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

[Goptor]

Another LD wouldn't be terrible but feel that one of the D could move over such as Casey if needed, if we have an injury. Perhaps a more shut-down type would be a better fit though.

I'm fine with Lazar as 4th line C but definitely think we need depth given injury risk. Someone who can play C and having Lazar slide to RW wouldn't be a terrible move.

Is Gritsyuk for sure able to come over at the end of this year? That could be a good addition but still could be a risk if he can't translate to North America hockey quickly.

I think how much investment we make on rentals could be dictated by how good we are, but definitely think we could use a few pieces up front. Nelson would be a great addition but would be expensive.

We have Hatakka coming back from injury. He's fine as a depth LD.

Just grab a couple cheap 4th line centers and that should be enough for rentals.

 

[Hisch13r]

PDOCast yesterday all about Nico. Nice shoutout from Dimitri at the end as well to Devils fans calling us a bunch of sickos and that we're the most supportive bunch for the show. Not surprising given how much Dimitri loves some of our guys lol

We have Hatakka coming back from injury. He's fine as a depth LD.

Just grab a couple cheap 4th line centers and that should be enough for rentals.

The center depth is annoying because I'd rather try and grab a guy who can play up the lineup provide offense than adding some 4C help but we might have to do that. I think we should probably try and do a 4C and like an offensive middle 6er

 

[MasterofGrond]

Don’t rent a guy to score, it’s ok to rent a 4C

If we’re getting a scorer I’d prefer somebody to help longer term

 

[Triumph]

Does anyone else remember a time when multiple people on this board were complaining about our 'wasted' #1 overall picks, that we got them and squandered them?

 

[TBF1972]

The only reason Labanc is attractive is because the team has done such a poor job drafting forwards recently. There should be a few prospects at Utica with actual talent playing their way up to the NHL. Maybe Foote will help but the organization is barren at forward right now.

i had so much hope put in that sniper. but @Ripshot 43 is one of the bigger busts i have witnessed.

 

[Ripshot 43]

i had so much hope put in that sniper. but @Ripshot 43 is one of the bigger busts i have witnessed.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Does anyone else remember a time when multiple people on this board were complaining about our 'wasted' #1 overall picks, that we got them and squandered them?

the funny part is it wasn't even that long ago

 

[Oneiro]

On a similar note, I hope the fans and organization are patient with Nemec.

 

[Bleedred]

I still think we squandered them, as I wanted Heiskanen or Pettersson form 2017 and Dach/Zegras in 2019 instead!

But seriously, the 2019 draft is looking really weak. Jack may be the only elite forward from that draft. Maybe I forgot about or I’m not noticing some guys picked in the later rounds.

Kakko and Dach are super meh, Turcotte is a bust, Byram has been kind of slow to develop,

Seider looks good. Cozens not bad. Broberg still hasn’t spent an entire season in the NHL.

Podkolzin is more meh. The vast majority of those guys look more like guys picked between 10th-20th or even 20-30 and not 1-10.

And Trevor “Better player under 21 than Jack Hughes not even two years ago” Zegras, who has 22 points in his last 50 games, after definitely looking like the best forward after Hughes from that draft his first few years.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

PDOCast yesterday all about Nico. Nice shoutout from Dimitri at the end as well to Devils fans calling us a bunch of sickos and that we're the most supportive bunch for the show. Not surprising given how much Dimitri loves some of our guys lol



The center depth is annoying because I'd rather try and grab a guy who can play up the lineup provide offense than adding some 4C help but we might have to do that. I think we should probably try and do a 4C and like an offensive middle 6er

Was just coming here to post this:

 

[Forge]

PDOCast yesterday all about Nico. Nice shoutout from Dimitri at the end as well to Devils fans calling us a bunch of sickos and that we're the most supportive bunch for the show. Not surprising given how much Dimitri loves some of our guys lol

He talked about siegs' bounce back season today a bit. Was really just a listener question about whether he was good or not lol

 

[Lou Bloom]

On a similar note, I hope the fans and organization are patient with Nemec.

Nemec will be a good player, I will say though if a Drysdale for Gauthier type of trade came about for a young two way forward I think that'd make a lot of sense with the emergence of Kovacevic and Casey looking even better than expected in his short NHL stint/AHL time.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

That tells us that Keefe was PISSED at him a ton.

I'd have to see it again..was it a lazy penalty? I don't get why he got benched.

Most likely Keefe was pissed to start with, then exploded on the goal 12 seconds in.

was probably this. Can't bench the goalie

 

[Better Call Sal]

Wholesome content from Mama Hischier and Mama Hughes.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

It's November with Keefe in his first year here and a lot of new faces.

He should be as harsh as he feels he needs to be. Not running a country club here. Set the expectations now not just for Cotter but the entire locker room.

This wasn't something that was regularly happening under Ruff

As long as he does that. Ruff only targeted certain players.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I don't think this team needs a top 6 forward. That's just a luxury (which they can't afford most likely). They do need reinforcements in the bottom 6 though

 

[Hisch13r]

This is because of all those wide turns. Not enough stop and start hockey!

I don't think this team needs a top 6 forward. That's just a luxury (which they can't afford most likely). They do need reinforcements in the bottom 6 though

There's generally 2nd line type talents that end up moving for relatively cheap. By virtue of adding that it also gives you bottom 6 reinforcements by pushing guys down. I hope I have is the Sens aren't competitive come deadline time and Giroux ends up being a target. He has the NMC so if we're one of the limited destinations he'd want to go to it could lower the return.

 

[Bleedred]

When I first saw Ellen next to Jack in that picture I thought she was their sister or something. She's pretty young looking.

She's got a little bit of age to her (hardly) when you get a really good look at her, but I found it hard to believe she was 55.

 

[Forge]

Nemec will be a good player, I will say though if a Drysdale for Gauthier type of trade came about for a young two way forward I think that'd make a lot of sense with the emergence of Kovacevic and Casey looking even better than expected in his short NHL stint/AHL time.

I've considered this in terms of what would be a good fit for a trade and it's definitely a tough needle to thread.

 

[Hisch13r]

I've considered this in terms of what would be a good fit for a trade and it's definitely a tough needle to thread.

I've always been a big Nazar fan and he's killing the AHL. If the Sharks grab one of Hagens or Misa I could see Smith being an option.