Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - season begins!

[Goptor]

Just give Casey the Nemec treatment. Send him to AHL and put him in high leverage defensive situations and PK. Get the coaches down there to focus on his defensive game.

His effectiveness at the NHL level will always be limited by his defensive game and improving that aspect will make him a better NHLer.

 

[Hisch13r]

I really don’t think Foote’s anything. The only reason I care at all is the forward depth is pretty bleak. Halonen’s the only extra I like at all. Kind of hoping they’ll use Casey as an extra up front if need be over other guys

Just give Casey the Nemec treatment. Send him to AHL and put him in high leverage defensive situations and PK. Get the coaches down there to focus on his defensive game.

His effectiveness at the NHL level will always be limited by his defensive game and improving that aspect will make him a better NHLer.

His defensive game really isn’t much of an issue and never has been an issue with his game. Idk why people think it is (well I obviously know the actual reason but like still)

 

[dgibb10]

13F/8D incoming with Pesce back

12F/8D/1Goon

 

[Goptor]

I really don’t think Foote’s anything. The only reason I care at all is the forward depth is pretty bleak. Halonen’s the only extra I like at all. Kind of hoping they’ll use Casey as an extra up front if need be over other guys



His defensive game really isn’t much of an issue and never has been an issue with his game. Idk why people think it is (well I obviously know the actual reason but like still)

Nemec's defensive game wasn't an issue and never was an issue with his game. Doesn't mean that his year in the AHL wasn't productive. He'll learn more in high leverage situations playing big minutes in the AHL than he will playing a sheltered 12 minutes in the NHL with a decent chunk of that on the PP.

 

[JK3]

We have two defenseman on IR that we're all putting into the 23 man roster, why are they sending Foote through waivers? Pesce will be back soon but Luke is not even close. I guess trying to get him through with all the other teams sending guys down.

Say what you want about Foote but Dermatitis sucks and is totally redundant with Dillon and Kovacevic around, just an absolute waste of a spot that will play 4 minutes a game.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Keeping all of their D is the correct decision, but I really don't like putting Foote on waivers. It's not the end of the world if we lose him, but I rally hope we don't.

Boy do I hope he becomes someone else's issue to try to force into the lineup.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Dang, they are playing the caps and hurricanes very early on the road. Didn't realize that. That will tell me a lot about this year's team

 

[Rhodes 81]

The Bastian hate seems a bit much given he tied for the league lead in points.

My 2nd son (coming for your title) was born on Monday and we named him Bastian (the first is named Elias and both of these are purely coincidence). He's already catching strays on the Internet at 5 days old holy moly

 

[Saugus]

My 2nd son (coming for your title) was born on Monday and we named him Bastian (the first is named Elias and both of these are purely coincidence). He's already catching strays on the Internet at 5 days old holy moly

Congratulations!

 

[JK3]

For those that don't know or remember, we picked up this amazing poster, @Rhodes 81 from the Atlanta Thrashers board after an HF dispersal draft of their message board members when the Thrashers franchise was sold. Now he's naming his children after Devils players, amazing.

 

[Bleedred]

My 2nd son (coming for your title) was born on Monday and we named him Bastian (the first is named Elias and both of these are purely coincidence). He's already catching strays on the Internet at 5 days old holy moly

Congrats to you!

 

[britdevil]

For those that don't know or remember, we picked up this amazing poster, @Rhodes 81 from the Atlanta Thrashers board after an HF dispersal draft of their message board members when the Thrashers franchise was sold. Now he's naming his children after Devils players, amazing.

Thanks, now I'm feeling nostalgic again.

 

[JK3]

Thanks, now I'm feeling nostalgic again.

That whole thing was cray haha.

 

[AfroThunder396]

For those that don't know or remember, we picked up this amazing poster, @Rhodes 81 from the Atlanta Thrashers board after an HF dispersal draft of their message board members when the Thrashers franchise was sold. Now he's naming his children after Devils players, amazing.

Best waivers acquisition in Devils history

 

[Saugus]

For those that don't know or remember, we picked up this amazing poster, @Rhodes 81 from the Atlanta Thrashers board after an HF dispersal draft of their message board members when the Thrashers franchise was sold. Now he's naming his children after Devils players, amazing.

