Devils Team Discussion (team/player news and notes) ‎2015 offseason IX

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

The battle for 5/6/7 defensemen in camp should be interesting.

Very interesting.

I wonder if Shero sees similar upside in both Gelinas and Moore, and if he's thinking he'll essentially 'stick with' the guy that gets his game together the quickest.

I think Schlemko will be a regular.

 

[Nocashstyle]

I'm sure this was addressed before, but I can't find it. Do we know which preseason games MSG will pickup?

 

[Belizarius]

A list of the remaining free agents :
http://www.eliteprospects.com/free_agent_pool.php?LeagueID=NHL

I could see a Moss or a Tlusty invited...

 

[Csonked Out]

Very interesting.

I wonder if Shero sees similar upside in both Gelinas and Moore, and if he's thinking he'll essentially 'stick with' the guy that gets his game together the quickest.

I think Schlemko will be a regular.

I am fully expecting Gelinas to be traded for a RW before regular season.

I like that Ray is having thes young guys fight for a spot in training camp. It has been a long time since I have given a crap about the preseason.

 

[Zippy316]

A list of the remaining free agents :
http://www.eliteprospects.com/free_agent_pool.php?LeagueID=NHL

I could see a Moss or a Tlusty invited...

Tlusty has rejected 5 PTOs, it's either contract or KHL for him.

The only two I want to see the Devils add would be either Tlusty or Stempniak.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I don't know exactly what we'd do with Tlusty, he's a better option than a lot of what we'll see in camp, but he's another left-shooting left wing and that's like the one thing this team has a surplus of.

 

[Billdo]

Supposing we extend an invite to a guy like Tlusty on a PTO, what incentive is there for him to actually come? We aren't going to be in contention to win so what's the point of a veteran even accepting that? There's probably other teams closer to winning that would make more sense. Aside, Tlusty isn't exactly going to set our lineup on fire. I would definitely welcome him but I don't see him or any other relevant player really wanting to come to a rebuilding basement team.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Signing Tlusty would be a move I would explore after, and only after, all other means of adding a top-9 RW are completely exhausted.

 

[thethinglonger]

On another note if Henrique is named captain, we get to call the Devils Rico's Roughnecks, which makes me happy

 

[goonybird]

Henny's Hen House

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Supposing we extend an invite to a guy like Tlusty on a PTO, what incentive is there for him to actually come? We aren't going to be in contention to win so what's the point of a veteran even accepting that? There's probably other teams closer to winning that would make more sense. Aside, Tlusty isn't exactly going to set our lineup on fire. I would definitely welcome him but I don't see him or any other relevant player really wanting to come to a rebuilding basement team.

Incentive for Tlusty is that he likely isn't fighting anyone for top-6 time on the Devils. It'd basically be him and Camm on the left side and that's it. So if he's looking to parlay this season into a longer term deal somewhere, he'd probably wanna go somewhere he knows he's got a good shot at racking up 5v5 and 5v4 minutes.

Of course if the team is bad, it may not matter, so that's the unenviable position he's in.

 

[Billdo]

Incentive for Tlusty is that he likely isn't fighting anyone for top-6 time on the Devils. It'd basically be him and Camm on the left side and that's it. So if he's looking to parlay this season into a longer term deal somewhere, he'd probably wanna go somewhere he knows he's got a good shot at racking up 5v5 and 5v4 minutes.

Of course if the team is bad, it may not matter, so that's the unenviable position he's in.

Didn't think about it that way. Good point with regard to top 6 mins.

 

[Devils Trap]

https://twitter.com/M_Cammalleri13

Cammy is on twitter

 

[SeidoN]

On another note if Henrique is named captain, we get to call the Devils Rico's Roughnecks, which makes me happy

ill get to break out my old Rico photoshops more

EDIT: for bonus points, can anyone remind me why I put Freddy Mercury in this one. I really cant remember XD

http://i.imgur.com/BYSc0u9.jpg?1

 

[Emperoreddy]

I am fully expecting Gelinas to be traded for a RW before regular season.

I like that Ray is having thes young guys fight for a spot in training camp. It has been a long time since I have given a crap about the preseason.

Ya and we have some decent young guys who could surprise and the competition could help.

Should definitely be a very interesting preseason

 

[MartyOwns]

um I'd be very surprised (and disappointed) but mostly surprised if we traded gelinas before he's one game into his new two year deal

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

I wouldn't be disappointed if we traded Gelinas as long as fair value was got for him. I'm not really that impressed with him compared to our other young defensemen. (Not saying that I don't like him as a player, just that if there was a young defenseman I would miss least on this team, it would currently be him.)

 

[SeidoN]

TG confirmed we offered Tlusty a PTO

 

[Devils Trap]

Nonsense. Shero is doing nothing to upgrade our forwards

 

[NHL Fanatik*]

TG confirmed we offered Tlusty a PTO

I bet we offer him a contract. maximum two years

 

[njdevils1982]

so …tlusty is being offered PTOs from multiple teams but wants a contract outright?

am i getting this right?

something doesnt add up.

 

[NJDevs26]

so …tlusty is being offered PTOs from multiple teams but wants a contract outright?

am i getting this right?

something doesnt add up.

How does it not add up? He doesn't want to take a PTO, get cut and have no KHL to fall back on after their season starts so he's trying to use leverage.

 

[Devils Trap]

so …tlusty is being offered PTOs from multiple teams but wants a contract outright?

am i getting this right?

something doesnt add up.

Yep that is exactly right

 

[njdevsfn95]

Go ahead, trade Schneider, get a 1st for him.

We wont be deep enough at F to cover the increase in goals we would concede.

Our D is already pretty good and our G is very good. That leaves 1 major weakness on the roster so why on earth open it up and create another?

 

[Devils Trap]

Go ahead, trade Schneider, get a 1st for him.

We wont be deep enough at F to cover the increase in goals we would concede.

Our D is already pretty good and our G is very good. That leaves 1 major weakness on the roster so why on earth open it up and create another?

I like it. You clearly have a plan

I vote you for our next GM