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It surprised me that he ended up somewhat polarizing. He did a nice job this season. I expect he will be missed if he goes to SEA (which I think is likely) and NJ rolls Johnsson or Merkley out there with Wood and McLeod.
The only reason why he was polarizing I think was because a few people were making him out to be more than he is and saying crazy things like they'd rather keep him over a guy like Kuokkanen.
He is a fine 4th liner, and teams need that, but he isn't someone to lose sleep over if they lose him. You can find players in free agency that do what he does quite easily if necessary.
To me he offers more than guys like Rooney and Hayden.
He has?He showed he's an NHL player last year, hope he succeeds wherever he ends up.
He may not be more than a 4th liner at this point, but that's an NHL player.He has?
not so sure about that
The only reason why he was polarizing I think was because a few people were making him out to be more than he is and saying crazy things like they'd rather keep him over a guy like Kuokkanen.
He is a fine 4th liner, and teams need that, but he isn't someone to lose sleep over if they lose him. You can find players in free agency that do what he does quite easily if necessary.
Will Butcher sucks but were not a contender; im not paying real assets to move a shitty player when we dont need the cap or roster spaceAdd me to the group that would send Seattle a pick as a sweetener to take Butcher and keep Nate around.
he was part of arguably our most consistent line this year. i’d easily give seattle a 4th to have them take butcher instead. we need to have some sandpaper up front
Agree 100%. Nathan Bastian is a very good 4th line asset for your team. Watching the 4 remaining NHL teams this post-season, it is not surprising to see all of them have strong 4th lines who can change the momentum and pop in the occasional goal. They're all good 4th lines.
The Devils clearly have the makings of this with McLeod and Bastian. The Devils do not need a 4th or 5th round pick nearly as much as they need some players with some intriguing dimensions in their bottom 6 -- and I'm saying this as a draft guy who loves his mid-round picks. I'd rather give the pick along with Johnsson than Butcher, as I feel Butcher has discernible trade value, and Johnsson does not.
You're like the Jim to Johnsson as he is to Jack, except not absurd. I love it.Agree 100%. Nathan Bastian is a very good 4th line asset for your team. Watching the 4 remaining NHL teams this post-season, it is not surprising to see all of them have strong 4th lines who can change the momentum and pop in the occasional goal. They're all good 4th lines.
The Devils clearly have the makings of this with McLeod and Bastian. The Devils do not need a 4th or 5th round pick nearly as much as they need some players with some intriguing dimensions in their bottom 6 -- and I'm saying this as a draft guy who loves his mid-round picks. I'd rather give the pick along with Johnsson than Butcher, as I feel Butcher has discernible trade value, and Johnsson does not.
$85,834 pay increase from his ElC. Does that fit in our cap structure?You're like the Jim to Johnsson as he is to Jack, except not absurd. I love it.
The only reason why he was polarizing I think was because a few people were making him out to be more than he is and saying crazy things like they'd rather keep him over a guy like Kuokkanen.
He is a fine 4th liner, and teams need that, but he isn't someone to lose sleep over if they lose him. You can find players in free agency that do what he does quite easily if necessary.