@Rhodes 81 was our consensus first round pick. I have no idea who we picked in later rounds (as I recall, there were 2-3), they must have busted.

Not our best draft, but at least we got one solid poster from it.

 

[dgibb10]

Are we gonna claim someone or run a not full roster with Pesce back?

Rn with Pesce back we have
13F
7D
2G

There's an open roster spot and probably a 13th forward needed?

 

[Triumph]

We have two defenseman on IR that we're all putting into the 23 man roster, why are they sending Foote through waivers? Pesce will be back soon but Luke is not even close. I guess trying to get him through with all the other teams sending guys down.

Say what you want about Foote but Dermatitis sucks and is totally redundant with Dillon and Kovacevic around, just an absolute waste of a spot that will play 4 minutes a game.

They're not sending Nemec or Casey down. I suspect they are just going to start with 22 on the roster on Thursday.

MacDermid is absolutely not redundant with Dillon or Kovacevic - Kovacevic is not a fighter. Dillon is, but he's an important defenseman who shouldn't be tasked with dealing with a goon on the other team. I mean, MacDermid is bad, and I wish they could go without him, but I see why they feel like they cannot.

 

[NJDevils17]

It’s funny Casey gets knocked for his D when it’s really not a glaring weakness. He’s small but it’s never really been that poor, just size perception

 

[tailfins]

I like waiving Foote now. Pelletier is also on waivers - they both are left shot wingers from the 2019 draft (picked consecutively).

Pelletier is basically a ppg player in the AHL. Foote hasn't come close to that. If someone is getting claimed, I think it's more likely Pelletier.

I also think Foote, as a bigger guy, may be a later bloomer. I think he'd be useful to keep around for another year or two. My hope for him is more Steve Bernier than Blake Coleman, though.

 

[JK3]

They're not sending Nemec or Casey down. I suspect they are just going to start with 22 on the roster on Thursday.

MacDermid is absolutely not redundant with Dillon or Kovacevic - Kovacevic is not a fighter. Dillon is, but he's an important defenseman who shouldn't be tasked with dealing with a goon on the other team. I mean, MacDermid is bad, and I wish they could go without him, but I see why they feel like they cannot.

Is it really worth having him in the lineup when he's playing 4 minutes? It's a waste of a spot, I'd rather run four solid lines or just go 7 D.

 

[Comparison Ford]

For those that don't know or remember, we picked up this amazing poster, @Rhodes 81 from the Atlanta Thrashers board after an HF dispersal draft of their message board members when the Thrashers franchise was sold. Now he's naming his children after Devils players, amazing.

a holy day for our franchise!

 

[Mgd31]

Just got through a full watch of both games and man how I have missed Tatar. Fits our team like a glove and just makes plays all over the ice constantly. Should have had several points this weekend.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

@Rhodes 81 was our consensus first round pick. I have no idea who we picked in later rounds (as I recall, there were 2-3), they must have busted.

Not our best draft, but at least we got one solid poster from it.

None of our later round folks really stuck around IIRC.

Also, people are upset we lost Labanc? We quite literally have no place for him.

 

[Rhodes 81]

I'm pretty sure I was the only one that actually stuck with that. It helps that we went to the finals that year

 

[Eggtimers]

Our roster spots are pretty much spoken for. Claiming Pelletier would mean waiving somebody like Foote which seems like a lateral move. For better or worse, MacDermid has a spot to get dressed in certain games. Sounded like the Devils offered Labanc the same deal that he signed with Columbus, but Fitz indicated to Labanc that he would start the season in the AHL.

Not sure if you meant to claim Pelletier and then try to sneak him down to the AHL like Vegas did with Grigori Denisenko last year.

Edit: off the top of my head, waiver priority for October is based on last year’s standings. So the Devils would be 10th. After November it’s based on points percentage. Also it’s not like a fantasy league where if you put in a claim and then you’re now at the end of the line for priority.

Thanks for the waiver info . I wasn’t sure of the date when it switches from last seasons priority to current