Devils discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part V

[RSeen]

Fitz aint it anymore - fire him and whoever the head of scouting is. Get rid of the dinosaurs.

Here is the current list of NHL Dmen who are Left Handed on our team:

Luke Hughes

End list.

You forget about Dillon?

And Casey/Pesce can play LD.

 

[Devils Trap]

Fitz aint it anymore - fire him and whoever the head of scouting is. Get rid of the dinosaurs.


You forget about Dillon?

And Casey/Pesce can play LD.

Sorry you are right I did forget Dillon. But Casey is right handed and should not be playing RD.

 

[dzubrus8]

Here is the current list of NHL Dmen who are Left Handed on our team:

Luke Hughes

End list.

Brenden Dillon would like a word with you

 

[Devils Trap]

Brenden Dillon would like a word with you

You are right, DFO had him on the wrong side so I forgot.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Fitz is done and so am I with him

 

[Zacha37]

Here is the current list of NHL Dmen who are Left Handed on our team:

Luke Hughes

End list.

Is a 2nd + a solid prospect worth having Dumoulin over Hatakka?

 

[Devils Trap]

Is a 2nd + a solid prospect worth having Dumoulin over Hatakka?

I know we love Hatakka but its clear the org doesnt trust him???

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Is a 2nd + a solid prospect worth having Dumoulin over Hatakka?

For two months lol. Guy won’t even be here next year.

 

[Mgd31]

If the Canes are dicking around with Rantanen and really consider trading him away, we may be able to pounce on them in R1 with the right adds. Then you have PDO bender Washington in R2.

The ECF is not completely impossible.

Let's go Fitz.

Sorry guys, I'll stop talking until after 3pm Friday.

 

[Devils731]

Who knows how the day ends but it’s definitely bizarre that the Devils helped 2 teams facilitate a trade by retaining salary for them and now are paying another team more to take salary off the Devils books.

Feels pretty lame currently despite the dollar amounts being way different.

 

[NJersey]

ducks ate 50% meanwhile we have a shitload of cap

 

[Zacha37]

I know we love Hatakka but its clear the org doesnt trust him???

They probably dont, but I just feel like we aren’t in the position to be giving up assets when our forward core is so beat up.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

"Fitz will get Robert Thomas"

 

[Killing Joke]

Tom pushes out a prospect and a second for a rental dman to get retention lol.

And then forward group is still dog shit and the same and now we don’t have a second to use to fix the biggest issue, the forwards.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I honestly didn’t even blame Fitz really up until this point. Yeah, he totally misread our forward group. But it was still salvageable this summer.

This move is just so bad in the base logic, let alone value, that I would not be sorry to see the back of him. Awful stuff.

 

[Call Me Al]

thats a 2nd and the Devils 3rd rounder from last year. he was traded for a 2026 4th in the offseason, good market for sellers not looking forward to what else Fitz has got up his sleeve based on this

jesus knowing he just returned a 4th 8 months ago makes me hate this even more

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Tom pushes out a prospect and a second for a rental dman to get retention lol.

And then forward group is still dog shit and the same and now we don’t have a second to use to fix the biggest issue, the forwards.

Agree on the forward front. Where we actually needed the most long term help, he just biffed away one of our better pick assets for someone that won’t be here beyond the next few months and isn’t even good on top of that. Mind boggling.

 

[Killing Joke]

Agree on the forward front. Where we actually needed the most long term help, he just biffed away one of our better pick assets for someone that won’t be here beyond the next few months and isn’t even good on top of that. Mind boggling.

I mean Dumoulin is fine, just not worth a second and a prospect. We should’ve went after him instead of Dillon if we’re being honest. Would’ve been cheaper.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

DUMOULIN GET OUT THERE

 

[fire Fitzgerald]

Fitz can't resist when he sees a big men.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

I guess you have to go for it and refocus the offense around Meier's game. Double down on strong defensive play. If Mercer's being traded in the next 24 hours you must get someone with term or an RFA. Similarly for Nemec. Hopefully Fitz doesn't do anything too short sighted.

I want to see playoff hockey, and hopefully the price to improve the team isn't outrageous.

 

[jkrdevil]

losing an edge or balance flying towards the goal is one of the most dangerous things in all sports. sliding or falling head first into the boards has killed people. doesnt matter how big you are

Yes. I’ve said many times I remember Kovalchuk ending his Devils career like this and he was built like a tank.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

There's retention? Yeah, he's getting ready to do something stupider and I don't know who he moves in another trade but it's going to be something we hate

 

[Triumph]

Who knows how the day ends but it’s definitely bizarre that the Devils helped 2 teams facilitate a trade by retaining salary for them and now are paying another team more to take salary off the Devils books.

Feels pretty lame currently despite the dollar amounts being way different.

Are we sure that's why Anaheim retained? I guess we are because they dealt for Husso a week ago, there's no way they have cap floor concerns at this juncture.

But yeah, unless they use the space they've gained from this (and lord knows how they'll use the space), it's troubling.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

There's retention? Yeah, he's getting ready to do something stupider and I don't know who he moves in another trade but it's going to be something we hate

Elias Pettersson? Dump Hamilton/Palat and bridge Luke Hughes to make that work going forward?