Devils sign Reilly Walsh to three-year entry level contract

[Offseason Champs]

I’m just glad we can avoid the college nonsense of him potentially going elsewhere. Hopefully he pans out.

 

[Edmonton East]

Loved Walsh as a prospect heading into this season. Unfortunately, he didn't develop/grow as expected this year. Hopefully it was just a case of him plateauing at the collegiate level, but he should have been more productive with Fox gone and a higher scoring Harvard squad.

I'm still hopeful he can be a middle pair guy in 2-3 years. We'll see.

 

[Patrik26]

But I thought he was for sure going FA once he didn’t sign two weeks ago

I'll stand up for thinking that. I was wrong. C'est la vie.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Meme/dad joke combo.

 

[FooteBahl]

Since Harvard is going virtual for the fall, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be able to finish his degree.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

Since Harvard is going virtual for the fall, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be able to finish his degree.

It makes sense. He probably can earn his degree this fall AND still get paid.

 

[FooteBahl]

It makes sense. He probably can earn his degree this fall AND still get paid.

Plus he can afford really high speed internet now

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

very good news, pleasantly surprised

good on Fitz

 

[Billdo]

I'm sure it's an overreaction but I just saw the across the feed and said out loud "f***in right" because I like Walsh. This is good.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

so Fitz played with Walsh's dad? How did we not know that?

 

[Billdo]

Should put up a lot of points in the AHL, his warts are still obvious. Just wish he would have done this before he had no options.

You are forever a dark cloud on an otherwise sunny day.

 

[Triumph]

You are forever a dark cloud on an otherwise sunny day.

Haha, if anything I find Jason too optimistic although the guys he doesn't like he really doesn't like.

This is the first real roster news about the Devils in 5 months, so it makes sense that everyone is super-excited for it.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Nice to see him sign, I was convinced he was going to leave for sure.

His NHLe is pretty encouraging.

 

[Billdo]

Does anyone actually pay for Cordells site?

 

[Nubmer6]

So... Umm... Can we add "confirmed with link" to thee title?

I missed out on the excitement of seeing it when I hopped on

 

[Emperoreddy]

Nice to see him sign, I was convinced he was going to leave for sure.

His NHLe is pretty encouraging.

Not sure i agree he is the second best in the system.

 

[Wierzbowski426]

Was utterly convinced he would stay at Harvard and did not want to draft any more Harvard players. Glad to be wrong.

 

[Brodeur]

I'm not shocked that he signed, but surprised that he signed right now. Thought his agent/representative would have told him to wait until the Spring so he'd get a shorter ELC. At any rate, good to have him signed if only so we didn't have several more months of us being worried.

 

[OmNomNom]

Nice to see him sign, I was convinced he was going to leave for sure.

His NHLe is pretty encouraging.

LOL jesus, ty smith is paul coffey eh

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Glad we signed the kid. Who knows what he’ll turnout to be, however, at least if he turns out to be a decent player he’s with us. He’s an asset and that’s a good thing.

 

[Brodeur]

And just because I'm an equipment junky, Walsh is a right shooting but left handed (like many right shot NHLers).

 

[My3Sons]

I'm not shocked that he signed, but surprised that he signed right now. Thought his agent/representative would have told him to wait until the Spring so he'd get a shorter ELC. At any rate, good to have him signed if only so we didn't have several more months of us being worried.

I imagine that part of the deal was Fitz promising some amount of NHL games this season so Walsh gets something out of committing to the extra year. If Carrick sits for ten games or so it's not the end of the world and I'd promise that to Walsh if it got him signed. Beyond that it may be that Walsh expected no hockey season at all this year for Harvard, no spring semester shortened season and was worried the long layoff would dampen any free agent offers. Fingers crossed he develops a bit more physically and ups his defensive zone play.

 

[beekay414]

So, if there's no AHL season, he gets loaned out overseas, right?

EDIT - If he plays on the big club, he's going to look baaaaaaaaaaaad. He's not ready at all.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

His in zone coverage will make Severson look like a damn legend. He has an excellent first pass and an elite shot for a defender. Think Andy Delmore.

well even severson wasn't really that awful pre-hynes. If Walsh can get to that level while adding his already elite offense, we're solid. Good thing hynes isn't here anymore.

 

[OmNomNom]

And just because I'm an equipment junky, Walsh is a right shooting but left handed (like many right shot NHLers).

a little OT, but I wanna say i've read somewhere that doing that is a very canadian way of playing hockey (as in, right hand dominant players shoot left). is that true? and down here, RH people shoot right?