the Bleed seal of approval. All we need

 

[Traitor Zach]

This is a very worthy gamble.

Sometimes goalies are enigmas until they figure it out into their mid-late 20s.

 

[SKNJD9]

Guys, fitz is too passive, he doesn't make meaningful trades, he cares about picks too much. Or so you've told us ?

 

[TBF1972]

Guys, fitz is too passive, he doesn't make meaningful trades, he cares about picks too much. Or so you've told us ?

we should really fear he sends babysitter to montreal for a 23 1st.