Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - 2023-24 season part III

[JimEIV]

You would've been angrier with the rumor who Lou was gonna take if he stayed at 9 that year lol

What was the rumor? I don't remember?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

What was the rumor? I don't remember?

Max Domi

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Luke's partner is a bigger mystery to me lately, I think Nemec is gonna be so good you can pair him with anyone that is remotely decent. We might need to rip a team off like Colorado did the Islanders with Toews to pair with Makar to find Luke's stylistic partner.

Marino is a pretty good fit I think. It’s probably much smarter to supplement the d core with Miller-type moves than big long term commitments like Hanifin.

 

[JimEIV]

Max Domi

I don't remember hearing that.

 

[NJDevils17]

Didn’t realize Dougie was at the stadium series skate today. Pretty neat.

 

[tailfins]

Max Domi

Forget about the quality of player. Drafting Matteau then Domi in back to back years would have been some set of balls.

 

[JimEIV]

We seem to get more detailed trade rumors under the Fitz administration than at any other time before.

I remember a lot of info coming out before and during the Kovalchuk trade but hardly ever any other time.

We heard about Meier for a long time before it happened...too much info being leaked out these days ...you know these players are hearing their names and that's messed up.

 

[NJDevils17]

We seem to get more detailed trade rumors under the Fitz administration than at any other time before.

I remember a lot of info coming out before and during the Kovalchuk trade but hardly ever any other time.

We heard about Meier for a long time before it happened...too much info being leaked out these days ...you know these players are hearing their names and that's messed up.

I feel like this one is all Calgary but Timo was definitely a lot nationally too.

Was thinking earlier today that if Lou heard these rumors were out there he’s cutting contact with Conroy and possibly putting a horse head in his bed.

 

[JimEIV]

I feel like this one is all Calgary but Timo was definitely a lot nationally too.

Was thinking earlier today that if Lou heard these rumors were out there he’s cutting contact with Conroy and possibly putting a horse head in his bed.

Even Shero was pretty tight lipped.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Just saw a Ty Smith goal in Rochester tonight

Another failed Fitz trade!!!!!

 

[JimEIV]

I like when the first time you hear about a trade is when they are reading it from the paperwork at the NHL offices.

Just saw a Ty Smith goal in Rochester tonight

Another failed Fitz trade!!!!!

I know you're being sarcastic but I don't think Fitz had any "failed" trades.

 

[Ripshot 43]

I’m clearing Hanifan from the board. It literally just doesn’t make sense.

Markstrom we all know was close at one time but the timing is horrible now that we switched to a more defensive oriented system and our GAA has gone down.

I’d stand pat and look for a defensive defenseman upgrade, rather than trimming from our roster forwards or top prospects.

 

[longislanddevil]

There are 8.75 million reasons why I just don’t see us trading for Hanifin. If Meier doesn’t turn it around, that contract is going to haunt us. Yes, the cap is going up…but we have a litany of soon to be elite or high quality players (Luke, Nemec, Mercer) that will need to be paid handsomely. Do we really want to tie that much $ into the blueline?

I’d rather trade for Kahkonen at a reasonable price than do this. Then again, I think Daws could be the guy with more seasoning and experience so that plays a role in my thought process.

If Mercer is going to be part of a package (not saying he should be), it’s crazy for me to think it’d be for an inconsistent, albeit talented, 34 year old goalie. On the other hand, an extended 29 year old Saros is something I can live with.

The Nashville goaltending situation may become clearer in the summer. If Saros isn’t extended, the Preds could look to deal him. If he is extended, one would have to imagine Askarov available.

Whatever we do, just don’t be desperate. Fitz has a stellar track record with trades so I trust him, I think.

 

[Ripshot 43]

I like when the first time you hear about a trade is when they are reading it from the paperwork at the NHL offices.


I know you're being sarcastic but I don't think Fitz had any "failed" trades.

Remember when the 1st time you would hear about a trade was reading the newspaper in the morning? Hell, if you didn’t listen to or watch a game, you had to look for the scores in the paper the next morning or if a game was too late “after printing” some games wouldn’t even have scores. No checking your phone 2 times a minute for updates.

 

[glenwo2]

Uh oh

What do you mean by that?

Seems innocent enough, Mr. "mind in the gutter".

 

[JimEIV]

Remember when the 1st time you would hear about a trade was reading the newspaper in the morning? Hell, if you didn’t listen to or watch a game, you had to look for the scores in the paper the next morning or if a game was too late “after printing” some games wouldn’t even have scores. No checking your phone 2 times a minute for updates.

Most of the stuff I used to find out on 660am. I used to listen to sports on am radio all the time ... I remember listening to Mets games with a transistor radio and ear piece in class in grade school lol.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Instead of the horrible helmets we have to wear, a hybrid hockey/football helmet would look pretty cool for these stadium games.

 

[Bcap88]

We seem to get more detailed trade rumors under the Fitz administration than at any other time before.

I remember a lot of info coming out before and during the Kovalchuk trade but hardly ever any other time.

We heard about Meier for a long time before it happened...too much info being leaked out these days ...you know these players are hearing their names and that's messed up.

Social media is the culprit

 

[Bcap88]

I also feel like there’s more so called insiders now

Weekes
Severelli
Elliot

Who also like to speculate for clicks

Back in the early infancy of social media you really only had

McKenzie and Dreger who really only broke stuff that was 100 percent concrete.

Dreger fell off once nonis got out of the game

 

[MadDevil]

You would've been angrier with the rumor who Lou was gonna take if he stayed at 9 that year lol

I think it's kind of funny we've had 3 different players from that 1st round play for us since then.

 

[Lou is God]

I saw Tyce Thompson still hasn't scored at Bridgeport this year, is his game scoreless streak still active?

 

[R8Devs]

the dude on the calgary forum said the delay is due to the stadium series, I guess we'll see tomorrow afternoon if Markstrom is starting or not and that should give some indication if they are actually on to something

 

[Cheddabombs]

I also feel like there’s more so called insiders now

Weekes
Severelli
Elliot

Who also like to speculate for clicks

Back in the early infancy of social media you really only had

McKenzie and Dreger who really only broke stuff that was 100 percent concrete.

Dreger fell off once nonis got out of the game

I miss Bob

 

[Lou is God]

Remember when the 1st time you would hear about a trade was reading the newspaper in the morning? Hell, if you didn’t listen to or watch a game, you had to look for the scores in the paper the next morning or if a game was too late “after printing” some games wouldn’t even have scores. No checking your phone 2 times a minute for updates.

Growing up the Home News was an afternoon newspaper (Star-Ledger was morning as it's now) and that was the only way to find out the all the sports scores from the West Coast the night before. Otherwise you would have to wait till the next morning, around 36 hours after the games ended.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Growing up the Home News was an afternoon newspaper (Star-Ledger was morning as it's now) and that was the only way to find out the all the sports scores from the West Coast the night before. Otherwise you would have to wait till the next morning, around 36 hours after the games ended.

I remember a kid having the Star Ledger on my school bus one morning and I read a headline that stated… “Roy flips off crowd”.